Aníbal Pauchard
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Aníbal Pauchard
@anibalpauchard.bsky.social

Professor, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Director, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB) www.ieb-chile.cl
Former co-chair, IPBES invasive alien species assessment

Environmental science 53%
Agriculture 18%
@IPBES.net assessments highlight gaps in biodiversity and ecosystem knowledge. Your work may already help fill them.

📝 Contribute to this global effort and have your input reported to the IPBES Plenary: https://www.ipbes.net/knowledge-gaps-questionnaire-2025
How the #arts and #science can jointly protect #nature – our new article on building synergies between #art and #biodiversity #conservation now published in in Front. Ecol. Environ. @esajournals.bsky.social esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
🔥🌱 The new #AJB Special Issue, “Understanding novel #fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches," is now online! 🌱🔥

This issue features studies from evolutionary, ecological, organismal, physiological, fire management & conservation perspectives.

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15372197...
🚨 JUST PUBLISHED 🚨

⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy.

❤️‍🩹 Protecting people’s health demands all hands on deck.

Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetClimate25

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🔥🌿 #Antuco se moviliza contra el #retamo, una #plantainvasora que agrava el riesgo de #incendiosforestales.

📰 Lee la nota completa en #LaTribuna 👉

www.latribuna.cl/medio-ambien...
Antuco trabaja para erradicar el retamo por el riesgo de incendios forestales
Se desarrolló una mesa de trabajo pública-privada para abordar su control
www.latribuna.cl
🔥🌱 #PrioRest: innovación chilena para restaurar ecosistemas tras incendios forestales

Una nueva herramienta tecnológica creada por el equipo de la investigadora #SusanaPaula #IEBChile #UACh busca transformar la gestión post-incendios en Chile.

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🌐 Global Ecology feed Digest #36 Oct 13-27, 56 posts!

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bluesky Global Ecology Feed Digest #36
Curated digest of the bluesky Global Ecology feed on biodiversity, ecosystems & conservation at large scales. Terrestrial, freswater & marine realms.
globalecologybs.github.io
Yes, solutions for nature are also solutions for health!

This new analysis finds urban greening is "associated with a wide range of positive health outcomes including improved physical and mental health, increased physical activity, improved childhood development, and reduced exposure to harms."
Will biodiversity actions yield healthy places? A systematic review of human health outcomes associated with biodiversity‐focused urban greening
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Uncovering the role of chemical pollutants in shaping biological invasions buff.ly/On0nuux | #ProcB #Ecology #EnvironmentalScience
Biodiversity is the web of life that keeps our planet healthy.

But it’s under threat from pollution, habitat loss, and climate change.

Explore more on what biodiversity is all about and the ongoing work to protect it for people and the planet: unep.org/unep-and-biodiversity
What are Invasive Alien Species (#IAS) and how is this issue being addressed under the Convention on Biological Diversity?

🎥 In this interview, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social Programme Management Officer Marianela Araya explains what to expect from discussions at #SBSTTA27 in Panama.
Widespread #MountainEcosystem loss (2000-2020) is driven by human expansion ( #agriculture approx. 89% and #NaturalDisasters approx 11%)

Over half (approx 56%) occurred in #ProtectedAreas or #biodiversity hotspots, demanding urgent #conservation action 🌍

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global loss of mountain vegetated landscapes and its impact on biodiversity conservation - Nature Communications
This study reports widespread loss of mountain vegetation worldwide from 2000 to 2020, with ∼89% attributable to human expansion, primarily agriculture. Over half of this loss occurred within protecte...
www.nature.com
New paper from the MIREN network!

We tested how homogenisation (ecosystems becoming more alike through invasions) changes with scale.

Global = clear pattern
Local = not so simple

Read more: the3dlab.org/2025/10/22/a...

Paper, led by @mbuhaly.bsky.social: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A tale of homogenisation
I’ve always been intrigued by ecological scaling – it’s literally in my title: Assistant Professor in Ecological Scaling. One of the main reasons we care so much about scaling is that ecologi…
the3dlab.org

Congratulations Meike, thanks for leading this big effort by MIREN!
Happy this paper is published!

Testing for biotic homogenization of plant communities through the addition of non-native species along mountain roads across multiple spatial scales

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Global Homogenisation of Plant Communities Along Mountain Roads by Non‐Native Species Despite Mixed Effects at Smaller Scales
Aim Mountain ecosystems are experiencing increased invasion of non-native plants. These increases in non-native species put mountains at risk of biotic homogenisation and a reduction of biodiversity.....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Very clear video, thanks for the great work! looking forward to your results!

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🔥 Human-driven global warming made recent wildfires in South America & Southern California much larger & more destructive, the latest State of Wildfires report reveals.

🔸 LA wildfires 25× larger, 2× as likely
🔸 Pantanal–Chiquitano fires 35× larger
🔸 Global CO₂ from fires >8 bn tonnes

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🎉🌿 ¡Felicidades a la Dra. Korina Ocampo!

Ingeniera forestal de #UniCauca y postdoc en #IEBChile + #UdeC, ha sido premiada en el Simposio de Jóvenes Dr. Humberto Maturana por la Sociedad de Biología de Chile 🧬✨
IPBES @ipbes.net · 27d
📊 The IPBES #NexusAssessment Report highlights how nexus governance can address indirect & direct drivers of change as an alternative to siloed approaches.

Learn about the key components of a nexus approach with this graphic.

💡 https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment

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“Remote-control science” keeps power in the #GlobalNorth while local experts do the work without credit. Time to #decolonize research with fair authorship, funding & respect for local knowledge 🌍

#DecolonizeScience #ResearchEquity #GlobalSouth #FairScience

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Remote‐Control Science in Ecology: A Hidden Face of Scientific Neocolonialism
We introduce the concept of “remote-control science” as a modern form of scientific neocolonialism in ecology, where researchers, preferably from the Global North, control projects in the Global Sout....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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IPBES @ipbes.net · Oct 10
It's #WorldMentalHealthDay 🌍

#DidYouKnow Healthy ecosystems support healthy minds?

IPBES #NexusAssessment confirms: biodiversity and functioning ecosystems improve mental health. Access to biodiverse environments facilitates recovery from stress, depression & other health-related conditions.🏡🧪

🔎 The big picture of OneSTOP comes alive in a newly released project video!
🎞️ The video offers a short overview of OneSTOP’s objectives and methodology, as well as the project’s planned results and activities.
👉 Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl6E...

#IAS #BioInvasions
Still time to apply for the open #postdoc position in our team!
Note that the link has been updated: jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...

Like pulling the plug of a bathtub: an incredible mass of #glacier ice disappearing at Griesgletscher (🇨🇭/🇮🇹) in one century.
It felt emotional to visit the exact same spot @swisstopo cartographers chose in 1919. The view was so different.
Simply unbelievable!!
@vaw-glaciology.bsky.social