Erle Ellis
@erleellis.bsky.social
Exploring the ecology of an increasingly human planet.
Prof. Geography & Environmental Systems, UMBC
Anthromes, Anthroecology & Anthropocene
https://anthroecology.org/people/ellis/
Prof. Geography & Environmental Systems, UMBC
Anthromes, Anthroecology & Anthropocene
https://anthroecology.org/people/ellis/
Amazonia is a cultured nature...
Centuries of compounding human influence on Amazonian forests @pnas.org www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Centuries of compounding human influence on Amazonian forests @pnas.org www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Amazonia is a cultured nature...
Centuries of compounding human influence on Amazonian forests @pnas.org www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Centuries of compounding human influence on Amazonian forests @pnas.org www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
"The Perception of trees matters more than the reality"
(in UK) 🌳🤔🌍
>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/...
(in UK) 🌳🤔🌍
>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/...
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"The Perception of trees matters more than the reality"
(in UK) 🌳🤔🌍
>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/...
(in UK) 🌳🤔🌍
>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/...
Policy principles for sustainable and just land systems @rachgarr.bsky.social etal. @royalsociety.org
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....
October 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Policy principles for sustainable and just land systems @rachgarr.bsky.social etal. @royalsociety.org
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....
Learn about the Nature Relationship Index (NRI)
Join the Anthropocene Navigators to offer your thoughts!
🕰️9:30 AM Tomorrow October 16 here:
vu-live.zoom.us/j/9127481812...
More info: vu.nl/en/events/20...
Join the Anthropocene Navigators to offer your thoughts!
🕰️9:30 AM Tomorrow October 16 here:
vu-live.zoom.us/j/9127481812...
More info: vu.nl/en/events/20...
October 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Learn about the Nature Relationship Index (NRI)
Join the Anthropocene Navigators to offer your thoughts!
🕰️9:30 AM Tomorrow October 16 here:
vu-live.zoom.us/j/9127481812...
More info: vu.nl/en/events/20...
Join the Anthropocene Navigators to offer your thoughts!
🕰️9:30 AM Tomorrow October 16 here:
vu-live.zoom.us/j/9127481812...
More info: vu.nl/en/events/20...
Anthropocene Canceled? 🚯 @ecosocialism1.bsky.social
monthlyreview.org/articles/has...
>>> Of course NOT <<<
The evidence speaks for itself.
No geologists, epochs or hype required.
theconversation.com/the-anthropo... 🌍⚒️🌐🧪
monthlyreview.org/articles/has...
>>> Of course NOT <<<
The evidence speaks for itself.
No geologists, epochs or hype required.
theconversation.com/the-anthropo... 🌍⚒️🌐🧪
October 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Anthropocene Canceled? 🚯 @ecosocialism1.bsky.social
monthlyreview.org/articles/has...
>>> Of course NOT <<<
The evidence speaks for itself.
No geologists, epochs or hype required.
theconversation.com/the-anthropo... 🌍⚒️🌐🧪
monthlyreview.org/articles/has...
>>> Of course NOT <<<
The evidence speaks for itself.
No geologists, epochs or hype required.
theconversation.com/the-anthropo... 🌍⚒️🌐🧪
Redefine how the world measures progress!
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Join the Global Expert Consultation to develop
The Nature Relationship Index (NRI) @undp.org
<15 mins to make a difference
anu.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
> Deadline: Oct 15, 2025
> Background: rdcu.be/etpiQ
🌍🧑🌾🌽🌎🌴🐬🌏🚵♀️🍄🌐👍
Join the Global Expert Consultation to develop
The Nature Relationship Index (NRI) @undp.org
<15 mins to make a difference
anu.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
> Deadline: Oct 15, 2025
> Background: rdcu.be/etpiQ
September 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Redefine how the world measures progress!
