Martin Jung

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 3d

🌍 Interested in the 2026 IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP)? Join our #YSSP26 Application Webinar for Europe & Asia to learn how to prepare a strong application and hear from alumni.
🗓 19 Nov 2025 | 1-2pm CET
📩 Register by 17 Nov: yssp.admin@iiasa.ac.at
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 17d

Just learned that you can boost the usefulness of your Google search results massively by adding

-ai

to your query.

You're welcome.

Martin Jung @martinjung.eu · 21d

Chapter 3 of the @ipbes.net Nexus assessment, which I have contributed to, has now been openly released.

We assessed the evidence on how future nexus interactions accross the nexus will likely behave under different scenarios.
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
@iiasa.ac.at

IPBES Nexus Assessment: Chapter 3 – Future interactions across the nexus

Chapter 3: Future interactions across the nexus of the Thematic Assessment Report on the Interlinkages among Biodiversity, Water, Food and Health of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Bi...

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IUCN SSC Butterfly & Moth Specialist Group @iucnbutterflysg.bsky.social · Oct 12

We're proud to have supported this effort to reassess the butterflies to Europe, but the results are sobering: Mounting risks threaten survival of wild European pollinators – IUCN Red List iucncongress2025.org/newsroom/all...

Mounting risks threaten survival of wild European pollinators – IUCN Red List

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2025 (IUCN) – Nearly 100 additional wild bee species in Europe have been classified as threatened in a new assessment for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Sp...

iucncongress2025.org

Reposted by Martin Jung, Tom Shakespeare, Peter Stoett , and 5 more Martin Jung, Tom Shakespeare, Peter Stoett, Matthew Kelly, Ben Kaden, Alexandre Klein, Brian W. Rolek, Nina J. O’Hanlon

Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · Oct 10

Well, it's official. After our paper last year (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today.

Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology

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Jeremy Kerr 🇨🇦 @jetkerr.bsky.social · Oct 1

Earth lost a conservationist and scientist like no other, and I am saddened profoundly by this news. Dr. Jane Goodall changed lives and attitudes about conservation and respect for nature wherever she went. A gifted leader in every way.

www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl... 🧪

Jane Goodall, primate expert and conservationist, dies aged 91

Goodall was a pioneer in her field, both as a female scientist in the 1960s and for her work studying the behavior of primates

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Martin Jung @martinjung.eu · Sep 30

New spatial-explicit pan-European opportunity cost layers now out from the @naturaconnect.bsky.social project 🎉

Spencer et al. Opportunity cost estimates for spatial conservation prioritisation across terrestrial Europe. Sci Data 12, 1583 (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Opportunity cost estimates for spatial conservation prioritisation across terrestrial Europe - Scientific Data

Scientific Data - Opportunity cost estimates for spatial conservation prioritisation across terrestrial Europe

doi.org

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Kevin Wood @drkevinwood.bsky.social · Sep 29

Shifting the baseline for waterbird and seabird conservation in Europe: risk assessment over one century

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🌍 🧪 🦤 #Ornithology

Shifting the baseline for waterbird and seabird conservation in europe, risk assessment over one century - Biodiversity and Conservation

European waterbird and seabird populations have been threatened by anthropogenic activities for decades. Effective strategies are needed to restore both populations and their habitats. However, the temporal period used to define the state of reference when setting restoration targets requires careful considerations to avoid the risk of shifting baseline. A risk of shifting baseline occurs if a population decreases before the time period used to set a baseline. In Europe, most bird monitoring schemes started after the 1970s, yet significant changes in population trends were already reported earlier in the 20th century. We assessed the risk of shifting baseline for 88 out of 170 waterbird and seabird species breeding in Europe. Building on historical ecology, we reconstructed population trends between 1900 and 2018 from information collected in both historical literature and monitoring scheme reports. Historical trends confirm variations in population trends for several waterbird and seabird species over the period 1900-1970, with 35 decreasing species, 38 fluctuating species, 15 increasing species and 82 species with unknown trends. A high risk of shifting baseline was identified for 28 species, for which restoration targets must consider historical trends spanning at least a century. The risk was low for 12 species, probably low for 41 species, probably high for 7 species and uncertain for 82 species. Our study highlights the crucial role of historical data collected prior to the large-scale implementation of standardized abundance monitoring, as it allows for the identification of appropriate baselines to guide the restoration of waterbird and seabird breeding populations.

