Sophie Archer
@sophiearcher.bsky.social
🌿 Creator & Writer | 🌍 Nature Lover | 💫 Purpose-Driven | 💖 Heart-Centred Thinking | 🌏 One Planet, Infinite Possibilities |
✨ We are all connected. Let’s choose kindness and focus on what we can create together for a brighter future. ✨
✨ We are all connected. Let’s choose kindness and focus on what we can create together for a brighter future. ✨
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Everyone needs to watch Ocean by David Attenborough. Truly heartbreaking and horrifying, yet still so hopeful. Let’s hope the UN votes to protect oceans when they meet next month 🤞🏼
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OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH | OFFICIAL TRAILER | IN CINEMAS NOW | Altitude Films
YouTube video by Altitude Films
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May 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Everyone needs to watch Ocean by David Attenborough. Truly heartbreaking and horrifying, yet still so hopeful. Let’s hope the UN votes to protect oceans when they meet next month 🤞🏼
youtu.be/cIZAdCtKT_g?...
youtu.be/cIZAdCtKT_g?...
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Inspiring results from NGO HUTAN research project in Malaysian Borneo to see if native trees can be planted in oil palm plantations without significantly reducing palm oil yields.
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Borneo project hopes to prove that forests and oil palms can coexist
The Kinabatangan River is the last major area in Malaysian Borneo’s Sabah state with a semblance of forest corridor linking the interior rainforest with mangroves on the east coast, according to Marc ...
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May 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Inspiring results from NGO HUTAN research project in Malaysian Borneo to see if native trees can be planted in oil palm plantations without significantly reducing palm oil yields.
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Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
May 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
On the eve of our federal election here in Australia, at a time when Western democracy is under threat from corruption, fossil fuel interests and oligarchs, I just wanted to share some satire on the opposition’s so-called "nuclear plan".
#climatejustice #fossilfuels #oligarchy #corruption
#climatejustice #fossilfuels #oligarchy #corruption
Honest Government Ad | Our Nuclear Plan
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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May 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
On the eve of our federal election here in Australia, at a time when Western democracy is under threat from corruption, fossil fuel interests and oligarchs, I just wanted to share some satire on the opposition’s so-called "nuclear plan".
#climatejustice #fossilfuels #oligarchy #corruption
#climatejustice #fossilfuels #oligarchy #corruption
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You are not alone!
Most of the world’s population wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority...
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Most of the world’s population wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Most of the world’s population wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority
The Guardian is joining forces with dozens of newsrooms around the world to launch a year-long exploration of the ‘silent majority’ of people who want to fight climate change
www.theguardian.com
April 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
You are not alone!
Most of the world’s population wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Most of the world’s population wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It's hard to get your head around the scale of the environmental vandalism the Labour government is hoping to unleash. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is up there with Trump's executive orders. And the reason is the same: corporate power.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
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Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot
The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
It's hard to get your head around the scale of the environmental vandalism the Labour government is hoping to unleash. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is up there with Trump's executive orders. And the reason is the same: corporate power.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Iceland’s largest commercial whaling company, Hvalur hf., has said it will not hunt any fin whales in the summer of 2025.
Iceland, Japan and Norway are the only three countries that still permit commercial whaling despite a 1986 moratorium by the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
Iceland, Japan and Norway are the only three countries that still permit commercial whaling despite a 1986 moratorium by the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
Icelandic whaling company calls off fin whale hunt this summer
Iceland’s largest commercial whaling company, Hvalur hf., has said it will not hunt any fin whales in the summer of 2025. In December 2024, Iceland’s government granted Hvalur hf., run by billionaire…
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April 16, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Iceland’s largest commercial whaling company, Hvalur hf., has said it will not hunt any fin whales in the summer of 2025.
Iceland, Japan and Norway are the only three countries that still permit commercial whaling despite a 1986 moratorium by the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
Iceland, Japan and Norway are the only three countries that still permit commercial whaling despite a 1986 moratorium by the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
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"Pacific Northwest forest birds have seen substantial population decreases over the last 50 years due to habitat degradation and industrial timber management, per the North American Bird Conservation Initiative's 2025 State of the Birds report." 🌏 www.axios.com/local/portla...
Birds in Oregon are facing steep population declines
Lewis's Woodpecker and Rufous Hummingbird are both labeled a "Tipping Point" species.
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April 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
"Pacific Northwest forest birds have seen substantial population decreases over the last 50 years due to habitat degradation and industrial timber management, per the North American Bird Conservation Initiative's 2025 State of the Birds report." 🌏 www.axios.com/local/portla...
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"An emergency order directs federal personnel to increase timber quotas by 25% on the national forests...'Even though the order cloaks it in wildfire prevention, nobody should be fooled. This is all about maximizing timber and maximizing timber industry profits.'" 🌏 www.desertsun.com/story/news/e...
USDA orders California national forests open for major logging
Mudslide risk could increase in Southern California burn areas if trees are cleared, public lands advocate says.
