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Erle Ellis
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Exploring the ecology of an increasingly human planet.
Prof. Geography & Environmental Systems, UMBC
Anthromes, Anthroecology & Anthropocene
https://anthroecology.org/people/ellis/

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Erle Christopher Ellis is an American environmental scientist. Ellis's work investigates the causes and consequences of long-term ecological changes caused by humans at local to global scales, including those related to the Anthropocene. As of 2015 he is a professor of Geography and Environmental Systems at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County where he directs the Laboratory for Anthroecology. .. more

Environmental science 55%
Geography 16%
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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social Β· Jun 25
Can Nature & People Thrive Together?
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An Aspirational Approach to Planetary Futures @nature.com.web.brid.gy
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Reposted by Miles Richardson

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social Β· 6d
UK = 0. Nepal = 1.4 and Spain = -0.6
Perceptions of Nature Connectedness Ranked across 61 countries @findingnature.bsky.social @ambio-journal.bsky.social 🌍🌐https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13280-025-02275-w
Macro-level determinants of nature connectedness: An exploratory analysis of 61 countries - Ambio
Nature connectedness is increasingly recognised as a causal issue in environmental crises and a powerful strategy for transformative change. However, little is known about how it varies across countri...
link.springer.com

Reposted by Erle C. Ellis

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social Β· 11d
πŸ₯°πŸΊπŸ»πŸ†?
Wildlife relations are human relationsβ€¦πŸŒŽ
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
Opinion | The Reality of Living With Wolves, Bears and Mountain Lions
www.nytimes.com

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social Β· 12d
Earth System Engineers πŸŒπŸŒπŸ¦ πŸ§‘β€πŸŒΎ
H. sapiens is not alone in Transforming Earth
@gvd.bsky.social @eos.org
eos.org/articles/ear...
Earth System Engineers Take Planetary Alterations to Extreme Scales - Eos
A new framework argues Earth scientists should employ the concept of ecosystem engineering across geologic time and space.
eos.org

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Eos @eos.org Β· 12d
Developing countries need at least 12 times as much financing from the rest of the globe in order to adapt to climate change, according to a new @unep.org report. eos.org/research-and...
Developing Nations Need 12 Times More Financing to Meet Climate Adaptation Needs - Eos
An annual United Nations report, published 29 October, reveals a β€œyawning gap” between existing and necessary climate adaptation finance, a gap β€œputting lives, livelihoods, and entire economies at ris...
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Reposted by Erle C. Ellis, Dominik Wiedenhofer

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com Β· 13d
Human biomass movement may be up to 40 times greater than that of all land animals combined, according to research in Nature Ecology & Evolution. A second Nature Communications paper finds that wild mammal biomass has more than halved since 1850. go.nature.com/4oID33i go.nature.com/3LhSD7n πŸ§ͺ
This is figure 1 from β€œHuman biomass movement exceeds the biomass movement of all land animals combined.” It shows total biomass movement of land animals and birds.

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social Β· 13d
Living with Giants: Human-Wildlife Coexistence in Chitwan National Park communities.springernature.com/posts/living...
Living with Giants: Human-Wildlife Coexistence in Chitwan National Park
This study in Chitwan National Park, Nepal reveals local community preferences for human-wildlife coexistence, highlighting the importance of context-specific strategies that align with community need...
communities.springernature.com

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social Β· 14d
"The Perception of trees matters more than the reality"
(in UK) πŸŒ³πŸ€”πŸŒ
>PR: findingnature.org.uk/2025/10/24/g...
>​Paper: ​Green pathways to mental health: Relationships between treescapes and well-being and distress
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social Β· 14d
New?

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social Β· 14d
🌎🌐🫎🌡Extinctions:
⬆️ last 500 years! πŸ‘Ž
...but...
⬇️ last 100 years! πŸ‘ (in general)
Unpacking the extinction crisis: rates, patterns and causes of recent extinctions in plants and animals @royalsociety royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Unpacking the extinction crisis: rates, patterns and causes of recent extinctions in plants and animals | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Biodiversity loss is one of the greatest challenges facing Earth today. The most direct information on species losses comes from recent extinctions. However, our understanding of these recent, human-r...
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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social Β· 18d
Policy principles for sustainable and just land systems @rachgarr.bsky.social etal. @royalsociety.org
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....