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@ibioconsultants.com
International Biodiversity Consultants Ltd (IBC) is an independent biodiversity and ecology specialist consultancy dedicated to conserving and enhancing our environment with experience worldwide. Link: https://linktr.ee/ibioconsultants
‘How effective are oil palm agroforestry systems to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services? A
systematic review protocol’ 🌍
agritrop.cirad.fr/615981/1/res...
#Agroforestry #PalmOil
systematic review protocol’ 🌍
agritrop.cirad.fr/615981/1/res...
#Agroforestry #PalmOil
January 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
‘How effective are oil palm agroforestry systems to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services? A
systematic review protocol’ 🌍
agritrop.cirad.fr/615981/1/res...
#Agroforestry #PalmOil
systematic review protocol’ 🌍
agritrop.cirad.fr/615981/1/res...
#Agroforestry #PalmOil
Deep sea test mining at 4,280m depth caused 37% drop in seafloor animal density and 32% loss in species richness 🌍
Areas untouched by drilling but hit by sediment plumes saw #biodiversity shifts
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#MarineEcology
Areas untouched by drilling but hit by sediment plumes saw #biodiversity shifts
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#MarineEcology
January 12, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Deep sea test mining at 4,280m depth caused 37% drop in seafloor animal density and 32% loss in species richness 🌍
Areas untouched by drilling but hit by sediment plumes saw #biodiversity shifts
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#MarineEcology
Areas untouched by drilling but hit by sediment plumes saw #biodiversity shifts
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#MarineEcology
This research reveals state of #biodiversity in sub-Saharan #Africa
On average, region lost 24% of its pre-colonial floral & faunal abundance
Namibia & Botswana remain >85% intact, Rwanda & Nigeria have seen the steepest declines (<55%) 🌍
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Conservation #Ecology
On average, region lost 24% of its pre-colonial floral & faunal abundance
Namibia & Botswana remain >85% intact, Rwanda & Nigeria have seen the steepest declines (<55%) 🌍
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Conservation #Ecology
January 8, 2026 at 3:12 PM
This research reveals state of #biodiversity in sub-Saharan #Africa
On average, region lost 24% of its pre-colonial floral & faunal abundance
Namibia & Botswana remain >85% intact, Rwanda & Nigeria have seen the steepest declines (<55%) 🌍
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Conservation #Ecology
On average, region lost 24% of its pre-colonial floral & faunal abundance
Namibia & Botswana remain >85% intact, Rwanda & Nigeria have seen the steepest declines (<55%) 🌍
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Conservation #Ecology
Large-scale #acoustic surveys across 448 European #hedgerows showed tall, tree-rich, well-connected hedges boost bat 🦇 activity. Low-intensity trimming (like pollarding) outperforms heavy coppicing benefiting #biodiversity across farms 🌍
Paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirec...
Paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirec...
December 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Large-scale #acoustic surveys across 448 European #hedgerows showed tall, tree-rich, well-connected hedges boost bat 🦇 activity. Low-intensity trimming (like pollarding) outperforms heavy coppicing benefiting #biodiversity across farms 🌍
Paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirec...
Paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirec...
Resource intensive heavy industries such as mining, chemicals, forestry and energy interact negatively with #biodiversity
But does this correlation show in #financialmarkets and between indices such as ESG/enablers? Yes the latter are better investments 🌍
Link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
But does this correlation show in #financialmarkets and between indices such as ESG/enablers? Yes the latter are better investments 🌍
Link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
December 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Resource intensive heavy industries such as mining, chemicals, forestry and energy interact negatively with #biodiversity
But does this correlation show in #financialmarkets and between indices such as ESG/enablers? Yes the latter are better investments 🌍
Link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
But does this correlation show in #financialmarkets and between indices such as ESG/enablers? Yes the latter are better investments 🌍
Link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
Happy Holidays everyone, wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, and however you celebrate - have a joyful and peaceful time 🎅 🌟 🎄
December 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Happy Holidays everyone, wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, and however you celebrate - have a joyful and peaceful time 🎅 🌟 🎄
#Amphibians face severe decline, with 41% of species threatened
New data show both worrying losses and hopeful recoveries driven by #habitat protection and better management
Coordinated action and tools like TAL & the KM-GBF are key to securing their future 🌍
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
New data show both worrying losses and hopeful recoveries driven by #habitat protection and better management
Coordinated action and tools like TAL & the KM-GBF are key to securing their future 🌍
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
December 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
#Amphibians face severe decline, with 41% of species threatened
New data show both worrying losses and hopeful recoveries driven by #habitat protection and better management
Coordinated action and tools like TAL & the KM-GBF are key to securing their future 🌍
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
New data show both worrying losses and hopeful recoveries driven by #habitat protection and better management
Coordinated action and tools like TAL & the KM-GBF are key to securing their future 🌍
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Oceans are 3D volumes, not 2D surfaces 🌊
Ignoring depth leads to skewed #biodiversity maps for sub-surface fish (like Gadiformes).
