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November 2025 Policy News – COP30 Special Edition
What is COP? The ‘Conference of the Parties’, or ‘COP’ as it’s more commonly known, is the annual gathering of every nation that has signed the UN’s climate agreement. Once a year, these countries …
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🚨 Our November #PolicyNews is up on our website!
This month, we have a special #COP30 edition. Check out key takeaways including updates on #fossilfuel phaseouts, trade and the landmark #GenderActionPlan 📰
Find out more in the link below:
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This month, we have a special #COP30 edition. Check out key takeaways including updates on #fossilfuel phaseouts, trade and the landmark #GenderActionPlan 📰
Find out more in the link below:
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#BES2025 is well under way!
Join us at the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub tonight for a fun social with @besmacro.bsky.social 🍺 See you there!
Join us at the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub tonight for a fun social with @besmacro.bsky.social 🍺 See you there!
December 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM
#BES2025 is well under way!
Join us at the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub tonight for a fun social with @besmacro.bsky.social 🍺 See you there!
Join us at the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub tonight for a fun social with @besmacro.bsky.social 🍺 See you there!
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We're growing a Fringe!
Are you or do you know an ecologist, not attending #BES2025 but still travelling to Edinburgh to meet up with colleagues?
We'd love to have a chat and find out how we can support you in future years.
✉️ Please drop a line to Karen@britishecologicalsociety.org
Are you or do you know an ecologist, not attending #BES2025 but still travelling to Edinburgh to meet up with colleagues?
We'd love to have a chat and find out how we can support you in future years.
✉️ Please drop a line to Karen@britishecologicalsociety.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We're growing a Fringe!
Are you or do you know an ecologist, not attending #BES2025 but still travelling to Edinburgh to meet up with colleagues?
We'd love to have a chat and find out how we can support you in future years.
✉️ Please drop a line to Karen@britishecologicalsociety.org
Are you or do you know an ecologist, not attending #BES2025 but still travelling to Edinburgh to meet up with colleagues?
We'd love to have a chat and find out how we can support you in future years.
✉️ Please drop a line to Karen@britishecologicalsociety.org
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We're on the look out for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board! 👀📚
If you'd like to help shape the publishing landscape of the BES journals, find out more below 🌎👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
If you'd like to help shape the publishing landscape of the BES journals, find out more below 🌎👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
December 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We're on the look out for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board! 👀📚
If you'd like to help shape the publishing landscape of the BES journals, find out more below 🌎👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
If you'd like to help shape the publishing landscape of the BES journals, find out more below 🌎👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
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🦇 Woodland Symposium 2026 is back! The Woodland Symposium will return on the 25 March and will be held in person at the WWF Living Planet Centre in Woking as well as online via Zoom.
Early bat bookings in person tickets on sale now: lnkd.in/e_ireTvU
Early bat bookings in person tickets on sale now: lnkd.in/e_ireTvU
December 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
🦇 Woodland Symposium 2026 is back! The Woodland Symposium will return on the 25 March and will be held in person at the WWF Living Planet Centre in Woking as well as online via Zoom.
Early bat bookings in person tickets on sale now: lnkd.in/e_ireTvU
Early bat bookings in person tickets on sale now: lnkd.in/e_ireTvU
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3 days till our social at the @britishecologicalsociety.org annual conference! 🍺
Come down to the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub for a night with us and @besmacro.bsky.social ✨
See you there for friends, fun and lots of games 👀
Come down to the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub for a night with us and @besmacro.bsky.social ✨
See you there for friends, fun and lots of games 👀
December 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
3 days till our social at the @britishecologicalsociety.org annual conference! 🍺
Come down to the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub for a night with us and @besmacro.bsky.social ✨
See you there for friends, fun and lots of games 👀
Come down to the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub for a night with us and @besmacro.bsky.social ✨
See you there for friends, fun and lots of games 👀
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This is an exciting chance to have a look around this site near Blo' Norton, not normally open to the public. It has been recently purchased by LOHP who are raising funds to pay back the loan used - for more details about LOHP, this site and how to donate see their website www.lohp.org.uk
December 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This is an exciting chance to have a look around this site near Blo' Norton, not normally open to the public. It has been recently purchased by LOHP who are raising funds to pay back the loan used - for more details about LOHP, this site and how to donate see their website www.lohp.org.uk
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📖 Published!
