@safernoc934.bsky.social
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We asked 22 innovators (in 3 separate groups) embedded in the ancient wood-pastures of Transylvania to draw the ideal wood-pasture, and explain how it functions. Ideal wood-pasture features are already (still) present and only need maintenance. The social dimensions are, however, to be restored.
December 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
We asked 22 innovators (in 3 separate groups) embedded in the ancient wood-pastures of Transylvania to draw the ideal wood-pasture, and explain how it functions. Ideal wood-pasture features are already (still) present and only need maintenance. The social dimensions are, however, to be restored.
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Said this on the #BBCWorldService this morning. We all - scientists and public - know what the issue is, but the politicians waste time arguing over words.
#ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #COP30
#ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #COP30
A climate deal without explicit language calling for a fossil fuel phaseout is like a ceasefire without explicit language calling for a suspension of hostilities.
#COP30
#COP30
November 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Said this on the #BBCWorldService this morning. We all - scientists and public - know what the issue is, but the politicians waste time arguing over words.
#ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #COP30
#ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #COP30
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A story I absolutely would have been covering if they hadn't killed off Science in Action.
We had @carnegiescience.bsky.social 's Bob Hazen on about the steps building to this precisely because the chemical traces of early life seemed so promising.
carnegiescience.edu/chemical-evi...
We had @carnegiescience.bsky.social 's Bob Hazen on about the steps building to this precisely because the chemical traces of early life seemed so promising.
carnegiescience.edu/chemical-evi...
Chemical evidence of ancient life detected in 3.3-billion-year-old rocks
New study shows life’s signature still exists in rocks long after the original biomolecules are gone.
carnegiescience.edu
November 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
A story I absolutely would have been covering if they hadn't killed off Science in Action.
We had @carnegiescience.bsky.social 's Bob Hazen on about the steps building to this precisely because the chemical traces of early life seemed so promising.
carnegiescience.edu/chemical-evi...
We had @carnegiescience.bsky.social 's Bob Hazen on about the steps building to this precisely because the chemical traces of early life seemed so promising.
carnegiescience.edu/chemical-evi...
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Thanks for sharing! We made a wonderful team with IfaS colleagues, led by Frank Wagener!
🌳 Ever wondered how culture and nature evolve together? Our latest paper in People and Nature explores Eastern Europe’s ancient wood pastures—their ecology, heritage & resilience. A milestone from the IfaS & Babeș-Bolyai team of the Transylvanian Wood Pasture project 🌿
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Thanks for sharing! We made a wonderful team with IfaS colleagues, led by Frank Wagener!
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This is great .... cattle droving in the Highlands
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RPQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RPQ...
The Drove [2025] A Cattle Droving Adventure
YouTube video by Lockett Agri-Environmental
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This is great .... cattle droving in the Highlands
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RPQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RPQ...
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Australia-based RadioInfo picked up on the demise of Science in Action - ironic, they add, given it was during "Media and Information Literacy week, a UNESCO initiative to make the world aware of how important the media is in communicating truth & factual reporting."
radioinfo.com.au/news/in-medi...
radioinfo.com.au/news/in-medi...
In media information literacy week, BBC closes iconic science show - RadioInfo Australia
It is Media and Information Literacy week, a UNESCO initiative to make the world aware of how important the media is in communicating truth and...
radioinfo.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Australia-based RadioInfo picked up on the demise of Science in Action - ironic, they add, given it was during "Media and Information Literacy week, a UNESCO initiative to make the world aware of how important the media is in communicating truth & factual reporting."
radioinfo.com.au/news/in-medi...
radioinfo.com.au/news/in-medi...
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Nature book challenge. A book per day in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best nature books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews.
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky
#MycoBookClub
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky
#MycoBookClub
November 2, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Nature book challenge. A book per day in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best nature books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews.
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky
#MycoBookClub
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky
#MycoBookClub
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Delighted my YouTube channel has >1/4 million views and >5k subscribers. Keen to find new audiences especially students and practitioners. Also keen for new subjects either in UK or online interviewing someone in the field. Ideas welcome!
youtube.com/@bill_suther...
youtube.com/@bill_suther...
Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
My mission is to explain the natural world and how to protect it. I am a conservation scientist determined to improve the planet. Each short video will explain an ecological concept and describe why ...
youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Delighted my YouTube channel has >1/4 million views and >5k subscribers. Keen to find new audiences especially students and practitioners. Also keen for new subjects either in UK or online interviewing someone in the field. Ideas welcome!
youtube.com/@bill_suther...
youtube.com/@bill_suther...
