Estelle Mankan
@stl285.bsky.social
Media Manager @ FSC International | Advocate for sustainable forestry 🌳
Lover of books, History fan, and experimental home chef 👩🍳
Sharing the story of sustainability, one chapter at a time 📖
Lover of books, History fan, and experimental home chef 👩🍳
Sharing the story of sustainability, one chapter at a time 📖
I have just read a Mongabay India article on giant flying squirrels. This is such a fascinating species, but sadly also threatened as its habitats are shrinking due to climate change: india.mongabay.com/2025/06/flyi...
Flying squirrel habitats predicted to tailspin under climate change
Many species of giant flying squirrels are found in South and Southeast Asia, but we know very little about these nocturnal animals.
india.mongabay.com
June 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I have just read a Mongabay India article on giant flying squirrels. This is such a fascinating species, but sadly also threatened as its habitats are shrinking due to climate change: india.mongabay.com/2025/06/flyi...
Reposted by Estelle Mankan
Despite world leaders’ pledge to end deforestation by 2030, tropical forest loss reached record highs in 2024.
Fires were the main cause, overtaking land clearances from agriculture for the first time on record.
See more from my colleagues’ analysis here: 🧪
Fires were the main cause, overtaking land clearances from agriculture for the first time on record.
See more from my colleagues’ analysis here: 🧪
Fires cause record loss of tropical forests in climate threat
Tropical forests provide a buffer against climate change, but disappeared faster than ever recorded last year.
www.bbc.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Despite world leaders’ pledge to end deforestation by 2030, tropical forest loss reached record highs in 2024.
Fires were the main cause, overtaking land clearances from agriculture for the first time on record.
See more from my colleagues’ analysis here: 🧪
Fires were the main cause, overtaking land clearances from agriculture for the first time on record.
See more from my colleagues’ analysis here: 🧪
Reposted by Estelle Mankan
In 2025, Mongabay will be increasing coverage of pangolins, the world’s most trafficked mammals. As part of this effort, we are hosting a webinar on March 27 to discuss how journalists can improve reporting on their illegal trade. Live on YouTube and LinkedIn. Register: forms.gle/ZEkevwtD8SVK...
March 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
In 2025, Mongabay will be increasing coverage of pangolins, the world’s most trafficked mammals. As part of this effort, we are hosting a webinar on March 27 to discuss how journalists can improve reporting on their illegal trade. Live on YouTube and LinkedIn. Register: forms.gle/ZEkevwtD8SVK...
Reposted by Estelle Mankan
Scientists at a federal laboratory in Montana that has focused on fire for decades are increasingly concerned about wildfires that spread to population centers as Americans build communities ever closer to forests reut.rs/3XjsY1t 1/7
Montana scientists alarmed by wildfires encroaching on US towns
Scientists at a federal laboratory in Montana that has focused on fire for decades are increasingly concerned about wildfires that spread to population centers as Americans build communities ever closer to forests.
reut.rs
February 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Scientists at a federal laboratory in Montana that has focused on fire for decades are increasingly concerned about wildfires that spread to population centers as Americans build communities ever closer to forests reut.rs/3XjsY1t 1/7
Reposted by Estelle Mankan
Look if you want something done right...
By @bittelmethis.bsky.social
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
By @bittelmethis.bsky.social
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
These eager beavers saved the Czech government $1.2 million
After plans stalled for a new dam in the Czech Republic, eight beavers saved the day seemingly overnight. “At this point, nothing that beavers do surprises me.”
www.nationalgeographic.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Look if you want something done right...
By @bittelmethis.bsky.social
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
By @bittelmethis.bsky.social
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...