Trees help break down dead plant material, but not all forests work the same! We found that tree mix and local conditions both matter, especially in cooler, wetter places and forests with conifers. Diversity helps, but context is key! 🌍🌳
Read here:https://buff.ly/YLUFQcD
Trees help break down dead plant material, but not all forests work the same! We found that tree mix and local conditions both matter, especially in cooler, wetter places and forests with conifers. Diversity helps, but context is key! 🌍🌳
Read here:https://buff.ly/YLUFQcD
December 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
📖 Published!
Trees help break down dead plant material, but not all forests work the same! We found that tree mix and local conditions both matter, especially in cooler, wetter places and forests with conifers. Diversity helps, but context is key! 🌍🌳
Read here:https://buff.ly/YLUFQcD
Trees help break down dead plant material, but not all forests work the same! We found that tree mix and local conditions both matter, especially in cooler, wetter places and forests with conifers. Diversity helps, but context is key! 🌍🌳
Read here:https://buff.ly/YLUFQcD
🚨 Our November #PolicyNews is up on our website!
This month, we have a special #COP30 edition. Check out key takeaways including updates on #fossilfuel phaseouts, trade and the landmark #GenderActionPlan 📰
Find out more in the link below:
besconservationsig.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/n...
This month, we have a special #COP30 edition. Check out key takeaways including updates on #fossilfuel phaseouts, trade and the landmark #GenderActionPlan 📰
Find out more in the link below:
besconservationsig.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/n...
November 2025 Policy News – COP30 Special Edition
What is COP? The ‘Conference of the Parties’, or ‘COP’ as it’s more commonly known, is the annual gathering of every nation that has signed the UN’s climate agreement. Once a year, these countries …
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December 10, 2025 at 4:22 AM
🚨 Our November #PolicyNews is up on our website!
This month, we have a special #COP30 edition. Check out key takeaways including updates on #fossilfuel phaseouts, trade and the landmark #GenderActionPlan 📰
Find out more in the link below:
besconservationsig.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/n...
This month, we have a special #COP30 edition. Check out key takeaways including updates on #fossilfuel phaseouts, trade and the landmark #GenderActionPlan 📰
Find out more in the link below:
besconservationsig.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/n...
Will we be seeing you during the @britishecologicalsociety.org annual conference? 👀
Come down to the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub in Edinburgh on 16 Dec 2025 for a social with @besmacro.bsky.social 🍺
There will be snacks, friends, and (loosely!) ecology-themed quiz rounds ✨ See you there!
Come down to the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub in Edinburgh on 16 Dec 2025 for a social with @besmacro.bsky.social 🍺
There will be snacks, friends, and (loosely!) ecology-themed quiz rounds ✨ See you there!
December 2, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Will we be seeing you during the @britishecologicalsociety.org annual conference? 👀
Come down to the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub in Edinburgh on 16 Dec 2025 for a social with @besmacro.bsky.social 🍺
There will be snacks, friends, and (loosely!) ecology-themed quiz rounds ✨ See you there!
Come down to the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub in Edinburgh on 16 Dec 2025 for a social with @besmacro.bsky.social 🍺
There will be snacks, friends, and (loosely!) ecology-themed quiz rounds ✨ See you there!
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Did you know? 🐆 Jaguars, symbols of Mesoamerican biodiversity, are listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, with their population decreasing due to habitat loss, poaching & illegal trade.
On #InternationalJaguarDay, let's highlight their plight and the need to protect this iconic species.
