Prof. Vigdis Vandvik
@vvandvik.bsky.social
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2025 was mostly garbage, but there were some good moments.
One of my favorites was when a family of beavers built a dam in just a few days, saving the Czech Republic 30 million Czech koruna (US$1.2 million) for a wetland restoration project the government had been planning for 7 years. 🦫 🌿
One of my favorites was when a family of beavers built a dam in just a few days, saving the Czech Republic 30 million Czech koruna (US$1.2 million) for a wetland restoration project the government had been planning for 7 years. 🦫 🌿
These eager beavers saved the Czech government $1.2 million
After plans stalled for a new dam in the Czech Republic, eight beavers saved the day seemingly overnight. “At this point, nothing that beavers do surprises me.”
www.nationalgeographic.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:04 PM
2025 was mostly garbage, but there were some good moments.
One of my favorites was when a family of beavers built a dam in just a few days, saving the Czech Republic 30 million Czech koruna (US$1.2 million) for a wetland restoration project the government had been planning for 7 years. 🦫 🌿
One of my favorites was when a family of beavers built a dam in just a few days, saving the Czech Republic 30 million Czech koruna (US$1.2 million) for a wetland restoration project the government had been planning for 7 years. 🦫 🌿
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Here's an opportunity to lead research at Kilpisjärvi Biological Station (northern Finland, but close to the border with Norway and Sweden). An amazing place and job. Please forward to Arctic-focused folk.
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Professor or Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Arctic Ecosystem Ecology
Professor or Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Arctic Ecosystem Ecology
jobs.helsinki.fi
December 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Here's an opportunity to lead research at Kilpisjärvi Biological Station (northern Finland, but close to the border with Norway and Sweden). An amazing place and job. Please forward to Arctic-focused folk.
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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I think this is called a robbery.
ICE Agents Arrest Man on Christmas Eve—and Then Steal His Groceries
Trump’s immigration agents are doing whatever they want.
newrepublic.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I think this is called a robbery.
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As Hannah Arendt put it: "The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists." Undermining that distinction will be a lasting legacy of generative AI.
December 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
As Hannah Arendt put it: "The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists." Undermining that distinction will be a lasting legacy of generative AI.
Takk!
Her kommer den moralistiske venstresiden (meg) og påstår at det er dumt når Arbeiderpartiet sier én ting og gjør noe helt annet. Skriver i @dagsavisen.bsky.social i dag om små og store løftebrudd fra et stadig mer maktarrogant Arbeiderparti.
Lik og del og god jul!
Lik og del og god jul!
Løgner, forbannede løgner og rammen rundt all politikk
Ikke piss meg i øret og si at det regner.
www.dagsavisen.no
December 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Takk!
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Her kommer den moralistiske venstresiden (meg) og påstår at det er dumt når Arbeiderpartiet sier én ting og gjør noe helt annet. Skriver i @dagsavisen.bsky.social i dag om små og store løftebrudd fra et stadig mer maktarrogant Arbeiderparti.
Lik og del og god jul!
Lik og del og god jul!
Løgner, forbannede løgner og rammen rundt all politikk
Ikke piss meg i øret og si at det regner.
www.dagsavisen.no
December 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Her kommer den moralistiske venstresiden (meg) og påstår at det er dumt når Arbeiderpartiet sier én ting og gjør noe helt annet. Skriver i @dagsavisen.bsky.social i dag om små og store løftebrudd fra et stadig mer maktarrogant Arbeiderparti.
Lik og del og god jul!
Lik og del og god jul!
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It is likely that 2025 will be the warmest year on record for the UK.
Why does this matter?
Burning fossil fuels is warming the planet, including the UK, causing heatwaves to get hotter. For Central England this is happening 2x faster than the mean change.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why does this matter?
Burning fossil fuels is warming the planet, including the UK, causing heatwaves to get hotter. For Central England this is happening 2x faster than the mean change.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
It is likely that 2025 will be the warmest year on record for the UK.
Why does this matter?
Burning fossil fuels is warming the planet, including the UK, causing heatwaves to get hotter. For Central England this is happening 2x faster than the mean change.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why does this matter?
Burning fossil fuels is warming the planet, including the UK, causing heatwaves to get hotter. For Central England this is happening 2x faster than the mean change.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Trump administration said it will be dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, one of the world’s leading Earth science research institutions.
