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Steve Carver
@landethics.bsky.social

Wildernista. Rewilding. Geographer. GIS. Old motorbikes.
Professor of Rewilding and Wilderness Science, School of Geography @universityofleeds.bsky.social Co-Chair or IUCM CEM Rewilding Thematic Group.

Environmental science 58%
Geography 16%

Reposted by Steve Carver

Australia’s land-use change is steadily shrinking and fragmenting native habitat, especially along the east coast and in the north.

Even where land isn’t fully cleared, fragmentation leaves wildlife more vulnerable to fire, heat and collapse — outpacing conservation efforts.
Australia’s land-use squeeze
Mongabay recently launched the Australian Biodiversity Special Reporting Project, which will produce sustained, high-quality journalism on Australia’s unique wildlife, ecosystems, and the threats…
news.mongabay.com

And relevance!

Hi Tom… it was very tongue in cheek post …I will have zero to do with Reform. Wouldn’t touch em with a barge pole as sh1t sticks!

What??? I could advise #Reform too, but it wouldn't be on their nature policies but on the nature of their policies. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Reform UK enlists Boris Johnson ally to write party nature policies
Exclusive: Ben Goldsmith will work on issues including fishing and green belt preservation to attract green Tories
eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com

…and if curlew ate grouse…?

Me too… is like Baldrick’s poem “The German Guns” some days. 🙄

Exactly! The Land-Wealth-Power Nexus

Me too...

New book on rewilding!

A curated collection of 27 articles published in British Wildlife over the last 5 yrs

So, accessible & nicely produced for a broad readership

And I’m one of the authors. Cheap at the price (£16.99)!
www.britishwildlife.com/wilding/
wilding - British Wildlife
Wilding for Conservation: An Exploration of Rewilding in Britain The complete collection of articles from British WIldlife‘s acclaimed Wilding for Conservation series – an unflinching appraisal of the...
www.britishwildlife.com

Funny… I’ve *never* done this.

Plastic auroch

I did read it. As soon as you posted it. It says "an exhaustive database of European ecological restoration initiatives". Isn't that a claim to being comprehensive? Just trying to understand what it gives us.

Out of how many surveys sent? How did you sample? Is it really "exhaustive"?

Just 3 in the UK?

"The takeaway from our Norwegian colleagues is clear. We cannot turn back the clock to a time before human influence. "Rewilding" in the sense of abandoning management often leads to the loss of vulnerable species and the overgrowth of cherished landscapes."
Clear misunderstanding of rewilding.

Think you mean "trash" campers. Genuine wild campers follow the LNT principles lnt.org/why/7-princi...
7 Principles - Leave No Trace
The 7 Principles The 7 Principles of Leave No Trace provide an easily understood framework of minimum impact practices for anyone visiting the outdoors. The Principles can be applied anywhere — from r...
lnt.org

So much to unpick in this “info”graphic I really don’t know where to start…

Reposted by Steve Carver

Eventbrite research www.eventbrite.com/social-study...:
79% of participants say it's important that events feel spontaneous or unpredictable
44% say spontaneity helps them feel more present ...

My tours are researched & planned but free-flowing & unique to the occasion & participants.

...and today's #Greenland paper
Mikkelsen, N., Carver, S., Woodward, J. and Christiansen, H.H., 2001. Periglacial processes in the Mestersvig region, central East Greenland. Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin, 189, pp.115-121. doi.org/10.34194/ggu... geusjournals.org/index.php/gg...

Looks like the immediate threat has passed but here's today's #Greenland photo... Steve, Ella and Jan on Summit of Dunottar 1700m, Stauning Alps, NE Greenland, August 1989.

As I’ve oft pointed out much to their chagrin.

...and today's #Greenland paper
Woodward, J., Carver, S., Kunzendorf, H. and Bennike, O., 2002. Observations of surge periodicity in East Greenland using molybdenum records from marine sediment cores.
doi.org/10.1144/GSL....

Today's #Greenland picture... icesheet at Kangerlussuaq, 2012
An across-government technical assessment published today recognises that "nature is the foundation of national security" and that "every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse". A rational response to this would be to get very serious about nature recovery.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security
This strategic assessment explores how global biodiversity loss and the collapse of critical ecosystems could affect the UK’s resilience, security and prosperity.
www.gov.uk

...and today's #Greenland research paper is...
Sear, D. and Carver, S., 1996. The release and dispersal of Pb and Zn contaminated sediments within an Arctic braided river system. Applied geochemistry, 11(1-2), pp.187-195. doi.org/10.1016/0883...
Highly relevant given recent news.

Today's #Greenland photo... dog sled and Sirius Patrol, Ittoqqortoormiit, 2004

Bedtime reading for Donald…

#Greenland 1989 Have always loved this shot.
Kap Petersen Fangshytte, Kong Oscar Fjord.
maps.app.goo.gl/m3Lg2cMArAuN...