Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery
@naturerecovery.bsky.social
Working to understand & support what it takes to deliver effective, inclusive & scalable nature recovery. https://naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
This Friday's lecture from Cristina Banks-Leite looks to be a thought-provoking one, so sign up to attend on-line, or in-person (followed by a drinks reception) oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This Friday's lecture from Cristina Banks-Leite looks to be a thought-provoking one, so sign up to attend on-line, or in-person (followed by a drinks reception) oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
On Friday @julespretty.bsky.social gave us a fascinating talk exploring how narrative, storytelling, and culture can transform climate action, nature recovery, and biodiversity conservation.
@ymalhi.bsky.social has written a reflection on the talk which you can read here
@ymalhi.bsky.social has written a reflection on the talk which you can read here
Stories for Nature Recovery: Finding Hope in the Dark Times
Yadvinder Malhi reflects on Jules Pretty's Nature Seminar lecture
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
On Friday @julespretty.bsky.social gave us a fascinating talk exploring how narrative, storytelling, and culture can transform climate action, nature recovery, and biodiversity conservation.
@ymalhi.bsky.social has written a reflection on the talk which you can read here
@ymalhi.bsky.social has written a reflection on the talk which you can read here
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"The message 'we have five years to save the planet' is paralyzing; we need to change the narrative."
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Yadvinder Malhi: "The message 'we have five years to save the planet' is paralyzing; we need to change the narrative."
Professor of ecosystem science at the University of Oxford
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November 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"The message 'we have five years to save the planet' is paralyzing; we need to change the narrative."
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🔊New paper in Geoforum! We examine how #Ghana’s Hotspot Intervention Areas (HIAs) reshape land & forest governance. Are they decentralising power—or quietly recentralising it? 🌍
#LandGovernance #CarbonFinance #Ghana #Conservation #Geoforum
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#LandGovernance #CarbonFinance #Ghana #Conservation #Geoforum
@ecioxford.bsky.social
Ghana's Landscape Approach to REDD+: Is it decentralizing or recentralizing power?
Since 1889, local communities in Ghana have been struggling to achieve equitable control over their land and forest resources
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🔊New paper in Geoforum! We examine how #Ghana’s Hotspot Intervention Areas (HIAs) reshape land & forest governance. Are they decentralising power—or quietly recentralising it? 🌍
#LandGovernance #CarbonFinance #Ghana #Conservation #Geoforum
@ecioxford.bsky.social
#LandGovernance #CarbonFinance #Ghana #Conservation #Geoforum
@ecioxford.bsky.social
Join us TOMORROW when @julespretty.bsky.social will be leading an important discussion on 'How Story Creates Agency for the Nature and Climate Crises'. Register to attend online or in-person, followed by a drinks reception. bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Join us TOMORROW when @julespretty.bsky.social will be leading an important discussion on 'How Story Creates Agency for the Nature and Climate Crises'. Register to attend online or in-person, followed by a drinks reception. bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
Did you miss @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social's lively talk last Friday? If so, don't worry, you can watch it at leisure here now. 🦔
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
Cull of the Wild: Killing in the Name of Conservation. Hugh Warwick, Ecologist and author
YouTube video by Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery
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November 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Did you miss @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social's lively talk last Friday? If so, don't worry, you can watch it at leisure here now. 🦔
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
Join us this Friday when @julespretty.bsky.social will be leading an important discussion on 'How Story Creates Agency for the Nature and Climate Crises' oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @iccs.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @iccs.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Join us this Friday when @julespretty.bsky.social will be leading an important discussion on 'How Story Creates Agency for the Nature and Climate Crises' oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @iccs.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @iccs.bsky.social
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I’m looking forward to developing a book on the theme of this TED talk (over the coming year): VIBRANT EARTH
‘How to measure the planet’s heartbeat’ introduces themes of new RCL client @ymalhi.bsky.social's debut book VIBRANT EARTH
www.rebeccacarterliterary.com/news/ted-talk-by-new-client-yadvinder-malhi
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October 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I’m looking forward to developing a book on the theme of this TED talk (over the coming year): VIBRANT EARTH
🎉 Congratulations to our Centre Director, Prof @ymalhi.bsky.social, on being awarded the Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology! 🌿 A well-deserved recognition of his pioneering research on tropical forests and global leadership in ecology.
🔗 naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/4071 @ecioxford.bsky.social
🔗 naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/4071 @ecioxford.bsky.social
Professor Yadvinder Malhi, Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery Director, awarded Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology
News Article - Award
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🎉 Congratulations to our Centre Director, Prof @ymalhi.bsky.social, on being awarded the Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology! 🌿 A well-deserved recognition of his pioneering research on tropical forests and global leadership in ecology.
