Nathalie Pettorelli
@pettorelli.bsky.social
Prof; RSEC Ed in Chief; Soapbox Science co-founder; views are my own
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Time to rethink nature conservation?
Ecologists call for an ecosystem approach to halt UK wildlife decline and protect the vital services nature provides us in our new report with @nationaltrust.org.uk
@pettorelli.bsky.social
Ecologists call for an ecosystem approach to halt UK wildlife decline and protect the vital services nature provides us in our new report with @nationaltrust.org.uk
@pettorelli.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Time to rethink nature conservation?
Ecologists call for an ecosystem approach to halt UK wildlife decline and protect the vital services nature provides us in our new report with @nationaltrust.org.uk
@pettorelli.bsky.social
Ecologists call for an ecosystem approach to halt UK wildlife decline and protect the vital services nature provides us in our new report with @nationaltrust.org.uk
@pettorelli.bsky.social
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We're thrilled to announce our first-ever webinar!
@hollietree.bsky.social & @pettorelli.bsky.social will be joining us to discuss how Integrated Nature-Climate Action can strengthen policy responses to biodiversity loss & climate change 🌍🧪
Learn more & register for free here 👇
bit.ly/4mJGwx2
@hollietree.bsky.social & @pettorelli.bsky.social will be joining us to discuss how Integrated Nature-Climate Action can strengthen policy responses to biodiversity loss & climate change 🌍🧪
Learn more & register for free here 👇
bit.ly/4mJGwx2
October 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We're thrilled to announce our first-ever webinar!
@hollietree.bsky.social & @pettorelli.bsky.social will be joining us to discuss how Integrated Nature-Climate Action can strengthen policy responses to biodiversity loss & climate change 🌍🧪
Learn more & register for free here 👇
bit.ly/4mJGwx2
@hollietree.bsky.social & @pettorelli.bsky.social will be joining us to discuss how Integrated Nature-Climate Action can strengthen policy responses to biodiversity loss & climate change 🌍🧪
Learn more & register for free here 👇
bit.ly/4mJGwx2
The perks of attending an in-person BES meeting :)
September 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The perks of attending an in-person BES meeting :)
Integrated Nature-Climate Action: what is it? why do we need it? If you are interested in #policy, #synergies, #climateaction and how to improve coordination on the tackling of the nature & climate crises, this #OA paper out today is for you besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Beyond Nature‐based Solutions: The case for Integrated Nature‐Climate Action
Moving beyond NbS to pursue an inclusive INCA concept can help address the systemic drivers of the global polycrisis. With synergies between the Rio Conventions expected to be a key focus of the upco....
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Integrated Nature-Climate Action: what is it? why do we need it? If you are interested in #policy, #synergies, #climateaction and how to improve coordination on the tackling of the nature & climate crises, this #OA paper out today is for you besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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NASA losing 20% of its workforce seems bad.
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program
The employees who have chosen to leave the agency amount to about 20% of NASA's workforce.
www.npr.org
July 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
NASA losing 20% of its workforce seems bad.
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This is a really crazy thing to do.
The National Science Foundation plans to abruptly end operation of the RV Nathaniel B. Palmer, the sole U.S. research ship capable of braving the farthest reaches of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. scim.ag/4mB8LOX
NSF plans abrupt end to lone U.S. Antarctic research icebreaker
Imminent termination of the RV Nathaniel B. Palmer shocks polar scientists
scim.ag
July 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is a really crazy thing to do.
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“More than 140 employees of the National Science Foundation have signed a letter denouncing what they described as efforts to undermine one of the country’s main science funding agencies.”
Amid Fear of Retaliation, N.S.F. Workers Sign Letter of Dissent
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
“More than 140 employees of the National Science Foundation have signed a letter denouncing what they described as efforts to undermine one of the country’s main science funding agencies.”
