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nffn.bsky.social @nffn.bsky.social · 1d

Our first Scottish Summit kicks off today! We’ll be hearing from NFFN farmers like John Seeds, who reminds us that farming with nature has been practiced for thousands of years. We look forward to discussing these timeless practices with you at the summit! 🙌

#ScottishNFFNSummit25

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Ungagged! @ungagged.bsky.social · 2d

Superb messaging here. Scottish (and UK) politicians take note. #ZohranMamdani

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Wildlife @worldwildlife.bsky.social · 2d

European Pine Marten (Martes martes): This mammal has retractable claws which enable it to climb trees & run along tree branches in the arboreal habitats of Northern Europe. Cracking photo taken by Danny Green in Scotland. #PineMarten #marten #mammal #forest #nature #wildlife #scotland #MartesMartes

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Wildlife @worldwildlife.bsky.social · 5d

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus): This big cat mainly hunts Antelope and Gazelle in the grassland Savannahs of South & East Africa and some parts of Iran. Fantastic photo of a protective mother with cubs taken by Joseph Kapaito in the Masai Mara, Kenya. #cheetah #mammal #cat #bigcat #wildlife #cats #kenya

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 6d

#BigOil doing its best to stamp on #democracy and avoid accountability for it's #HumanRights and environmental abuses www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-...

How Big Oil kills sustainability and climate legislation - SOMO

Inside ExxonMobil’s lobby campaign to take down the EU’s CSDDD When the EU finally agreed on its landmark Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in 2024, it was hailed as a breakthro...

www.somo.nl

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 6d

Jane Goodall’s Final, Urgent, Message

“Intelligent creatures don’t destroy their only home.”

BENJI JONES
Environmental Correspondent at Vox

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Jane Goodall’s final, urgent, message

"Intelligent creatures don’t destroy their only home.”

www.motherjones.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6d

Starmer can help shape the future of the world at Cop30. He can’t let fear of Farage stop him | Michael Jacobs

The battle inside No 10 about whether the PM should attend an absolutely crucial climate summit in Brazil is ludicrous. He must assert himself – and go, says economist Michael Jacobs

www.theguardian.com

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Wildlife @worldwildlife.bsky.social · 6d

Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes): There are estimated to be 170,000 wild Chimpanzees, most are threatened by habitat loss, disease and poaching in their native western Africa. They are listed as Endangered and can grow to 170cm (5.6ft). Brilliant photo taken by Thomas Margansen. #chimpanzee #janegoodall

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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 6d

Wise words from the @senedd.cymru Swift champion.

@waleslink.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social

Jenny Rathbone @jennyrathbone.bsky.social · 6d

So much more we need to do to reverse the decline in swift numbers in Wales. Future generations must not be deprived of their iconic cries on a summer evening

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Laurinda Luffman @laurindaluffman.bsky.social · 6d

Posting these in memory of Jane Goodall, because like her, they remind me to keep joy and hope alive.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 7d

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

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Laurinda Luffman @laurindaluffman.bsky.social · 7d

This is sad news indeed. We have lost a wonderful human being and an inspiration to environmentalists everywhere.

Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 7d

Jane Goodall was not only a pioneering primatologist, she also campaigned more relentlessly and selflessly for the natural world than anyone I know.

A great soul if ever there was one
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

www.theguardian.com

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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 11d

Sky News and the BBC repeatedly mention the "migrant crisis" in doing so they are normalising and legitimising far right talking points. There is no "migrant crisis", there is only migrant hysteria, which the British media is feeding into instead of countering.

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Laurinda Luffman @laurindaluffman.bsky.social · 11d

Amazing news for everyone who cares about the future of the planet!! Huge admiration and thanks to Andrew and all involved

Dr Andrew Boswell #ClimateLitigation @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 11d

🚨 Legal win 🚨

UK Govt forced to review its Industrial Strategy

Our legal challenge exposed failure to assess environmental impacts of Carbon Capture & Storage - a dirty distraction, locking us into gas

#ClimateJustice
Press Release: scrapcc.org/PR-IS
@dalevince.com
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social

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Laurinda Luffman @laurindaluffman.bsky.social · 11d

This is AMAZING news! Congratulations Andrew and to all involved. And for your tireless work and determination, a huge thank you from all of us who care about the future of our planet.

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Freethinker @69eerrr.bsky.social · 13d

Einsteins theory has been proven.

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 13d

There is no escape on this #PoisonedPlanet from #PlasticWaste and #PlasticPollution, plus #PFAS and other dangers.

For us, or endangered species
#OneHealth
phys.org/news/2025-09...

Guts of endangered Indus River dolphins found to be inundated with microplastics

Microplastics are a growing problem worldwide. They disrupt ecosystems and contribute to adverse effects, like metabolic disorders, neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity, and developmental toxicity in the bod...

phys.org

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Julia Barrell @juliabarrell.bsky.social · 13d

The Senedd will debate the petition to make including swift bricks in new builds mandatory on Wed, 1st Oct at about 4.00pm.

If you can attend the Senedd then and/or write to your MS asking them to support mandatory swift bricks, please do!

nation.cymru/news/conserv...

Conservation charities call on Senedd to add swift bricks to all Welsh new builds

RSPB Cymru and Wildlife Trusts Wales, along with the Welsh Wildlife Trust’s Youth Forums and local swift groups, are calling on Senedd Members to show their support for swifts in next week’s debate. T...

nation.cymru

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North Wales Live @northwaleslive.bsky.social · 13d

Conservationists across Wales are calling on the Senedd to make the change

Call for key change to be made when building new homes in Wales

Conservationists across Wales are calling on the Senedd to make the change

www.dailypost.co.uk

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 14d

We want it.
Let’s demand it.
200 nations agreed in 2022 to set aside 30% of world’s land & 30% of marine areas for nature. But just 17.6% of world’s land & 8.6% of the seas are now under global protection, & >100 nations are less than halfway to meeting the target.

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nffn.bsky.social @nffn.bsky.social · 14d

Ruth Ashton-Shaw runs a small organic farm in Scotland, focusing on soil health & working with nature.

Her farm is one example of the solutions we’ll explore at our sold-out Scottish Summit this October.

Thanks @rspbscotland.bsky.social & @naturescot.bsky.social! 💚

👉https://tinyurl.com/yxv2n6ba

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Laurinda Luffman @laurindaluffman.bsky.social · 14d

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Pep Guardiola: Help stop a massacre

260,000 people are trapped in El Fasher, Sudan – no food, no water, no way out. Experts warn a massacre is imminent. Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, could help stop the killing. The club is...

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 15d

As long as we’re all autism experts now, here’s an actual study showing links to air pollution and fossil fuel

hsph.harvard.edu/news/air-pol...

Air pollution linked with increased risk of autism in children | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Exposure to fine particulate air pollution has been linked with significantly increased risk of autism spectrum disorder in children, particularly if exposure occurs during the third trimester of preg...

hsph.harvard.edu

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ECIU @eciu.net · 15d

New discovery could turn any window into a solar panel

Breakthrough centres around something called a diffractive-type solar concentrator, which guides sunlight to the edge of the window in order to harvest it into electricity.

@ADCuthbertson
www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-...

New discovery could turn any window into a solar panel

Researchers say breakthrough could supercharge clean energy transition

www.independent.co.uk

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 20d

Trump is in today’s State Visit press conference saying wind power is "a disaster, a very expensive joke"

Presumably he didn’t realise every other light 💡 and microphone 🎤 in that press conference was being powered by wind

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