Forests Forever
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Forests across the planet are under threat. We need to act urgently to not only protect our existing forests, but to allow forests to return where they once were.
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The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic
Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. As the new field of environmental neuroscience proves, exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity
www.theguardian.com
The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic. Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. Exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity.
Includes a quote by @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social
Includes a quote by @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social
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Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
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February 12, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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Eight years ago today 🌿
Etlingera elatior (Torch Ginger) blooming in the forest preserve near Ke’anae.
Etlingera elatior (Torch Ginger) blooming in the forest preserve near Ke’anae.
February 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Eight years ago today 🌿
Etlingera elatior (Torch Ginger) blooming in the forest preserve near Ke’anae.
Etlingera elatior (Torch Ginger) blooming in the forest preserve near Ke’anae.
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Top tip: if you ever hear anyone talking about the "need to defend Western values," rest assured that they hold views functionally indistinguishable from the Taliban.
February 12, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Top tip: if you ever hear anyone talking about the "need to defend Western values," rest assured that they hold views functionally indistinguishable from the Taliban.
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No shit, no kidding:
"Poorly designed tree-planting campaigns could do more harm than good, according to Stanford researcher and others"
Fun fact: restoring ecosystems work, but no money being made, so fuck it!
"Poorly designed tree-planting campaigns could do more harm than good, according to Stanford researcher and others"
Fun fact: restoring ecosystems work, but no money being made, so fuck it!
When planting trees threatens the forest
The first-of-its-kind study reveals that subsidies for the planting of commercially valuable tree plantations in Chile resulted in the loss of biologically valuable natural forests and little, if any,...
news.stanford.edu
February 12, 2026 at 12:20 PM
No shit, no kidding:
"Poorly designed tree-planting campaigns could do more harm than good, according to Stanford researcher and others"
Fun fact: restoring ecosystems work, but no money being made, so fuck it!
"Poorly designed tree-planting campaigns could do more harm than good, according to Stanford researcher and others"
Fun fact: restoring ecosystems work, but no money being made, so fuck it!
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Across the Irish countryside, hedgerows are constantly being annihilated.
So often, these are the last wildlife refuges in a landscape denuded of habitat.
Just where is nature supposed to go?
So often, these are the last wildlife refuges in a landscape denuded of habitat.
Just where is nature supposed to go?
February 12, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Across the Irish countryside, hedgerows are constantly being annihilated.
So often, these are the last wildlife refuges in a landscape denuded of habitat.
Just where is nature supposed to go?
So often, these are the last wildlife refuges in a landscape denuded of habitat.
Just where is nature supposed to go?
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"The fact that the 1.5C limit was surpassed in 2024 despite many #climate projections forecasting a breach later, underscores how rapidly climate change is
advancing...
warming itself appears to be accelerating: the rate
has risen from roughly ~0.05C per decade
in the mid-20thCen to ~0.31C per dec"
advancing...
warming itself appears to be accelerating: the rate
has risen from roughly ~0.05C per decade
in the mid-20thCen to ~0.31C per dec"
The risk of a hothouse Earth trajectory
Earth’s climate is now departing from the stable conditions that supported human civilization
for millennia. Crossing critical temperature thresholds may trigger self-reinforcing
feedbacks and tipping...
www.cell.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:07 AM
"The fact that the 1.5C limit was surpassed in 2024 despite many #climate projections forecasting a breach later, underscores how rapidly climate change is
advancing...
warming itself appears to be accelerating: the rate
has risen from roughly ~0.05C per decade
in the mid-20thCen to ~0.31C per dec"
advancing...
warming itself appears to be accelerating: the rate
has risen from roughly ~0.05C per decade
in the mid-20thCen to ~0.31C per dec"
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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: Coral Reef Stewardship; Recreational Fishing; Sea Turtle Testing (Biscayne National Park, Homestead FL)
See here for details: www.thecoralreefresearchhub.com/021220260700...
#internships #coralreefs #careers #seaturtles #marinebiology #fisheries #coral #fishandwildlife
See here for details: www.thecoralreefresearchhub.com/021220260700...
#internships #coralreefs #careers #seaturtles #marinebiology #fisheries #coral #fishandwildlife
February 12, 2026 at 8:30 AM
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: Coral Reef Stewardship; Recreational Fishing; Sea Turtle Testing (Biscayne National Park, Homestead FL)
See here for details: www.thecoralreefresearchhub.com/021220260700...
#internships #coralreefs #careers #seaturtles #marinebiology #fisheries #coral #fishandwildlife
See here for details: www.thecoralreefresearchhub.com/021220260700...
#internships #coralreefs #careers #seaturtles #marinebiology #fisheries #coral #fishandwildlife
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Greenhouse gases endanger human health and welfare
February 12, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Greenhouse gases endanger human health and welfare
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🚨 Check out our new whitepaper from The Center for Environment, Community, & Equity that looks at community response to disaster across the US based on our research with service corps members and volunteers working with AmeriCorps this past summer.
cece.american.edu/cece-whitepa...
cece.american.edu/cece-whitepa...
