JerryLWales
@jerrylwales.bsky.social
Career in woodlands and conservation, mostly with Coed Cadw - the Woodland Trust in Wales, recently working in landuse policy, but now retired. Also on Linkedin, have ditched X. Trustee for Money for Madagascar
Need to challenge this pressure to urbanise everywhere - promoting active travel should not mean tarmac, heavy duty barriers and street lighting everywhere, especially not in woodland.
A cycle campaign group is at odds with a Welsh council about a shared-use path coming to a much-loved woodland
Cycle campaign group at odds with council over woodland plan
Richard Youle Local Democracy Reporter A cycle campaign group is at odds with a Welsh council about a shared-use path coming to a much-loved woodland. Swansea Bay cycle campaign group Wheelrights wrot...
nation.cymru
November 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Need to challenge this pressure to urbanise everywhere - promoting active travel should not mean tarmac, heavy duty barriers and street lighting everywhere, especially not in woodland.
COPout 30
"But let us be clear. The conference was a failure. Its outcome, the decision text known as the Global Mutirão or Global Collective Effort, is, in essence, a form of climate denial."
My latest: #COP30, global climate politics, and what happens next — for @theguardian.com
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November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
COPout 30
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We might have FINALLY met our match…
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
November 19, 2024 at 7:47 PM
We might have FINALLY met our match…
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
My father, who died recently , left an extensive collection of colour slides from the 1960s and 7os -people walkin...... around Stonehenge in 1977 , More on www.flickr.com/photos/16749...
November 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
My father, who died recently , left an extensive collection of colour slides from the 1960s and 7os -people walkin...... around Stonehenge in 1977 , More on www.flickr.com/photos/16749...
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“Governments could continue with a model that prioritises growth at all costs, leaving people vulnerable to crises and inequality. Or they could be guided by principles that put wellbeing, fairness and ecological resilience at the core.”
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
“Governments could continue with a model that prioritises growth at all costs, leaving people vulnerable to crises and inequality. Or they could be guided by principles that put wellbeing, fairness and ecological resilience at the core.”
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#speciesaday no. 675 is Silky Rosegill (Volvariella bombycina). I have only seen this once at Ebernoe Common in 2016, growing out of a hole in a Beech tree. It really reminded me of some sort of coconut dessert! www.panspecieslisting.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#speciesaday no. 675 is Silky Rosegill (Volvariella bombycina). I have only seen this once at Ebernoe Common in 2016, growing out of a hole in a Beech tree. It really reminded me of some sort of coconut dessert! www.panspecieslisting.com
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A huge part of the debate around Mahmood’s asylum plans is being missed: these proposals risk fuelling a shadow economy of exploitation – and making it even harder for trafficking victims to come forward.
@antislavery.org @atleu.bsky.social @amnestyuk.bsky.social
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@antislavery.org @atleu.bsky.social @amnestyuk.bsky.social
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Shabana Mahmood's Asylum Plans Will Put Human Trafficking Victims at Risk, Warn Anti-Slavery Groups
Leading anti-slavery organisations have told Byline Times that the new measures could allow trafficking and forced labour to thrive
bylinetimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A huge part of the debate around Mahmood’s asylum plans is being missed: these proposals risk fuelling a shadow economy of exploitation – and making it even harder for trafficking victims to come forward.
@antislavery.org @atleu.bsky.social @amnestyuk.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/s...
@antislavery.org @atleu.bsky.social @amnestyuk.bsky.social
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In Parliament last night launching our research with @pcsunion.bsky.social which shows that when we support refugees to rebuild their lives, Britain thrives too.
#TogetherWithRefugees
Read the report here: togetherwithrefugees.org.uk/welcoming-gr...
#TogetherWithRefugees
Read the report here: togetherwithrefugees.org.uk/welcoming-gr...
November 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
In Parliament last night launching our research with @pcsunion.bsky.social which shows that when we support refugees to rebuild their lives, Britain thrives too.
#TogetherWithRefugees
Read the report here: togetherwithrefugees.org.uk/welcoming-gr...
#TogetherWithRefugees
Read the report here: togetherwithrefugees.org.uk/welcoming-gr...
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Forests drive agricultural success, not conflict, report shows.
@FAO.org -led report says protecting and restoring forests is crucial to boosting climate-resilient agriculture, rural livelihoods and global food and water security.
📰 www.fao.org/newsroom/det...
📗 doi.org/10.4060/cd75...
