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Forest measurements are more important than ever.
“Dedicated teams working in the field to collect vital ground-truth data are essential to the success of our missions” - Simonetta Cheli #ESA Director of Earth Observation. Find out more in our latest newsletter.
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“Dedicated teams working in the field to collect vital ground-truth data are essential to the success of our missions” - Simonetta Cheli #ESA Director of Earth Observation. Find out more in our latest newsletter.
sway.cloud.microsoft/pdXbVpmWR2Io...
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So cool! Four #new #Gesneraciaceae species, found in a #Biosphere Reserve in central #Peru. #PlantHunters
Cuatro nuevas especies de Gesneriaceae de la Reserva de Biósfera Oxapampa-Asháninka-Yanesha, Perú. 2025. Revista Forestal del Perú
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Felicitaciones Rocio Rojas Gonzales, Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, Abel Monteagudo Mendoza y colegas!
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Felicitaciones Rocio Rojas Gonzales, Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, Abel Monteagudo Mendoza y colegas!
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
So cool! Four #new #Gesneraciaceae species, found in a #Biosphere Reserve in central #Peru. #PlantHunters
Cuatro nuevas especies de Gesneriaceae de la Reserva de Biósfera Oxapampa-Asháninka-Yanesha, Perú. 2025. Revista Forestal del Perú
revistas.lamolina.edu.pe/index.php/rf...
Felicitaciones Rocio Rojas Gonzales, Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, Abel Monteagudo Mendoza y colegas!
revistas.lamolina.edu.pe/index.php/rf...
Felicitaciones Rocio Rojas Gonzales, Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, Abel Monteagudo Mendoza y colegas!
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Cuatro nuevas especies de Gesneriaceae de la Reserva de Biósfera Oxapampa-Asháninka-Yanesha, Perú. 2025. Revista Forestal del Perú
revistas.lamolina.edu.pe/index.php/rf...
Felicitaciones Rocio Rojas Gonzales, Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, Abel Monteagudo Mendoza y colegas!
revistas.lamolina.edu.pe/index.php/rf...
Felicitaciones Rocio Rojas Gonzales, Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, Abel Monteagudo Mendoza y colegas!
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New study finds “brutal drought and extreme heat wave that began in September 2023 transformed the lake into a steaming cauldron. The lake's waters reached 41C (106F).” 😱
Hundreds of dolphins found dead in Amazon lake were in water hotter than a jacuzzi, study finds
"You couldn't put your finger in the water," said the lead author of the study, which spotlights the impacts of planetary warming on aquatic ecosystems.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New study finds “brutal drought and extreme heat wave that began in September 2023 transformed the lake into a steaming cauldron. The lake's waters reached 41C (106F).” 😱
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How do aviation emissions stack up?
Our new Substack article explains 👇
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How bad are aviation emissions?
We delve into the calculations behind global aviation emissions.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
How do aviation emissions stack up?
Our new Substack article explains 👇
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This is an excellent explanation of why the govt's headlong rush for airport expansions is wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. Thank you @flightfreeuk.bsky.social
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Should the Government be supporting Airport Expansion?
We comment on the Government response to our petition to Stop Airport Expansion
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November 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This is an excellent explanation of why the govt's headlong rush for airport expansions is wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. Thank you @flightfreeuk.bsky.social
substack.com/@flightfreeu...
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El calentamiento de los lagos del Amazonas con el clima cambiante supera los límites de tolerancia térmica de la vida acuática.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
El calentamiento de los lagos del Amazonas con el clima cambiante supera los límites de tolerancia térmica de la vida acuática.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PhD investigating the Ecology and Evolution of tree size - integrating field ecology, molecular biology, and biogeography to answer how and why giant trees evolved and what are the consequences of gigantism.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
#PhD investigating the Ecology and Evolution of tree size - integrating field ecology, molecular biology, and biogeography to answer how and why giant trees evolved and what are the consequences of gigantism.
www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/esquivel-mue...
www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/esquivel-mue...
The banks financing fossil fuel exploitation in the Amazon
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November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The banks financing fossil fuel exploitation in the Amazon
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Thank you to all our dedicated colleagues in the field! They have revealed dozens of rare new tree species, quantified the climate sensitivity of tropical forests, and discovered the Amazon carbon sink.
One of the greatest investments we can make in the future is supporting their work.
One of the greatest investments we can make in the future is supporting their work.
