We have a new paper useful for tree or carbon modellers. As we suspected, it turns out that biomass models based on planted trees (which likely constitute the majority) cannot be reliably transferred to naturally regenerated forests. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Height-based biomass models differ for naturally regenerated and planted young trees
This study investigated biomass allocation in young stands of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) across 3…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
We have a new paper useful for tree or carbon modellers. As we suspected, it turns out that biomass models based on planted trees (which likely constitute the majority) cannot be reliably transferred to naturally regenerated forests. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Anyone who thinks the invasive species problem is exaggerated, that it's "all just nature", should experience the cemetery that is a native Irish rainforest choked by rhododendron, as so many are.
Invasives are a *human* impact, and one of the top causes of biodiversity loss on Earth.
Invasives are a *human* impact, and one of the top causes of biodiversity loss on Earth.
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Anyone who thinks the invasive species problem is exaggerated, that it's "all just nature", should experience the cemetery that is a native Irish rainforest choked by rhododendron, as so many are.
Invasives are a *human* impact, and one of the top causes of biodiversity loss on Earth.
Invasives are a *human* impact, and one of the top causes of biodiversity loss on Earth.
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A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
October 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
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🌱✨ Agroecology Map App 2.0.2 is here! 🌍💚 Now available in 🇧🇷 Portuguese, 🇫🇷 French, and 🇪🇸 Spanish! Enjoy smoother navigation, ❤️ “Like” button for localizations, and 🚀 faster performance. Let’s grow the global agroecology network together! 🌾🤝🌻 #Agroecology
🔗 agroecologymap.org/mobile
🔗 agroecologymap.org/mobile
October 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
🌱✨ Agroecology Map App 2.0.2 is here! 🌍💚 Now available in 🇧🇷 Portuguese, 🇫🇷 French, and 🇪🇸 Spanish! Enjoy smoother navigation, ❤️ “Like” button for localizations, and 🚀 faster performance. Let’s grow the global agroecology network together! 🌾🤝🌻 #Agroecology
🔗 agroecologymap.org/mobile
🔗 agroecologymap.org/mobile
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Catch us at the #WCA2025, as we join global leaders to discuss how trees can power sustainable development for people and the planet.
Agroforestry for People, Planet and Profit.
📅 20–24 Oct
📍 Kigali, Rwanda
Learn more🔗: https://t.co/0cHhYsksaa
#Trees4Resilience
Agroforestry for People, Planet and Profit.
📅 20–24 Oct
📍 Kigali, Rwanda
Learn more🔗: https://t.co/0cHhYsksaa
#Trees4Resilience
October 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Catch us at the #WCA2025, as we join global leaders to discuss how trees can power sustainable development for people and the planet.
Agroforestry for People, Planet and Profit.
📅 20–24 Oct
📍 Kigali, Rwanda
Learn more🔗: https://t.co/0cHhYsksaa
#Trees4Resilience
Agroforestry for People, Planet and Profit.
📅 20–24 Oct
📍 Kigali, Rwanda
Learn more🔗: https://t.co/0cHhYsksaa
#Trees4Resilience
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🚨Join us on Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 16:00 CEST (Prague) for our 🧪 #forest🍁#ecology seminar, MENDELU, CZ "Landsharing: can #agroforestry enhance #biodiversity?" by Martin Lukac @mtnlkc.bsky.social, University of Reading, UK. Zoom: excellentia.ldf.mendelu.cz/seminar-series. Free. Q&A via chat
September 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🚨Join us on Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 16:00 CEST (Prague) for our 🧪 #forest🍁#ecology seminar, MENDELU, CZ "Landsharing: can #agroforestry enhance #biodiversity?" by Martin Lukac @mtnlkc.bsky.social, University of Reading, UK. Zoom: excellentia.ldf.mendelu.cz/seminar-series. Free. Q&A via chat
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Another favorite from this past winter’s road trip out west, taken along an unplanned detour up the side of Colorado’s Blanca Peak
#TheRoad #BlueSkyArtShow
#IR #Landscape #Mountains
#TheRoad #BlueSkyArtShow
#IR #Landscape #Mountains
September 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Another favorite from this past winter’s road trip out west, taken along an unplanned detour up the side of Colorado’s Blanca Peak
#TheRoad #BlueSkyArtShow
#IR #Landscape #Mountains
#TheRoad #BlueSkyArtShow
#IR #Landscape #Mountains
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So, agree we shouldn't ignore the land used by extractive industries, but there is a metric to compare this apples-to-apples: land use intensity of energy (or electricity). We did a meta-analysis for electricity production if you are interested! journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Land-use intensity of electricity production and tomorrow’s energy landscape
The global energy system has a relatively small land footprint at present, comprising just 0.4% of ice-free land. This pales in comparison to agricultural land use– 30–38% of ice-free land–yet future ...
journals.plos.org
September 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
So, agree we shouldn't ignore the land used by extractive industries, but there is a metric to compare this apples-to-apples: land use intensity of energy (or electricity). We did a meta-analysis for electricity production if you are interested! journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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🌳 Big shoutout to the ReForest team at the 10. Forum Agroforstsysteme!
