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Nick Harvey Sky
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Postdoc studying labour dynamics in conservation at CMI in Bergen, Norway | Conservation scientist and doctor of rhino dung 🦏 | Big fan of nature, cricket, plant-based cooking and gardening
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Nick Harvey Sky @nickcharvey.bsky.social · Jan 6
One of my resolutions for the new year is to try and pay closer attention to the nature and turning of the seasons around me 🌿 It is so easy to let nearby nature, and the magic how it changes through the year, pass us by. I also want to get to know my adpoted home of Norway better 🇳🇴
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🚨Call for entries!🚨

We're looking for the best original, unpublished essay in the history of natural history from undergraduate & postgraduate students worldwide.

🥇£300, publication in Archives of Natural History
📅Friday 15 August

Find out eligibility & how to apply 👇🏻
shnh.org.uk/awards-honou...
A deep green background with white lettering that reads "WT Stearn Essay Prize" surrounded by a old natural history illustration of a ring-tailed lemur and a yellow bird.
July 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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I had to miss #ICCB2025 this year, but attendees may be interested in our survey of global conservation labour. We need respondents who work in conservation in any capacity, anywhere in the world 🌍

The QR code on the poster or the link in the reply will take you to a page with full information
June 18, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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If you spend time in Bymarka #Trondheim 🌳, we need you!

One Landscape, Many Landscapes is an art project looking for people to draw their versions of the forest. Absolutely anyone can get involved! Find out how ⬇️

#nature #wildlife #landscape

www.nickharveyconservation.co.uk
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www.nickharveyconservation.co.uk
May 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Hvis du tilbringer tid i Bymarka #Trondheim 🌳, trenger vi deg!

Étt landskap, mange landskap er et kunstprosjekt som leter etter folk som vil tegne sine egne versjoner av skogen. Absolutt alle kan være med! Finn ut hvordan ⬇️

#nature #wildlife #landscape

www.nickharveyconservation.co.uk
Nick Harvey Sky
www.nickharveyconservation.co.uk
May 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Hvis du tilbringer tid i Bymarka Trondheim 🌳, trenger vi deg!

Étt landskap, mange landskap er et kunstprosjekt som leter etter folk som vil tegne sine egne versjoner av skogen. Absolutt alle kan være med! Finn ut hvordan ⬇️

#nature #wildlife #landscape

www.nickharveyconservation.co.uk
Nick Harvey Sky
www.nickharveyconservation.co.uk
April 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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If you spend time in #Bymarka Trondheim 🌳, we need you!

One Landscape, Many Landscapes is an art project looking for people to draw their versions of the forest. Absolutely anyone can get involved! Find out how ⬇️

#nature #wildlife #landscape

www.nickharveyconservation.co.uk
Nick Harvey Sky
www.nickharveyconservation.co.uk
April 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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in case you're wondering, "what's the harm in claiming an extinct species has been brought back from the dead" when it most certainly has not, our interior secretary is already using it to justify taking animals off the endangered species list
The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is to work with others to “conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.” The Department of the Interior is excited about the potential of “de-extinction” technology and how it may serve broader purposes beyond the recovery of lost species, including strengthening biodiversity protection efforts and helping endangered or at-risk species. The Endangered Species List has become like the Hotel California: once a species enters, they never leave. In fact, 97 percent of species that are added to the endangered list remain there. This is because the status quo is focused on regulation more than innovation. It’s time to fundamentally change how we think about species conservation. Going forward, we must celebrate removals from the endangered list - not additions. The only thing we’d like to see go extinct is the need for an endangered species list to exist. We need to continue improving recovery efforts to make that a reality, and the marvel of “de-extinction” technology can help forge a future where populations are never at risk. Since the dawn of our nation, it has been innovation – not regulation – that has spawned American greatness. The revival of the Dire Wolf heralds the advent of a thrilling new era of scientific wonder, showcasing how the concept of “de-extinction” can serve as a bedrock for modern species conservation. The Dire Wolf revival carries profound cultural significance as it embodies strength and courage that is deeply encoded within the DNA of American identity and tribal heritage. Breakthroughs of this nature will inspire leading minds and future generations of innovators to chase the impossible, capture it, and unleash its potential! The Department of the Interior looks forward to a vibrant future full of innovation that advances core missions such as wildlife conservation.
April 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Interested in NbS and environmental justice?My excellent PI is recruiting a PhD candidate for the project:

Financing Transformative Nature-based Solutions for Equitable and just Sustainability Solutions (FITNESS)

More details including candidate requirements ⬇️

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February 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Nature is not a blocker to growth.

The UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has claimed that 'The balance has gone too far in the direction of always protecting every bat and every newt.' But how can this statement be true when the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world?🌍
A thriving natural world is the foundation of economic growth and vital for health and wellbeing. Language that pits these against each other is unhelpful and deeply concerning.
January 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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🚨 We're hiring! Join us as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Food Policy, City St Georges . Lead impactful research on healthy, sustainable diets. Apply by 19th Feb 2025. Salary: £42,632 - £60,321. More info: www.city.ac.uk/about/jobs/a... #ResearchJobs #FoodPolicy #Health
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Details of job vacancy at City, University of London
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January 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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It was wonderful to spend a few hours through Christmas and the new year with this! I can heartily recommend it to anyone

#naturewriting
Cover of a book by Laurie Lee called ‘Village Christmas And Other Notes on the English Year’. The cover has an image of children playing on sleds on a snow covered lane
January 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Week 2 - January 6th-12th.

