Paul Ganderton
@ecogeog.bsky.social
Researcher #scicomms - politics of biodiversity knowledge @FassUTS; Ecologist (BES), Geographer (FRGS, CGeog), #EnvSci #climate #education. Concerned about the state and fate of the planet and the lies told to continue its decline.
Were detractors just looking for an excuse? A free BBC is too much for the Right - www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Were detractors just looking for an excuse? A free BBC is too much for the Right - www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
As with other harms, environmental harm does fall fall equally on all people - It might be weak and ineffective but it still matters and its the best we've got - theconversation.com/pollution-po...
Pollution, poverty and power: the real cost of environmental inequality in the UK
Cleaner air is progress, but injustice remains. Environmental racism still decides who breathes dirty air, who gets sick and who gets heard
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
As with other harms, environmental harm does fall fall equally on all people - It might be weak and ineffective but it still matters and its the best we've got - theconversation.com/pollution-po...
It might be weak and ineffective but it still matters and its the best we've got #cop30 - theconversation.com/five-key-iss...
Five key issues at the UN climate summit in Brazil – and why they matter to you and the planet
What to look out for at Cop30.
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
It might be weak and ineffective but it still matters and its the best we've got #cop30 - theconversation.com/five-key-iss...
This report seems to have stirred up some thoughts. As researchers, how confident are we of the future? www.elsevier.com/en-gb/insigh...
Researcher of the Future: Confidence in Research
In this report, learn how researchers are adapting to rapid AI change, shifting funding landscapes, and new expectations for collaboration and impact.
www.elsevier.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
This report seems to have stirred up some thoughts. As researchers, how confident are we of the future? www.elsevier.com/en-gb/insigh...
As important as it is to properly acknowledge the role of female scientists, it's even more important to get it right - www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
As important as it is to properly acknowledge the role of female scientists, it's even more important to get it right - www.nature.com/articles/d41...
We can't get accurate #conservation unless we have basic #taxonomy sorted. The case for native bees - theconversation.com/i-discovered...
I discovered a new Australian native bee, but there are still hundreds we need to identify
The discovery of a horned native bee that pollinates a rare plant highlights how little we know about Australian pollinators.
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
We can't get accurate #conservation unless we have basic #taxonomy sorted. The case for native bees - theconversation.com/i-discovered...
Conservation only works if you keep up the effort. Too many areas being abandoned, distorting both impact on #climatechange and #biodiversityloss - www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Conservation abandonment is a policy blind spot - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Amidst the collective push to establish nature conservation initiatives, little attention has been paid to ensuring that they persist over time. The abandonment of conservation commitments is a blind ...
www.nature.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Conservation only works if you keep up the effort. Too many areas being abandoned, distorting both impact on #climatechange and #biodiversityloss - www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Shark nets and lines do more harm than good so why continue? #Queensland not following the science. Drones proving more effective - www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Twice as effective as nets: shark-spotting drones to become ‘permanent fixture’ on Queensland beaches
State government says ‘traditional measures’ like nets and drum lines will continue to be used despite evidence of deadly impact on other marine life
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Shark nets and lines do more harm than good so why continue? #Queensland not following the science. Drones proving more effective - www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"The problem isn’t that we have a deliberately biased BBC, it’s that we have a BBC that has been consciously reduced in its scope and bullied into dumbing down and retreating." @stephenkb.bsky.social's newsletter today
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
"The problem isn’t that we have a deliberately biased BBC, it’s that we have a BBC that has been consciously reduced in its scope and bullied into dumbing down and retreating." @stephenkb.bsky.social's newsletter today
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56 yrs ago today, Canadian climatologist Kenneth Hare gives a talk "Carbon Dioxide and All That" at the University of Toronto.
Fun fact- Hare was in the audience in 1938 when Guy Callendar spoke...
allouryesterdays.info/2025/11/09/n...
Fun fact- Hare was in the audience in 1938 when Guy Callendar spoke...
allouryesterdays.info/2025/11/09/n...
November 10, 1969 - “Carbon Dioxide and All That” - All Our Yesterdays
Fifty six years ago, on this day, November 10th, 1969, climatologist Kenneth Hare gave a talk titled “Carbon Dioxide and All That”. The amount of carbon dioxide in the air was 324ppm. As of 2025, when...
allouryesterdays.info
November 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
56 yrs ago today, Canadian climatologist Kenneth Hare gives a talk "Carbon Dioxide and All That" at the University of Toronto.
Fun fact- Hare was in the audience in 1938 when Guy Callendar spoke...
allouryesterdays.info/2025/11/09/n...
Fun fact- Hare was in the audience in 1938 when Guy Callendar spoke...
allouryesterdays.info/2025/11/09/n...
It would be instructive if those causing the problem would take some responsibility for fixing it - www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chief
Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It would be instructive if those causing the problem would take some responsibility for fixing it - www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Not a total disaster then - theconversation.com/the-un-clima...
The UN climate summits are working – just not in the way their critics think
Many say UN climate summits are pointless. They’re wrong.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Not a total disaster then - theconversation.com/the-un-clima...