On #InternationalJaguarDay, let's highlight their plight and the need to protect this iconic species.
November 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Did you know? 🐆 Jaguars, symbols of Mesoamerican biodiversity, are listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, with their population decreasing due to habitat loss, poaching & illegal trade.
On #InternationalJaguarDay, let's highlight their plight and the need to protect this iconic species.
On #InternationalJaguarDay, let's highlight their plight and the need to protect this iconic species.
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🌳Shrubs promote the early-stage development of moss crusts by regulating the soil surface microenvironment in dryland ecosystems
Utilizing the microenvironment provided by shrubs and combining it with artificial cultivation measures increases artificial moss development🟢
Read more: buff.ly/NUHSahc
Utilizing the microenvironment provided by shrubs and combining it with artificial cultivation measures increases artificial moss development🟢
Read more: buff.ly/NUHSahc
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🌳Shrubs promote the early-stage development of moss crusts by regulating the soil surface microenvironment in dryland ecosystems
Utilizing the microenvironment provided by shrubs and combining it with artificial cultivation measures increases artificial moss development🟢
Read more: buff.ly/NUHSahc
Utilizing the microenvironment provided by shrubs and combining it with artificial cultivation measures increases artificial moss development🟢
Read more: buff.ly/NUHSahc
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Managing hedgerows for biodiversity: Disentangling the effects of trimming, structure and connectivity on the use of linear features by bats @jappliedecology.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Managing hedgerows for biodiversity: Disentangling the effects of trimming, structure and connectivity on the use of linear features by bats
Our findings underscore the value of extensive hedgerow management in promoting on-farm bat activity and support the integration of simple hedgerow quality assessment protocols into agri-environment ...
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November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Managing hedgerows for biodiversity: Disentangling the effects of trimming, structure and connectivity on the use of linear features by bats @jappliedecology.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Looking for your next steps? Check out our collection of #educational and #career resources available on our website! 🌱
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Educational and career resources
Welcome to the latest addition to our website! Here, you’ll find a wealth of information on all things to do with Conservation Ecology skills, education and careers! Whether you’re look…
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November 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Looking for your next steps? Check out our collection of #educational and #career resources available on our website! 🌱
besconservationsig.wordpress.com/educational-...
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SUFFOLK BIRD GROUP November 27th Indoor Talk #SuffolkBirds
November 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
SUFFOLK BIRD GROUP November 27th Indoor Talk #SuffolkBirds
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Wetlands are rare and exceptional, even small ones.
Intrinsically valuable, they also:
🌱 Offer habitat for plants, insects, amphibians and birds
🌊 Absorb stormwater, buffering against floods
🌍 Filter and reduce pollutants, improving water quality
Learn more with the Convention on Wetlands 👇
Intrinsically valuable, they also:
🌱 Offer habitat for plants, insects, amphibians and birds
🌊 Absorb stormwater, buffering against floods
🌍 Filter and reduce pollutants, improving water quality
Learn more with the Convention on Wetlands 👇
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Wetlands are rare and exceptional, even small ones.
Intrinsically valuable, they also:
🌱 Offer habitat for plants, insects, amphibians and birds
🌊 Absorb stormwater, buffering against floods
🌍 Filter and reduce pollutants, improving water quality
Learn more with the Convention on Wetlands 👇
Intrinsically valuable, they also:
🌱 Offer habitat for plants, insects, amphibians and birds
🌊 Absorb stormwater, buffering against floods
🌍 Filter and reduce pollutants, improving water quality
Learn more with the Convention on Wetlands 👇
Reminder that you can catch all of our #PolicyNews updates on our website 📰 Never worry about missing another feature on #ConservationPolicy again!
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Conservation Policy
Welcome to the BES Conservation Policy section. Here you’ll find tips and resources to engage with the policymaking process yourself, as well as links to our monthly news blogs on envir…
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November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Reminder that you can catch all of our #PolicyNews updates on our website 📰 Never worry about missing another feature on #ConservationPolicy again!
