Dr J. Casperd
@jcasperd.bsky.social
Behavioural ecologist invested in landscape recovery. Views are my own. Harper Adams University, Shropshire.
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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!
#Water shortages could lead to evacuation of major cities in Tehran. But this is likely to be a global issue in the future. news.sky.com/story/the-co...
Major city may have to evacuate as water supplies run low
Tehran is not alone. Cape Town in South Africa narrowly avoided taps running dry eight years ago. Even London, known for its rain, is at risk.
news.sky.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
#Water shortages could lead to evacuation of major cities in Tehran. But this is likely to be a global issue in the future. news.sky.com/story/the-co...
Today I will be engaging in discussions around the management of lowland agricultural #peat in light of the Environment Improvement Plan 2025. Insightful talks from Katherine Birdsall of the #EnvironmentAgency and Ian Moodie from #ADA regarding #LAPWDP & #LAPSIP
December 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Today I will be engaging in discussions around the management of lowland agricultural #peat in light of the Environment Improvement Plan 2025. Insightful talks from Katherine Birdsall of the #EnvironmentAgency and Ian Moodie from #ADA regarding #LAPWDP & #LAPSIP
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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.
So many obvious parallels here with the UK. Nature based solutions #NbS & additional #water storage are needed. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Officials on alert as major dam climbs toward maximum capacity amid downpours: 'A strong buffer for … water supply'
"Marks a significant milestone."
www.yahoo.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:53 AM
So many obvious parallels here with the UK. Nature based solutions #NbS & additional #water storage are needed. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Interesting day at #Nattergal’s #WildFen with #NatureBroking
discussing #carboncredits and the environmental services provided by rewetting #peat. Lovely to see cattle egret, marsh harrier & fieldfare. #rewilding
discussing #carboncredits and the environmental services provided by rewetting #peat. Lovely to see cattle egret, marsh harrier & fieldfare. #rewilding
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Interesting day at #Nattergal’s #WildFen with #NatureBroking
discussing #carboncredits and the environmental services provided by rewetting #peat. Lovely to see cattle egret, marsh harrier & fieldfare. #rewilding
discussing #carboncredits and the environmental services provided by rewetting #peat. Lovely to see cattle egret, marsh harrier & fieldfare. #rewilding
Our @harperadamsuni.bsky.social #Zoology students are working with Fenland Soil to kickstart the transgenerational conversation around #paludiculture
Jonathon, the last of 500 #potato farmers in the #Fens explained to them how conventional farming on >90% SOC soils was not sustainable.
Jonathon, the last of 500 #potato farmers in the #Fens explained to them how conventional farming on >90% SOC soils was not sustainable.
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Our @harperadamsuni.bsky.social #Zoology students are working with Fenland Soil to kickstart the transgenerational conversation around #paludiculture
Jonathon, the last of 500 #potato farmers in the #Fens explained to them how conventional farming on >90% SOC soils was not sustainable.
Jonathon, the last of 500 #potato farmers in the #Fens explained to them how conventional farming on >90% SOC soils was not sustainable.
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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This will be the first meeting of the G20 leaders to be held in Africa, and the first that a member state - the US - has declined to attend
go.nature.com/47TtN6I
go.nature.com/47TtN6I
South Africa is right to put debt, climate and inequality at the heart of G20
The host of the high-level meeting must not be swayed from its priorities, which are in line with the evidence from research.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
This will be the first meeting of the G20 leaders to be held in Africa, and the first that a member state - the US - has declined to attend
go.nature.com/47TtN6I
go.nature.com/47TtN6I
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A decisive day starting here at #COP30. Deeply grateful to all people close to the fire who stopped it quickly, and stayed focused. Also, that many countries, including mine, wrote this letter. And just sending all good hopes to those at the core of negotiations!!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
A decisive day starting here at #COP30. Deeply grateful to all people close to the fire who stopped it quickly, and stayed focused. Also, that many countries, including mine, wrote this letter. And just sending all good hopes to those at the core of negotiations!!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Always fascinating fungi finds here! Wonder if this one is a slime mould, however. Wolf's milk? Lycogala epidendrum. www.wildlifewatch.org.uk/wildlife-zon...
Slime moulds | Wildlife Watch
Slime moulds are SUPER WEIRD! For years they were thought to be fungi but they’re actually something different.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Always fascinating fungi finds here! Wonder if this one is a slime mould, however. Wolf's milk? Lycogala epidendrum. www.wildlifewatch.org.uk/wildlife-zon...