National Center for Atmospheric Research to Be Dismantled, Trump Administration Says
Russell Vought, the White House budget director, called the laboratory a source of “climate alarmism.”
nyti.ms
December 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Trump administration said it will be dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, one of the world’s leading Earth science research institutions.
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Instead of just scoffing at their arrogance and lies, which I'm not wholly opposed to, here is the Lancet article calculating that the recent USAID cuts could lead to 14 million additional deaths. Well done boys
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
December 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Instead of just scoffing at their arrogance and lies, which I'm not wholly opposed to, here is the Lancet article calculating that the recent USAID cuts could lead to 14 million additional deaths. Well done boys
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Your 'doom quote' for today:
"It may seem impossible to imagine that a technologically advanced society would choose, in essence, to destroy itself, but that is what we are now in the process of doing."
www.bloomsbury.com/us/field-not...
"It may seem impossible to imagine that a technologically advanced society would choose, in essence, to destroy itself, but that is what we are now in the process of doing."
www.bloomsbury.com/us/field-not...
Field Notes from a Catastrophe
A new edition of the book that launched Elizabeth Kolbert's career as an environmental writer-updated with three new chapters, making it, yet again, "irrep…
www.bloomsbury.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Your 'doom quote' for today:
"It may seem impossible to imagine that a technologically advanced society would choose, in essence, to destroy itself, but that is what we are now in the process of doing."
www.bloomsbury.com/us/field-not...
"It may seem impossible to imagine that a technologically advanced society would choose, in essence, to destroy itself, but that is what we are now in the process of doing."
www.bloomsbury.com/us/field-not...
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Shutting down NCAR is a terrible idea, but what a great timing to announce it while everyone's gathered in person at the annual meeting of @agu.org and joins together to stand up against it!
Awesome turnout in support of @ncar-ucar.bsky.social at #AGU25. Take a look at how many people use our products!
December 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Shutting down NCAR is a terrible idea, but what a great timing to announce it while everyone's gathered in person at the annual meeting of @agu.org and joins together to stand up against it!
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When @katharinehayhoe.com and @thehonestbroker.bsky.social agree (and they do) you know we need NCAR. And of course I agree, having begun my climate reporting there in 1984! Relevant links etc here: revkin.substack.com/p/trumps-dem...
Trump's Demolition Derby Continues - From USAID to the East Wing, and Now a Fabled Colorado Climate Research Hub
Woody Allen filmed "Sleeper" there in 1973, but this is no joke now.
revkin.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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With the world in flux, our commitment to clear, agenda-free reporting has never been stronger.
Back factual reporting by supporting the Guardian today. theguardian.com/support/eoy-sc
Back factual reporting by supporting the Guardian today. theguardian.com/support/eoy-sc
December 15, 2025 at 7:46 AM
With the world in flux, our commitment to clear, agenda-free reporting has never been stronger.
Back factual reporting by supporting the Guardian today. theguardian.com/support/eoy-sc
Back factual reporting by supporting the Guardian today. theguardian.com/support/eoy-sc
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There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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A unique study of biodiversity in sub-Saharan Africa, in Nature, shows that the region has lost 24% of its biodiversity, and that over 80% of the remaining wild plants and animals live outside protected areas, meaning we have to re-think conservation in Africa.
Fig: Nature
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Fig: Nature
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December 10, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A unique study of biodiversity in sub-Saharan Africa, in Nature, shows that the region has lost 24% of its biodiversity, and that over 80% of the remaining wild plants and animals live outside protected areas, meaning we have to re-think conservation in Africa.
Fig: Nature
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Fig: Nature
buff.ly/l8g5vs2
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Donald Trump is an idiot.
Exhibit #345,639.
Exhibit #345,639.
December 10, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Donald Trump is an idiot.
Exhibit #345,639.
Exhibit #345,639.
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Det var en gang klima og natur skulle være rammen for all politikk.
Nå nevnes det ikke en gang i Støres nye plan for Norge
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/bO...
Nå nevnes det ikke en gang i Støres nye plan for Norge
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/bO...
Støres nye plan for Norge
Statsminister Jonas Gahr Støre legger regjeringsplattform bak seg og går nye veier.
www.vg.no
December 10, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Det var en gang klima og natur skulle være rammen for all politikk.