It is a week of textures and silhouettes rather than movement. Nature presents itself in monotones

#naturephotography
A snowy landscape and bare trees under a grey sky
January 16, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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nickcharvey.bsky.social Nick Harvey Sky @nickcharvey.bsky.social · Jan 6
Fieldfare pluck berries from those street trees that have held on to them through the months since the long-forgotten autumn. The world seems to wait for the thaw, it will be a while yet.
A fieldfare eating berries, perched on a thin branch A fieldfar perched on a branch, with fairy lights in the foreground
January 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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nickcharvey.bsky.social Nick Harvey Sky @nickcharvey.bsky.social · Jan 6
In the marina, a raft of eider float around searching for something unknown to me.

Common eider (Somateria mollissima)
A group of eider in a marina at the bottom, separated from the fjord by a harbour wall, with a island with buildings on in the background, with a snow-covered hill behind that
January 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Week 1 - January 1st-5th

2025 arrived girdled in cold, stilled by ice and quietened by snow. The cold can be absolutely brutal, with temperatures regularly dropping below -10, finding gaps in even the best fitting clothes.

#naturephotography
A cathedral spire seen through snow-covered trees and bushes
January 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
nickcharvey.bsky.social
One of my resolutions for the new year is to try and pay closer attention to the nature and turning of the seasons around me 🌿 It is so easy to let nearby nature, and the magic how it changes through the year, pass us by. I also want to get to know my adpoted home of Norway better 🇳🇴
January 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Just 4 days left to apply for this position! Please do circulate among any Indian researchers who may be interested and get in touch with me if you have any questions.

🌏

www.cmi.no/news/3358-re...
Vacancy - Research Assistant/Associate: Conservation labour in India
We are seeking a qualified candidate to contribute to research into the labor dynamics in and around conservation projects/protec...
www.cmi.no
December 6, 2024 at 9:12 AM
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Time to re-introduce myself after the great migration!

Im a postdoc in 🇳🇴 studying labour dynamics in conservation. With a training in biology, and a PhD researching black rhino conservation in Kenya, I’m interested in interdisciplinary research that aims for a more effective and just conservation!
December 3, 2024 at 6:09 PM
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I still get a thrill from seeing red squirrels here in Norway having spent most of my life restricted to greys in Britain

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Substantial’ increase in grey squirrels in England is concerning, campaigners say
Numbers of red and grey squirrels rising, survey finds, but more greys are present in last remaining red strongholds
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:03 PM
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Deep sea mining plans blocked in Norway 🇳🇴🚫

Environmental groups described the news as a “historic win” for ocean protection.

Oslo had planned to let companies apply to mine 280,000 sq km (108,000 sq miles) of its waters, an area greater than the UK, for deep-sea minerals.
December 2, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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This role is largely political ecology but I know lots of people work across disciplines, please do pass on to any Indian researchers you know!
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nickcharvey.bsky.social Nick Harvey Sky @nickcharvey.bsky.social · Nov 18
The Conservation Labor project is seeking a Research Assistant/Associate to conduct qualitative social science fieldwork in and around Indian protected areas. Candidates must be Indian citizens.

Role description including requirements, application and remuneration ⬇️

www.cmi.no/news/3358-re...
Vacancy - Research Assistant/Associate: Conservation labour in India
We are seeking a qualified candidate to contribute to research into the labor dynamics in and around conservation projects/protec...
www.cmi.no
November 20, 2024 at 9:47 AM
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November nights in Trondheim
Lit up city of Trondheim at night Lit up city at night behind dark trees Full moon in the night sky above a stone wall next to a white fort
November 19, 2024 at 4:33 PM
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The Conservation Social Science Conference is coming up this week!

My talk 'Towards a political ecology of zoo-led in situ conservation' develops the case for dedicated critical evaluation including why zoos are different from other conservation orgs

16:30 US EST / 22:30 CET Thursday 21st November
November 18, 2024 at 1:47 PM
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The Conservation Labor project is seeking a Research Assistant/Associate to conduct qualitative social science fieldwork in and around Indian protected areas. Candidates must be Indian citizens.

Role description including requirements, application and remuneration ⬇️

www.cmi.no/news/3358-re...
Vacancy - Research Assistant/Associate: Conservation labour in India
We are seeking a qualified candidate to contribute to research into the labor dynamics in and around conservation projects/protec...
www.cmi.no
November 18, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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I’ve never liked the phrase, “follow the science”, and I say that as a scientist. Science must inform what we do, but it’s not a replacement for morals. We lead with our commitments to humanity and nature and justice, and we use our science as a tool along the way. 🧪
October 24, 2024 at 12:47 PM