I will miss Roland Pease and Science in Action - its been a superb weekly insight into the latest research www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand... Cost cutting apparently.
BBC Sounds - Science In Action - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Science In Action on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I will miss Roland Pease and Science in Action - its been a superb weekly insight into the latest research www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand... Cost cutting apparently.
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Immigration, indecency, and incompetence. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. The ever-more indecent terms of the immigration 'debate' are another failure of Brexit, which links to the ever-more obvious incompetence of Reform in local government: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/immi...
October 31, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Immigration, indecency, and incompetence. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. The ever-more indecent terms of the immigration 'debate' are another failure of Brexit, which links to the ever-more obvious incompetence of Reform in local government: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/immi...
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By tracking Pied Flycatchers using geolocators, scientists were able to identify key stop-over points on migration routes
They also found females stayed longer in non-breeding areas, overwintering in areas more westerly than males
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
They also found females stayed longer in non-breeding areas, overwintering in areas more westerly than males
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
October 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
By tracking Pied Flycatchers using geolocators, scientists were able to identify key stop-over points on migration routes
They also found females stayed longer in non-breeding areas, overwintering in areas more westerly than males
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
They also found females stayed longer in non-breeding areas, overwintering in areas more westerly than males
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
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By monitoring 1896 Wood Warbler nests across Europe over 10 years, scientists found reproductive success varied by area
BUT the populations with highest reproductive success were not necessarily doing better, suggesting other reasons for their decline
doi.org/10.1111/jav....
BUT the populations with highest reproductive success were not necessarily doing better, suggesting other reasons for their decline
doi.org/10.1111/jav....
October 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
By monitoring 1896 Wood Warbler nests across Europe over 10 years, scientists found reproductive success varied by area
BUT the populations with highest reproductive success were not necessarily doing better, suggesting other reasons for their decline
doi.org/10.1111/jav....
BUT the populations with highest reproductive success were not necessarily doing better, suggesting other reasons for their decline
doi.org/10.1111/jav....
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Prof. Jens-Christian Svenning's inspiring talk held 2 weeks ago for Naturnahe Weidelandschaften e.V. is online now. No one else can argue as clearly & precisely for integrating grazers into modern conservaton. Great thanks to you, Jens!
@jcsvenning.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqHS...
@jcsvenning.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqHS...
October 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Prof. Jens-Christian Svenning's inspiring talk held 2 weeks ago for Naturnahe Weidelandschaften e.V. is online now. No one else can argue as clearly & precisely for integrating grazers into modern conservaton. Great thanks to you, Jens!
@jcsvenning.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqHS...
@jcsvenning.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqHS...
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Geert Wilders failed in government, but the far right retains its grip on the Netherlands | Cas Mudde
Geert Wilders failed in government, but the far right retains its grip on the Netherlands | Cas Mudde
A media in thrall to Wilders’ party ensures its agenda is entrenched in Dutch politics and will dominate Wednesday’s election, says political scientist Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Geert Wilders failed in government, but the far right retains its grip on the Netherlands | Cas Mudde
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Naomi Smith, "For the last ten years we've had successive governments tell us what a great thing Brexit is"
"Well our polling shows that nearly 2/3 of people think Brexit has been more of a failure than a success"
"Well our polling shows that nearly 2/3 of people think Brexit has been more of a failure than a success"
October 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Naomi Smith, "For the last ten years we've had successive governments tell us what a great thing Brexit is"
"Well our polling shows that nearly 2/3 of people think Brexit has been more of a failure than a success"
"Well our polling shows that nearly 2/3 of people think Brexit has been more of a failure than a success"
This is a very strong justification for grazing and open landscapes. British ancient trees - especially the ancient ones, are great evidence for this approach.
Prof. Jens-Christian Svenning's inspiring talk held 2 weeks ago for Naturnahe Weidelandschaften e.V. is online now. No one else can argue as clearly & precisely for integrating grazers into modern conservaton. Great thanks to you, Jens!
@jcsvenning.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqHS...
@jcsvenning.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqHS...
October 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This is a very strong justification for grazing and open landscapes. British ancient trees - especially the ancient ones, are great evidence for this approach.
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A local spring used for drinking water for 175 years is now spewing out polluted water. And no-one knows why or will take responsibility. A modern parable www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
Our water is polluted. Why is it so hard to hold anyone responsible?