To accurately model #MarineEcosystems, we have to stop looking just at the surface and start looking ⬇️
#MarineBiodiversity #MarineBiology #MarineEcology #DeepSea
Ignoring depth leads to skewed #biodiversity maps for sub-surface fish (like Gadiformes).
To accurately model #MarineEcosystems, we have to stop looking just at the surface and start looking ⬇️
#MarineBiodiversity #MarineBiology #MarineEcology #DeepSea
December 1, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Oceans are 3D volumes, not 2D surfaces 🌊
Ignoring depth leads to skewed #biodiversity maps for sub-surface fish (like Gadiformes).
To accurately model #MarineEcosystems, we have to stop looking just at the surface and start looking ⬇️
#MarineBiodiversity #MarineBiology #MarineEcology #DeepSea
Ignoring depth leads to skewed #biodiversity maps for sub-surface fish (like Gadiformes).
To accurately model #MarineEcosystems, we have to stop looking just at the surface and start looking ⬇️
#MarineBiodiversity #MarineBiology #MarineEcology #DeepSea
Three better governance reform pathways to reverse biodiversity loss:
1️⃣ Integrating top-down & bottom-up
2️⃣ Centering Indigenous knowledge
3️⃣ Creating policy synergies
Full paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SciSky #Biodiversity #Governance 🌍
1️⃣ Integrating top-down & bottom-up
2️⃣ Centering Indigenous knowledge
3️⃣ Creating policy synergies
Full paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SciSky #Biodiversity #Governance 🌍
November 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Three better governance reform pathways to reverse biodiversity loss:
1️⃣ Integrating top-down & bottom-up
2️⃣ Centering Indigenous knowledge
3️⃣ Creating policy synergies
Full paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SciSky #Biodiversity #Governance 🌍
1️⃣ Integrating top-down & bottom-up
2️⃣ Centering Indigenous knowledge
3️⃣ Creating policy synergies
Full paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SciSky #Biodiversity #Governance 🌍
14% of the #Amazon is well-sampled for #amphibians 🌍
This study (>242K records) shows major data gaps driven by accessibility & human footprint. This hi
ghlights a widespread #biodiversity ignorance. Action needed to coordinate research, curation, data sharing
academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...
This study (>242K records) shows major data gaps driven by accessibility & human footprint. This hi
ghlights a widespread #biodiversity ignorance. Action needed to coordinate research, curation, data sharing
academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
14% of the #Amazon is well-sampled for #amphibians 🌍
This study (>242K records) shows major data gaps driven by accessibility & human footprint. This hi
ghlights a widespread #biodiversity ignorance. Action needed to coordinate research, curation, data sharing
academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...
This study (>242K records) shows major data gaps driven by accessibility & human footprint. This hi
ghlights a widespread #biodiversity ignorance. Action needed to coordinate research, curation, data sharing
academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...
#Mangroves in West Lombok (Indonesia) reveal a sharp gradient of #ecosystemhealth from resilient stands to zones at high risk.
Structural indicators show where protection, #monitoring, and #restoration are most needed 🌍
#CoastalResilience #Biodiversity
jurnalfkip.unram.ac.id/index.php/JB...
Structural indicators show where protection, #monitoring, and #restoration are most needed 🌍
#CoastalResilience #Biodiversity
jurnalfkip.unram.ac.id/index.php/JB...
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 AM
#Mangroves in West Lombok (Indonesia) reveal a sharp gradient of #ecosystemhealth from resilient stands to zones at high risk.
Structural indicators show where protection, #monitoring, and #restoration are most needed 🌍
#CoastalResilience #Biodiversity
jurnalfkip.unram.ac.id/index.php/JB...
Structural indicators show where protection, #monitoring, and #restoration are most needed 🌍
#CoastalResilience #Biodiversity
jurnalfkip.unram.ac.id/index.php/JB...