November 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Thank you to all our dedicated colleagues in the field! They have revealed dozens of rare new tree species, quantified the climate sensitivity of tropical forests, and discovered the Amazon carbon sink.
One of the greatest investments we can make in the future is supporting their work.
One of the greatest investments we can make in the future is supporting their work.
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New article published @JEcology uses a wide dataset for the #AtlanticForest to challenge classical ideas on #TropicalForest secondary succession. A thread
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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October 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
New article published @JEcology uses a wide dataset for the #AtlanticForest to challenge classical ideas on #TropicalForest secondary succession. A thread
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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I am the guest at BBC Climate Question this week. Check it out 👇
Why do we need the Amazon — and what happens if it disappears? 🌳
ECI researcher Dr @erikaberenguer.bsky.social joins the BBC’s Climate Question to discuss the future of the world’s largest rainforest.
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4ZkE...
#AmazonRainforest #ClimateChange
ECI researcher Dr @erikaberenguer.bsky.social joins the BBC’s Climate Question to discuss the future of the world’s largest rainforest.
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4ZkE...
#AmazonRainforest #ClimateChange
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I am the guest at BBC Climate Question this week. Check it out 👇
Forest measurements are more important than ever.
“Dedicated teams working in the field to collect vital ground-truth data are essential to the success of our missions” - Simonetta Cheli #ESA Director of Earth Observation. Find out more in our latest newsletter.
sway.cloud.microsoft/pdXbVpmWR2Io...
“Dedicated teams working in the field to collect vital ground-truth data are essential to the success of our missions” - Simonetta Cheli #ESA Director of Earth Observation. Find out more in our latest newsletter.
sway.cloud.microsoft/pdXbVpmWR2Io...
October 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Forest measurements are more important than ever.
“Dedicated teams working in the field to collect vital ground-truth data are essential to the success of our missions” - Simonetta Cheli #ESA Director of Earth Observation. Find out more in our latest newsletter.
sway.cloud.microsoft/pdXbVpmWR2Io...
“Dedicated teams working in the field to collect vital ground-truth data are essential to the success of our missions” - Simonetta Cheli #ESA Director of Earth Observation. Find out more in our latest newsletter.
sway.cloud.microsoft/pdXbVpmWR2Io...
Brasil: 7 bolsas de pesquisa vinculadas a projetos sobre biodiversidade Amazônica, desenvolvidos em Belém (PA). O prazo para inscrições vai até o dia 9 de novembro de 2025.
Edital: drive.google.com/file/d/1BoHy...
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October 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Brasil: 7 bolsas de pesquisa vinculadas a projetos sobre biodiversidade Amazônica, desenvolvidos em Belém (PA). O prazo para inscrições vai até o dia 9 de novembro de 2025.
Edital: drive.google.com/file/d/1BoHy...
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Edital: drive.google.com/file/d/1BoHy...
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How can we explore the future of the world's forests? Understanding the demography of their trees is key. In We took the new gen of global demographic vegetation models and held their roots to the observations. Thanks @annemarie-es.bsky.social for leading! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
October 27, 2025 at 7:12 AM
How can we explore the future of the world's forests? Understanding the demography of their trees is key. In We took the new gen of global demographic vegetation models and held their roots to the observations. Thanks @annemarie-es.bsky.social for leading! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
How soil and climate interact to control biomass in #Brasil's #Caatinga, the largest dry tropical forest in the Americas.
Congratulations to Alexandre Brunello, Tomas Domingues and colleagues for this tour-de-force.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Congratulations to Alexandre Brunello, Tomas Domingues and colleagues for this tour-de-force.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Soil–climate interactions drive above-ground biomass in the Caatinga, the largest Neotropical seasonally dry tropical forest - Plant and Soil
Background and aims Soil properties are key drivers of vegetation structure, yet their influence on above-ground woody biomass (AGBW) in seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTFs) remains underexplored, ...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
How soil and climate interact to control biomass in #Brasil's #Caatinga, the largest dry tropical forest in the Americas.
Congratulations to Alexandre Brunello, Tomas Domingues and colleagues for this tour-de-force.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Congratulations to Alexandre Brunello, Tomas Domingues and colleagues for this tour-de-force.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Many congratulations to Adriane Esquivel, Rebecca Morgan and to all our colleagues supporting Amazon forest monitoring with RAINFOR and ForestPlots.net!
