Conor Waldock
@conorwaldock.bsky.social
Biodiversity scientist at the University of Bern in Aquatic Ecology and Evolution
Understanding biodiversity change under human influences.
Loves being under water, lost in a book, or off on a wander.
Understanding biodiversity change under human influences.
Loves being under water, lost in a book, or off on a wander.
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Conor Waldock
@conorwaldock.bsky.social
· May 16
Systemic bio-inequity links poverty to biodiversity and induces a conservation paradox
Biodiversity is declining globally, and poverty rates are not improving, so sustainable development initiatives aim to jointly reduce biodiversity loss and alleviate poverty. These initiatives expect ...
www.biorxiv.org
Our new pre-print exposes how the global link between poverty and biodiversity is rooted in colonial exploitation of biological resources.
🌎🌐 #decolonisingconservation #conservation
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🌎🌐 #decolonisingconservation #conservation
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Systemic bio-inequity links poverty to biodiversity and induces a conservation paradox https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.13.653456v1
May 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Systemic bio-inequity links poverty to biodiversity and induces a conservation paradox https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.13.653456v1
Reposted by Conor Waldock
Systemic bio-inequity links poverty to biodiversity and induces a conservation paradox https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.13.653456v1
May 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Systemic bio-inequity links poverty to biodiversity and induces a conservation paradox https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.13.653456v1
Our new pre-print exposes how the global link between poverty and biodiversity is rooted in colonial exploitation of biological resources.
🌎🌐 #decolonisingconservation #conservation
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🌎🌐 #decolonisingconservation #conservation
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Systemic bio-inequity links poverty to biodiversity and induces a conservation paradox
Biodiversity is declining globally, and poverty rates are not improving, so sustainable development initiatives aim to jointly reduce biodiversity loss and alleviate poverty. These initiatives expect ...
www.biorxiv.org
May 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Our new pre-print exposes how the global link between poverty and biodiversity is rooted in colonial exploitation of biological resources.
🌎🌐 #decolonisingconservation #conservation
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🌎🌐 #decolonisingconservation #conservation
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Conor Waldock
Reposted by Conor Waldock
I really do wish researchers & journalists would stop stating that ‘humans are responsible’ for catastrophic biodiversity decline. The Q of ‘which humans’ matters here. It’s time to call out the global capitalist system as the driver of losses instead. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Biodiversity loss in all species and every ecosystem linked to humans – report
Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts
www.theguardian.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I really do wish researchers & journalists would stop stating that ‘humans are responsible’ for catastrophic biodiversity decline. The Q of ‘which humans’ matters here. It’s time to call out the global capitalist system as the driver of losses instead. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Restoring habitats is critical to support fish populations in Switzerland. 🐟Check out this interview by Uniaktuell with @conorwaldock.bsky.social and myself on how species distribution models can help us in identifying priority regions for conservation and restoration of fish habitats.
Die Schweizer #Fischbestände sind, insbesondere durch die Verbauung der #Gewässer gefährdet. Ein Projekt der @wyssacademy.bsky.social, #unibern & @eawag.bsky.social setzt sich für die Renaturierung ein, um die Lebensräume der heimischen Fischarten zu bewahren.
www.uniaktuell.unibe.ch/2025/hier_lo...
www.uniaktuell.unibe.ch/2025/hier_lo...
March 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Restoring habitats is critical to support fish populations in Switzerland. 🐟Check out this interview by Uniaktuell with @conorwaldock.bsky.social and myself on how species distribution models can help us in identifying priority regions for conservation and restoration of fish habitats.
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Die Schweizer #Fischbestände sind, insbesondere durch die Verbauung der #Gewässer gefährdet. Ein Projekt der @wyssacademy.bsky.social, #unibern & @eawag.bsky.social setzt sich für die Renaturierung ein, um die Lebensräume der heimischen Fischarten zu bewahren.
www.uniaktuell.unibe.ch/2025/hier_lo...
www.uniaktuell.unibe.ch/2025/hier_lo...
March 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Die Schweizer #Fischbestände sind, insbesondere durch die Verbauung der #Gewässer gefährdet. Ein Projekt der @wyssacademy.bsky.social, #unibern & @eawag.bsky.social setzt sich für die Renaturierung ein, um die Lebensräume der heimischen Fischarten zu bewahren.
www.uniaktuell.unibe.ch/2025/hier_lo...
www.uniaktuell.unibe.ch/2025/hier_lo...
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Let's talk about this Nature piece in more detail.
I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Three AI-powered steps to faster, smarter peer review
Tired of spending countless hours on peer reviews? An AI-assisted workflow could help.
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Let's talk about this Nature piece in more detail.