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April 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM
"An emergency order directs federal personnel to increase timber quotas by 25% on the national forests...'Even though the order cloaks it in wildfire prevention, nobody should be fooled. This is all about maximizing timber and maximizing timber industry profits.'" 🌏 www.desertsun.com/story/news/e...
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The carbon storage capacity of forests is widely recognized as a crucial factor in curbing global warming and preventing climate catastrophe. But a new study finds that the future potential for forest CO2 storage is being overestimated.
Read on:
Read on:
Betting on future forest carbon storage endangers Paris Agreement targets
Banking on the capacity of global forests to continue storing huge amounts of carbon could put the Paris Agreement climate targets out of reach and incur huge economic costs. That’s the warning…
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April 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The carbon storage capacity of forests is widely recognized as a crucial factor in curbing global warming and preventing climate catastrophe. But a new study finds that the future potential for forest CO2 storage is being overestimated.
Read on:
Read on:
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"The memo from the secretary of agric has the effect of declaring 60% of all national forestlands to be in a 'state of emergency', thereby lifting requirements for public comment & protection of endangered species & cultural resources before logging." 🌏 www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
More details surface in Trump administration plan to cut national forests
Memos from the Trump administration are increasing pressure to cut more national forests for timber and forest health.
www.seattletimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
"The memo from the secretary of agric has the effect of declaring 60% of all national forestlands to be in a 'state of emergency', thereby lifting requirements for public comment & protection of endangered species & cultural resources before logging." 🌏 www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Deforestation for palm oil continues to quickly wipe out tropical primary forests around the globe, in this case Borneo -- "14,000 hectares of forest cleared between January and August last year or 40 times size of New York’s Central Park." 🌏 news.mongabay.com/2023/10/defo...
Deforestation surges in hotspot of critically endangered Bornean orangutans
BALIKPAPAN, Indonesia — The deforestation rate has surged in a key habitat for critically endangered orangutans in Indonesian Borneo, with an area of forest 40 times the size of New York City’s Centra...
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March 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Deforestation for palm oil continues to quickly wipe out tropical primary forests around the globe, in this case Borneo -- "14,000 hectares of forest cleared between January and August last year or 40 times size of New York’s Central Park." 🌏 news.mongabay.com/2023/10/defo...
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A study in the United States found a dramatic 22% decline in butterfly populations between 2000 and 2020.
To put it in context, “for someone who was born in 2000, one out of every five butterflies had disappeared by the time they became an adult,” said Collin Edwards, lead author of the study.
To put it in context, “for someone who was born in 2000, one out of every five butterflies had disappeared by the time they became an adult,” said Collin Edwards, lead author of the study.
One in five butterflies lost in the US since 2000, study finds
A study in the United States found a dramatic 22% decline in butterfly populations between 2000 and 2020. Previous research has focused on a specific butterfly species or regions of the country. For t...
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March 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM
A study in the United States found a dramatic 22% decline in butterfly populations between 2000 and 2020.
To put it in context, “for someone who was born in 2000, one out of every five butterflies had disappeared by the time they became an adult,” said Collin Edwards, lead author of the study.
To put it in context, “for someone who was born in 2000, one out of every five butterflies had disappeared by the time they became an adult,” said Collin Edwards, lead author of the study.
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Did you know sea turtles snack on jellyfish? Their scales protect them from the worst of a jellyfish’s venom, and the resulting meal is both tasty and nutritious.
March 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Did you know sea turtles snack on jellyfish? Their scales protect them from the worst of a jellyfish’s venom, and the resulting meal is both tasty and nutritious.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
"...whoever wins has a significant probability of causing human extinction in the process..." 🌎 🤖 😳
"...whoever wins has a significant probability of causing human extinction in the process..." 🌎 🤖 😳
Another OpenAI researcher quits—claims AI labs are taking a ‘very risky gamble’ with humanity amid the race toward AGI
The comments come amid increased attention on a global AI race between the U.S. and China.
fortune.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
"...whoever wins has a significant probability of causing human extinction in the process..." 🌎 🤖 😳
"...whoever wins has a significant probability of causing human extinction in the process..." 🌎 🤖 😳
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This morning I read that DeepSeek used training data generated from other language models which has companies like OpenAI fuming, and I can't stop thinking about how there's a lesson in there
January 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This morning I read that DeepSeek used training data generated from other language models which has companies like OpenAI fuming, and I can't stop thinking about how there's a lesson in there
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Life on Earth is deeply interconnected. We must realise this quickly and stop arguing amongst ourselves. As James Lovelock said: ‘Gaia is the spirit of Earth that we ignore at our peril.’ #Gaia #Consciousness #JamesLovelock #CosmicJourney
January 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Life on Earth is deeply interconnected. We must realise this quickly and stop arguing amongst ourselves. As James Lovelock said: ‘Gaia is the spirit of Earth that we ignore at our peril.’ #Gaia #Consciousness #JamesLovelock #CosmicJourney