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Mark Harrison @drmarkharrison.bsky.social · Aug 14

Brilliantly led by Namrata Anirudh, with @wendyerb.bsky.social @dave-s.bsky.social @nicolasjdeere.bsky.social @mattstruebig.bsky.social and many others not on here.

Link to the OA paper:

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Lowland heath forests of Indonesian Borneo: ecological value and conservation challenges | Journal of Tropical Ecology | Cambridge Core

Lowland heath forests of Indonesian Borneo: ecological value and conservation challenges - Volume 41

www.cambridge.org

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Matt Struebig @mattstruebig.bsky.social · Aug 5

@natrevbiodiv.nature.com @dice-kent.bsky.social @nicolasjdeere.bsky.social @dave-s.bsky.social

Matt Struebig @mattstruebig.bsky.social · Aug 5

🗣️ Want to help?
We’ve translated the article into major ASEAN languages to spread the word.
🌐 figshare.com/collections/...

We still need help with some languages.🙏

Please share with your networks. Let’s make the science accessible.

Currently free to access

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Matt Struebig @mattstruebig.bsky.social · Aug 5

This is a call to move beyond diagnosing conservation problems.

We need more scalable, just, and locally driven solutions.

The future of Southeast Asia’s biodiversity — the resources that sustain millions of its people — depends on it.

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Matt Struebig @mattstruebig.bsky.social · Aug 5

Some of the most promising solutions we found:
✅ Stronger community forest governance
✅ Incentives for conservation in working landscapes
✅ Reducing urban wildmeat demand
✅ Aligning climate + biodiversity goals
✅ Better monitoring and evaluation tools

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Matt Struebig @mattstruebig.bsky.social · Aug 5

🌍 Land-use change
🛣️ Infrastructure expansion
🐗 Overexploitation

And increasingly....
🔥 Climate change
🦎 Invasive species

... often acting together in synergistic ways.

It’s a complex picture 😱 — but not a hopeless one 🙂!
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Matt Struebig @mattstruebig.bsky.social · Aug 5

This builds on a powerful legacy.
20 years ago, the late Navjot Sodhi called attention to the region’s biodiversity crisis.

We revisit that warning — and ask what’s changed since.

Short answer: A lot! But the threats have evolved too.
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Matt Struebig @mattstruebig.bsky.social · Aug 5

We bring together conservation leaders from across Southeast Asia to explore:
– What’s driving biodiversity loss
– How threats vary by country
– Which solutions are working
– Why local leadership is key
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Matt Struebig @mattstruebig.bsky.social · Aug 5

Southeast Asia covers multiple global biodiversity hotspots — but is experiencing a biodiversity crisis.

Our new article in Nature Reviews Biodiversity asks: What’s really driving the losses, and what can we do about it?
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Drivers and solutions to Southeast Asia’s biodiversity crisis

Nature Reviews Biodiversity - The terrestrial ecosystems of Southeast Asia are both globally important reservoirs of biodiversity, and a provider of resources and livelihoods for millions of people...

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Nature Reviews Biodiversity @natrevbiodiv.nature.com · Jul 23

New online! Drivers and solutions to Southeast Asia’s biodiversity crisis

Drivers and solutions to Southeast Asia’s biodiversity crisis

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 23 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00064-7The terrestrial ecosystems of Southeast Asia are both globally important reservoirs of biodiversity, and a provider of resources and livelihoods for millions of people across the region. This Review summarizes the threats to biodiversity in Southeast Asia, and the conservation solutions required to ensure successful outcomes for biodiversity and people.

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Matt Struebig @mattstruebig.bsky.social · Jul 24

Another proud #PhD supervisor moment. Three (yes 3) amazing new Doctors of Conservation graduated in Canterbury Cathedral yesterday.

@katielspencer.bsky.social @micgylo.bsky.social & Ardiantiono continue to do amazing research on the forests, biodiversity & people of Indonesia.

Semangaat semua!!🥳

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Natalia (Nat) Zielonka @natbzielonka.bsky.social · Feb 27

The Women in Conservation Canterbury Network at @dice-kent.bsky.social are hosting an event for International Women's Day next Friday! It includes a panel of speakers who will share their experience of leadership, fundraising, research, scientific events and more 🧪

Event is free and open to all!

