Christos Mammides
@cmammides.bsky.social
Conservation Scientist | Associate Professor @ Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden 🇨🇳 | Associate Editor for Conservation Science and Practice & Ecological Solutions and Evidence | cmammides.wordpress.com
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A study comparing media coverage and internet searches related to recent climate & biodiversity COPs reveals that the biodiversity COP received far less attention.⏳
Both crises are interlinked & best addressed together.
More w/ Nature Portfolio : https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-025-00082-w
Both crises are interlinked & best addressed together.
More w/ Nature Portfolio : https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-025-00082-w
Media coverage of biodiversity falls short compared to climate change and popular culture - npj Biodiversity
We compared global media coverage and internet search interest in COP15—which resulted in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework—with COP27, a climate-focused conference, and the popular American singer Taylor Swift. Despite the critical environmental and societal implications of biodiversity loss, COP15 received significantly less attention, even in highly biodiverse countries. Addressing this attention shortfall will be crucial for building the awareness and advocacy needed to achieve global biodiversity goals.
www.nature.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A study comparing media coverage and internet searches related to recent climate & biodiversity COPs reveals that the biodiversity COP received far less attention.⏳
Both crises are interlinked & best addressed together.
More w/ Nature Portfolio : https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-025-00082-w
Both crises are interlinked & best addressed together.
More w/ Nature Portfolio : https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-025-00082-w
Join us in June for the ATBC Annual Meeting in Yunnan, China, hosted by the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden! Proposals now open for sessions & workshops.
October 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Join us in June for the ATBC Annual Meeting in Yunnan, China, hosted by the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden! Proposals now open for sessions & workshops.
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This looks incredibly useful! A curated list of global #spatial datasets for #biodiversity conservation and beyond, compiled by #researchers from Australia and Indonesia. 🌍📊 frontiersrepository.wixsite.com/resources
Welcome | Frontiers Repository
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January 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This looks incredibly useful! A curated list of global #spatial datasets for #biodiversity conservation and beyond, compiled by #researchers from Australia and Indonesia. 🌍📊 frontiersrepository.wixsite.com/resources
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We compared global media coverage and search interest in COP15, COP27, and the singer Taylor Swift. Despite COP15’s importance, it received far less attention—even in biodiverse countries. Closing this gap is key to mobilising the action needed for biodiversity goals. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Media coverage of biodiversity falls short compared to climate change and popular culture - npj Biodiversity
We compared global media coverage and internet search interest in COP15—which resulted in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework—with COP27, a climate-focused conference, and the popular A...
www.nature.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:27 AM
We compared global media coverage and search interest in COP15, COP27, and the singer Taylor Swift. Despite COP15’s importance, it received far less attention—even in biodiverse countries. Closing this gap is key to mobilising the action needed for biodiversity goals. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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iNaturalist is shaping the future of biodiversity research. See our recent paper, published in Bioscience. doi.org/10.1093/bios...
August 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
iNaturalist is shaping the future of biodiversity research. See our recent paper, published in Bioscience. doi.org/10.1093/bios...
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Worldwide Soundscapes: A Synthesis of Passive Acoustic Monitoring Across Realms
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May 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Worldwide Soundscapes: A Synthesis of Passive Acoustic Monitoring Across Realms
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#ERGAReads | How much media attention does #biodiversity get? 📉 Not nearly enough.
This study compares media & search interest in #COP15 vs #COP27 and... Taylor Swift 🎤🌍 Bridging this attention gap is crucial to achieving global #conservation goals.
🔗 rdcu.be/eiJ0A
This study compares media & search interest in #COP15 vs #COP27 and... Taylor Swift 🎤🌍 Bridging this attention gap is crucial to achieving global #conservation goals.
🔗 rdcu.be/eiJ0A
May 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
#ERGAReads | How much media attention does #biodiversity get? 📉 Not nearly enough.
This study compares media & search interest in #COP15 vs #COP27 and... Taylor Swift 🎤🌍 Bridging this attention gap is crucial to achieving global #conservation goals.