Of course we need to address #climatechange. Fix, we need to fix #politics - theconversation.com/how-countrie...
How countries can be held responsible for staying within new legal climate target of 1.5°C
The window of opportunity to limit global warming to 1.5°C is closing. Here’s how countries can be held to account with climate targets.
theconversation.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Of course we need to address #climatechange. Fix, we need to fix #politics - theconversation.com/how-countrie...
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Silence in the face of what is heinous = cowardice.
Speak up and be on the rights side of history, Labor MPs, or become independent, or choose a party that doesn’t punish free speech and dissent!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Speak up and be on the rights side of history, Labor MPs, or become independent, or choose a party that doesn’t punish free speech and dissent!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Fear rules on gambling in Albanese government
Andrew Wilkie has asked the PM to allow a free vote on banning gambling advertising and it appears many Labor MPs would support it.
www.abc.net.au
November 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Silence in the face of what is heinous = cowardice.
Speak up and be on the rights side of history, Labor MPs, or become independent, or choose a party that doesn’t punish free speech and dissent!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Speak up and be on the rights side of history, Labor MPs, or become independent, or choose a party that doesn’t punish free speech and dissent!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#NetZero and other lies: "History tells us that polite incrementalism and political kowtowing will prevail at Cop30 – even as catastrophe unfolds around us" - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Net zero is an insidious loophole that distracts from the scientific imperative to eliminate fossil fuels | Joëlle Gergis
History tells us that polite incrementalism and political kowtowing will prevail at Cop30 – even as catastrophe unfolds around us
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
#NetZero and other lies: "History tells us that polite incrementalism and political kowtowing will prevail at Cop30 – even as catastrophe unfolds around us" - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Undermining useful #climate action from within: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Undermining useful #climate action from within: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Labor’s reform bills run to over 550 pages. This level of complexity means it’s hard to give a definitive answer on what the reforms would do for restoration". Isn't that the point?
Bug or feature? #conservation #scicomms - theconversation.com/wheres-natur...
Bug or feature? #conservation #scicomms - theconversation.com/wheres-natur...
Where’s nature positive? Australia must ensure environment reforms work to restore what’s been lost
Australia is among many countries working to protect and restore nature at scale. But long-awaited environmental law reforms won’t help much as they stand.
theconversation.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
"Labor’s reform bills run to over 550 pages. This level of complexity means it’s hard to give a definitive answer on what the reforms would do for restoration". Isn't that the point?
Bug or feature? #conservation #scicomms - theconversation.com/wheres-natur...
Bug or feature? #conservation #scicomms - theconversation.com/wheres-natur...
"For decades, conservation was focused on stemming how much nature was being lost. But a new era of nature positive env policy is taking hold worldwide .
Really? Positive for what, to whom, and for what ends? I can't see it as more than hot air and distractions. theconversation.com/wheres-natur...
Really? Positive for what, to whom, and for what ends? I can't see it as more than hot air and distractions. theconversation.com/wheres-natur...
Where’s nature positive? Australia must ensure environment reforms work to restore what’s been lost
Australia is among many countries working to protect and restore nature at scale. But long-awaited environmental law reforms won’t help much as they stand.
theconversation.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
"For decades, conservation was focused on stemming how much nature was being lost. But a new era of nature positive env policy is taking hold worldwide .
Really? Positive for what, to whom, and for what ends? I can't see it as more than hot air and distractions. theconversation.com/wheres-natur...
Really? Positive for what, to whom, and for what ends? I can't see it as more than hot air and distractions. theconversation.com/wheres-natur...
"Extreme weather threatens the extraction of critical minerals required to produce clean energy." - www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Climate change is devastating mining of minerals needed to fight it
Extreme weather threatens the extraction of critical minerals required to produce clean energy.
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
"Extreme weather threatens the extraction of critical minerals required to produce clean energy." - www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Great question. Critical minerals - critical for whom? Probably not the miners nor their countries! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How the rush for critical minerals is neglecting human needs
A focus on national security alone is limiting people’s access to key materials.
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Great question. Critical minerals - critical for whom? Probably not the miners nor their countries! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Maybe if the Select Committee thinks it's a serious problem, then maybe it is. The slow bleeding of UK science research - www.science.org/content/arti...
U.K. science sector is ‘bleeding to death,’ lawmakers say in report
House of Lords committee urges government to stem exodus of science and technology companies
www.science.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Maybe if the Select Committee thinks it's a serious problem, then maybe it is. The slow bleeding of UK science research - www.science.org/content/arti...
We're so very keen to alter the coastline we don't often consider the negative side of it - theconversation.com/artificial-d...
Artificial developments weaken coastal resilience – here’s how mapping them can help
The lines of artificial coastal developments might be neat and straight but in reality, they are fragmenting ecosystems and disrupting hydrodynamics.
theconversation.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
We're so very keen to alter the coastline we don't often consider the negative side of it - theconversation.com/artificial-d...
Looks like the truth won't set you free - www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Just Stop Oil protesters convicted after being denied right to state climate facts
Lawyers call for clarity over law as six are found guilty while being stopped from using defence used by fellow activists
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Looks like the truth won't set you free - www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...