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Life as an academic criticising industry at Global Plastics Treaty
"I filed harassment reports... I’ve been harassed & intimidated lots of other times, in lots of other contexts, at off-site meetings, at side events, also at sci conferences, via email and so on”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"I filed harassment reports... I’ve been harassed & intimidated lots of other times, in lots of other contexts, at off-site meetings, at side events, also at sci conferences, via email and so on”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks
Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Life as an academic criticising industry at Global Plastics Treaty
"I filed harassment reports... I’ve been harassed & intimidated lots of other times, in lots of other contexts, at off-site meetings, at side events, also at sci conferences, via email and so on”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"I filed harassment reports... I’ve been harassed & intimidated lots of other times, in lots of other contexts, at off-site meetings, at side events, also at sci conferences, via email and so on”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Insurance companies will no longer be able to cover the UK's most flood-exposed homes, because "the [flooding] problem is....now worse than when we started" (climate change huh?)
350k homes will become uninhabitable
Should the oil industry pay to cover this?
www.ft.com/content/c439...
350k homes will become uninhabitable
Should the oil industry pay to cover this?
www.ft.com/content/c439...
Investors hitting ‘limit’ for insuring against UK floods, warns Flood Re chief
CEO of reinsurer says exposure to risks is now ‘worse’ than when the scheme started in 2016
www.ft.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Insurance companies will no longer be able to cover the UK's most flood-exposed homes, because "the [flooding] problem is....now worse than when we started" (climate change huh?)
350k homes will become uninhabitable
Should the oil industry pay to cover this?
www.ft.com/content/c439...
350k homes will become uninhabitable
Should the oil industry pay to cover this?
www.ft.com/content/c439...
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Open Call for Associate Editors
The Zoological Society of London is looking for active researchers to join the Editorial Board of RSEC.
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
The Zoological Society of London is looking for active researchers to join the Editorial Board of RSEC.
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
June 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Open Call for Associate Editors
The Zoological Society of London is looking for active researchers to join the Editorial Board of RSEC.
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
The Zoological Society of London is looking for active researchers to join the Editorial Board of RSEC.
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
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🌿 Exciting Announcement! 🌱
Join us for the Movement and Rewilding Ecology (MoRE) Workshop on September 22, 2025, at BES, 42 Wharf Rd, London! 🌍
Powered by the #BES-rewilding @besmovesig.bsky.social SIGs.
Link to Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/more-movem...
#BritishEcologicalSociety
Join us for the Movement and Rewilding Ecology (MoRE) Workshop on September 22, 2025, at BES, 42 Wharf Rd, London! 🌍
Powered by the #BES-rewilding @besmovesig.bsky.social SIGs.
Link to Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/more-movem...
#BritishEcologicalSociety
July 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
🌿 Exciting Announcement! 🌱
Join us for the Movement and Rewilding Ecology (MoRE) Workshop on September 22, 2025, at BES, 42 Wharf Rd, London! 🌍
Powered by the #BES-rewilding @besmovesig.bsky.social SIGs.
Link to Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/more-movem...
#BritishEcologicalSociety
Join us for the Movement and Rewilding Ecology (MoRE) Workshop on September 22, 2025, at BES, 42 Wharf Rd, London! 🌍
Powered by the #BES-rewilding @besmovesig.bsky.social SIGs.
Link to Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/more-movem...
#BritishEcologicalSociety
Wild board are incredible ecosystem engineers - but how does their presence relate to plant diversity and soil carbon? Interested in finding out? Answer here besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Impacts of an omnivorous ungulate on plant communities and soil organic carbon
In this study, we investigate the direct and indirect relationships between a reintroduced omnivorous ungulate, the wild boar, and soil carbon. We find boar activity corresponds to resource-acquisiti...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Wild board are incredible ecosystem engineers - but how does their presence relate to plant diversity and soil carbon? Interested in finding out? Answer here besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Should Ecology be more proactive & vocal on one of the key issues of our times? What systemic & institutional changes are needed for the ecological community to be at the forefront of the response? If these are questions that speak to you, this new paper may be of interest lnkd.in/eXfXG4xM
June 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Should Ecology be more proactive & vocal on one of the key issues of our times? What systemic & institutional changes are needed for the ecological community to be at the forefront of the response? If these are questions that speak to you, this new paper may be of interest lnkd.in/eXfXG4xM
Should Ecology be more proactive & vocal on one of the key issues of our times? What systemic & institutional changes are needed for the ecological community to be at the forefront of the response? If these are questions that speak to you, this new paper may be of interest lnkd.in/eXfXG4xM
June 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Should Ecology be more proactive & vocal on one of the key issues of our times? What systemic & institutional changes are needed for the ecological community to be at the forefront of the response? If these are questions that speak to you, this new paper may be of interest lnkd.in/eXfXG4xM
It’s today, same place (London Southbank), same time (1-4PM) as it has been for the last 15 years - hope to see some of you there!