🎤 Rico Huebner presented the project in a session on climate farming.
📌 Dr. Prajna Kasargodu Anebagilu showcased her poster on agroforestry decision tool!
#Agroforestry #ClimateFarming #HorozonEU
🎤 Rico Huebner presented the project in a session on climate farming.
📌 Dr. Prajna Kasargodu Anebagilu showcased her poster on agroforestry decision tool!
#Agroforestry #ClimateFarming #HorozonEU
September 22, 2025 at 5:53 AM
🌳 Big shoutout to the ReForest team at the 10. Forum Agroforstsysteme!
🎤 Rico Huebner presented the project in a session on climate farming.
📌 Dr. Prajna Kasargodu Anebagilu showcased her poster on agroforestry decision tool!
#Agroforestry #ClimateFarming #HorozonEU
🎤 Rico Huebner presented the project in a session on climate farming.
📌 Dr. Prajna Kasargodu Anebagilu showcased her poster on agroforestry decision tool!
#Agroforestry #ClimateFarming #HorozonEU
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🌳🐑 How can silvopasture really work on an upland beef & sheep farm?
Join us at the ReForest #TrainingHub for a hands-on workshop to exlore
🌿 Design options
🌿 Tree species, trade-offs, constraints
🗺️ Interactive mapping
Hosted by Katie Bliss as part of our Living Labs
🤝 Come share, learn, co-design
Join us at the ReForest #TrainingHub for a hands-on workshop to exlore
🌿 Design options
🌿 Tree species, trade-offs, constraints
🗺️ Interactive mapping
Hosted by Katie Bliss as part of our Living Labs
🤝 Come share, learn, co-design
September 8, 2025 at 5:49 AM
🌳🐑 How can silvopasture really work on an upland beef & sheep farm?
Join us at the ReForest #TrainingHub for a hands-on workshop to exlore
🌿 Design options
🌿 Tree species, trade-offs, constraints
🗺️ Interactive mapping
Hosted by Katie Bliss as part of our Living Labs
🤝 Come share, learn, co-design
Join us at the ReForest #TrainingHub for a hands-on workshop to exlore
🌿 Design options
🌿 Tree species, trade-offs, constraints
🗺️ Interactive mapping
Hosted by Katie Bliss as part of our Living Labs
🤝 Come share, learn, co-design
Reposted by Martin Lukac
🌿 Do your farm trees deliver for your business?
Join us at the Agroforestry Show for a hands-on session with Will Simonson & Rico Hübner 🌳
✅ Farmer stories
✅ Functional metrics
✅ Practical takeaways
🔗 www.agroforestryshow.com
#AgroforestryShow #TreesOnFarms #FarmPlanning #ReForest
Join us at the Agroforestry Show for a hands-on session with Will Simonson & Rico Hübner 🌳
✅ Farmer stories
✅ Functional metrics
✅ Practical takeaways
🔗 www.agroforestryshow.com
#AgroforestryShow #TreesOnFarms #FarmPlanning #ReForest
September 10, 2025 at 5:38 AM
🌿 Do your farm trees deliver for your business?
Join us at the Agroforestry Show for a hands-on session with Will Simonson & Rico Hübner 🌳
✅ Farmer stories
✅ Functional metrics
✅ Practical takeaways
🔗 www.agroforestryshow.com
#AgroforestryShow #TreesOnFarms #FarmPlanning #ReForest
Join us at the Agroforestry Show for a hands-on session with Will Simonson & Rico Hübner 🌳
✅ Farmer stories
✅ Functional metrics
✅ Practical takeaways
🔗 www.agroforestryshow.com
#AgroforestryShow #TreesOnFarms #FarmPlanning #ReForest
@reforestproject.bsky.social is running agroforestry training sessions in a 16th century barn. What a way to connect farming history with producing food today! #AgroforestryShow2025
September 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
@reforestproject.bsky.social is running agroforestry training sessions in a 16th century barn. What a way to connect farming history with producing food today! #AgroforestryShow2025
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Agroforestry is on the rise — but how do we bring it to life on farms?
#ReForest is launching the #TrainingHub at the #AgroforestryShow. This isn’t theory — it’s all about your farm. Real change starts on the land.