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Matt Struebig @mattstruebig.bsky.social · Feb 26

Thanks to @leverhulme.bsky.social and @nftsfilmtv.bsky.social for putting together this short film about our fabulous research collaborations across Indonesia . It was fun and rewarding to work with film students on their projects

Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · Feb 25

In this video by @nftsfilmtv.bsky.social, @mattstruebig.bsky.social, a Leverhulme Trust Research Leadership Awardee @kent.ac.uk talks about defaunation - one of the major global conservation issues of our time. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/strueb...

A small village surrounded by dense forest and agricultural fields, with mist covering the nearby hills in West Java.

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Matt Struebig @mattstruebig.bsky.social · Jan 23

My understanding is that credits are allocated based on a bundle of metrics, so not just this one in isolation. But, agreed, this certainly warrants scrutiny.

We're working through a bunch of credit methodologies with partners in Sumatra. Biodiversity credits are too costly to implement for most

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Sandy Nofyanza @nofyanza.bsky.social · Jan 14

First post alert 🚨

Join @micgylo.bsky.social and me for panel P19 at the 2025 DSA Conference! Submit your abstracts by 28 Jan here: devstud.org.uk/conference/conference-2025/. We're eager to engage with your experience, imagination, and ideas on rural dev across the tropics! @devcomms.bsky.social

25-27 June 2025: Hybrid at University of Bath

The DSA2025 conference will take place in hybrid format hosted by Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath so as to ensure the highest levels of inclusion, flexibility and engagement. There ...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Dec 12

Why birdsong matters more than you think | Natalia Zielonka and Simon Butler

Our natural soundscapes are falling silent as bird populations decline. To improve our lives, we must invest in conservation Imagine you’re walking across rolling hills that stretch for miles, with warm sunshine and the chirping of birds all around.…

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Nick Isaac @drnickisaac.bsky.social · Dec 17

Very clear article summarising the IPBES Nexus assessment by @carbonbrief.org
www.carbonbrief.org/ipbes-nexus-...

IPBES nexus report: Five takeaways for biodiversity, food, water, health and climate - Carbon Brief

“Fragmented governance” between biodiversity, climate change, food, water and health is putting all of those...

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · Dec 15

Did you know birdsong can boost your mood, mindfulness, and wellbeing? Protecting nature’s soundtrack is essential.
@natbzielonka.bsky.social & @simon-butler.bsky.social report. From @ConversationUK -- thanks!

Birdsong Conservation

eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...

Revealing the hidden benefits of birdsong

Nature’s soundtrack matters: louder, richer birdsong can enhance wellbeing and deepen our connection with the outdoors

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Sue Walker @suewalker2008.bsky.social · Dec 8

Job opportunity @ Durell Wildlife Trust 'Conservation Impact Officer' www.linkedin.com/posts/durrel...

Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust on LinkedIn: ⭐️ We're looking for a Conservation Impact Officer! ⭐️ 🐾 This role…

⭐️ We're looking for a Conservation Impact Officer! ⭐️ 🐾 This role contributes to Durrell’s Conservation Impact team, which is responsible for making…

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BIOTROPICA @biotropica.bsky.social · Dec 6

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This is a must read! And! Stay tuned for our Special Issue on Urban Ecosystems scheduled for 2026!

Tropical cities as windows into the ecosystems of our present and future

We propose an agenda for moving the field of tropical urban ecology forward through an interdisciplinary lens that synthesizes recent advances in both urban ecology and tropical biology. Specifically...

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Dr Jess Fisher @jessjessfisher.bsky.social · Nov 11

We’ve launched our website for the BIO-WELL scale: an open access tool for measuring human wellbeing responses to biodiversity:

research.kent.ac.uk/bio-well/

Check out the video for more:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=WJhQ...

What is BIO-WELL animation

YouTube video by Zoe Davies

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Matt Struebig @mattstruebig.bsky.social · Dec 5

Opportunity to join @dice-kent.bsky.social as a funded PhD student working on wild pigs and the impacts of African Swine Fever in Indonesia.

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ARIES DTP @aries-dtp.bsky.social · Oct 21

#PhD #studentship opportunity to study threatened pig populations and African Swine Fever in Indonesia working with @mattstruebig @DICE_Kent and @RCCC_UI https://buff.ly/4dTPPpC

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Matt Struebig @mattstruebig.bsky.social · Dec 4

I've made the move. Will try to get up to speed on here with everything tropical forests and wildlife conservation across Southeast Asia

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Matt Struebig @mattstruebig.bsky.social · Dec 4

Thanks @juliajones.bsky.social . Great to meet the team and Utrecht's fantastic students. Thanks everyone for being such lovely hosts

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