Two years since the horror of October 7. Over a thousand Israelis killed. More than two hundred taken. Since then, sixty-five thousand Palestinians have died in bombardment. One date will fill history books. The other may fade between the pages.
#AsymmetricHistory #WhoseLivesCount #SelectiveGrief
#AsymmetricHistory #WhoseLivesCount #SelectiveGrief
It all reads straight from the authoritarian playbook: first silence dissent, then distort the truth, then fragment reality until confusion replaces trust, and fear replaces thought.
It’s people I trust, not institutions. ⚙️🖤💙💚
Systems can write rules, but only people can keep promises.
#TrustPeople #NotSystems #HeartOverGears
Systems can write rules, but only people can keep promises.
#TrustPeople #NotSystems #HeartOverGears
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John Oliver is an exceptional human being, and also a comedian.
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No one talking about this!
No coincidence.
Trumpworld are slowly becoming pure evil.
No coincidence.
Trumpworld are slowly becoming pure evil.
Lemurs as bushmeat. Nothing new. But now it’s sold as an urban delicacy. New markets piling onto already sky-high extinction risks.
#WildlifeTrade
#UrbanDemand
#HabitatLoss
#Madagascar
#WildlifeTrade
#UrbanDemand
#HabitatLoss
#Madagascar
Urban appetite for lemur meat piles pressure on iconic primates
ANTANANARIVO — Ninety-five percent of lemur species are threatened by habitat loss, hunting and climate change. The direct threat is often understood to result from the actions of poor rural communiti...
news.mongabay.com
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"The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves"
Rest easy Jane 🫶🏽
Rest easy Jane 🫶🏽
an illustration of a woman holding a chimpanzee with the words " least i can do is speak out "
ALT: an illustration of a woman holding a chimpanzee with the words " least i can do is speak out "
media.tenor.com
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
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Sadly, Jane Goodall has died. But her legacy - in conservation and chimp studies - will live on. 🧪
Jane Goodall, famed primatologist who discovered chimpanzee tool use, dies at 91
Dame Jane Goodall, the world's preeminent chimpanzee expert, died of natural causes.
www.livescience.com
She showed us that every life matters, and she never stopped listening to the wild. That voice is now ours to carry. ❤️🖤
Ukraine’s Independence Day.
It means choosing their path, even under fire.
Freedom is real, not negotiable.
Not russia. Not dictators.
💛💙 🇺🇦
#Ukraine
#Freedom
#RealIndependence
#NoLandSwap
#PeaceHasNoPrice
It means choosing their path, even under fire.
Freedom is real, not negotiable.
Not russia. Not dictators.
💛💙 🇺🇦
#Ukraine
#Freedom
#RealIndependence
#NoLandSwap
#PeaceHasNoPrice
Kākāpō. Fat. Flightless. Flirty at night. And making a comeback. From 51 to 250. Funny birds win. Conservation works. But risks still loom. 🌿🦜
#KakapoComeback #ConservationWin #StillVulnerable
#RatsCats #ConservationNeverStops
#KakapoComeback #ConservationWin #StillVulnerable
#RatsCats #ConservationNeverStops
World Nature Conservation Day: How a large, flightless parrot rebounded from the verge of extinction
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In the mid-1990s, the kākāpō seemed destined for extinction. Only 51...
news.mongabay.com
#Fires are now the cheap weapon of land grabbers. Fast. Harder to trace. Burn, grab, legalize, profit.
Amazon lost nearly 1000 km² in May. Deforestation up 27% in 2025 vs 2024. Half of it on recently burned land.
#BurnToClaim
#BurnGrabProfit
#FireAsAWeapon
#CheapDeforestation
#RealAmazon
Amazon lost nearly 1000 km² in May. Deforestation up 27% in 2025 vs 2024. Half of it on recently burned land.
#BurnToClaim
#BurnGrabProfit
#FireAsAWeapon
#CheapDeforestation
#RealAmazon
Amazon deforestation spikes as Brazil blames criminal fires
A new and alarming pattern of destruction is emerging in the rainforest, challenging Brazilian authorities ahead of COP30.
news.mongabay.com
The EU eyes “nature credits” to fund biodiversity. But politicians dodge subsidy reforms. Instead of stopping money that fuels destruction, they build markets to trade offsets. Stop paying for destruction. Start paying for protection. Credits are green lipstick on a brown system. #FixSubsidiesFirst
EU looks to 'nature credits' to fill green funding gap
The European Union will develop rules for "nature credits" that pay farmers and foresters to take care of ecosystems, in an attempt to make this work more economically beneficial, the European Commission said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
The Global Environment Facility GEF launches wildlife bonds in all 54 African countries. Rhinos. Lemurs. Chimps. Anti‑poaching funded by investors, not governments. But who profits? Who decides? Smart or risky?
#ProfitOverNature #WhoControlsConservation #LocalVoicesAtRisk #ConservationCommodified
#ProfitOverNature #WhoControlsConservation #LocalVoicesAtRisk #ConservationCommodified
World's oldest climate fund targets wildlife bonds for every country in Africa
The world's oldest multilateral climate fund, the Global Environment Facility, is planning a new wave of wildlife conservation bonds in a bid to help African countries save endangered species and ecosystems.
www.reuters.com
Madagascar’s #grasslands are no wastelands. Ancient. Complex. Alive. Not just old forests gone. They feed people. Hold biodiversity. Study them with locals. Respect their story. Manage with care. Resilience for nature and people. #TransdisciplinaryEcology #RethinkGrasslands #PeopleAndPrairies
Courts are catching up to carbon schemes. Offsets are sold as salvation, delivered as smoke. Greenwashing dressed in credits. Trust? Hard. Reputation? Worse. Time to clean up the scheemy system.