This new paper looks at global #Cave #BiodiversityHotspots and describes the emerging patterns and factors that create and sustain them
Key Drivers incl:
• Historical #Climate Change
• Cave System Density
• Resource Availability
• #Conservation Challenges 🌍
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Key Drivers incl:
• Historical #Climate Change
• Cave System Density
• Resource Availability
• #Conservation Challenges 🌍
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
November 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This new paper looks at global #Cave #BiodiversityHotspots and describes the emerging patterns and factors that create and sustain them
Key Drivers incl:
• Historical #Climate Change
• Cave System Density
• Resource Availability
• #Conservation Challenges 🌍
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Key Drivers incl:
• Historical #Climate Change
• Cave System Density
• Resource Availability
• #Conservation Challenges 🌍
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Tanzania gets serious on #climate and #biodiversity with a new national project to tackle environmental challenges 🌍
dailynews.co.tz/tanzania-emb...
#EastAfrica #BiodiversityAction #ClimateAction
dailynews.co.tz/tanzania-emb...
#EastAfrica #BiodiversityAction #ClimateAction
November 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Tanzania gets serious on #climate and #biodiversity with a new national project to tackle environmental challenges 🌍
dailynews.co.tz/tanzania-emb...
#EastAfrica #BiodiversityAction #ClimateAction
dailynews.co.tz/tanzania-emb...
#EastAfrica #BiodiversityAction #ClimateAction
Hi Bluesky, Are you a #NaturalCapital specialist or expert? @ibioconsultants.com is looking for Natural Capital people with #African and #European experience (preferable) to help support a proposal it is currently working on. Please drop us an email at [email protected] with your CV
October 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Hi Bluesky, Are you a #NaturalCapital specialist or expert? @ibioconsultants.com is looking for Natural Capital people with #African and #European experience (preferable) to help support a proposal it is currently working on. Please drop us an email at [email protected] with your CV
Academics study global efforts from Australia, Brazil, US and elsewhere to study #wildfires using #remotesensing and #GIS techniques to improve #biodiversity #conservation 🌍
Shortened link to full PDF file: tinyurl.com/u3jwscwa
Shortened link to full PDF file: tinyurl.com/u3jwscwa
October 16, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Academics study global efforts from Australia, Brazil, US and elsewhere to study #wildfires using #remotesensing and #GIS techniques to improve #biodiversity #conservation 🌍
Shortened link to full PDF file: tinyurl.com/u3jwscwa
Shortened link to full PDF file: tinyurl.com/u3jwscwa
A look at how #IndigienousPeople communities in South Africa help with wild food security, #biodiversity and #conservation in combination with the #UNSDGs 🌍
This shortened link will download a PDF file: tinyurl.com/yhp9tkdv
This shortened link will download a PDF file: tinyurl.com/yhp9tkdv
October 16, 2025 at 4:28 AM
A look at how #IndigienousPeople communities in South Africa help with wild food security, #biodiversity and #conservation in combination with the #UNSDGs 🌍
This shortened link will download a PDF file: tinyurl.com/yhp9tkdv
This shortened link will download a PDF file: tinyurl.com/yhp9tkdv
#Brazil #CaveEcology is threatened… 🌍
In 105 #caves, ecologists found 32 cave-restricted species, half in just 7 caves! Mining, farming & urban growth endanger these fragile subterranean #ecosystems. Urgent #conservation is needed
#BiodiversityLoss
Full paper: www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15...
In 105 #caves, ecologists found 32 cave-restricted species, half in just 7 caves! Mining, farming & urban growth endanger these fragile subterranean #ecosystems. Urgent #conservation is needed
#BiodiversityLoss
Full paper: www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15...
October 15, 2025 at 6:18 AM
#Brazil #CaveEcology is threatened… 🌍
In 105 #caves, ecologists found 32 cave-restricted species, half in just 7 caves! Mining, farming & urban growth endanger these fragile subterranean #ecosystems. Urgent #conservation is needed
#BiodiversityLoss
Full paper: www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15...
In 105 #caves, ecologists found 32 cave-restricted species, half in just 7 caves! Mining, farming & urban growth endanger these fragile subterranean #ecosystems. Urgent #conservation is needed
#BiodiversityLoss
Full paper: www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15...
#Soils teem with vital but underexplored #biodiversity that supports #foodsecurity and #ecosystemhealth 🌍
New Global Soil Biodiversity Observatory aims to monitor and protect worldwide. #SoilBiodiversity #SoilHealth #CBD #Ecosystems
Full paper: www.soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO...
New Global Soil Biodiversity Observatory aims to monitor and protect worldwide. #SoilBiodiversity #SoilHealth #CBD #Ecosystems
Full paper: www.soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO...
October 14, 2025 at 5:07 AM
#Soils teem with vital but underexplored #biodiversity that supports #foodsecurity and #ecosystemhealth 🌍
New Global Soil Biodiversity Observatory aims to monitor and protect worldwide. #SoilBiodiversity #SoilHealth #CBD #Ecosystems
Full paper: www.soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO...
