Errol Douwes | Ecologist | Practitioner | Manager
@eco-e.bsky.social
❤️ Ecosystem Restoration. Practitioner-Editor for Ecological Solutions and Evidence (ESE) journal. S.Manager@eThekwini. H.Researcher@UKZN. Views & photos are my own
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☕The Climate Change Group is back with their next Coffee Morning on 5 December at 10 am (GMT).
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
☕The Climate Change Group is back with their next Coffee Morning on 5 December at 10 am (GMT).
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Check out our latest blogpost where ecologists explored how to restore degraded sites within the Galapagos National Park 🌱🌍🧪
Quarries and garbage dumps inside the Galapagos National Park: How can we restore them?
Velasco et al. share their experience assessing the survival of plant species in the Galapagos to inform decision-making amongst stakeholders. When you think of the Galapagos Islands, what comes to…
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December 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Check out our latest blogpost where ecologists explored how to restore degraded sites within the Galapagos National Park 🌱🌍🧪
It’s so important for ecology practitioners to share their real-world experiences: what works, and what doesn’t. If you have an interesting story from your city or region, consider writing it up and submit to Ecological Solutions and Evidence. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
October 15, 2025 at 10:31 AM
It’s so important for ecology practitioners to share their real-world experiences: what works, and what doesn’t. If you have an interesting story from your city or region, consider writing it up and submit to Ecological Solutions and Evidence. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
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🌍 Are you interested in learning how Integrated Nature-Climate Action can strengthen policy responses to biodiversity loss and climate change?
October 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🌍 Are you interested in learning how Integrated Nature-Climate Action can strengthen policy responses to biodiversity loss and climate change?
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⏳ Submit your abstract by 14 Nov!
Join the Resilient Landscapes and Seas Symposium to share your research and experience on tackling biodiversity loss & climate change through collaboration at scale
📅 10–11 Feb
📍 Edinburgh
👉 https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/rlas-call-for-submissions
Join the Resilient Landscapes and Seas Symposium to share your research and experience on tackling biodiversity loss & climate change through collaboration at scale
📅 10–11 Feb
📍 Edinburgh
👉 https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/rlas-call-for-submissions
October 15, 2025 at 9:11 AM
⏳ Submit your abstract by 14 Nov!
Join the Resilient Landscapes and Seas Symposium to share your research and experience on tackling biodiversity loss & climate change through collaboration at scale
📅 10–11 Feb
📍 Edinburgh
👉 https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/rlas-call-for-submissions
Join the Resilient Landscapes and Seas Symposium to share your research and experience on tackling biodiversity loss & climate change through collaboration at scale
📅 10–11 Feb
📍 Edinburgh
👉 https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/rlas-call-for-submissions
What impacts on biodiversity if European Union countries increase spending on military to 5% of GDP? The drain on funding will exacerbate biodiversity loss and climate change.
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How a 5% GDP military investment could impact European Union biodiversity
Total defence expenditure of European Union member states that also belong to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 2024 (blue) compared to projected expenditure at 5% of GDP (red), in millions o...
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October 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
What impacts on biodiversity if European Union countries increase spending on military to 5% of GDP? The drain on funding will exacerbate biodiversity loss and climate change.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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What if #EU countries spent 5% of GDP on #military? Sousa et al. warn this #funding-drain will damage #biodiversity & #ecosystems. #Green #defense tech & policies are urgently needed.
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What if #EU countries spent 5% of GDP on #military? Sousa et al. warn this #funding-drain will damage #biodiversity & #ecosystems. #Green #defense tech & policies are urgently needed.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/2688...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
How a 5% GDP military investment could impact European Union biodiversity
Total defence expenditure of European Union member states that also belong to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 2024 (blue) compared to projected expenditure at 5% of GDP (red), in millions o...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:49 AM
@britishecolsoc.bsky.social
What if #EU countries spent 5% of GDP on #military? Sousa et al. warn this #funding-drain will damage #biodiversity & #ecosystems. #Green #defense tech & policies are urgently needed.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/2688...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
What if #EU countries spent 5% of GDP on #military? Sousa et al. warn this #funding-drain will damage #biodiversity & #ecosystems. #Green #defense tech & policies are urgently needed.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/2688...