I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Deconstructing the geography of human impacts on species’ natural distribution 🌎🌐🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Deconstructing the geography of human impacts on species’ natural distribution - Nature Communications
Explainable Artificial Intelligence can improve conservation decisions by revealing hidden insights to where human impacts on biodiversity are greatest. In this investigation of freshwater fish in Swi...
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Deconstructing the geography of human impacts on species’ natural distribution 🌎🌐🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The Barbatula #fish species newly discovered by researchers @unibern.bsky.social @wyssacademy.bsky.social #NaturhistorischesMuseumBern
@eawag.bsky.social now have #names!
They are called «fluvicola» und «ommata».
mediarelations.unibe.ch/media_releas...
@eawag.bsky.social now have #names!
They are called «fluvicola» und «ommata».
mediarelations.unibe.ch/media_releas...
March 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The Barbatula #fish species newly discovered by researchers @unibern.bsky.social @wyssacademy.bsky.social #NaturhistorischesMuseumBern
@eawag.bsky.social now have #names!
They are called «fluvicola» und «ommata».
mediarelations.unibe.ch/media_releas...
@eawag.bsky.social now have #names!
They are called «fluvicola» und «ommata».
mediarelations.unibe.ch/media_releas...
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Can Higher Education be Decolonised? A forthcoming book describes attempts to apply decolonial practices at the University of Bristol. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/can-highe...
Can Higher Education be Decolonised
This open access book critically reflects on what it has meant to embark on a process of decolonising higher education at a Global North institution – namely th…
www.bloomsbury.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Can Higher Education be Decolonised? A forthcoming book describes attempts to apply decolonial practices at the University of Bristol. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/can-highe...
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
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Occurrence records currently available may be insufficient to capture the latitudinal gradient of marine diversity. Computer simulations show that sampling bias persists even with the use of different richness estimators.
🌎🧪🦑
#Macroecology
#MarineEcology
👇 Out now in GEB!
🌎🧪🦑
#Macroecology
#MarineEcology
👇 Out now in GEB!
Sampling Simulation in a Virtual Ocean Reveals Strong Sampling Effect in Marine Diversity Patterns
Aim Undersampling and other sources of sampling bias pose significant issues in marine macroecology, particularly when shaping conservation and management decisions. Yet, determining the extent to w...
doi.org
January 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Occurrence records currently available may be insufficient to capture the latitudinal gradient of marine diversity. Computer simulations show that sampling bias persists even with the use of different richness estimators.
🌎🧪🦑
#Macroecology
#MarineEcology
👇 Out now in GEB!
🌎🧪🦑
#Macroecology
#MarineEcology
👇 Out now in GEB!
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The professional society for microbiologists began stripping content about Black, female, and LGBTQ+ scientists from its website in the last few days, angering its members and highlighting the reach of President Trump’s directives.
Removal of DEI content from a microbiology group’s website shows reach of Trump executive orders
The professional society for microbiologists stripped content about Black, female, and LGBTQ scientists from its website
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February 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The professional society for microbiologists began stripping content about Black, female, and LGBTQ+ scientists from its website in the last few days, angering its members and highlighting the reach of President Trump’s directives.
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Well the award for most cowardly, boot-lickingest academic society has squarely gone to the American Society of Microbiology, who has taken down features of various non-white scientists. Absolutely pathetic behavior. Those articles are now coming up as “under review”. Truly sickening cowardice here.
February 3, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Well the award for most cowardly, boot-lickingest academic society has squarely gone to the American Society of Microbiology, who has taken down features of various non-white scientists. Absolutely pathetic behavior. Those articles are now coming up as “under review”. Truly sickening cowardice here.
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Take part in choosing the names of two new fish species that researchers have recently discovered: www.aqua.iee.unibe.ch/research/res...
Researchers from #unibern @wyssacademy.bsky.social #NaturhistorischesMuseumBern @eawag.bsky.social have discovered two new #fish species. You can actively take part in naming them!
Learn more in the interview with biologist Bárbara Calegari: sohub.io/83u0.
Learn more in the interview with biologist Bárbara Calegari: sohub.io/83u0.
January 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Take part in choosing the names of two new fish species that researchers have recently discovered: www.aqua.iee.unibe.ch/research/res...
Help us choose a name for a new fish species hiding in Swiss rivers and lakes!
Led by Bárbara Calegari, we discovered two species of small but beautiful stone loaches (Barbatula).
Overlooked for hundreds of years, but now properly documented.
The first step to protecting biodiversity.
Led by Bárbara Calegari, we discovered two species of small but beautiful stone loaches (Barbatula).
Overlooked for hundreds of years, but now properly documented.
The first step to protecting biodiversity.