#COP30
@FAO.org -led report says protecting and restoring forests is crucial to boosting climate-resilient agriculture, rural livelihoods and global food and water security.
📰 www.fao.org/newsroom/det...
📗 doi.org/10.4060/cd75...
#COP30
November 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Forests drive agricultural success, not conflict, report shows.
@FAO.org -led report says protecting and restoring forests is crucial to boosting climate-resilient agriculture, rural livelihoods and global food and water security.
📰 www.fao.org/newsroom/det...
📗 doi.org/10.4060/cd75...
#COP30
@FAO.org -led report says protecting and restoring forests is crucial to boosting climate-resilient agriculture, rural livelihoods and global food and water security.
📰 www.fao.org/newsroom/det...
📗 doi.org/10.4060/cd75...
#COP30
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Postcards from our Outreach team who were conducting a survey of ancient woodland on Loch Veyatie in #Assynt recently.⛵
Lots of ancient ‘graveyard/bone' tree specimens found including this 'harp' tree (as christened by Doug). Also an encouraging amount of tree regeneration appearing.🤞
Lots of ancient ‘graveyard/bone' tree specimens found including this 'harp' tree (as christened by Doug). Also an encouraging amount of tree regeneration appearing.🤞
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Postcards from our Outreach team who were conducting a survey of ancient woodland on Loch Veyatie in #Assynt recently.⛵
Lots of ancient ‘graveyard/bone' tree specimens found including this 'harp' tree (as christened by Doug). Also an encouraging amount of tree regeneration appearing.🤞
Lots of ancient ‘graveyard/bone' tree specimens found including this 'harp' tree (as christened by Doug). Also an encouraging amount of tree regeneration appearing.🤞
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Planetary health contributions often assume a single universal reality, but Indigenous movements and scholars propose many realities.
In my latest blog post, I explore why embracing multiple ontologies in planetary health could transform how we respond to climate and health crises.
Read here 👇
In my latest blog post, I explore why embracing multiple ontologies in planetary health could transform how we respond to climate and health crises.
Read here 👇
In the newest contribution to the #planetaryhealth series on 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴, author @pimientac.bsky.social examines a theory of planetary health that acknowledges a “world of many worlds.” Might acknowledging relational and communication issues provide solutions for #ecologicalproblems?
November 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Planetary health contributions often assume a single universal reality, but Indigenous movements and scholars propose many realities.
In my latest blog post, I explore why embracing multiple ontologies in planetary health could transform how we respond to climate and health crises.
Read here 👇
In my latest blog post, I explore why embracing multiple ontologies in planetary health could transform how we respond to climate and health crises.
Read here 👇
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Wales could face flashpoints similar to the Sycamore Gap tree felling unless Welsh Government strengthens legal protections for trees and woodlands, an independent advisory body has warned
Advisory body calls for urgent action to safeguard Wales’ woodlands
Wales could face flashpoints similar to the Sycamore Gap tree felling unless Welsh Government strengthens legal protections for trees and woodlands, an independent advisory body has warned. The Interi...
nation.cymru
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Wales could face flashpoints similar to the Sycamore Gap tree felling unless Welsh Government strengthens legal protections for trees and woodlands, an independent advisory body has warned
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Climate knowledge has been taken hostage to prevent climate action.
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Climate knowledge has been taken hostage to prevent climate action.
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
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You can also read the accompanying blog post here: appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/11/13/b...
Beaver wetlands create a buzz and a flutter for pollinators
Patrick Cook discusses the impacts of beaver wetlands on pollinator communities, summarising recently-published research. Can beaver wetlands create a buzz and a flutter for pollinators? That’s a q…
appliedecologistsblog.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
You can also read the accompanying blog post here: appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/11/13/b...
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This article is just one reason why I'm a subscriber to @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Independent media is critical now, more than ever, for shining a light where others choose not to.
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🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:20 AM
This article is just one reason why I'm a subscriber to @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Independent media is critical now, more than ever, for shining a light where others choose not to.