Nå nevnes det ikke en gang i Støres nye plan for Norge
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/bO...
Nå nevnes det ikke en gang i Støres nye plan for Norge
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/bO...
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Last night I mentioned that William Bond had died, and a family member asked me what he had done. My response was that the two things I learnt from him were (a) sometimes the grasses win and (b) many ecosystems are meant to burn. I hope he wouldn't object to that summary. 🌏🌐
December 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Last night I mentioned that William Bond had died, and a family member asked me what he had done. My response was that the two things I learnt from him were (a) sometimes the grasses win and (b) many ecosystems are meant to burn. I hope he wouldn't object to that summary. 🌏🌐
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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«Gjennomgangen av fondets regelverk må derfor få en klar bestilling: Oljefondet skal forvaltes i tråd med internasjonale standarder for menneskerettigheter. Disse krever risikokartlegging, dialog og mulighet for deinvestering dersom selskapene ikke endrer praksis.»
www.dagsavisen.no/debatt/oljef...
www.dagsavisen.no/debatt/oljef...
Oljefondet: Nå må du få ansvar for etikken, Nicolai Tangen
Uten etikkråd kan det gå riktig galt. Derfor må Oljefondets forvaltere få mandat til å ekskludere eller selge ut selskaper på etisk grunnlag.
www.dagsavisen.no
December 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
«Gjennomgangen av fondets regelverk må derfor få en klar bestilling: Oljefondet skal forvaltes i tråd med internasjonale standarder for menneskerettigheter. Disse krever risikokartlegging, dialog og mulighet for deinvestering dersom selskapene ikke endrer praksis.»
www.dagsavisen.no/debatt/oljef...
www.dagsavisen.no/debatt/oljef...
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Deep sea mining is very bad for deep sea ecosystems.
What Scientists Found When a Deep Sea Mining Company Invited Them In
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Deep sea mining is very bad for deep sea ecosystems.
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We are told that, under stress, the humanities must be sacrificed. But amidst a war of aggression scholars in Ukraine have undertaken one of the most ambitious knowledge projects of our time. It's a privilege to be involved with Ukrainian History Global Initiative
snyder.substack.com/p/ukrainian-...
snyder.substack.com/p/ukrainian-...
Ukrainian History Global Initiative
The Creative Humanities During a War of Destruction
snyder.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We are told that, under stress, the humanities must be sacrificed. But amidst a war of aggression scholars in Ukraine have undertaken one of the most ambitious knowledge projects of our time. It's a privilege to be involved with Ukrainian History Global Initiative
snyder.substack.com/p/ukrainian-...
snyder.substack.com/p/ukrainian-...
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Since it is Finland’s Independence Day today, here’s probably the most famous Finnish patriotic painting ever. My favourite too!
Because note the book the two-headed eagle is attacking. “Lex” - Law.
The rule of law.
“The Attack,” Edvard (Eetu) Isto, 1899.
Because note the book the two-headed eagle is attacking. “Lex” - Law.
The rule of law.
“The Attack,” Edvard (Eetu) Isto, 1899.
December 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Since it is Finland’s Independence Day today, here’s probably the most famous Finnish patriotic painting ever. My favourite too!
Because note the book the two-headed eagle is attacking. “Lex” - Law.
The rule of law.
“The Attack,” Edvard (Eetu) Isto, 1899.
Because note the book the two-headed eagle is attacking. “Lex” - Law.
The rule of law.
“The Attack,” Edvard (Eetu) Isto, 1899.
Jules Pretty’s ..story.. on how our stories shape and empower societies, akso in dark times, is highly recommended! #ClimateAction #NaturePositive #IPCC #IPBES Thanks to @ymalhi.bsky.social @naturerecovery.bsky.social for sharing this inspireing seminar! naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/stories...
Stories for Nature Recovery: Finding Hope in the Dark Times
Yadvinder Malhi reflects on Jules Pretty's Nature Seminar Series lecture
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
December 6, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Jules Pretty’s ..story.. on how our stories shape and empower societies, akso in dark times, is highly recommended! #ClimateAction #NaturePositive #IPCC #IPBES Thanks to @ymalhi.bsky.social @naturerecovery.bsky.social for sharing this inspireing seminar! naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/stories...