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Martin Jung @martinjung.eu · Sep 26

It was a pleasure to visit! And thanks for giving me some small space to highlight our work in @naturaconnect.bsky.social

Reposted by Hans Henrik Bruun, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Martin Jung , and 3 more Hans Henrik Bruun, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Martin Jung, Patrick A. Jansen, Tommaso Jucker, Julen Astigarraga

Sabina Burrascano @sabina-burrascano.bsky.social · Sep 23

Just out in PNAS!

We used multi-taxon data to model virtual forest landscapes.

Forest withdrawn from timber harvesting are needed in a much higher share than they currently are in Europe, and extensive forests contribute less than expected to multi-taxon diversity.

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Sustainable forest planning: Assessing biodiversity effects of Triad zoning based on empirical data and virtual landscapes | PNAS

The Triad framework seeks to balance the economic and ecological functions in forested landscapes by combining intensively, extensively, and unmana...

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Reposted by Martin Jung, Jonas Geschke

IPBES @ipbes.net · Sep 18

Trends in indirect drivers have an effect on both direct drivers and nexus elements.
-IPBES #NexusAssessment Report

Want to know more? Check the Summary for Policymakers already available in English: https://www.ipbes.net/nexus/media-release

Two-part matrix diagram showing trends in indirect drivers and their impacts. Part A shows how factors like GDP, population, and technology affect environmental drivers (land use, climate change, pollution). Part B illustrates impacts on biodiversity, water, food, and health. Uses arrows and symbols to indicate positive/negative trends and impact intensity. Color-coded in blues, greens, and reds for easy comprehension. Legend at bottom explains growth rates and impact levels.

Reposted by Martin Jung, Ricardo Rocha

Society for Conservation Biology @society4conbio.bsky.social · Sep 15

The 8th European Congress for Conservation Biology will take place in Leiden, NL! They will explore how #biodiversity can be safeguarded effectively in the long term. First call is open now! Check out: eccb26leiden.eu/calls/ for more info, we are looking forward to your contributions!

Reposted by Karen R. Lips

Martin Jung @martinjung.eu · Sep 15

Extremely happy to announce that @iiasa.ac.at will host the first author meeting of the @ipbes.net Spatial Planning and Connectivity assessment.
iiasa.ac.at/news/sep-202...

IIASA to host first author meeting of IPBES Spatial Planning and Connectivity Assessment

IIASA will host the first author meeting of the upcoming Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Spatial Planning and Connectivity Assessment in Laxenb...

iiasa.ac.at

Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Ana S. L. Rodrigues , and 10 more Katharine Hayhoe, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Ana S. L. Rodrigues, Joaquín Hortal, Mathias Disney, Martin Jung, Virgilio Hermoso, Silvia Secchi, Juan Rocha, Carles Vilà, Dmitry Schigel, Adrián Regos, Stephanie Schelfhout

Laetitia Navarro @laenavarro.bsky.social · Sep 5

Fresh off the press! Our perspective in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com discusses the wealth of information on biodiversity contained in historical sources, and its integration for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation. A thread on the paper and what led to it:
rdcu.be/eEcIt

Reposted by Martin Jung, Juan Cole, Paul Caplat

The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · Sep 5

EXPOSED: Google's £33 million contract to push Israeli propaganda in the UK

Google's has run 39 Israeli government-paid-for ads on its platforms in the UK alone, trying to discredit reports on the Zionist's genocide in Gaza
www.thecanary.co/global/world...

EXPOSED: Google's £33 million contract to push Israeli propaganda in the UK

Google's has run 39 Israel government-bought ads on its platforms in the UK alone, trying to discredit reports on the genocide in Gaza

www.thecanary.co

Martin Jung @martinjung.eu · Sep 5

Small article out on projecting European potential natural vegetation types. Code and data available, and maybe useful for some :)
doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...

Redirecting

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Martin Jung @martinjung.eu · Sep 2

#IALE2025 is about to kickoff. Looking forward to learn more about the current state of the science. If you are there, don't miss my talk on Friday 😀

Reposted by Richard D. Gregory, Martin Jung, Jane K. Hill

Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · Aug 17

Yikes - the land surrounding the Cerne Abbas Giant is up for sale!

Lot 1 is top-quality chalk downland bursting with wildflowers & butterflies - orchids, skippers… going for £950k. It absolutely needs to be preserved. Hope the NT or similar can buy

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · Jul 28

📖Published📖

Authors introduce GECOT, an open-source command line tool for solving budget-constrained multispecies landscape connectivity optimization problems when measuring landscape connectivity with the probability of connectivity indicator 👇

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Illustration of the equivalence between restoration and conservation problems, assuming that all of the landscape elements will be degraded if no conservation options are taken, that is the budget β is null.

