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IPBES @ipbes.net · 5d

A study comparing media coverage and internet searches related to recent climate & biodiversity COPs reveals that the biodiversity COP received far less attention.⏳

Both crises are interlinked & best addressed together.

More w/ Nature Portfolio : https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-025-00082-w

Media coverage of biodiversity falls short compared to climate change and popular culture - npj Biodiversity

We compared global media coverage and internet search interest in COP15—which resulted in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework—with COP27, a climate-focused conference, and the popular American singer Taylor Swift. Despite the critical environmental and societal implications of biodiversity loss, COP15 received significantly less attention, even in highly biodiverse countries. Addressing this attention shortfall will be crucial for building the awareness and advocacy needed to achieve global biodiversity goals.

www.nature.com

Christos Mammides @cmammides.bsky.social · 16d

Join us in June for the ATBC Annual Meeting in Yunnan, China, hosted by the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden! Proposals now open for sessions & workshops.

Christos Mammides @cmammides.bsky.social · Aug 10

Thank you!

Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · Aug 7

iNaturalist is shaping the future of biodiversity research. See our recent paper, published in Bioscience. doi.org/10.1093/bios...

BES Macro @besmacro.bsky.social · May 9

Worldwide Soundscapes: A Synthesis of Passive Acoustic Monitoring Across Realms

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

a figure from the paper, with panels labelled "framework", "replication", "spatial extent", and "temporal extent". The third shows a strong partial bias towards Europe, the NE US, and SE Australia. The fourth shows a strong bias to post-2020 and terrestrial

ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · May 7

#ERGAReads | How much media attention does #biodiversity get? 📉 Not nearly enough.
This study compares media & search interest in #COP15 vs #COP27 and... Taylor Swift 🎤🌍 Bridging this attention gap is crucial to achieving global #conservation goals.

🔗 rdcu.be/eiJ0A

Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Apr 11

💡 Spotlight | Dr Christos Mammides (@cmammides.bsky.social), an associate professor of conservation science, explains how biodiversity loss measurably receives less media coverage than climate change – and pop icon Taylor Swift.

Mike Shanahan @mikeshanahan.bsky.social · Apr 3

In 2008, I gave a talk on the lack of media coverage of biodiversity relative to climate change, and how Beyonce got far more coverage than either issue. 17 years on, not much has changed — except these researchers used Taylor Swift to make their point. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Media coverage of biodiversity falls short compared to climate change and popular culture - npj Biodiversity

We compared global media coverage and internet search interest in COP15—which resulted in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework—with COP27, a climate-focused conference, and the popular A...

www.nature.com

Christos Mammides @cmammides.bsky.social · Apr 3

We compared global media coverage and search interest in COP15, COP27, and the singer Taylor Swift. Despite COP15’s importance, it received far less attention—even in biodiverse countries. Closing this gap is key to mobilising the action needed for biodiversity goals. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Media coverage of biodiversity falls short compared to climate change and popular culture - npj Biodiversity

We compared global media coverage and internet search interest in COP15—which resulted in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework—with COP27, a climate-focused conference, and the popular A...

www.nature.com

British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · Apr 2

Is #RegenerativeAgriculture the solution to delivering for both food and nature?

A new report by the British Ecological Society brings together 40 academics, practitioners and farmers across the UK to explore the evidence. 👇

https://shorturl.at/s9TM4

An image of a wheat field is to the right. On the left, against a beige backdrop, the text says, 'Regenerative agriculture,
does it work for farmers and nature? New BES report looks at the evidence'

Garry Peterson @resiliencesci.bsky.social · Mar 27

Promoting urban biodiversity for the benefit of people and nature
Kowarik+
doi.org/10.1038/s443...

"urban biodiversity is people’s primary contact with nature"

"Biodiversity-sensitive and socially inclusive urban governance and urban planning are key to developing biodiverse, green cities"

Promoting urban biodiversity for the benefit of people and nature - Nature Reviews Biodiversity

Urban biodiversity underpins ecosystem services in cities, but faces multiple pressures from human activities, declining engagement of urban residents with nature, and inadequate governance systems. T...

doi.org

GBIF Morpho 🦋 @gbifmorpho.bsky.social · Mar 24

New paper in Global Ecology and Conservation using @gbif.org mediated data:

The vulnerability of endemic vertebrates in Sri Lanka to climate change 🇱🇰

#CiteTheDOI: ❌

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03515

Julia PG Jones @juliajones.bsky.social · Mar 20

Is a revolution of standards in public life the key to tackling the intertwined environmental crises we face? My review of the new book by @mikebernerslee.bsky.social, published in @nature.com

www.nature.com/articles/d41....

A radical manifesto for truth

Is a revolution of standards in public life the key to tackling our intertwined environmental crises? A compelling book argues it is.

www.nature.com

Christos Mammides @cmammides.bsky.social · Mar 20

Interested in #biodiversity monitoring using #acoustic methods? Our latest article presents a large (>1.5TB) #ecoacoustic dataset recorded on the island of #Cyprus. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or are interested in collaborating on this dataset! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

An ecoacoustic dataset collected on the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Basin biodiversity hotspot - Scientific Data

Scientific Data - An ecoacoustic dataset collected on the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Basin biodiversity hotspot

www.nature.com

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Mar 17

10. In the meantime, a plant-based diet requires much less land and produces far less harm than the average, animal-heavy diet.

BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social · Mar 3

🚨 620,000 wild birds were trapped and killed in Cyprus in autumn 2024!🚨

The latest BirdLife Cyprus report reveals a worrying rise in bird trapping in the Republic of Cyprus. Trapping with nets increased by 76% compared to 2023, mainly due to the unchecked activity of organized trappers.

Tatsuya Amano @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social · Feb 11

Such an honour to be featured in @nature.com's Changemakers series, about why I decided to tackle #languagebarriers, what I want to change etc.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A big thanks to Mariana Lenharo for covering our project so many times.

Breaking language barriers: ‘Not being fluent in English is often viewed as being an inferior scientist’

Biologist Tatsuya Amano works to make science a fairer place for non-fluent speakers.

www.nature.com

Rhett Ayers Butler @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social · Feb 8

Lessons from the early years of Mongabay

-Perseverance matters more than perfection
-Focus on adding value
-Resourcefulness beats resources.
-Iterate relentlessly.
-Impact outlasts metrics.
-Recognize luck

www.butlernature.com/2025/02/07/s...

Six lessons from the early years of Mongabay

“When are you going to get a real job?” I heard this a lot in the early years—from my parents, my peers in Silicon Valley, even a partner at a consulting firm who tried to recruit me out of college. I...

www.butlernature.com

Christos Mammides @cmammides.bsky.social · Feb 6

A recent article by Mongabay discussing a study we conducted in Sri Lanka in which we examined the impact of forest fragmentation on birds using translocation experiments. The work was led by Salindra Kasun Dayananda #biodiversity #conservation #habitat #fragmentation 🌳 🐦

Study highlights effects of habitat fragmentation on Sri Lankan specialist birds

COLOMBO — Forest fragmentation is considered one of the main threats to biodiversity. Many believe this primarily affects small creatures like amphibians and small mammals, while mobile creatures such...

news.mongabay.com

Christos Mammides @cmammides.bsky.social · Jan 30

Happy to be part of this #global effort to put together an annotated #acoustic dataset 👇 🔊🐦

Global Ecology 🌐 @global-ecology.bsky.social · Jan 30

Global bioacoustics dataset ! 🎶🦜

WABAD, the World Annotated Bird Acoustic Dataset

5,044 min of annotated bird vocalizations, 1,147 species, 70 sites 🌍 across 27 countries & 13 biomes

Open-access for AI training & conservation research

👉 by C. Pérez-Granados et al.
doi.org/10.21203/rs....

🌐🧪🌍🦤🪶

Global Ecology 🌐 @global-ecology.bsky.social · Jan 30

Global bioacoustics dataset ! 🎶🦜

WABAD, the World Annotated Bird Acoustic Dataset

5,044 min of annotated bird vocalizations, 1,147 species, 70 sites 🌍 across 27 countries & 13 biomes

Open-access for AI training & conservation research

👉 by C. Pérez-Granados et al.
doi.org/10.21203/rs....

🌐🧪🌍🦤🪶

Chris Sutherland @chrissuthy.bsky.social · Jan 29

Now accepting applicants for 25-26 intake of our #StatisticalEcology MSc: bit.ly/3ooHNyc. A unique opportunity to develop skills at the interface of #statistics and #ecology (some partial scholarships available too). Please help me share!

Dr. Elina Takola🦎🦌🪲🐦‍⬛🌿 @elinatakola.bsky.social · Jan 24

✨️Can sustainable agriculture promote biodiversity and yield?

🚨Spoiler alert: Yes! In our latest manuscript we synthesized thousands of studies and found that sustainable agriculture increases biodiversity without compromising agricultural production.

Christos Mammides @cmammides.bsky.social · Jan 22

*Mammides, C., Goodale, U. M., Corlett, R. T., Chen, J., Bawa, K. S., Hariya, H., ... & Goodale, E. (2016). Increasing geographic diversity in the international conservation literature: A stalled process?. Biological Conservation, 198, 78-83. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

Redirecting

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Christos Mammides @cmammides.bsky.social · Jan 22

This is troubling because biodiversity research is fundamental to tackling #biodiversity loss. As countries continue to fall short of their biodiversity #targets, it is evident that to meet our 2030 biodiversity goals, a significantly greater #investment in conservation science is needed.

Christos Mammides @cmammides.bsky.social · Jan 22

Second, some of the EU’s most biodiverse countries, including #Cyprus, seem to prioritize conservation research less.

Christos Mammides @cmammides.bsky.social · Jan 22

A couple of interesting points stand out. First, in most #EU countries, conservation research makes up only a small fraction of their total #scientific output—even as addressing biodiversity loss becomes increasingly urgent.

Christos Mammides @cmammides.bsky.social · Jan 22

This is a snapshot of who is producing conservation research within the European Union, showing (A) the total #number of scientific articles and (B) the #percentage of articles relative to each country’s overall scientific output.

Christos Mammides @cmammides.bsky.social · Jan 22

For example, we found that much of the research on #tropical biodiversity was conducted by #scientists based outside the tropics, primarily in the US and Western Europe.
Nearly a decade later, I thought it would be interesting to revisit this analysis and see how the landscape has evolved.

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