🌍🧑🌾🌽🌎🌴🐬🌏🚵♀️🍄🌐👍
Join the Global Expert Consultation to develop
The Nature Relationship Index (NRI) @undp.org
<15 mins to make a difference
anu.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
> Deadline: Oct 15, 2025
> Background: rdcu.be/etpiQ
🌍🧑🌾🌽🌎🌴🐬🌏🚵♀️🍄🌐👍
Join the Global Expert Consultation to develop
The Nature Relationship Index (NRI) @undp.org
<15 mins to make a difference
anu.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
> Deadline: Oct 15, 2025
> Background: rdcu.be/etpiQ
The Anthropocene is Not an Epoch:
A Reply to Zalasiewicz et al. @agu.org Earth's Future
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
A Reply to Zalasiewicz et al. @agu.org Earth's Future
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
September 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The Anthropocene is Not an Epoch:
A Reply to Zalasiewicz et al. @agu.org Earth's Future
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
A Reply to Zalasiewicz et al. @agu.org Earth's Future
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Climate Tipping Points Could Lead Us Astray...
@bobkopp.net @thebulletin.org 🌐
doi.org/10.1080/0096...
@bobkopp.net @thebulletin.org 🌐
doi.org/10.1080/0096...
September 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Climate Tipping Points Could Lead Us Astray...
@bobkopp.net @thebulletin.org 🌐
doi.org/10.1080/0096...
@bobkopp.net @thebulletin.org 🌐
doi.org/10.1080/0096...
Native Species? 🌎🌐🐺🦉
Cultural Paradigms in Conservation @lilyvaneeden.bsky.social
authors.elsevier.com/c/1lac31R~ea...
Cultural Paradigms in Conservation @lilyvaneeden.bsky.social
authors.elsevier.com/c/1lac31R~ea...
August 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Native Species? 🌎🌐🐺🦉
Cultural Paradigms in Conservation @lilyvaneeden.bsky.social
authors.elsevier.com/c/1lac31R~ea...
Cultural Paradigms in Conservation @lilyvaneeden.bsky.social
authors.elsevier.com/c/1lac31R~ea...
Indigenous cultural burning in the American Southwest @pnas.org www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
August 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Indigenous cultural burning in the American Southwest @pnas.org www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Restoring Ecosystems Can't Stop Climate Change
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Limited carbon sequestration potential from global ecosystem restoration www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🏭❌🌳🌎🌐
Limited carbon sequestration potential from global ecosystem restoration www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Restoring Ecosystems Can't Stop Climate Change
🏭❌🌳🌎🌐
Limited carbon sequestration potential from global ecosystem restoration www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🏭❌🌳🌎🌐
Limited carbon sequestration potential from global ecosystem restoration www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Know your anthromes!
anthroecology.org/anthromes/gu...
anthroecology.org/anthromes/gu...
July 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Know your anthromes!
anthroecology.org/anthromes/gu...
anthroecology.org/anthromes/gu...
Know your anthromes!
anthroecology.org/anthromes/gu...
anthroecology.org/anthromes/gu...
July 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Know your anthromes!
anthroecology.org/anthromes/gu...
anthroecology.org/anthromes/gu...
People sharing nature pics transform ecology @emilyanthes.bsky.social @inaturalist.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/s...
July 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
People sharing nature pics transform ecology @emilyanthes.bsky.social @inaturalist.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/s...
What does progress mean in the Anthropocene? 🌎🌐🧑🤝🧑
anthroecology.org/a-new-way-to...
anthroecology.org/a-new-way-to...
July 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
What does progress mean in the Anthropocene? 🌎🌐🧑🤝🧑
anthroecology.org/a-new-way-to...
anthroecology.org/a-new-way-to...
Artificial Light Lengthens Urban Growing Season More than Warming 💡🌳🌐 #Anthropocene @eos.org eos.org/articles/art...
July 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Artificial Light Lengthens Urban Growing Season More than Warming 💡🌳🌐 #Anthropocene @eos.org eos.org/articles/art...