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Grey matters: Ensuring management information is a part of the permanent evidence base by creating open grey literature principles - Cadotte - 2025 - Ecological Solutions and Evidence - Wiley Online Library besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Grey matters: Ensuring management information is a part of the permanent evidence base by creating open grey literature principles
Sharing project outcomes for practitioners comes with a number of hurdles and barriers, but the benefits far outway these. We argue for a shift to open sharing of grey literature.
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June 25, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Grey matters: Ensuring management information is a part of the permanent evidence base by creating open grey literature principles - Cadotte - 2025 - Ecological Solutions and Evidence - Wiley Online Library besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Grey matters: Ensuring management information is a part of the permanent evidence base by creating open grey literature principles
Sharing project outcomes for practitioners comes with a number of hurdles and barriers, but the benefits far outway these. We argue for a shift to open sharing of grey literature.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Grey matters: Ensuring management information is a part of the permanent evidence base by creating open grey literature principles - Cadotte - 2025 - Ecological Solutions and Evidence - Wiley Online Library besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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🌿 Calling all friends in climate and biodiversity 🌿
We’re hosting a meeting at the @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ on 18 September 2025!
Come along to network, hear about current research and policy challenges.
Abstract submissions + sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-ch...
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We’re hosting a meeting at the @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ on 18 September 2025!
Come along to network, hear about current research and policy challenges.
Abstract submissions + sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-ch...
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Climate Change and Biodiversity: BES Climate Change SIG Annual Meeting 2025
The first in-person annual meeting of the British Ecological Society Climate Change Ecology Group.
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June 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🌿 Calling all friends in climate and biodiversity 🌿
We’re hosting a meeting at the @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ on 18 September 2025!
Come along to network, hear about current research and policy challenges.
Abstract submissions + sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-ch...
👀 🫵 🔜
We’re hosting a meeting at the @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ on 18 September 2025!
Come along to network, hear about current research and policy challenges.
Abstract submissions + sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-ch...
👀 🫵 🔜
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Are you an ecologist looking for funding for your next project?
Round 2 of our BES Grants is now open for applications!
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Round 2 of our BES Grants is now open for applications!
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June 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Are you an ecologist looking for funding for your next project?
Round 2 of our BES Grants is now open for applications!
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Round 2 of our BES Grants is now open for applications!
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42 elephants translocated from Addo main camp to Kabouga section; part of Addo Elephant range extension and ecological restoration in this iconic South African conservation area.
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#elephant #restorationecology #generationrestoration #ecology #ecosystems #Addo
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#elephant #restorationecology #generationrestoration #ecology #ecosystems #Addo
Elephant Range Expansion In Kabouga Sparks Ecosystem Restoration In Addo Elephant National Park
YouTube video by SANParks
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May 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
42 elephants translocated from Addo main camp to Kabouga section; part of Addo Elephant range extension and ecological restoration in this iconic South African conservation area.
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#elephant #restorationecology #generationrestoration #ecology #ecosystems #Addo
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#elephant #restorationecology #generationrestoration #ecology #ecosystems #Addo
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🎉 It’s #NFFWeek2025! We’re celebrating farmers who do more than grow food!
👉 Wednesday: IG takeover with Florence Mannering 🥛
👉 Thursday: Join our free webinar
Follow along for daily highlights & tag us in your farm walks/posts - we’ll share them! 📸
Get more info here: https://tinyurl.com/mzdnkyry
👉 Wednesday: IG takeover with Florence Mannering 🥛
👉 Thursday: Join our free webinar
Follow along for daily highlights & tag us in your farm walks/posts - we’ll share them! 📸
Get more info here: https://tinyurl.com/mzdnkyry
May 19, 2025 at 5:01 AM
🎉 It’s #NFFWeek2025! We’re celebrating farmers who do more than grow food!