CECE Whitepaper No. 4: Understanding Community Response to Disaster: Results from Three AmeriCorps Programs - Center for Environment, Community, & Equity (CECE)
AmeriCorps members and volunteers engage in community response to disaster across the United States. How do they explain the skills they use, the motivations that urge them to respond, and their exper...
cece.american.edu
February 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
🚨 Check out our new whitepaper from The Center for Environment, Community, & Equity that looks at community response to disaster across the US based on our research with service corps members and volunteers working with AmeriCorps this past summer.
cece.american.edu/cece-whitepa...
cece.american.edu/cece-whitepa...
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Uncertainty is not your friend: In a new paper published in One Earth, scientists argue that uncertainties in climate projections mean Earth system components could be at a higher risk than we think of reaching crucial tipping points. 🌊
eos.org/articles/ear...
eos.org/articles/ear...
Earth’s Climate May Go from Greenhouse to Hothouse - Eos
Uncertainty in climate models could mean Earth systems are perilously close to their tipping points, scientists warn.
eos.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Uncertainty is not your friend: In a new paper published in One Earth, scientists argue that uncertainties in climate projections mean Earth system components could be at a higher risk than we think of reaching crucial tipping points. 🌊
eos.org/articles/ear...
eos.org/articles/ear...
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Your 'doom quote' for today:
"We do not seem to have the slightest understanding of the seriousness of our plight."
www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-vanish...
"We do not seem to have the slightest understanding of the seriousness of our plight."
www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-vanish...
The Vanishing Face of Gaia: A Final... book by James E. Lovelock
Buy a cheap copy of The Vanishing Face of Gaia: A Final... book by James E. Lovelock. The global temperature is rising, the ice caps are melting, and levels of pollution across the world have reached ...
www.thriftbooks.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Your 'doom quote' for today:
"We do not seem to have the slightest understanding of the seriousness of our plight."
www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-vanish...
"We do not seem to have the slightest understanding of the seriousness of our plight."
www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-vanish...
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Frightening new paper by leading planetary scientists warning of cascading risks in the #climate system 😱
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I previously explored the connectedness of key earth processes in this thread below 🧵
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I previously explored the connectedness of key earth processes in this thread below 🧵
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Frightening new paper by leading planetary scientists warning of cascading risks in the #climate system 😱
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I previously explored the connectedness of key earth processes in this thread below 🧵
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I previously explored the connectedness of key earth processes in this thread below 🧵
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Overwhelming #cold & #freeze has caused extensive damage to our agriculture - ~Billion in losses - on top of extreme #drought has prompted a State of Emergency for #Florida. But what does that mean? It means our farmers will have access to help quickly, to ease the burden and minimize losses.
February 11, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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The sun went away this afternoon 🙁 Sooo I decided to post one with a bit of natural lighting. ☀️😎
📍 #Oregon
#mushrooms #fungifriends #fungiphotography #naturephotography
📍 #Oregon
#mushrooms #fungifriends #fungiphotography #naturephotography
February 11, 2026 at 12:16 AM
The sun went away this afternoon 🙁 Sooo I decided to post one with a bit of natural lighting. ☀️😎
📍 #Oregon
#mushrooms #fungifriends #fungiphotography #naturephotography
📍 #Oregon
#mushrooms #fungifriends #fungiphotography #naturephotography
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"In October, the government classified the AMOC collapse as a national security risk. It amounts to a reckoning with national survival."
And a major #AMOC change would seriously impact the world at large, even the tropics - not just Iceland. 🌊
www.adn.com/nation-world...
And a major #AMOC change would seriously impact the world at large, even the tropics - not just Iceland. 🌊
www.adn.com/nation-world...
How a warming planet could turn Iceland into a glacier
The disruption of a current that carries heat north from the tropics would make much of the world hotter while turning Iceland into “one giant glacier.”
www.adn.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:53 AM
"In October, the government classified the AMOC collapse as a national security risk. It amounts to a reckoning with national survival."
And a major #AMOC change would seriously impact the world at large, even the tropics - not just Iceland. 🌊
www.adn.com/nation-world...
And a major #AMOC change would seriously impact the world at large, even the tropics - not just Iceland. 🌊
www.adn.com/nation-world...
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Death cult does it's thing.
Trump to repeal Obama-era finding foundational to US #climate rules
Climate groups vow to fight rollback of 2009 finding determining CO2 and other greenhouse gases harm health
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump to repeal Obama-era finding foundational to US #climate rules
Climate groups vow to fight rollback of 2009 finding determining CO2 and other greenhouse gases harm health
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump to repeal Obama-era finding foundational to US climate rules
Climate groups vow to fight rollback of 2009 finding determining CO2 and other greenhouse gases harm health
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Death cult does it's thing.