New Global Soil Biodiversity Observatory aims to monitor and protect worldwide. #SoilBiodiversity #SoilHealth #CBD #Ecosystems
Full paper: www.soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO...
Well this is interesting, #soundscapes of #macroalgae from the northern Australian coastline 🌍
#MarineEcology #TropicalEcology
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#MarineEcology #TropicalEcology
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Well this is interesting, #soundscapes of #macroalgae from the northern Australian coastline 🌍
#MarineEcology #TropicalEcology
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#MarineEcology #TropicalEcology
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Ecologists determine that there is a global reshuffling of #biodiversity, especially #marineorganisms thanks to transportation and despite preventative strategies in place, the problem is set to get far worse!
#biogeography #marinecology #humanimpacts 🌍
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
#biogeography #marinecology #humanimpacts 🌍
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
October 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
#Ecologists determine that there is a global reshuffling of #biodiversity, especially #marineorganisms thanks to transportation and despite preventative strategies in place, the problem is set to get far worse!
#biogeography #marinecology #humanimpacts 🌍
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
#biogeography #marinecology #humanimpacts 🌍
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
New research shows there’s a whole load of reasons why #hedgerows are important for #forest fragmentation #BiodiversityConservation - Atlantic Forest landscapes, Brazil 🌍
#EcologicalConnectivity #EcologyRestoration
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#EcologicalConnectivity #EcologyRestoration
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
September 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
New research shows there’s a whole load of reasons why #hedgerows are important for #forest fragmentation #BiodiversityConservation - Atlantic Forest landscapes, Brazil 🌍
#EcologicalConnectivity #EcologyRestoration
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#EcologicalConnectivity #EcologyRestoration
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Can #AugmentedReality boost #biodiversity learning? A study with Swiss #students found #AR improved knowledge & exploration vs paper tools, but didn’t shift environmental feelings. Insights for #educators on AR’s role in #EdTech #IT #EcoEducation 🌍
Full paper ➡️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Full paper ➡️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Can #AugmentedReality boost #biodiversity learning? A study with Swiss #students found #AR improved knowledge & exploration vs paper tools, but didn’t shift environmental feelings. Insights for #educators on AR’s role in #EdTech #IT #EcoEducation 🌍
Full paper ➡️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Full paper ➡️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Biodiversity risk tools help financial institutions but rely on proxies and lack local data. For true accountability, we need granular, location-specific info to align with #CSRD, #TNFD & #GRI.
#Finance #Sustainability #ESG #TNFD #CSRD #GRI 🌍
forest-journal.com/index.php/JF...
#Finance #Sustainability #ESG #TNFD #CSRD #GRI 🌍
forest-journal.com/index.php/JF...
September 25, 2025 at 5:13 AM
#Biodiversity risk tools help financial institutions but rely on proxies and lack local data. For true accountability, we need granular, location-specific info to align with #CSRD, #TNFD & #GRI.
#Finance #Sustainability #ESG #TNFD #CSRD #GRI 🌍
forest-journal.com/index.php/JF...
#Finance #Sustainability #ESG #TNFD #CSRD #GRI 🌍
forest-journal.com/index.php/JF...
Illinois, Oregon State and Utah State universities creates a model which can predict how #forests may change in the future 🌍
#EcosystemModelling #Ecosystems #EcologicalChange #Trees
news.illinois.edu/new-model-ca...
#EcosystemModelling #Ecosystems #EcologicalChange #Trees
news.illinois.edu/new-model-ca...
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Illinois, Oregon State and Utah State universities creates a model which can predict how #forests may change in the future 🌍
#EcosystemModelling #Ecosystems #EcologicalChange #Trees
news.illinois.edu/new-model-ca...
#EcosystemModelling #Ecosystems #EcologicalChange #Trees
news.illinois.edu/new-model-ca...
Book Review 📖 - Chris Armstrong’s Global Justice & the Biodiversity Crisis
Conservation could be a question of justice, power and responsibility and it may help reimagine a fairer future 🌍
#Biodiversity #GlobalJustice #Conservation #Inequality
www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/17/09/2...
Conservation could be a question of justice, power and responsibility and it may help reimagine a fairer future 🌍
#Biodiversity #GlobalJustice #Conservation #Inequality
www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/17/09/2...
September 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Book Review 📖 - Chris Armstrong’s Global Justice & the Biodiversity Crisis
Conservation could be a question of justice, power and responsibility and it may help reimagine a fairer future 🌍
#Biodiversity #GlobalJustice #Conservation #Inequality
www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/17/09/2...
Conservation could be a question of justice, power and responsibility and it may help reimagine a fairer future 🌍
#Biodiversity #GlobalJustice #Conservation #Inequality
www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/17/09/2...