#CarbonOffsets #ClimateAccountability
#CutEmissionsFirst #HighIntegrityOffsets #RegulateCarbonMarkets
#CarbonOffsets #ClimateAccountability
#CutEmissionsFirst #HighIntegrityOffsets #RegulateCarbonMarkets
Rise in legal challenges over carbon credit schemes
Scrutiny of how companies plan to meet climate commitments is growing, with many successful legal challenges
www.theguardian.com
Tigers. Now tuskers too. Chandrapur is no longer just big cat land. Wildlife moves. Borders blur. Conflicts rise. We need brains, not fences.
#EcologicalShift #HumanWildlifeConflicts #LandSharingSparing
#EcologicalShift #HumanWildlifeConflicts #LandSharingSparing
Tuskers in tiger country: Sightings of wild elephants in tiger-dominated Chandrapur signal an ecological shift
In late May, two wild elephants entered the buffer zone of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district, known for its dense tiger populati
www.downtoearth.org.in
“Climate is our biggest war. Climate is here for the next 100 years. We need to focus and … not allow those [other] wars to take our attention away from the bigger fight that we need to have.” -- Ana Toni, CEO CoP30
And yet. Big patriarchy disagrees.
#WarIsProfit #ClimateIsCost #FossilGenerals
And yet. Big patriarchy disagrees.
#WarIsProfit #ClimateIsCost #FossilGenerals
‘Climate is our biggest war’, warns CEO of Cop30 ahead of UN summit in Brazil
Negotiators doubt countries’ financial and environmental commitment as military and trade wars divert attention
www.theguardian.com
"As a rule, the more we learn, the closer we think the tipping points are – and meanwhile we’ve been warming the planet up. It’s like running faster into a sea that is rising to drown us." --Timothy Lenton, UoE
#SelfPropellingCollapse
#CascadeOfCatastrophe
#CountdownToClimateChaos
#SelfPropellingCollapse
#CascadeOfCatastrophe
#CountdownToClimateChaos
‘Positive cascades could help accelerate change’: social tipping points expert on fixing climate crisis
The world has been too optimistic about the risk to humanity and planet – but devastation can still be avoided, says Timothy Lenton
www.theguardian.com
“The roadless rule is one of our country’s most important conservation achievements, and we’ll fight like hell to keep these protections in place.”
#RoadlessMeansResilient #ForestsForFuture
#RollbackRisk #CutTheLoggingNotTheForests
#PoliticsOverProtection #TrumpedConservation
#RoadlessMeansResilient #ForestsForFuture
#RollbackRisk #CutTheLoggingNotTheForests
#PoliticsOverProtection #TrumpedConservation
Trump Administration to End Protections for 58 Million Acres of National Forests
www.nytimes.com
Grizzlies are back. Over 1,000 now roam Yellowstone! A success? Maybe. But states want delisting. Is it recovery or political trap? Lose federal protection, and the old threats return. 🐻 #GrizzlyBear #EndangeredSpeciesAct #RecoveryOrRollback #PoliticsVsProtection
Cancel the grizzly bear
The Endangered Species Act has a major problem. This unlikely move could help save it.
www.vox.com
Nearly half of all tropical primary forest loss in 2024 was fire. Not farming. Not logging. Fire. That’s more than double the usual. Forests are burning, and we're still debating targets. #RainforestDay #ClimateCrisis #Drought #PoliticalUnwillingness #EconomicGreed #Restoration #FireGovernance
On World Rainforest Day, the world confronts an unprecedented wave of tropical forest loss
If tropical rainforests are the lungs of the Earth, then 2024 was a year of respiratory failure. Fires, fueled by climate extremes and human recklessness, tore through vast stretches of forest at an u...
news.mongabay.com
Archie Carr in Florida is a powerhouse for sea turtle conservation. Over 10,000 nests yearly, up to a third of all U.S. nests. Loggerheads dominate, but greens and leatherbacks nest here too. One of the top turtle beaches worldwide. 🐢 #HabitatProtection #CoastalConservation #LightPollutionControl
The surprising Florida refuge where sea turtles love to nest
The state is best known for its manatees and alligators, but one of the world's most important sea turtle refuges is quietly located just 90 minutes from the theme parks of Orlando.
www.bbc.com
Texas just logged 383 Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nests. A quiet success built over years of care, protection, and stubborn hope. No headlines needed. Just proof that giving nature a chance still works. 🐢 #SeaTurtles #ConservationHope
For the first time, Texas breaks sea turtle nesting record
Biologists say more nests could be found as the season continues.
www.chron.com
Thought extinct. Turns out it wasn’t. Just hiding while we wrote it off. Classic.
#LazarusTaxon #ZaglossusAttenboroughi #NotDeadYet #NatureWins
#LazarusTaxon #ZaglossusAttenboroughi #NotDeadYet #NatureWins
Rare egg-laying mammal found after 62 years in Indonesian rainforest
It is scientifically known as Zaglossus attenboroughi and named after the legendary naturalist David Attenborough.
interestingengineering.com
“We have a constitutional duty to conserve our traditional homelands, the lands and waters which protected and fed our tribe since time immemorial.” -- Talbert Cypress, Miccosukee Tribe 🌿
#LandBack #TribalSovereignty #IndigenousStewardship #NotTopDown #FloridaWildlifeCorridor
#LandBack #TribalSovereignty #IndigenousStewardship #NotTopDown #FloridaWildlifeCorridor
Native American tribe steps up to protect Florida lands for wildlife
Miccosukee Tribe partners with Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation to safeguard lands as part of ‘moral obligation’
www.theguardian.com