🔗 naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/4071 @ecioxford.bsky.social
🔗 naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/4071 @ecioxford.bsky.social
Almost a full house for this afternoon's talk from @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social so reserve your seat now, or join us online: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Almost a full house for this afternoon's talk from @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social so reserve your seat now, or join us online: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
🌍 New Oxford-led study in Nature finds Africa’s wildlife has lost a third of its natural “power” — the energy driving ecosystems and livelihoods.
Large animals once sustained this flow; their loss now reshapes life across the continent. @ymalhi.bsky.social
Large animals once sustained this flow; their loss now reshapes life across the continent. @ymalhi.bsky.social
Africa’s wildlife has lost a third of its natural ‘power’, Oxford-led study warns
New paper in Nature today
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🌍 New Oxford-led study in Nature finds Africa’s wildlife has lost a third of its natural “power” — the energy driving ecosystems and livelihoods.
Large animals once sustained this flow; their loss now reshapes life across the continent. @ymalhi.bsky.social
Large animals once sustained this flow; their loss now reshapes life across the continent. @ymalhi.bsky.social
New TED Talk from Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery Director @ymalhi.bsky.social: How to Measure the Planet’s Heartbeat. 🌍
He explores the flows of energy that sustain life on Earth — and why understanding them is vital for our planet’s future.
He explores the flows of energy that sustain life on Earth — and why understanding them is vital for our planet’s future.
How to measure the planet’s heartbeat
Ecosystem scientist Yadvinder Malhi takes us on a jaw-dropping journey through the hidden flows of energy that make life on Earth tick. From sun-soaked forests to tropical islands, he shows how his te...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
New TED Talk from Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery Director @ymalhi.bsky.social: How to Measure the Planet’s Heartbeat. 🌍
He explores the flows of energy that sustain life on Earth — and why understanding them is vital for our planet’s future.
He explores the flows of energy that sustain life on Earth — and why understanding them is vital for our planet’s future.
New Paper Highlights the “Circular Seabird Economy” as a Keystone for Ocean–Island Resilience
New Review Highlights the “Circular Seabird Economy” as a Keystone for Ocean–Island Resilience
New paper reveals how seabirds link ocean, island, and human systems through powerful nutrient and energy cycles
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
New Paper Highlights the “Circular Seabird Economy” as a Keystone for Ocean–Island Resilience
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Our new review on the “circular seabird economy”
- how seabirds circulate nutrients betwem ocean and land, supporting ecosystems and livelihoods …https://www.nature.com/articles/s44358-025-00099-w
- how seabirds circulate nutrients betwem ocean and land, supporting ecosystems and livelihoods …https://www.nature.com/articles/s44358-025-00099-w
The circular seabird economy is critical for oceans, islands and people - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Seabirds are top predators and nutrient cyclers in marine island ecosystems, but are threatened by risk of extinction. This Review explores the circular seabird economy around islands and discusses ho...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Our new review on the “circular seabird economy”
- how seabirds circulate nutrients betwem ocean and land, supporting ecosystems and livelihoods …https://www.nature.com/articles/s44358-025-00099-w
- how seabirds circulate nutrients betwem ocean and land, supporting ecosystems and livelihoods …https://www.nature.com/articles/s44358-025-00099-w
Join us this Friday for a talk and book signing from local writer and ecologist, @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social
You can join us in person in the School of Geography or online. Reserve your place now: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
You can join us in person in the School of Geography or online. Reserve your place now: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Join us this Friday for a talk and book signing from local writer and ecologist, @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social
You can join us in person in the School of Geography or online. Reserve your place now: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
You can join us in person in the School of Geography or online. Reserve your place now: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
If you missed @david-farrier.bsky.social's illuminating talk on Friday we've got it covered. You can find out more and watch it here.
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
Nature's Genius: Evolution's Lessons for a Changing Planet, David Farrier, The University of Edinburgh
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If you missed @david-farrier.bsky.social's illuminating talk on Friday we've got it covered. You can find out more and watch it here.
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
Are you following #COP30? If so, this is the event you can't miss. We have a handful of seats left, but you can still join online. Get them before it's too late: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
Join us for a high-level science-to-policy dialogue ahead of #COP30, hosted by @ox.ac.uk & Embassy of Brazil. With Amb. Antonio Patriota, we'll explore forest conservation, climate, & the upcoming Tropical Forest Forever Facility launching soon. Don’t miss it! oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Are you following #COP30? If so, this is the event you can't miss. We have a handful of seats left, but you can still join online. Get them before it's too late: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
We're excited to share the fabulous line-up of speakers for our Friday afternoon Nature Seminar Series, they are all followed by a drinks reception and everyone is welcome. Join online, or in person.
All you have to do is register your place here: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@ecioxford.bsky.social
All you have to do is register your place here: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@ecioxford.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We're excited to share the fabulous line-up of speakers for our Friday afternoon Nature Seminar Series, they are all followed by a drinks reception and everyone is welcome. Join online, or in person.