📅 Sept 10-11
📍 Find us under the Black Barn
🔗 Full programme: agroforestryshow.com
#ReForest is launching the #TrainingHub at the #AgroforestryShow. This isn’t theory — it’s all about your farm. Real change starts on the land.
📅 Sept 10-11
📍 Find us under the Black Barn
🔗 Full programme: agroforestryshow.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Agroforestry is on the rise — but how do we bring it to life on farms?
#ReForest is launching the #TrainingHub at the #AgroforestryShow. This isn’t theory — it’s all about your farm. Real change starts on the land.
📅 Sept 10-11
📍 Find us under the Black Barn
🔗 Full programme: agroforestryshow.com
#ReForest is launching the #TrainingHub at the #AgroforestryShow. This isn’t theory — it’s all about your farm. Real change starts on the land.
📅 Sept 10-11
📍 Find us under the Black Barn
🔗 Full programme: agroforestryshow.com
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🌳 ReForest joined the 19th North American Agroforestry Conference!
Martin Lukac, our project coordinator showcased
🧩 FarmTree 💰 Financial tools
Field highlights? 🌰 Chestnut–wheat alley cropping 🐑 Silvopasture with rotational grazing
🔗 Dive into updates: agroreforest.eu/event/19th-n...
Martin Lukac, our project coordinator showcased
🧩 FarmTree 💰 Financial tools
Field highlights? 🌰 Chestnut–wheat alley cropping 🐑 Silvopasture with rotational grazing
🔗 Dive into updates: agroreforest.eu/event/19th-n...
August 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🌳 ReForest joined the 19th North American Agroforestry Conference!
Martin Lukac, our project coordinator showcased
🧩 FarmTree 💰 Financial tools
Field highlights? 🌰 Chestnut–wheat alley cropping 🐑 Silvopasture with rotational grazing
🔗 Dive into updates: agroreforest.eu/event/19th-n...
Martin Lukac, our project coordinator showcased
🧩 FarmTree 💰 Financial tools
Field highlights? 🌰 Chestnut–wheat alley cropping 🐑 Silvopasture with rotational grazing
🔗 Dive into updates: agroreforest.eu/event/19th-n...
Reposted by Martin Lukac
I don't always agree with George Monbiot but he's spot on here.
"Labour... wants to rule alone. The result is that most of the time it doesn't rule at all."
2 party politics and FPTP does Britain no good at all. Electors have had enough. Time for change.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"Labour... wants to rule alone. The result is that most of the time it doesn't rule at all."
2 party politics and FPTP does Britain no good at all. Electors have had enough. Time for change.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How we can smash Britain’s two-party system for good at the next election | George Monbiot
Labour is beyond repair. Time for a co-ordinated strategy to support progressive parties committed to electoral reform, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I don't always agree with George Monbiot but he's spot on here.
"Labour... wants to rule alone. The result is that most of the time it doesn't rule at all."
2 party politics and FPTP does Britain no good at all. Electors have had enough. Time for change.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"Labour... wants to rule alone. The result is that most of the time it doesn't rule at all."
2 party politics and FPTP does Britain no good at all. Electors have had enough. Time for change.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Finally....
Burning vegetation on deep peat will be banned under government plans to protect nature and reduce carbon emissions.
Vegetation on peatland is often burned to create habitat for grouse, which like to feed on the fresh shoots of new plants...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Burning vegetation on deep peat will be banned under government plans to protect nature and reduce carbon emissions.
Vegetation on peatland is often burned to create habitat for grouse, which like to feed on the fresh shoots of new plants...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Peatland burning ban aims to protect wildlife and England’s carbon stores
Labour’s measures to ban deep-peat burning aim to safeguard habitats, tackle carbon emissions, and protect wildlife, so why are hunters up in arms?
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Finally....
Burning vegetation on deep peat will be banned under government plans to protect nature and reduce carbon emissions.
Vegetation on peatland is often burned to create habitat for grouse, which like to feed on the fresh shoots of new plants...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Burning vegetation on deep peat will be banned under government plans to protect nature and reduce carbon emissions.