Our analysis of 30 years of Amazon forest change is highlighted on the cover of @natplants.nature.com.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our analysis of 30 years of Amazon forest change is highlighted on the cover of @natplants.nature.com.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Many congratulations to Adriane Esquivel, Rebecca Morgan and to all our colleagues supporting Amazon forest monitoring with RAINFOR and ForestPlots.net!
Our analysis of 30 years of Amazon forest change is highlighted on the cover of @natplants.nature.com.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our analysis of 30 years of Amazon forest change is highlighted on the cover of @natplants.nature.com.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Widespread #MountainEcosystem loss (2000-2020) is driven by human expansion ( #agriculture approx. 89% and #NaturalDisasters approx 11%)
Over half (approx 56%) occurred in #ProtectedAreas or #biodiversity hotspots, demanding urgent #conservation action 🌍
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Over half (approx 56%) occurred in #ProtectedAreas or #biodiversity hotspots, demanding urgent #conservation action 🌍
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global loss of mountain vegetated landscapes and its impact on biodiversity conservation - Nature Communications
This study reports widespread loss of mountain vegetation worldwide from 2000 to 2020, with ∼89% attributable to human expansion, primarily agriculture. Over half of this loss occurred within protecte...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Widespread #MountainEcosystem loss (2000-2020) is driven by human expansion ( #agriculture approx. 89% and #NaturalDisasters approx 11%)
Over half (approx 56%) occurred in #ProtectedAreas or #biodiversity hotspots, demanding urgent #conservation action 🌍
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Over half (approx 56%) occurred in #ProtectedAreas or #biodiversity hotspots, demanding urgent #conservation action 🌍
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The Gov’s claim that airport expansion will lead to economic growth is wrong, argues Alex Chapman from @neweconomics.bsky.social: "demand for business air travel is collapsing and we're flying ever more tourists to spend money outside the country than we are flying in."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Airport expansion put climate goals at risk, MPs say
A committee of MPs says the government has not demonstrated if economic benefits from airport expansion outweigh climate impacts.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The Gov’s claim that airport expansion will lead to economic growth is wrong, argues Alex Chapman from @neweconomics.bsky.social: "demand for business air travel is collapsing and we're flying ever more tourists to spend money outside the country than we are flying in."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Jose Luis Marcello (U Jaén, Peru) está liderando los estudios de la dinámica y el impacto del cambio climático en los bosques secos en el Peru - un trabajo muy importante, y con coordinación con ForestPlots.net
Descubre mas aqui: fb.watch/CjP0DvNbL0/
Descubre mas aqui: fb.watch/CjP0DvNbL0/
September 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Jose Luis Marcello (U Jaén, Peru) está liderando los estudios de la dinámica y el impacto del cambio climático en los bosques secos en el Peru - un trabajo muy importante, y con coordinación con ForestPlots.net
Descubre mas aqui: fb.watch/CjP0DvNbL0/
Descubre mas aqui: fb.watch/CjP0DvNbL0/
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Big trees are on the rise.
30 years of Amazon forest measurements by RAINFOR partners show that, so far, any impact of #climatechange on forests and large trees have been more than mitigated by the positive effects of increased resources.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
30 years of Amazon forest measurements by RAINFOR partners show that, so far, any impact of #climatechange on forests and large trees have been more than mitigated by the positive effects of increased resources.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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From the forest floor to the canopy, bats keep rainforest vines genetically connected through pollination 🦇 Check out our new paper published in @ecol-evol.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @katrinheer.bsky.social
Gene Flow and Vertical Stratification of Pollination in the Bat‐Pollinated Liana Marcgravia longifolia
This study investigates pollen dispersal, vertical stratification of gene flow, and spatial genetic structure in the bat-pollinated liana Marcgravia longifolia in a western Amazonian forest. Flowers ...
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August 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
From the forest floor to the canopy, bats keep rainforest vines genetically connected through pollination 🦇 Check out our new paper published in @ecol-evol.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @katrinheer.bsky.social
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Here is a starter pack for scientists and others interested in Macroecology - go.bsky.app/GBn9pNZ 🌎🧪🦋🌾
November 9, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Here is a starter pack for scientists and others interested in Macroecology - go.bsky.app/GBn9pNZ 🌎🧪🦋🌾
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Please pass along, I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study phys ecology, macroecology, biodiversity - spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested🧪🌐🌾
October 21, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Please pass along, I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study phys ecology, macroecology, biodiversity - spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested🧪🌐🌾
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Predatory journals don't try as hard as they used to ...
October 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Predatory journals don't try as hard as they used to ...