Trump to repeal Obama-era finding foundational to US #climate rules
Climate groups vow to fight rollback of 2009 finding determining CO2 and other greenhouse gases harm health
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump to repeal Obama-era finding foundational to US #climate rules
Climate groups vow to fight rollback of 2009 finding determining CO2 and other greenhouse gases harm health
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The German forest study analysed data collected at 13 plots over 24 years and found that as forest floor soils dry and warm, they absorb more methane due to the increased pore size which makes the gas more accessible to microbes in the soil.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#methane #forests
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#methane #forests
Trend analysis of methane uptake in 13 forest soils based on up to 24 years of field measurements in south-west Germany
Methane (CH₄) plays a crucial role in global climate dynamics as a potent greenhouse gas. Forest soils are the most important terrestrial CH4-sinks, y…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:18 PM
The German forest study analysed data collected at 13 plots over 24 years and found that as forest floor soils dry and warm, they absorb more methane due to the increased pore size which makes the gas more accessible to microbes in the soil.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#methane #forests
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#methane #forests
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Your 'moment of doom' for Feb. 11, 2026 ~ The sound of trees.
"Ancient forests were devastated, as was the unique biodiversity in the area. These are ancient giants that have stood undisturbed for thousands of years."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
"Ancient forests were devastated, as was the unique biodiversity in the area. These are ancient giants that have stood undisturbed for thousands of years."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Some of world’s oldest trees hit by climate-fuelled wildfires in Patagonia
Wildfires that left 23 people dead were made about three times more likely by global heating, researchers say
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for Feb. 11, 2026 ~ The sound of trees.
"Ancient forests were devastated, as was the unique biodiversity in the area. These are ancient giants that have stood undisturbed for thousands of years."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
"Ancient forests were devastated, as was the unique biodiversity in the area. These are ancient giants that have stood undisturbed for thousands of years."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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And yesterday brought me a slime mould, the tiny pinheads of Comatricha nigra in vast profusion in our local Kent woodland. #slimemould #slimemold #fungifriends #naturephotography #myxomycetes #mycology
February 10, 2026 at 2:26 PM
And yesterday brought me a slime mould, the tiny pinheads of Comatricha nigra in vast profusion in our local Kent woodland. #slimemould #slimemold #fungifriends #naturephotography #myxomycetes #mycology
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Peter Mandelson's official role in Gordon Brown's government was actually not that far away from his unauthorised dealings with Jeffrey Epstein. This week's column digs up some inconvenient truths and suggests the problem is much deeper than we're told.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There is a lot of convenient amnesia about Peter Mandelson’s New Labour days. Let’s jog some memories | George Monbiot
Yes, he betrayed the national interest in his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein – but also in his sanctioned role as enabler of corporate power, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Peter Mandelson's official role in Gordon Brown's government was actually not that far away from his unauthorised dealings with Jeffrey Epstein. This week's column digs up some inconvenient truths and suggests the problem is much deeper than we're told.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Seen along the Chassell Fitness Trail in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula at a warmer time for #MushroomMonday
February 9, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Seen along the Chassell Fitness Trail in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula at a warmer time for #MushroomMonday
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Instead of pushing ahead with the expansion of the grid, as most people would probably do, we have a minister who is curbing the expansion of photovoltaics and wind power so that the energy transition continues to proceed at a snail's pace so it matches the weak grid.
www.t-online.de/heim-garten/...
www.t-online.de/heim-garten/...
Reiche plant Vollbremsung: Ministerin will massive Hürden für Wind- und Solaranlangen
Wirtschaftsministerin Katherina Reiche plant, den Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien deutlich zu erschweren. Viele Projekte könnten dadurch nicht mehr finanzierbar werden.
www.t-online.de
February 9, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Instead of pushing ahead with the expansion of the grid, as most people would probably do, we have a minister who is curbing the expansion of photovoltaics and wind power so that the energy transition continues to proceed at a snail's pace so it matches the weak grid.
www.t-online.de/heim-garten/...
www.t-online.de/heim-garten/...
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The Green Party are favourites to win in Gorton and Denton.
Hannah Spencer - a local plumber - who cares about her community.
We have a plan to lower bills, defend our NHS and rebuild our public services.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=F1f-...
Hannah Spencer - a local plumber - who cares about her community.
We have a plan to lower bills, defend our NHS and rebuild our public services.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=F1f-...
Starmer KNEW about Mandelson! | Hannah Spencer and Zack Polanski rally voters in Gorton & Denton
YouTube video by Manchester Evening News
m.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The Green Party are favourites to win in Gorton and Denton.
Hannah Spencer - a local plumber - who cares about her community.
We have a plan to lower bills, defend our NHS and rebuild our public services.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=F1f-...
Hannah Spencer - a local plumber - who cares about her community.
We have a plan to lower bills, defend our NHS and rebuild our public services.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=F1f-...