👉 Wednesday: IG takeover with Florence Mannering 🥛
👉 Thursday: Join our free webinar
Follow along for daily highlights & tag us in your farm walks/posts - we’ll share them! 📸
Get more info here: https://tinyurl.com/mzdnkyry
👉 Wednesday: IG takeover with Florence Mannering 🥛
👉 Thursday: Join our free webinar
Follow along for daily highlights & tag us in your farm walks/posts - we’ll share them! 📸
Get more info here: https://tinyurl.com/mzdnkyry
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Happy World Bee Day! 🐝🌸
Bees power nature-friendly farming; pollinating crops, boosting biodiversity, and saving UK farmers an estimated £1.8bn a year.
Diverse, wildlife-friendly farms help bees thrive and when bees thrive, so do we. 🌻
#WorldBeeDay #NFFWeek2025 #NFFN
Bees power nature-friendly farming; pollinating crops, boosting biodiversity, and saving UK farmers an estimated £1.8bn a year.
Diverse, wildlife-friendly farms help bees thrive and when bees thrive, so do we. 🌻
#WorldBeeDay #NFFWeek2025 #NFFN
May 20, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Happy World Bee Day! 🐝🌸
Bees power nature-friendly farming; pollinating crops, boosting biodiversity, and saving UK farmers an estimated £1.8bn a year.
Diverse, wildlife-friendly farms help bees thrive and when bees thrive, so do we. 🌻
#WorldBeeDay #NFFWeek2025 #NFFN
Bees power nature-friendly farming; pollinating crops, boosting biodiversity, and saving UK farmers an estimated £1.8bn a year.
Diverse, wildlife-friendly farms help bees thrive and when bees thrive, so do we. 🌻
#WorldBeeDay #NFFWeek2025 #NFFN
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Nature Friendly Farming Week is nearly here. 🐄
Join @nffn.bsky.social from 19-25 May for a farmer takeover, webinars and events, and real stories from the fields as they celebrate the farmers who do more than grow food. They protect wildlife, restore nature, and support communities across the UK. 🦋
Join @nffn.bsky.social from 19-25 May for a farmer takeover, webinars and events, and real stories from the fields as they celebrate the farmers who do more than grow food. They protect wildlife, restore nature, and support communities across the UK. 🦋
May 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Nature Friendly Farming Week is nearly here. 🐄
Join @nffn.bsky.social from 19-25 May for a farmer takeover, webinars and events, and real stories from the fields as they celebrate the farmers who do more than grow food. They protect wildlife, restore nature, and support communities across the UK. 🦋
Join @nffn.bsky.social from 19-25 May for a farmer takeover, webinars and events, and real stories from the fields as they celebrate the farmers who do more than grow food. They protect wildlife, restore nature, and support communities across the UK. 🦋
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📷Curlew with a solar tag by Andy Boyce
New research, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, could help scientists better conserve the critical habitats of long-billed curlews, North America’s largest shorebird🐦, throughout their migratory journeys.
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New research, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, could help scientists better conserve the critical habitats of long-billed curlews, North America’s largest shorebird🐦, throughout their migratory journeys.
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May 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
📷Curlew with a solar tag by Andy Boyce
New research, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, could help scientists better conserve the critical habitats of long-billed curlews, North America’s largest shorebird🐦, throughout their migratory journeys.
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New research, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, could help scientists better conserve the critical habitats of long-billed curlews, North America’s largest shorebird🐦, throughout their migratory journeys.
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This little animation for ICLEI was created to explain the Berlin Urban Nature Pact. ICLEI needed an upbeat explainer to communicate the BUNP to city planners and other policymakers at the UN Biodiversity COP in Colombia. Here’s hoping many more cities sign up!
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Introducing the Berlin Urban Nature Pact
YouTube video by Berlin Urban Nature Pact
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January 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This little animation for ICLEI was created to explain the Berlin Urban Nature Pact. ICLEI needed an upbeat explainer to communicate the BUNP to city planners and other policymakers at the UN Biodiversity COP in Colombia. Here’s hoping many more cities sign up!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRhF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRhF...
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🚨 One week left to register with earlybird discount 🚨
TABLE, @britishecologicalsociety.org & @naturerecovery.bsky.social are facilitating a symposium (19-20 June) to bring together science, policy & practice.
Earlybird discount registration wraps 16 May 2025 at 17:00 BST.