Vegetation on peatland is often burned to create habitat for grouse, which like to feed on the fresh shoots of new plants...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Very happy about our new study together with @plieningerlab.bsky.social! 🤩
👉 Drivers of private #forest owners' management behavior and attitudes are identified
👉 Gender-specific outreach should be complemented by targeting specific forest owner groups
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
👉 Drivers of private #forest owners' management behavior and attitudes are identified
👉 Gender-specific outreach should be complemented by targeting specific forest owner groups
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Does gender really matter? How demographics and site characteristics influence behavior and attitudes of German small-scale private forest owners
When analyzing management behaviors of small-scale private forest owners, demographic variables such as income, age, or profession, and land character…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Very happy about our new study together with @plieningerlab.bsky.social! 🤩
👉 Drivers of private #forest owners' management behavior and attitudes are identified
👉 Gender-specific outreach should be complemented by targeting specific forest owner groups
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
👉 Drivers of private #forest owners' management behavior and attitudes are identified
👉 Gender-specific outreach should be complemented by targeting specific forest owner groups
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our publication on hazel biomass prediction is out! We show that you can predict the amount of carbon in hazel shrubs based on their crown volume or just the height.
Which is handy if all you have is a remotely-sensed observation of your ecosystem from a drone. doi.org/10.1016/j.fe...
Which is handy if all you have is a remotely-sensed observation of your ecosystem from a drone. doi.org/10.1016/j.fe...
March 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Our publication on hazel biomass prediction is out! We show that you can predict the amount of carbon in hazel shrubs based on their crown volume or just the height.
Which is handy if all you have is a remotely-sensed observation of your ecosystem from a drone. doi.org/10.1016/j.fe...
Which is handy if all you have is a remotely-sensed observation of your ecosystem from a drone. doi.org/10.1016/j.fe...
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Fragmented landscapes have lower α diversity and lower γ diversity refuting claims that habitat fragmentation can increase biodiversity at landscape scales. We need to restore habitat and increase connectivity to minimize biodiversity loss at ever-increasing scales.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Species turnover does not rescue biodiversity in fragmented landscapes - Nature
An analysis of habitat fragmentation using a dataset of more than 4,000 species worldwide shows that fragmentation reduces biodiversity at all scales, and that increases in β diversity do not compensa...
doi.org
March 13, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Fragmented landscapes have lower α diversity and lower γ diversity refuting claims that habitat fragmentation can increase biodiversity at landscape scales. We need to restore habitat and increase connectivity to minimize biodiversity loss at ever-increasing scales.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Had to stop to photograph these old pollarded #sycamore #trees while out assessing a farm building yesterday in #Stirlingshire 🏴
A big favourite for planting around farms and estates in the Improvement Era, because they grew so fast here. Was called the Scottish Plane in 18th/19th century records.
A big favourite for planting around farms and estates in the Improvement Era, because they grew so fast here. Was called the Scottish Plane in 18th/19th century records.
February 28, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Had to stop to photograph these old pollarded #sycamore #trees while out assessing a farm building yesterday in #Stirlingshire 🏴
A big favourite for planting around farms and estates in the Improvement Era, because they grew so fast here. Was called the Scottish Plane in 18th/19th century records.
A big favourite for planting around farms and estates in the Improvement Era, because they grew so fast here. Was called the Scottish Plane in 18th/19th century records.
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www.carbonbrief.org/qa-will-engl... This is the UK
February 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
www.carbonbrief.org/qa-will-engl... This is the UK
I work at a university in a different country. The 'system' works exactly as described. The money must come from somewhere, end of. Pushing for no overhead means the funder loses oversight.
1/ Indirect costs, overhead and grants - let's talk about it.
When the government issues a grant to an NGO or university to deliver some aid, or undertake some research, it wants to ensure value for money.
The funds being used are taxpayer dollars and so it's important they're used well.
When the government issues a grant to an NGO or university to deliver some aid, or undertake some research, it wants to ensure value for money.
The funds being used are taxpayer dollars and so it's important they're used well.
February 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I work at a university in a different country. The 'system' works exactly as described. The money must come from somewhere, end of. Pushing for no overhead means the funder loses oversight.
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An acre of land can power a car to go 13,000 miles per year using biofuel (corn ethanol), or 900,000 miles per year using solar.
February 4, 2025 at 4:56 AM
An acre of land can power a car to go 13,000 miles per year using biofuel (corn ethanol), or 900,000 miles per year using solar.
Reposted by Martin Lukac
Nigel Farage decides to be honest about Brexit.
January 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Nigel Farage decides to be honest about Brexit.
Reposted by Martin Lukac
A University of Reading study confirms ocean warming is accelerating.
phys.org/news/2025-01...
#climatechange #oceans
phys.org/news/2025-01...
#climatechange #oceans
Ocean-surface warming has more than quadrupled since the late-1980s, study shows
The rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past four decades, a new study has shown. Ocean temperatures were rising at about 0.06 degrees Celsius per decade in the late 1980s, but are...
phys.org
January 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
A University of Reading study confirms ocean warming is accelerating.
phys.org/news/2025-01...
#climatechange #oceans
phys.org/news/2025-01...
#climatechange #oceans