🔗 rdcu.be/eiJ0A
This study compares media & search interest in #COP15 vs #COP27 and... Taylor Swift 🎤🌍 Bridging this attention gap is crucial to achieving global #conservation goals.
🔗 rdcu.be/eiJ0A
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💡 Spotlight | Dr Christos Mammides (@cmammides.bsky.social), an associate professor of conservation science, explains how biodiversity loss measurably receives less media coverage than climate change – and pop icon Taylor Swift.
April 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
💡 Spotlight | Dr Christos Mammides (@cmammides.bsky.social), an associate professor of conservation science, explains how biodiversity loss measurably receives less media coverage than climate change – and pop icon Taylor Swift.
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In 2008, I gave a talk on the lack of media coverage of biodiversity relative to climate change, and how Beyonce got far more coverage than either issue. 17 years on, not much has changed — except these researchers used Taylor Swift to make their point. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Media coverage of biodiversity falls short compared to climate change and popular culture - npj Biodiversity
We compared global media coverage and internet search interest in COP15—which resulted in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework—with COP27, a climate-focused conference, and the popular A...
www.nature.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
In 2008, I gave a talk on the lack of media coverage of biodiversity relative to climate change, and how Beyonce got far more coverage than either issue. 17 years on, not much has changed — except these researchers used Taylor Swift to make their point. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Is #RegenerativeAgriculture the solution to delivering for both food and nature?
A new report by the British Ecological Society brings together 40 academics, practitioners and farmers across the UK to explore the evidence. 👇
https://shorturl.at/s9TM4
A new report by the British Ecological Society brings together 40 academics, practitioners and farmers across the UK to explore the evidence. 👇
https://shorturl.at/s9TM4
April 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Is #RegenerativeAgriculture the solution to delivering for both food and nature?
A new report by the British Ecological Society brings together 40 academics, practitioners and farmers across the UK to explore the evidence. 👇
https://shorturl.at/s9TM4
A new report by the British Ecological Society brings together 40 academics, practitioners and farmers across the UK to explore the evidence. 👇
https://shorturl.at/s9TM4
We compared global media coverage and search interest in COP15, COP27, and the singer Taylor Swift. Despite COP15’s importance, it received far less attention—even in biodiverse countries. Closing this gap is key to mobilising the action needed for biodiversity goals. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Media coverage of biodiversity falls short compared to climate change and popular culture - npj Biodiversity
We compared global media coverage and internet search interest in COP15—which resulted in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework—with COP27, a climate-focused conference, and the popular A...
www.nature.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:27 AM
We compared global media coverage and search interest in COP15, COP27, and the singer Taylor Swift. Despite COP15’s importance, it received far less attention—even in biodiverse countries. Closing this gap is key to mobilising the action needed for biodiversity goals. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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New paper in Global Ecology and Conservation using @gbif.org mediated data:
The vulnerability of endemic vertebrates in Sri Lanka to climate change 🇱🇰
#CiteTheDOI: ❌
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03515
The vulnerability of endemic vertebrates in Sri Lanka to climate change 🇱🇰
#CiteTheDOI: ❌
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03515
March 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
New paper in Global Ecology and Conservation using @gbif.org mediated data:
The vulnerability of endemic vertebrates in Sri Lanka to climate change 🇱🇰
#CiteTheDOI: ❌
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03515
The vulnerability of endemic vertebrates in Sri Lanka to climate change 🇱🇰
#CiteTheDOI: ❌
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03515
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Promoting urban biodiversity for the benefit of people and nature
Kowarik+
doi.org/10.1038/s443...
"urban biodiversity is people’s primary contact with nature"
"Biodiversity-sensitive and socially inclusive urban governance and urban planning are key to developing biodiverse, green cities"
Kowarik+
doi.org/10.1038/s443...
"urban biodiversity is people’s primary contact with nature"
"Biodiversity-sensitive and socially inclusive urban governance and urban planning are key to developing biodiverse, green cities"
Promoting urban biodiversity for the benefit of people and nature - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Urban biodiversity underpins ecosystem services in cities, but faces multiple pressures from human activities, declining engagement of urban residents with nature, and inadequate governance systems. T...
doi.org
March 27, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Promoting urban biodiversity for the benefit of people and nature
Kowarik+
doi.org/10.1038/s443...