Researchers from #unibern @wyssacademy.bsky.social #NaturhistorischesMuseumBern @eawag.bsky.social have discovered two new #fish species. You can actively take part in naming them!
Learn more in the interview with biologist Bárbara Calegari: sohub.io/83u0.
Learn more in the interview with biologist Bárbara Calegari: sohub.io/83u0.
January 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Help us choose a name for a new fish species hiding in Swiss rivers and lakes!
Led by Bárbara Calegari, we discovered two species of small but beautiful stone loaches (Barbatula).
Overlooked for hundreds of years, but now properly documented.
The first step to protecting biodiversity.
Led by Bárbara Calegari, we discovered two species of small but beautiful stone loaches (Barbatula).
Overlooked for hundreds of years, but now properly documented.
The first step to protecting biodiversity.
Reposted by Conor Waldock
Excited to announce this new article, a comprehensive review of recent research on post-growth — the science of wellbeing within planetary boundaries. Published in the Lancet Planetary Health with a brilliant team of authors. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Post-growth: the science of wellbeing within planetary boundaries
There are increasing concerns that continued economic growth in high-income countries
might not be environmentally sustainable, socially beneficial, or economically achievable.
In this Review, we expl...
www.thelancet.com
January 22, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Excited to announce this new article, a comprehensive review of recent research on post-growth — the science of wellbeing within planetary boundaries. Published in the Lancet Planetary Health with a brilliant team of authors. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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ICYMI: The Africa-UBC Oceans and Fisheries Visiting Fellows Program offers Fellows $23K in funding for research, travel, & accommodations. Apply for 2025! 🌊 bit.ly/blog197sau
Visiting Fellows selected for inaugural cohort of the Africa-UBC Oceans and Fisheries Visiting Fellows Program | Sea Around Us
The Africa-UBC Visiting Fellows Program came about as the brainchild of Drs Rashid Sumaila and Daniel Pauly.
bit.ly
January 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
ICYMI: The Africa-UBC Oceans and Fisheries Visiting Fellows Program offers Fellows $23K in funding for research, travel, & accommodations. Apply for 2025! 🌊 bit.ly/blog197sau
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An interesting read in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social
Extinction of experience among ecologists
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Extinction of experience among ecologists
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Extinction of experience among ecologists
Fieldwork-based research and education in ecology are under multiple threats and are progressively declining. We call for greater attention to this ongoing loss of direct field experience within the ecology community, as it could have widespread consequences for science and education, ultimately hindering efforts to address the ongoing biodiversity crisis.
www.cell.com
January 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
An interesting read in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social
Extinction of experience among ecologists
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Extinction of experience among ecologists
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
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Interesting to see the argument that #patriarchy is a key cause in environmental degradation and effectiveness in #conservation of #biodiversity and that this extends to knowledge production as well. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Mapping the patriarchy in conservation - npj Biodiversity
npj Biodiversity - Mapping the patriarchy in conservation
www.nature.com
December 26, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Interesting to see the argument that #patriarchy is a key cause in environmental degradation and effectiveness in #conservation of #biodiversity and that this extends to knowledge production as well. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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AI offers powerful tools for #conservation but also poses risks—bias, resource demands, and unintended impacts on #biodiversity. 🦤🌍🌐
A thoughtful analysis of the risks of #AI in and around conservation. We hear a lot about the positives, and for my research, machine learning has been a game changer. This article brings a broader perspective
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Beyond the Hype: Navigating the Conservation Implications of Artificial Intelligence
Conservation AI—the deliberate application of artificial intelligence technology to achieve conservation goals—has great potential to boost productivity, make existing conservation actions more effic...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 24, 2024 at 3:08 AM
AI offers powerful tools for #conservation but also poses risks—bias, resource demands, and unintended impacts on #biodiversity. 🦤🌍🌐
Reposted by Conor Waldock
PhD Studentship Scholarship Opportunity!
🧑🏾🔬 This programme offers 4-year fully-funded PhD studentships to support Black British researchers.
💻 For more information and to apply, visit: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
#ExeterCEC 🧪
🧑🏾🔬 This programme offers 4-year fully-funded PhD studentships to support Black British researchers.
💻 For more information and to apply, visit: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
#ExeterCEC 🧪
December 23, 2024 at 11:33 AM
PhD Studentship Scholarship Opportunity!
🧑🏾🔬 This programme offers 4-year fully-funded PhD studentships to support Black British researchers.
💻 For more information and to apply, visit: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
#ExeterCEC 🧪
🧑🏾🔬 This programme offers 4-year fully-funded PhD studentships to support Black British researchers.
💻 For more information and to apply, visit: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
#ExeterCEC 🧪