Can’t do this one? There’s many more planned for this year - have a look at soapboxscience.org
Can’t do this one? There’s many more planned for this year - have a look at soapboxscience.org
May 24, 2025 at 9:28 AM
It’s today, same place (London Southbank), same time (1-4PM) as it has been for the last 15 years - hope to see some of you there!
Can’t do this one? There’s many more planned for this year - have a look at soapboxscience.org
Can’t do this one? There’s many more planned for this year - have a look at soapboxscience.org
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Quite possibly the biggest climate story of the year (especially when we look back on this in a few years' time)
For the first time on record, China's emissions are falling due to clean energy growth, not slow power demand...
For the first time on record, China's emissions are falling due to clean energy growth, not slow power demand...
NEW – Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/6eAcjRU
Read here: buff.ly/6eAcjRU
May 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Quite possibly the biggest climate story of the year (especially when we look back on this in a few years' time)
For the first time on record, China's emissions are falling due to clean energy growth, not slow power demand...
For the first time on record, China's emissions are falling due to clean energy growth, not slow power demand...
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"Observations from space of the energy imbalance shows that it is rising much faster than expected, and in 2023 it reached values two times higher than the best estimate from IPCC." 😬
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Earth's Energy Imbalance More Than Doubled in Recent Decades
Earth's energy imbalance more than doubled in recent decades The large trend has taken us by surprise, and as a community we should strive to understand the underlying causes Our capability to o...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
"Observations from space of the energy imbalance shows that it is rising much faster than expected, and in 2023 it reached values two times higher than the best estimate from IPCC." 😬
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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Job Alert! 🌿🐛🦋📢 Could you be @savebutterflies.bsky.social new Head of Ecology Services? Leading and building our role providing advice and technical services, this role puts you at the heart of our nature recovery work! Please apply or DM for a chat about it. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
May 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Job Alert! 🌿🐛🦋📢 Could you be @savebutterflies.bsky.social new Head of Ecology Services? Leading and building our role providing advice and technical services, this role puts you at the heart of our nature recovery work! Please apply or DM for a chat about it. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
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📣 Calling all PhD students 📣
Want to learn how to translate research into impact? Applications for the BES POST Fellowship are now open for real-world experience working within the UK parliament to support the use of research evidence.
🗓️ Apply by 11 June
Want to learn how to translate research into impact? Applications for the BES POST Fellowship are now open for real-world experience working within the UK parliament to support the use of research evidence.
🗓️ Apply by 11 June
May 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
📣 Calling all PhD students 📣
Want to learn how to translate research into impact? Applications for the BES POST Fellowship are now open for real-world experience working within the UK parliament to support the use of research evidence.
🗓️ Apply by 11 June
Want to learn how to translate research into impact? Applications for the BES POST Fellowship are now open for real-world experience working within the UK parliament to support the use of research evidence.
🗓️ Apply by 11 June
We need to talk about this idea that poverty drives biodiversity loss - great paper led by Rachel Carmenta, now out and #OA for the next 50 days via this link www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Unveiling pervasive assumptions: moving beyond the poverty-biodiversity loss association in conservation
This paper reflects on the continued persistence of the idea in conservation research and practice that poverty drives biodiversity loss (the poverty-…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 8, 2025 at 8:35 AM
We need to talk about this idea that poverty drives biodiversity loss - great paper led by Rachel Carmenta, now out and #OA for the next 50 days via this link www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...