"urban biodiversity is people’s primary contact with nature"
"Biodiversity-sensitive and socially inclusive urban governance and urban planning are key to developing biodiverse, green cities"
Kowarik+
doi.org/10.1038/s443...
"urban biodiversity is people’s primary contact with nature"
"Biodiversity-sensitive and socially inclusive urban governance and urban planning are key to developing biodiverse, green cities"
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Is a revolution of standards in public life the key to tackling the intertwined environmental crises we face? My review of the new book by @mikebernerslee.bsky.social, published in @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41....
www.nature.com/articles/d41....
A radical manifesto for truth
Is a revolution of standards in public life the key to tackling our intertwined environmental crises? A compelling book argues it is.
www.nature.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Is a revolution of standards in public life the key to tackling the intertwined environmental crises we face? My review of the new book by @mikebernerslee.bsky.social, published in @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41....
www.nature.com/articles/d41....
Interested in #biodiversity monitoring using #acoustic methods? Our latest article presents a large (>1.5TB) #ecoacoustic dataset recorded on the island of #Cyprus. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or are interested in collaborating on this dataset! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
An ecoacoustic dataset collected on the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Basin biodiversity hotspot - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - An ecoacoustic dataset collected on the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Basin biodiversity hotspot
www.nature.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Interested in #biodiversity monitoring using #acoustic methods? Our latest article presents a large (>1.5TB) #ecoacoustic dataset recorded on the island of #Cyprus. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or are interested in collaborating on this dataset! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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10. In the meantime, a plant-based diet requires much less land and produces far less harm than the average, animal-heavy diet.
March 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
10. In the meantime, a plant-based diet requires much less land and produces far less harm than the average, animal-heavy diet.
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🚨 620,000 wild birds were trapped and killed in Cyprus in autumn 2024!🚨
The latest BirdLife Cyprus report reveals a worrying rise in bird trapping in the Republic of Cyprus. Trapping with nets increased by 76% compared to 2023, mainly due to the unchecked activity of organized trappers.
The latest BirdLife Cyprus report reveals a worrying rise in bird trapping in the Republic of Cyprus. Trapping with nets increased by 76% compared to 2023, mainly due to the unchecked activity of organized trappers.
March 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
🚨 620,000 wild birds were trapped and killed in Cyprus in autumn 2024!🚨
The latest BirdLife Cyprus report reveals a worrying rise in bird trapping in the Republic of Cyprus. Trapping with nets increased by 76% compared to 2023, mainly due to the unchecked activity of organized trappers.
The latest BirdLife Cyprus report reveals a worrying rise in bird trapping in the Republic of Cyprus. Trapping with nets increased by 76% compared to 2023, mainly due to the unchecked activity of organized trappers.
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I've started an ecoacoustics starter pack! Very aware that there are many more people in the field than are currently on this list, so please reach out if you'd like to be added/have colleagues who should be! 🐦🐸🎙️
go.bsky.app/NekQiFj
go.bsky.app/NekQiFj
March 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I've started an ecoacoustics starter pack! Very aware that there are many more people in the field than are currently on this list, so please reach out if you'd like to be added/have colleagues who should be! 🐦🐸🎙️
go.bsky.app/NekQiFj
go.bsky.app/NekQiFj
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Such an honour to be featured in @nature.com's Changemakers series, about why I decided to tackle #languagebarriers, what I want to change etc.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A big thanks to Mariana Lenharo for covering our project so many times.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A big thanks to Mariana Lenharo for covering our project so many times.
Breaking language barriers: ‘Not being fluent in English is often viewed as being an inferior scientist’
Biologist Tatsuya Amano works to make science a fairer place for non-fluent speakers.
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February 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Such an honour to be featured in @nature.com's Changemakers series, about why I decided to tackle #languagebarriers, what I want to change etc.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A big thanks to Mariana Lenharo for covering our project so many times.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A big thanks to Mariana Lenharo for covering our project so many times.
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Lessons from the early years of Mongabay
-Perseverance matters more than perfection
-Focus on adding value
-Resourcefulness beats resources.