Subscribe for yourself, or as a gift for someone, to allow them to continue speaking truth to power
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🤝 With our partners, we have outlined some key areas where we think the Bill should be made clearer, stronger and more ambitious 👉 bit.ly/489uwkg
…as has the CCEI Committee in its Stage 1 report 👉 bit.ly/47yPHvU
…as has the CCEI Committee in its Stage 1 report 👉 bit.ly/47yPHvU
Briefings on the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Wales Environment Link
Briefings on this page set out WEL and Green Alliance’s positions on the Environmental Governance Bill. The Bill has been eagerly awaited, and there is significant public interest in the Bill ensuring...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
🤝 With our partners, we have outlined some key areas where we think the Bill should be made clearer, stronger and more ambitious 👉 bit.ly/489uwkg
…as has the CCEI Committee in its Stage 1 report 👉 bit.ly/47yPHvU
…as has the CCEI Committee in its Stage 1 report 👉 bit.ly/47yPHvU
Control of imports and biosecurity are the only solutions. Once these pests are here we have to learn to live with them. Spraying whole trees with pesticide is ineffective, dangerous and devastating to other wildlife.
Our expert has taken a closer look at how OPM 'took hold' in the UK 👇
FULL FEATURE: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/for...
FULL FEATURE: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/for...
November 12, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Control of imports and biosecurity are the only solutions. Once these pests are here we have to learn to live with them. Spraying whole trees with pesticide is ineffective, dangerous and devastating to other wildlife.
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I too what like to see more impartial climate coverage, but that's not what the BBC's critics are calling for. They want more biased coverage that works in their favour by underplaying the scale of climate risks and the clean energy transition.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I too what like to see more impartial climate coverage, but that's not what the BBC's critics are calling for. They want more biased coverage that works in their favour by underplaying the scale of climate risks and the clean energy transition.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
To survive the BBC needs a country that genuinely believes in democracy and a diverse press - so it should stop sucking up to politicians and their millionaire backers who don't believe in either, and know, like all dictators, that their propaganda falls apart if they allow anyone to challenge it
🔴The BBC’s Attempts to Appease the ‘Right-Wing Coup’ Against It Are Now Seeding Its Own Destruction
By attempting to appease those forces seeking to destroy them, the BBC has helped trigger a crisis that now threatens its very future, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
By attempting to appease those forces seeking to destroy them, the BBC has helped trigger a crisis that now threatens its very future, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
The BBC’s Attempts to Appease the 'Right-Wing Coup' Against It Are Now Seeding Its Own Destruction
By attempting to appease those forces seeking to destroy them, the BBC has helped trigger a crisis that now threatens its very future, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
To survive the BBC needs a country that genuinely believes in democracy and a diverse press - so it should stop sucking up to politicians and their millionaire backers who don't believe in either, and know, like all dictators, that their propaganda falls apart if they allow anyone to challenge it
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🔴‘The BBC’s Surrender to Trump Is a Moment of Existential Weakness’
This latest attack will leave an already weakened BBC in a perilous fight for its future, argues journalist and presenter Matthew Gwyther
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/b...
This latest attack will leave an already weakened BBC in a perilous fight for its future, argues journalist and presenter Matthew Gwyther
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/b...
'The BBC's Surrender to Trump Is a Moment of Existential Weakness'
This latest attack will leave an already weakened BBC in a perilous fight for its future, argues journalist and presenter Matthew Gwyther
bylinetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🔴‘The BBC’s Surrender to Trump Is a Moment of Existential Weakness’
This latest attack will leave an already weakened BBC in a perilous fight for its future, argues journalist and presenter Matthew Gwyther
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/b...
This latest attack will leave an already weakened BBC in a perilous fight for its future, argues journalist and presenter Matthew Gwyther
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/b...
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‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
- “Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP" says Simon Stiell
#COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- “Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP" says Simon Stiell
#COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
- “Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP" says Simon Stiell
#COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- “Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP" says Simon Stiell
#COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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@kakape.bsky.social KSJ '24, shares actionable tips for journalists seeking to reduce the harm of misinformation.
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The Lies Have It: Advice for Journalists Approaching Misinformation
Kai Kupferschmidt, KSJ '24, shares actionable tips for journalists seeking to reduce the harm of misinformation.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
@kakape.bsky.social KSJ '24, shares actionable tips for journalists seeking to reduce the harm of misinformation.
ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/10...
ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/10...
Great answer. No one wants to recognise the cost of doing nothing
Trevor Philips, "Prime Minister Keir Starmer is coming back from #COP30 having refused to put money into the tropical forest fund on the grounds that we can't afford it. He's right, isn't he?"
Zack Polanski, "No, it's outrageous. When it comes to climate, we have to look at the cost of inaction"
Zack Polanski, "No, it's outrageous. When it comes to climate, we have to look at the cost of inaction"
November 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Great answer. No one wants to recognise the cost of doing nothing