Proponents of the Sixth Mass Extinction admit it is unsupported
@cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social 🌎🌐
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
@cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social 🌎🌐
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
July 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Proponents of the Sixth Mass Extinction admit it is unsupported
@cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social 🌎🌐
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
@cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social 🌎🌐
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Can Nature & People Thrive Together?
🌍🧑🌾🌽🌎🌴🐬🌏🚵♀️🍄🌐👍
An Aspirational Approach to Planetary Futures @nature.com.web.brid.gy
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🌍🧑🌾🌽🌎🌴🐬🌏🚵♀️🍄🌐👍
An Aspirational Approach to Planetary Futures @nature.com.web.brid.gy
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
June 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Can Nature & People Thrive Together?
🌍🧑🌾🌽🌎🌴🐬🌏🚵♀️🍄🌐👍
An Aspirational Approach to Planetary Futures @nature.com.web.brid.gy
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🌍🧑🌾🌽🌎🌴🐬🌏🚵♀️🍄🌐👍
An Aspirational Approach to Planetary Futures @nature.com.web.brid.gy
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Join online next Thursday!
Engaging Human Aspirations to Motivate Progress Towards a World Where People and Nature Thrive Together
🌍🌐
www.uni-giessen.de/de/fbz/plane...
Engaging Human Aspirations to Motivate Progress Towards a World Where People and Nature Thrive Together
🌍🌐
www.uni-giessen.de/de/fbz/plane...
June 19, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Join online next Thursday!
Engaging Human Aspirations to Motivate Progress Towards a World Where People and Nature Thrive Together
🌍🌐
www.uni-giessen.de/de/fbz/plane...
Engaging Human Aspirations to Motivate Progress Towards a World Where People and Nature Thrive Together
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www.uni-giessen.de/de/fbz/plane...
The Anthropocene Illusion by Zed Nelson
#1🏆@worldphotoorg.bsky.social 🌍 www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-p...
#1🏆@worldphotoorg.bsky.social 🌍 www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-p...
June 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The Anthropocene Illusion by Zed Nelson
#1🏆@worldphotoorg.bsky.social 🌍 www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-p...
#1🏆@worldphotoorg.bsky.social 🌍 www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-p...
Archeology reveals Native Americans farmed much more across North America than thought...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
June 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Archeology reveals Native Americans farmed much more across North America than thought...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Excited to present new collaborative work!
🌍🌐🧑🤝🧑🌳🍄🫎🦋
Empowering People‘s Aspirations to Shape a Better Future for Life on Earth
senckenberg.de/en/science/s...
🌍🌐🧑🤝🧑🌳🍄🫎🦋
Empowering People‘s Aspirations to Shape a Better Future for Life on Earth
senckenberg.de/en/science/s...
June 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Excited to present new collaborative work!
🌍🌐🧑🤝🧑🌳🍄🫎🦋
Empowering People‘s Aspirations to Shape a Better Future for Life on Earth
senckenberg.de/en/science/s...
🌍🌐🧑🤝🧑🌳🍄🫎🦋
Empowering People‘s Aspirations to Shape a Better Future for Life on Earth
senckenberg.de/en/science/s...
No 6th Mass Extinction Anthropocene 🌎🌐 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
June 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
No 6th Mass Extinction Anthropocene 🌎🌐 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Land Use is (also) Cooling Earth 🌐
Radiative forcing reduced by early twenty-first century increase in land albedo @nature.com rdcu.be/eojI7
Radiative forcing reduced by early twenty-first century increase in land albedo @nature.com rdcu.be/eojI7
May 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Land Use is (also) Cooling Earth 🌐
Radiative forcing reduced by early twenty-first century increase in land albedo @nature.com rdcu.be/eojI7
Radiative forcing reduced by early twenty-first century increase in land albedo @nature.com rdcu.be/eojI7