-Iterate relentlessly.
-Impact outlasts metrics.
-Recognize luck
www.butlernature.com/2025/02/07/s...
-Perseverance matters more than perfection
-Focus on adding value
-Resourcefulness beats resources.
-Iterate relentlessly.
-Impact outlasts metrics.
-Recognize luck
www.butlernature.com/2025/02/07/s...
Six lessons from the early years of Mongabay
“When are you going to get a real job?” I heard this a lot in the early years—from my parents, my peers in Silicon Valley, even a partner at a consulting firm who tried to recruit me out of college. I...
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February 8, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Lessons from the early years of Mongabay
-Perseverance matters more than perfection
-Focus on adding value
-Resourcefulness beats resources.
-Iterate relentlessly.
-Impact outlasts metrics.
-Recognize luck
www.butlernature.com/2025/02/07/s...
-Perseverance matters more than perfection
-Focus on adding value
-Resourcefulness beats resources.
-Iterate relentlessly.
-Impact outlasts metrics.
-Recognize luck
www.butlernature.com/2025/02/07/s...
A recent article by Mongabay discussing a study we conducted in Sri Lanka in which we examined the impact of forest fragmentation on birds using translocation experiments. The work was led by Salindra Kasun Dayananda #biodiversity #conservation #habitat #fragmentation 🌳 🐦
Study highlights effects of habitat fragmentation on Sri Lankan specialist birds
COLOMBO — Forest fragmentation is considered one of the main threats to biodiversity. Many believe this primarily affects small creatures like amphibians and small mammals, while mobile creatures such...
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February 6, 2025 at 5:06 AM
A recent article by Mongabay discussing a study we conducted in Sri Lanka in which we examined the impact of forest fragmentation on birds using translocation experiments. The work was led by Salindra Kasun Dayananda #biodiversity #conservation #habitat #fragmentation 🌳 🐦
Global bioacoustics dataset ! 🎶🦜
WABAD, the World Annotated Bird Acoustic Dataset
5,044 min of annotated bird vocalizations, 1,147 species, 70 sites 🌍 across 27 countries & 13 biomes
Open-access for AI training & conservation research
👉 by C. Pérez-Granados et al.
doi.org/10.21203/rs....
🌐🧪🌍🦤🪶
WABAD, the World Annotated Bird Acoustic Dataset
5,044 min of annotated bird vocalizations, 1,147 species, 70 sites 🌍 across 27 countries & 13 biomes
Open-access for AI training & conservation research
👉 by C. Pérez-Granados et al.
doi.org/10.21203/rs....
🌐🧪🌍🦤🪶
January 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Now accepting applicants for 25-26 intake of our #StatisticalEcology MSc: bit.ly/3ooHNyc. A unique opportunity to develop skills at the interface of #statistics and #ecology (some partial scholarships available too). Please help me share!
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Now accepting applicants for 25-26 intake of our #StatisticalEcology MSc: bit.ly/3ooHNyc. A unique opportunity to develop skills at the interface of #statistics and #ecology (some partial scholarships available too). Please help me share!
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Long-term ecological #research projects apart from being highly demanding, it deserves extra respect from the scientific community; funding agencies should consider the benefits of such projects
#ecology #science #nature #evolution @ipbes.bsky.social @esci.bsky.social
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#ecology #science #nature #evolution @ipbes.bsky.social @esci.bsky.social
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The value of long-term ecological research for evolutionary insights - Nature Ecology & Evolution
This Perspective discusses using long-term ecological research networks to advance our understanding of fundamental evolutionary processes and evolutionary responses to global change.
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September 10, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Long-term ecological #research projects apart from being highly demanding, it deserves extra respect from the scientific community; funding agencies should consider the benefits of such projects
#ecology #science #nature #evolution @ipbes.bsky.social @esci.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#ecology #science #nature #evolution @ipbes.bsky.social @esci.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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I now have 67 #conservation, #ecology (& relevant multidisciplinary) journals listed here:
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January 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I now have 67 #conservation, #ecology (& relevant multidisciplinary) journals listed here:
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