All you have to do is register your place here: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@ecioxford.bsky.social
All you have to do is register your place here: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@ecioxford.bsky.social
We loved this talk from David Tilman this week, if you missed it never fear, you can watch it here!
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
Earth’s Biodiversity: Its Origins, Impacts and Potential Fate
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
We loved this talk from David Tilman this week, if you missed it never fear, you can watch it here!
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
Looking forward to hearing from @david-farrier.bsky.social this afternoon, there are still some seats if you'd like to join us, followed by a drinks reception and book signing. Also on-line. oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
Don't miss @david-farrier.bsky.social on Friday 24th when he'll be speaking about Nature’s Genius: Evolution’s Lessons for a Changing Planet. Online/in-person, followed by drinks reception & book signing in School of Geography & the Environment. Register & more info bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
October 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Looking forward to hearing from @david-farrier.bsky.social this afternoon, there are still some seats if you'd like to join us, followed by a drinks reception and book signing. Also on-line. oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
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For anyone interested near Barcelona next week, I’ll be giving a seminar (followed by other contributions) on ““Energy flow as a way of understanding ecosystem change and nature recovery”, as part of receiving the Ramon Margalef Prize 😊
📍29 Oct: @emmacebrian.bsky.social joins @ymalhi.bsky.social (Ecology Prize 2025) at the Ramon Margalef Forum (@ub.edu) to explore how nature functions & recovers 🌿 👇
Fòrum científic del Premi Ramon Margalef 2025: comprendre el canvi dels ecosistemes a través del flux d’energia | CREAF
El Premi Ramon Margalef d’Ecologia 2025 reconeix enguany el científic Yadvinder Malhi, professor a la Universitat d’Oxford i una de les veus més destacades en l’estudi del funcionament dels…
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October 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
For anyone interested near Barcelona next week, I’ll be giving a seminar (followed by other contributions) on ““Energy flow as a way of understanding ecosystem change and nature recovery”, as part of receiving the Ramon Margalef Prize 😊
Our team launched a new business briefing today at the European Business and Nature Summit in Helsinki 🌿
It explores how Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can support robust, evidence-based biodiversity strategies — helping organisations understand their full impacts on nature and take effective action.
It explores how Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can support robust, evidence-based biodiversity strategies — helping organisations understand their full impacts on nature and take effective action.
Using life cycle assessment as part of robust biodiversity strategy design
This business briefing note uses academic research to understand the different types of uncertainty that occur across multiple stages in LCA.
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Our team launched a new business briefing today at the European Business and Nature Summit in Helsinki 🌿
It explores how Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can support robust, evidence-based biodiversity strategies — helping organisations understand their full impacts on nature and take effective action.
It explores how Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can support robust, evidence-based biodiversity strategies — helping organisations understand their full impacts on nature and take effective action.
As the UK Nature’s Rights Bill is unveiled today in the House of Lords, explore how recognising nature as a legal entity could transform conservation.
🪶 Our Rights of Nature page offers blogs, context & resources:
🔗 naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/toolkits/rig...
#RightsOfNature #NatureRecovery
🪶 Our Rights of Nature page offers blogs, context & resources:
🔗 naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/toolkits/rig...
#RightsOfNature #NatureRecovery
Rights of Nature
A shift from anthropocentric legal systems to an ecocentric framework where nature has independent rights to exist and flourish
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
As the UK Nature’s Rights Bill is unveiled today in the House of Lords, explore how recognising nature as a legal entity could transform conservation.
🪶 Our Rights of Nature page offers blogs, context & resources:
🔗 naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/toolkits/rig...
#RightsOfNature #NatureRecovery
🪶 Our Rights of Nature page offers blogs, context & resources:
🔗 naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/toolkits/rig...
#RightsOfNature #NatureRecovery
Legal rights for rivers or forests can sound utopian. But as our intern Diana Gusta found, Rights of Nature isn’t a fix-all—it’s a cultural lever. A call to see nature as kin, not resource. One tool among many. #RightsOfNature #GreenTransition
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
Reflections on the Rights of Nature
Rights of Nature: Panacea or powerful cultural lever?
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Legal rights for rivers or forests can sound utopian. But as our intern Diana Gusta found, Rights of Nature isn’t a fix-all—it’s a cultural lever. A call to see nature as kin, not resource. One tool among many. #RightsOfNature #GreenTransition
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
Join us for a high-level science-to-policy dialogue ahead of #COP30, hosted by @ox.ac.uk & Embassy of Brazil. With Amb. Antonio Patriota, we'll explore forest conservation, climate, & the upcoming Tropical Forest Forever Facility launching soon. Don’t miss it! oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Join us for a high-level science-to-policy dialogue ahead of #COP30, hosted by @ox.ac.uk & Embassy of Brazil. With Amb. Antonio Patriota, we'll explore forest conservation, climate, & the upcoming Tropical Forest Forever Facility launching soon. Don’t miss it! oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com