My attempts to find out why a spring used for 175 years is now a health hazard tell a worrying tale of a fractured society
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A local spring used for drinking water for 175 years is now spewing out polluted water. And no-one knows why or will take responsibility. A modern parable www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
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IUCN’s new Guidelines for Rewilding mark a global milestone, recognising #rewilding as a core pathway for nature recovery and sustainable development.
IUCN launches Global Guidelines for Rewilding - a Paradigm Shift in Global Conservation | The Global Rewilding Alliance
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released its groundbreaking “Guidelines for Rewilding”, a landmark document offering guidance for implementing rewilding projects…
buff.ly
October 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
IUCN’s new Guidelines for Rewilding mark a global milestone, recognising #rewilding as a core pathway for nature recovery and sustainable development.
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Pollinators such as wild #bees, #butterflies, and #hoverflies are in trouble worldwide. A major new study, published in Science, shows that the oft-quoted figure of 10% semi-natural habitat in farmland landscapes is far too little to safeguard pollinators
jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/09/26/p...
jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/09/26/p...
Pollinators need more space and 10% habitat is not enough says a new study just published in Science
Pollinators such as wild bees, butterflies, and hoverflies are in trouble worldwide. A major new study, published in Science and led by Gabriella Bishop and other scientists at Wageningen Universit…
jeffollerton.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Pollinators such as wild #bees, #butterflies, and #hoverflies are in trouble worldwide. A major new study, published in Science, shows that the oft-quoted figure of 10% semi-natural habitat in farmland landscapes is far too little to safeguard pollinators
jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/09/26/p...
jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/09/26/p...
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2/ Farmland bird populations declined by 62% since 1970 & by 11% in just the last five years. Specialists like Turtle Dove, Tree Sparrow, Grey Partridge, Corn Bunting & Starling are down by more than 80% since 1970. Generalist species such as Woodpigeon, Jackdaw & Goldfinch have more than doubled.
September 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
2/ Farmland bird populations declined by 62% since 1970 & by 11% in just the last five years. Specialists like Turtle Dove, Tree Sparrow, Grey Partridge, Corn Bunting & Starling are down by more than 80% since 1970. Generalist species such as Woodpigeon, Jackdaw & Goldfinch have more than doubled.
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1/ The Wild Bird Indicators, using BTO data, have been updated today by Defra! ⬇️
Sadly, the ‘all bird species’ index, comprising the population trends of 130 species, has been in a slow continuous decline in the UK since the 1970s, down by 18% and by 4% in the last five years. 📉 #Ornithology
Sadly, the ‘all bird species’ index, comprising the population trends of 130 species, has been in a slow continuous decline in the UK since the 1970s, down by 18% and by 4% in the last five years. 📉 #Ornithology
September 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
1/ The Wild Bird Indicators, using BTO data, have been updated today by Defra! ⬇️
Sadly, the ‘all bird species’ index, comprising the population trends of 130 species, has been in a slow continuous decline in the UK since the 1970s, down by 18% and by 4% in the last five years. 📉 #Ornithology
Sadly, the ‘all bird species’ index, comprising the population trends of 130 species, has been in a slow continuous decline in the UK since the 1970s, down by 18% and by 4% in the last five years. 📉 #Ornithology
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Ancient insect music in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Paul Evans.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: The sound of a dragonfly is a 300m-year-old whisper | Paul Evans
The Marches, Shropshire: It’s almost inaudible to us, but it’s there, a gentle turbulence with a percussive clicking, ancient and electric
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Ancient insect music in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Paul Evans.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-wonder.... I’m giving a talk.
The wonderful world of Waxcap Grasslands
Exploring the ecology, conservation and global importance of these vibrant fungi
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 6, 2025 at 7:28 AM
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-wonder.... I’m giving a talk.
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From Brexit to Brexitism. New post starting the 10th year of my now retitled Brexit & Brexitism Blog, analysing the current politics of Brexit, this summer's confected crisis, and the new terrain of post-Brexit politics. Long read: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/from... 1/2
September 5, 2025 at 6:28 AM
From Brexit to Brexitism. New post starting the 10th year of my now retitled Brexit & Brexitism Blog, analysing the current politics of Brexit, this summer's confected crisis, and the new terrain of post-Brexit politics. Long read: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/from... 1/2
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New evidence that livestock grazing reduces risk of tick-borne diseases including borreliosis.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com
August 31, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New evidence that livestock grazing reduces risk of tick-borne diseases including borreliosis.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...