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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 7h

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 7h

Rights of Nature laws shift Nature from object to subject-but turning ideals into impact depends on legal detail. Ecuador’s bold vision, NZ’s guardianship model: both inspire, but face challenges. Curious how principle meets practice? Read our intern's blog on RoN in action 🌿
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Rights of Nature: Different Legal Frameworks and implications

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 1d

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* Background: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 2d

Perhaps the missing piece in the green transition lies not in new technical tools, but in how we reshape our cultural and relational foundations.

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 2d

Insights include:
- The importance of place in grounding financial conversations in reality
- How authentic relationships foster trust, solidarity, creativity
- The need to reframe our perception of value
- Why empowering young voices is crucial for imagining and realising systemic change

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 2d

Our fabulous intern reflects on a recent Reimagining Nature Finance event. Immersed in the forest, without the distractions of conventional venues, participants explored the deeper question of how our relationships with place, community, time, finance, & Nature itself- shape the systems we design.

Reflections on the Reimagining Nature Finance workshop

A blog on the importance of relationships in redesigning economic and financial systems that are in service of life

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 6d

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 6d

And find out more about our programme here naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/projects/rei...

Reimagining Nature Finance

Designing finance in service of the living world

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 6d

A new essay, Designing for Life: Reimagining Nature Finance, distills those provocations and shares emerging ideas, from future generations funds to bioregional treasuries.
Read the essay here: circularbioeconomyalliance.org/designing-fo...

Designing for Life: Reimagining Nature Finance - The Circular Bioeconomy Alliance

A new essay explores how finance might be designed differently, drawing on the deep design traits of nature itself

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 6d

🧵
🔥 What must we let go of in today’s financial system?
🌍 Where can we push harder from within?
🌳 What might it mean to step outside altogether?

These were the guiding questions of a recent gathering in Wytham Woods, where 40 leaders came together to explore how finance could truly serve life.

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Kate Raworth @kateraworth.bsky.social · 6d

Big Doughnutty News.
Just out in Nature: the all-new 2025 Doughnut. Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and me. 🧵 1/
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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 8d

An ancient yew tree in Scotland that is half the age of the Holocene has caught our attention. What a privilege to be in the presence of one of the oldest trees in Europe. @ymalhi.bsky.social explains the significance of this giant. @naturerecovery.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 15d

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 15d

We're excited to share the fabulous line-up of speakers for our Friday afternoon Nature Seminar Series. Starting next month, you can join online, or in person.

Everyone is welcome, all you have to do is register your place here: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 16d

In case you missed the Nature Impacts webinar earlier this month you can catch it on YouTube now!

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YouTube video by Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 16d

The Leverhulme Trust has teamed up with @britishacademy.bsky.social to produce Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, a new podcast by ECRs for ECRs. Tune in now: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...

Read more about this collaboration: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/confess...

White text on magenta background: Confessions of an Early Career Researcher. leverhulme.ac.uk/news
"We are excited to be collaborating with the British Academy on this new podcast to help early career researchers navigate every stage of their career journey."

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 20d

Join our team and contribute to world-leading research while shaping bold, practical solutions for people and planet.

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Vacancy: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Innovative Financing for Nature

This role offers the chance to combine cutting-edge research with real-world impact, working at the intersection of conservation, finance, and policy.

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 27d

🌍 What could a just, thriving future for people and nature look like? @laurap18.bsky.social explores why we need transformative scenarios—and how the Nature Futures Framework helps us imagine better paths forward. ✨🌱 Watch here. @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

Why we need transformative scenarios for people and nature

Why we need transformative scenarios for people and nature: Building capacities to imagine safe and just futures for all life on Earth Laura Pereira There is general scientific agreement on the…

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 29d

🌿What can conservation learn from Indigenous worldviews? @helinajolly.bsky.social shares insights from the Kattunayakan people of South India—where nature is kin, not a resource. 🐾✨ A powerful call to rethink human–nature relations. Watch here: youtu.be/1lR0gkaSaCQ?... @ecioxford.bsky.social

Rethinking Human–Nature Relations Through Indigenous Epistemologies.

Dr Helina Jolly, University of Vermont. What can conservation learn from Indigenous knowledge systems? In this video, Rethinking Human–Nature Relations Through Indigenous Epistemologies, we explore…

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Sep 4

🧠🌿 Want real change in conservation? In this talk, Brock Bergseth shows how behavioral science—not just awareness—can drive lasting environmental action. Learn what works & why. Watch now youtu.be/ys7uW9kdRkA?... @ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk

Leveraging human behavioural science for conservation. Brock Bergseth

In this video, we dive deep into how human behavioral science can be a game-changer in conservation efforts. Many of the most pressing environmental and conservation issues stem from human actions,…

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Sep 2

🐅🌏 India’s megafauna are making a comeback! @ninadm.bsky.social explores how tigers, snow leopards & more thrive through habitat, politics & community action. A rare global success story in conservation. Watch here: youtu.be/1woFR02893U
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Megafauna recovery and relevance amidst people and poverty in India

In this compelling video, we explore megafauna recovery and conservation in India—a rare success story in the global context of biodiversity loss and species extinction. While humans have…

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Aug 28

Yadvinder Malhi awarded 21st Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology, 2025

Yadvinder Malhi recognised for outstanding contribution to the field of ecology

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Aug 27

Fabulous news! Congratulations to our Centre Director, @ymalhi.bsky.social who has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to the field of Ecology. 🎉

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Yadvinder Malhi awarded prestigious Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology

Yadvinder Malhi recognised for outstanding contribution to the field of ecology

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The Biodiversity Network @biodivoxford.bsky.social · Aug 26

🦋 Can private finance help fix biodiversity loss—or is it making things worse? In this recording, Dr. Sophus zu Ermgassen explores lessons from nature markets in England & Australia, discussing new research on scaling biodiversity investment in Europe. @ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk

Making nature-markets work in the 21st century: evidence from England, Australia, and the EU

YouTube video by Oxford Biodiversity Network

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