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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 7d

For the first time ever, London has met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.

When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.

Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11d

It’s a fact. Data from three decades of political violence reveals that right-wing terror attacks outnumber attacks from the left.

And it’s not even close!

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Tony Juniper @tonyjuniper.bsky.social · 12d

Perhaps a rough approximation of a Marbled Duck?

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Patrick Barkham @patrickbarkham.bsky.social · 14d

In case you missed it: lots of amazing and heartening pond restoration going on. Research is likely to confirm that seeds "lost" in the bottom of filled-in ponds can remain viable for 100s of years so ponds and their aquatic plants leap back to life. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s resurrection’: 1,000-year-old seeds could grow ancient plants in England’s ice-age ghost ponds

An expert team are resurrecting ice age ponds and finding rare species returning from a ‘perfect time capsule’

www.theguardian.com

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Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · Jun 26

In the past decade alone, the richest 1% have gained $33.9 trillion.

That’s enough to end global poverty - 22 times over.

Read the new Oxfam report: oi-files-d8-prod.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/...

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Tony Juniper @tonyjuniper.bsky.social · 27d

Wonderful to be at the Wild Summit today. A real sense of common cause across a vast range of organisations & people. I said that Nature can be recovered, if we bring people & diverse sectors together in partnerships, integrate policy & foster a Nature positive culture, & it’s already starting.

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Ted Theisinger @tedtheisinger.com · 28d

Pleased to share that my review of @tonyjuniper.bsky.social's Just Earth has been published in @britishwildlife.bsky.social's recent print edition. You can find it online here: bit.ly/4p7JU7c

Just Earth - British Wildlife

Just Earth comes at a particularly unjust and unearthly time. Mounting inequalities and crystallising environmental crises characterise the present day, and this forms the basis of Tony Juniper’s two-...

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Tony Juniper @tonyjuniper.bsky.social · 28d

So good to see Sir Partha Dasgupta & to chat about his excellent 2021 report for HM Treasury on the economic value of Nature. Striking to hear from this world-leading economist about the limitations of conventional economics & the concept of ‘growth’ as we degrade Earth’s systems

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Norfolk Ponds Project @norfolkponds.bsky.social · Sep 7

A pond restored in 2015. Stunning structural complexity & very high biodiversity in its 3 planty zones. Right in the middle of an arable field but no drainage in & a good buffer. Farming & conservation working together. This is what we MUST DO! @wildernorfolk.bsky.social @tonyjuniper.bsky.social

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Tony Juniper @tonyjuniper.bsky.social · Sep 5

His achievement in making Tesla one of the most toxic brands on planet earth is truly exceptional worthy of recognition, but if I were a board member I’d hesitate in doing that via a pay rise.

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Tony Juniper @tonyjuniper.bsky.social · Sep 5

One more step for Nature recovery in England marked with an extension to the Ingleborough National Nature Reserve in Yorkshire. This beautiful area hosts a wealth of scarce wildlife. The Natural England team is very proud to work with such wonderful partners in making this happen.

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Mark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · Aug 31

Sunday book review: Just Earth by @tonyjuniper.bsky.social
Publisher: @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Review: markavery.info/2025/08/31/s...

'A riveting read and a convincing analysis of the problem'

#naturewriting #sustainability #wildlife #biodiversity #climate

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Tony Juniper @tonyjuniper.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thank you Mark for reading it, & for writing up a view on it. I’m delighted you liked it.

Mark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · Aug 31

Sunday book review: Just Earth by @tonyjuniper.bsky.social
Publisher: @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Review: markavery.info/2025/08/31/s...

'A riveting read and a convincing analysis of the problem'

#naturewriting #sustainability #wildlife #biodiversity #climate

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Tony Juniper @tonyjuniper.bsky.social · Aug 31

Very pleased to see a review of ‘Just Earth’ from Mark Avery.

Mark has been involved with all these tricky ecological subjects for about as long as I have, so good to have his thoughts on this book (which was quite hard to write, although hopefully not hard to read)

markavery.info/2025/08/31/s...

Sunday book review – Just Earth by Tony Juniper – Mark Avery

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Bettina Schwarzen @bettinaschwarzen.bsky.social · Aug 26

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The global human impact on biodiversity - Nature

Key measures of biodiversity were quantified and found to be affected by human pressures that shifted community composition and decreased local diversity across terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecos...

www.nature.com

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · Aug 26

The snake oil salesman got his way once - the result was a disaster. Don’t let him do it again

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Tony Juniper @tonyjuniper.bsky.social · Aug 24

And what about the countries from where the foreigners come? As they lose talent and skills, what will happen to them? Will some fail to develop, falter and spiral downwards? Probably.

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Joanna Gavins @joannagavins.bsky.social · Aug 17

This October, I’m curating a strand of the Off the Shelf festival called Human/Nature. I’m very excited to be talking to @tonyjuniper.bsky.social on 18th about his book ‘Just Earth: How a Fairer World will Save the Planet’. Details👇

offtheshelf.org.uk/events/just-...

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Tony Juniper CBE is Chair of the British Government’s official conservation agency Natural England and a Fellow with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. His books include the award-winning What Has Nature Ever Done For Us?

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Tony Juniper @tonyjuniper.bsky.social · Aug 14

England’s newest National Nature Reserve is declared: Stiperstones Landscape in Shropshire. 11th of 25 NNRs to be declared in the King’s Series, this one is over 1500 hectares of heath, woods, grassland & bog set atop dramatic geology. Thanks to all partners for this landmark moment.

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Tony Juniper @tonyjuniper.bsky.social · Aug 14

England’s newest National Nature Reserve is declared: Stiperstones Landscape in Shropshire. 11th of 25 NNRs to be declared in the King’s Series, this one is over 1500 hectares of heath, woods, grassland & bog set atop dramatic geology. Thanks to all partners for this landmark moment.

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Tony Juniper @tonyjuniper.bsky.social · Aug 13

An uplifting event today at Warwickshire Wildlife Trust’s Brandon Marsh nature reserve to celebrate progress made via the most recent round of Species Recovery Programme funding disbursed by Natural England. Thanks to the many partners & volunteers who are delivering practical impact on the ground.

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Tony Juniper @tonyjuniper.bsky.social · Aug 12

Into the field today with colleagues from Natural England & Anglian Water to visit locations around the proposed Fen Reservoir. Good to discuss how improving water security can go hand-in-hand with Nature Recovery & local social benefits. Evidently much potential for big gains.

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Tony Juniper @tonyjuniper.bsky.social · Aug 11

Encouraging news on the journey toward the White-tailed Eagle’s recovery in England. Excellent work by various folks to get to this point, especially Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation & Forestry England.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Three white-tailed eagles fledge in Dorset and Sussex - BBC News

Three white-tailed eagles fledge in the south of England as a result of a reintroduction programme.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Tony Juniper @tonyjuniper.bsky.social · Aug 8

I’ve been promoting system change for the past forty years (latest book covers some aspects) but I reckon this remains work in progress & can’t be fully relied on to solve pressing problems. Meanwhile, the climate has changed & is set to get a great deal worse. No time to lose waiting for big shifts

Tony Juniper @tonyjuniper.bsky.social · Aug 8

Energy efficiency is neglected, but even if it were a stronger theme we still need to decarbonise, & that will mean stuff being built (solar & wind included). Not building anything is a not viable plan, so some losses will occur. Avoiding damage is first priority, but new habitat will be needed too.

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