Great talk this morning for our @harperadamsuni.bsky.social
students with Grainne from NaturesSAFE www.natures-safe.com A fantastic collaborative effort cryopreserving the tissue of endangered species across the globe. #wildlife #extinction #cloning #naturerecovery
students with Grainne from NaturesSAFE www.natures-safe.com A fantastic collaborative effort cryopreserving the tissue of endangered species across the globe. #wildlife #extinction #cloning #naturerecovery
November 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Great talk this morning for our @harperadamsuni.bsky.social
students with Grainne from NaturesSAFE www.natures-safe.com A fantastic collaborative effort cryopreserving the tissue of endangered species across the globe. #wildlife #extinction #cloning #naturerecovery
students with Grainne from NaturesSAFE www.natures-safe.com A fantastic collaborative effort cryopreserving the tissue of endangered species across the globe. #wildlife #extinction #cloning #naturerecovery
When your @harperadamsuni.bsky.social #Zoology student creates a beautiful bouquet of #Autumn leaves in thanks for providing them with the opportunity to become an @prideinstem.bsky.social #ClimateChange Ambassador to create content around #peat #GHG emissions with @fenlandsoil.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
When your @harperadamsuni.bsky.social #Zoology student creates a beautiful bouquet of #Autumn leaves in thanks for providing them with the opportunity to become an @prideinstem.bsky.social #ClimateChange Ambassador to create content around #peat #GHG emissions with @fenlandsoil.bsky.social
Jeremy Moody of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers speaking @harperadamsuni.bsky.social ‘There is no agriculture policy’ - #farmers need to take things into their own hands. #agriculture #paludiculture #BPS #SFI #inheritancetax
November 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Jeremy Moody of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers speaking @harperadamsuni.bsky.social ‘There is no agriculture policy’ - #farmers need to take things into their own hands. #agriculture #paludiculture #BPS #SFI #inheritancetax
The reality is that #food is too cheap. Producing #nutrient rich food which supports ecosystem services and a resilient nature rich landscape costs money. We need to value food more in our personal budgets and work to reform #farming culture. #foodsecurity #regenerativefarming #animalwelfare
November 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The reality is that #food is too cheap. Producing #nutrient rich food which supports ecosystem services and a resilient nature rich landscape costs money. We need to value food more in our personal budgets and work to reform #farming culture. #foodsecurity #regenerativefarming #animalwelfare
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UTTERLY SURREAL LOW ANGLE GLACIER SLIDE!! 😮😱
On Saturday at 11:00 am, a 2 km-long, 25 m-high, and 150-200 m in width section detached off the Ismoil Somoni Glacier (Tajikistan) and slid down the gorge! 🧊🌊
asiaplustj.info/en/node/354309
📽️ via @volcaholic1
On Saturday at 11:00 am, a 2 km-long, 25 m-high, and 150-200 m in width section detached off the Ismoil Somoni Glacier (Tajikistan) and slid down the gorge! 🧊🌊
asiaplustj.info/en/node/354309
📽️ via @volcaholic1
October 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
UTTERLY SURREAL LOW ANGLE GLACIER SLIDE!! 😮😱
On Saturday at 11:00 am, a 2 km-long, 25 m-high, and 150-200 m in width section detached off the Ismoil Somoni Glacier (Tajikistan) and slid down the gorge! 🧊🌊
asiaplustj.info/en/node/354309
📽️ via @volcaholic1
On Saturday at 11:00 am, a 2 km-long, 25 m-high, and 150-200 m in width section detached off the Ismoil Somoni Glacier (Tajikistan) and slid down the gorge! 🧊🌊
asiaplustj.info/en/node/354309
📽️ via @volcaholic1
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A gorgeous Neoboletus luridiformis - Scarletina Bolete seen in the Wyre Forest today #FungiFriends #ukwildlife
October 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A gorgeous Neoboletus luridiformis - Scarletina Bolete seen in the Wyre Forest today #FungiFriends #ukwildlife
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the uncharted importance of 600,000km of ditches in the UK as a source/sink of greenhouse gases (GHG)
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#farmland #ecology 🧪
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#farmland #ecology 🧪
April 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
the uncharted importance of 600,000km of ditches in the UK as a source/sink of greenhouse gases (GHG)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#farmland #ecology 🧪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#farmland #ecology 🧪
Today in Co. Wicklow #SAC I was hopeful that I might see the Irish Dipper. These enigmatic birds are indicators of good water quality. Sadly there was little wildlife to be seen. Some hooded crows, mostly thrush and a red deer. www.ucc.ie/en/dippers/d...
October 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Today in Co. Wicklow #SAC I was hopeful that I might see the Irish Dipper. These enigmatic birds are indicators of good water quality. Sadly there was little wildlife to be seen. Some hooded crows, mostly thrush and a red deer. www.ucc.ie/en/dippers/d...
CPD ON #Irish cutover lowland #peat bogs. Barriers and enablers on wetter degraded peat with @greenrestorationie.bsky.social #farm #agriculture
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
CPD ON #Irish cutover lowland #peat bogs. Barriers and enablers on wetter degraded peat with @greenrestorationie.bsky.social #farm #agriculture
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Ahead of the EU Council meeting on 23.10.2025, more than 2,000 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets! With many colleagues, glad to be part of it. @greifswaldmoor.bsky.social doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
October 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Ahead of the EU Council meeting on 23.10.2025, more than 2,000 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets! With many colleagues, glad to be part of it. @greifswaldmoor.bsky.social doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Slightly traumatised by the level of #peat extraction still evident in #Ireland for #horticulture and personal use @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Slightly traumatised by the level of #peat extraction still evident in #Ireland for #horticulture and personal use @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social
Even though commercial production of #peat ceased in #Ireland in 2023. Peat briquettes are still being sold on #ebay
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
October 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Even though commercial production of #peat ceased in #Ireland in 2023. Peat briquettes are still being sold on #ebay
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