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TABLE, @britishecologicalsociety.org & @naturerecovery.bsky.social are facilitating a symposium (19-20 June) to bring together science, policy & practice.
Earlybird discount registration wraps 16 May 2025 at 17:00 BST.
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May 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🚨 One week left to register with earlybird discount 🚨
TABLE, @britishecologicalsociety.org & @naturerecovery.bsky.social are facilitating a symposium (19-20 June) to bring together science, policy & practice.
Earlybird discount registration wraps 16 May 2025 at 17:00 BST.
buff.ly/Yzdy6YW
TABLE, @britishecologicalsociety.org & @naturerecovery.bsky.social are facilitating a symposium (19-20 June) to bring together science, policy & practice.
Earlybird discount registration wraps 16 May 2025 at 17:00 BST.
buff.ly/Yzdy6YW
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Join our first Spring Session with Bill Sutherland and Des Thompson 🌿We'll be kicking off our first session on 'What’s on the horizon for environmental policy?'
When: Wednesday, 7 May 2025
Time: 13:00-14:00 (BST)
When: Wednesday, 7 May 2025
Time: 13:00-14:00 (BST)
May 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Join our first Spring Session with Bill Sutherland and Des Thompson 🌿We'll be kicking off our first session on 'What’s on the horizon for environmental policy?'
When: Wednesday, 7 May 2025
Time: 13:00-14:00 (BST)
When: Wednesday, 7 May 2025
Time: 13:00-14:00 (BST)
Wildlife guide Nick Clear and conservationist Christina Polarius share their experiences and perspectives on the importance of connecting with #nature and #animals, specifically focusing on the #conservation of #cheetahs in #SouthAfrica Film by #JackZakrajsek
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WILD CONNECTION - Award Winning Short Documentary
YouTube video by Jack Zakrajsek
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April 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Wildlife guide Nick Clear and conservationist Christina Polarius share their experiences and perspectives on the importance of connecting with #nature and #animals, specifically focusing on the #conservation of #cheetahs in #SouthAfrica Film by #JackZakrajsek
youtu.be/9cm753kp0uo?...
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Prospects for endangered African penguins have been boosted this week thanks to agreements to restrict fishing near colonies on Robben Island and Bird Island🐧
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Hope for endangered penguins as no-fishing zones agreed off South Africa
Deal will restrict fishing near colonies on Robben Island and Bird Island for 10 years, after long debate between industry and conservationists
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March 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Prospects for endangered African penguins have been boosted this week thanks to agreements to restrict fishing near colonies on Robben Island and Bird Island🐧
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Can we create a food system that benefits people and the planet? Hear from Jake Fiennes, Conservation Manager at Holkham 👉 https://shorturl.at/xFqwa
April 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Can we create a food system that benefits people and the planet? Hear from Jake Fiennes, Conservation Manager at Holkham 👉 https://shorturl.at/xFqwa
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Hutton expertise has contributed to a new report, by the
@britishecologicalsociety.org, that explores the evidence that #RegenerativeAgriculture can achieve positive outcomes like improving #SoilHealth, increasing #biodiversity & minimising environmental damage.🌱🚜
📑 More: ow.ly/IHM250VtIli
@britishecologicalsociety.org, that explores the evidence that #RegenerativeAgriculture can achieve positive outcomes like improving #SoilHealth, increasing #biodiversity & minimising environmental damage.🌱🚜
📑 More: ow.ly/IHM250VtIli
New British Ecological Society regenerative agriculture report finds strong evidence for the benefits of minimising bare soil
A new report published by the British Ecological Society has shown that regenerative agriculture approaches can achieve positive outcomes.
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April 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Hutton expertise has contributed to a new report, by the
@britishecologicalsociety.org, that explores the evidence that #RegenerativeAgriculture can achieve positive outcomes like improving #SoilHealth, increasing #biodiversity & minimising environmental damage.🌱🚜
📑 More: ow.ly/IHM250VtIli
@britishecologicalsociety.org, that explores the evidence that #RegenerativeAgriculture can achieve positive outcomes like improving #SoilHealth, increasing #biodiversity & minimising environmental damage.🌱🚜
📑 More: ow.ly/IHM250VtIli