Reposted by Brian J. Enquist, Martin Jung, Pablo García‐Díaz , and 1 more Brian J. Enquist, Martin Jung, Pablo García‐Díaz, Martin Ehbrecht

John Alroy @johnalroy.bsky.social · Jul 24

Shannon's H, Simpson's D, and Pielou's J are useless in ecology. Fitting data with a compound abundance distribution based on the geometric series is a better way to quantify variation – and to estimate species richness. New paper in Ecology Letters.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Reposted by Martin Jung, Katherine Siegel

Becky Chaplin-Kramer @beckyck.bsky.social · Dec 2

What's up #conservation bluesky! 🦤 Tired of bad/sad/mad tipping points? Want to hear about some positive tipping points? Join us at the Lovejoy Symposium this Thursday! worldwildlife.org/lovejoy2024 Fully virtual for the first time ever, so you can join from anywhere in the 🌍! #conservationscience

2024 Lovejoy Symposium | Pages | WWF

www.worldwildlife.org

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Mikko Peltoniemi @Luke @mikkopel.bsky.social · Feb 24

Happy to start tweeting in Bluesky by announcing that we have just started a new Horizon Europe project SafeNet we’re coordinating at Luke with my dear colleague Jukka Forsman and me. Aiming at improving biodiversity and protecting old-growth forests of Europe. Regards from the kick-off @luke.fi

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Martin Jung @martinjung.eu · Apr 10

New #NaturaConnect data paper on defining FRVs for mammals out @globalmammal.bsky.social !
Quite useful for baseline setting and #conservation-planning.

"Conservation targets for European terrestrial mammals using the favourable conservation status concept." doi.org/10.1038/s415...

2030 conservation targets for European terrestrial mammals using the favourable conservation status concept - Scientific Data

Scientific Data - 2030 conservation targets for European terrestrial mammals using the favourable conservation status concept

doi.org

Reposted by Yadvinder Malhi, Simon L. Lewis, Mathias Disney , and 1 more Yadvinder Malhi, Simon L. Lewis, Mathias Disney, Martin Jung

Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social · Jun 25

Can Nature & People Thrive Together?
🌍🧑‍🌾🌽🌎🌴🐬🌏🚵‍♀️🍄🌐👍
An Aspirational Approach to Planetary Futures @nature.com.web.brid.gy
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Martin Jung @martinjung.eu · Jul 3

See also doi.org/10.1038/s418... and doi.org/10.1111/ddi.... for a biodiversity exposure assessment. I guess the point has been made clear now...

The importance of capturing management in forest restoration targets - Nature Sustainability

Restoring forests is a policy priority globally, but often, little attention is paid to the type of forest being restored, which matters for biodiversity and livelihoods. Using a map of forest managem...

doi.org

Martin Jung @martinjung.eu · Jul 3

Another assessment in line with our previous work emphasising the need to distinguish management when mapping forest cover, loss and gain www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The importance of distinguishing between natural and managed tree cover gains in the moist tropics - Nature Communications

Tree cover gains in the moist tropics (1982–2015) were 56% naturally regenerated forests and 27% managed tree systems, with forest type influencing carbon recovery. Effective forest restoration requir...

www.nature.com

Martin Jung @martinjung.eu · Jul 1

Also just out: Our new review in @ecography.bsky.social on how ecological models tend to incorporate land use.

Reviewing and benchmarking ecological modelling practices in the context of land use
doi.org/10.1002/ecog...

Reviewing and benchmarking ecological modelling practices in the context of land use

Despite habitat loss and degradation are the primary drivers of biodiversity loss, different conclusions have been drawn about the importance of land-use or land-cover (LULC) change for biodiversity....

doi.org

Martin Jung @martinjung.eu · Jun 30

Thanks and please do! Generally @integradiv.bsky.social and @inspire-biodiv.bsky.social are ideal use cases 😊

Martin Jung @martinjung.eu · Jun 30

Unsure what to fill out? Check out a few of the example protocols on the repository. PRs also welcome! github.com/iiasa/odpscp
Lastly, I thank my wonderful co-authors and people trying to make conservation planning more accessible and understandable. @naturaconnect.bsky.social (6)

GitHub - iiasa/ODPSCP: A standardized reporting protocol for systematic conservation planning applications

A standardized reporting protocol for systematic conservation planning applications - iiasa/ODPSCP

github.com

Martin Jung @martinjung.eu · Jun 30

The protocol is made available as R- Shiny web interface hosted at IIASA and other mirrors. It can produce machine-readable and word outputs. The code is made openly available and will be further updated following advances in SCP odpscp.iiasa.ac.at (5)

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