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📖Cover Stories📖
📙Dr Lori Neuman-Lee shares the story behind the cover of Volume 29, Issue 11 of Functional Ecology, published in 2015!
🐍Lori discusses the challenges of snapping snakes in the field (and in the third trimester!) and her research journey since then
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📙Dr Lori Neuman-Lee shares the story behind the cover of Volume 29, Issue 11 of Functional Ecology, published in 2015!
🐍Lori discusses the challenges of snapping snakes in the field (and in the third trimester!) and her research journey since then
buff.ly/IycDaiM
🧪🌍
Cover Stories: Dr. Lori Neuman-Lee
Dr. Lori Neuman-Lee, professor at Arkansas State University, discusses the story behind the cover for Volume 29, Issue 11 of Functional Ecology, published all the way back in 2015. Lori is a compar…
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November 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
📖Cover Stories📖
📙Dr Lori Neuman-Lee shares the story behind the cover of Volume 29, Issue 11 of Functional Ecology, published in 2015!
🐍Lori discusses the challenges of snapping snakes in the field (and in the third trimester!) and her research journey since then
buff.ly/IycDaiM
🧪🌍
📙Dr Lori Neuman-Lee shares the story behind the cover of Volume 29, Issue 11 of Functional Ecology, published in 2015!
🐍Lori discusses the challenges of snapping snakes in the field (and in the third trimester!) and her research journey since then
buff.ly/IycDaiM
🧪🌍
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Featured Symposium: Megafauna on the Move — Eastern Tropical Pacific and Beyond
📢 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
🗓 Deadline: Nov 28, 2025
📬 Submit to: hello@speciesonthemove.com
#MegafaunaOntheMove #SavetheBlue5project #EasternTropicalPacific #whales #dolphins #seaturtles #sharks #rays
📢 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
🗓 Deadline: Nov 28, 2025
📬 Submit to: hello@speciesonthemove.com
#MegafaunaOntheMove #SavetheBlue5project #EasternTropicalPacific #whales #dolphins #seaturtles #sharks #rays
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Featured Symposium: Megafauna on the Move — Eastern Tropical Pacific and Beyond
📢 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
🗓 Deadline: Nov 28, 2025
📬 Submit to: hello@speciesonthemove.com
#MegafaunaOntheMove #SavetheBlue5project #EasternTropicalPacific #whales #dolphins #seaturtles #sharks #rays
📢 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
🗓 Deadline: Nov 28, 2025
📬 Submit to: hello@speciesonthemove.com
#MegafaunaOntheMove #SavetheBlue5project #EasternTropicalPacific #whales #dolphins #seaturtles #sharks #rays
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🦇 We are currently advertising two vacancies:
- Bats in Churches Advisor (Maternity cover) - Deadline 9am, Monday 17th November 2025
- Community Collaboration and Outreach Officer for Connecting People and Landscapes project - Deadline 9am Wednesday 12th November
- Bats in Churches Advisor (Maternity cover) - Deadline 9am, Monday 17th November 2025
- Community Collaboration and Outreach Officer for Connecting People and Landscapes project - Deadline 9am Wednesday 12th November
Jobs / Contracts - About Us - Bat Conservation Trust
Please note: BCT is a Living Wage employer. BCT strives to provide an accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments for any pa...
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November 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🦇 We are currently advertising two vacancies:
- Bats in Churches Advisor (Maternity cover) - Deadline 9am, Monday 17th November 2025
- Community Collaboration and Outreach Officer for Connecting People and Landscapes project - Deadline 9am Wednesday 12th November
- Bats in Churches Advisor (Maternity cover) - Deadline 9am, Monday 17th November 2025
- Community Collaboration and Outreach Officer for Connecting People and Landscapes project - Deadline 9am Wednesday 12th November
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🦐 Fully funded PhD at the Univ. of Leicester: study how ancestral pollution shapes modern health using Daphnia magna and epigenetics.
Apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
📷 Per Harald Olsen/NTNU (CC)
Apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
📷 Per Harald Olsen/NTNU (CC)
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🦐 Fully funded PhD at the Univ. of Leicester: study how ancestral pollution shapes modern health using Daphnia magna and epigenetics.
Apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
📷 Per Harald Olsen/NTNU (CC)
Apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
📷 Per Harald Olsen/NTNU (CC)
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📢 Final Call for Abstracts!
Don't miss the chance to present your work at #SOTM2026
Deadline: November 10, 2025
Presentation formats:
✅ Oral Presentations
✅ Poster Presentations
Submit now! 🔗 www.speciesonthemove.com/abstract/inf...
Don't miss the chance to present your work at #SOTM2026
Deadline: November 10, 2025
Presentation formats:
✅ Oral Presentations
✅ Poster Presentations
Submit now! 🔗 www.speciesonthemove.com/abstract/inf...
November 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
📢 Final Call for Abstracts!
Don't miss the chance to present your work at #SOTM2026
Deadline: November 10, 2025
Presentation formats:
✅ Oral Presentations
✅ Poster Presentations
Submit now! 🔗 www.speciesonthemove.com/abstract/inf...
Don't miss the chance to present your work at #SOTM2026
Deadline: November 10, 2025
Presentation formats:
✅ Oral Presentations
✅ Poster Presentations
Submit now! 🔗 www.speciesonthemove.com/abstract/inf...
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🦇 There are more than 80 bat groups in the UK, all run by volunteers and all on the front line of bat conservation. To find your local bat group and get involved see:
Contact your local bat group - Support Bats - Bat Conservation Trust
There are more than 80 bat groups in the UK. They are made up of many dedicated volunteers and are the mainstay of bat conservation across the country, ...
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November 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
🦇 There are more than 80 bat groups in the UK, all run by volunteers and all on the front line of bat conservation. To find your local bat group and get involved see:
Have you gotten our October #newsletter yet? 📰
Including news on how to pitch an article for @britishecologicalsociety.org 's The Niche (deadline is in January!) and details on @reefconservationuk.bsky.social meeting at Bangor University in December, subscribe to our news letter to find out more.
Including news on how to pitch an article for @britishecologicalsociety.org 's The Niche (deadline is in January!) and details on @reefconservationuk.bsky.social meeting at Bangor University in December, subscribe to our news letter to find out more.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Have you gotten our October #newsletter yet? 📰
Including news on how to pitch an article for @britishecologicalsociety.org 's The Niche (deadline is in January!) and details on @reefconservationuk.bsky.social meeting at Bangor University in December, subscribe to our news letter to find out more.
Including news on how to pitch an article for @britishecologicalsociety.org 's The Niche (deadline is in January!) and details on @reefconservationuk.bsky.social meeting at Bangor University in December, subscribe to our news letter to find out more.
It's that time! Catch our September #PolicyNews up on our website now: besconservationsig.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/s...
This month we have a feature on how #BlueCarbon can be harnessed to turn the tide on climate change. Read about this and more #PolicyUpdates on our blog now!
This month we have a feature on how #BlueCarbon can be harnessed to turn the tide on climate change. Read about this and more #PolicyUpdates on our blog now!
September 2025 Policy News
New Government guidance to curb pesticides marks good news for bees! Photo by Terence Voller on Unsplash. UK A win for bees at last! The government’s new guidance on p…
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November 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
It's that time! Catch our September #PolicyNews up on our website now: besconservationsig.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/s...
This month we have a feature on how #BlueCarbon can be harnessed to turn the tide on climate change. Read about this and more #PolicyUpdates on our blog now!
This month we have a feature on how #BlueCarbon can be harnessed to turn the tide on climate change. Read about this and more #PolicyUpdates on our blog now!