#NewPublication:

We evaluated #biodiversity #co-benefits of #Gola #REDD+ initiative using a #quasi-experimental study. #Bioacoustics and DNA metabarcoding revealed that REDD+-financed #PAs were associated with additional biodiversity benefits compared to control areas.

tinyurl.com/45pcasnv

Shamingly I’ve never considered the impacts of river crossings / infrastructure on ecosystems. This was a fascinating talk by @thiagobacouto.bsky.social about how nature and people can be reconciled through nature based solutions

#conservation 🌎 🧪

Really enjoyed the opportunity to share some (in my opinion) cool stuff on Medflies and their microbiota… Thanks to the CEEC organisers for the opportunity. #Medflies #Tephritids #Microbes #Microbiota

Shared some findings from recent work at UEA CEEC today! Great to see what other researchers from BIO and ENV have been working on.

Nice wrap to the CEEC Rebellion today, was grateful to have received Runner up for Best Talk also.
Brilliant couple of days, thank you to the organisers!
#CEECRebellion2026

🌿 That’s a wrap for #CEECRebellion2026 !!

Thank you to all our speakers from BIO and ENV, our invited guests, and MSc/PhD students for sharing their research through talks and posters, and for making this event so engaging.

See you next year 👋
— CEEC Rebellion 2026 Organising Committee

#CEECRebellion2026 closing remarks 👇

Thank you to Dr. Gabrielle Davidson for closing two fantastic days of talks and discussions.

🏆 Best talk: Paula Gardner & Katie Millar

Ending the day with posters 🖼️ and pizza 🍕

@drgdavidson.bsky.social @katiemillar.bsky.social

🌍📊 Measuring global biodiversity change 👇

Guest speaker Dr. Louise McRae from ZSL discusses how large-scale indicators like the Living Planet Index help track biodiversity trends and inform global conservation policy.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

@louisemcrae.bsky.social
#CEECRebellion2026

Next talk 👇🏼

🦠 Sharing microbes through social behaviour

Chuen explores how social interactions in wild birds shape the transmission of gut microbiomes, with close contact increasing the sharing of key anaerobic microbes.

🔗 ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

@chuenlee.bsky.social
#CEECRebellion2026

Next talk 👇🏼

🌍 What makes red foxes so globally successful?

Paula Gardner explores genomes from fox populations worldwide, revealing patterns of continental differentiation and striking genetic diversity.

#CEECRebellion2026

Now speaking 👇

🧬🐛 Gene editing for pest control

Matthew presents a new polymerase III promoter enabling CRISPR guide RNA expression in the Mediterranean fruit fly, expanding tools for genetic research and potential control strategies.

@mattgenetics.bsky.social
#CEECRebellion2026

Day 2 resumes ☀️

🐦🌍 Why do birds migrate? 👇

Dr. Marius Somveille explores how optimal energy balancing can explain seasonal migration patterns across the globe, predicting where and when birds move.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

@marius-somveille.bsky.social
#CEECRebellion2026

Our final speaker for the Day 1 before heading to pub quiz 🍻👇

🚽🌊 From bathroom to river ecosystems

Daniel investigates biodegradable wet wipes as a growing source of microfibre pollution and their potential impacts on aquatic invertebrates.

🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#CEECRebellion2026

Now speaking 👇

🌡️🪰 Heat stress and fertility

Oonagh Barker explores how early-life diet shapes reproductive success after heat exposure in Drosophila.

@obarker.bsky.social
#CEECRebellion2026

Next talk 👇

🧬❄️ What if snow prints could reveal a mammal’s genome?

Harry Gordon explores using DNA left in snow tracks to generate whole-genome data for conservation and population monitoring.

#CEECRebellion2026

Now speaking 👇

🦠🐛 Katie Millar explores how gut microbes influence the development and reproduction of the Mediterranean fruit fly, with implications for new pest-control strategies.

🔗 www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

@katiemillar.bsky.social
#CEECRebellion2026

Next speaker 👇

🐝 Range expansion and hidden genetic costs

Dr. Will Nash explores how the tree bumblebee rapidly expanded across the UK from a likely single colonisation event, revealing genetic bottlenecks alongside signals of adaptation.

@nashalselection.bsky.social
#CEECRebellion2026

Another keynote talk for the day:

🐦 Social networks in birds 👇

Guest speaker Dr. Julia Schroeder from Imperial College London explores how social interactions shape behaviour, ageing, and mate choice in wild sparrows.

#CEECRebellion2026

Next talk before lunch break 👇

🧬 Inbreeding depression is a major threat to small populations - but what about the costs of the behaviour itself?

🐦 Alessandro Pinto examines the full social consequences of inbreeding in Seychelles warblers.

@alessandrovpinto.bsky.social
#CEECRebellion2026

Next speaker 👇

🌸 Hannah Gunn explores hybridisation between two alpine orchids in the European Alps, where “leaky” barriers allow rare hybrids to form.

🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#CEECRebellion2026

Now speaking 👇

🧠🐦 How do we measure animal cognition in the wild?

Experiments with blue tits and great tits suggest lab-based learning metrics may miss key behaviours. Vildan Acar explores new approaches to better capture cognition in natural environments.

#CEECRebellion2026

Next talk 👇

🌿🐛 The UK’s uplands are facing major land-use change as part of net-zero strategies.

Franky Rogers explores how afforestation and peatland restoration could affect biodiversity using a multi-taxa approach across 1600+ invertebrates.🗺️ 🌱

@ecologycoder.bsky.social
#CEECRebellion2026

🌍 First talk coming up 👇

🌊 How can ecological research scale from rivers to oceans to guide conservation?

Thiago Couto discusses links between Amazon river fragmentation and marine species movements in the Atlantic.

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

@thiagobacouto.bsky.social
#CEECRebellion2026

🌿 Day 1 of #CEECRebellion2026 is underway ☀️

Opening remarks from Aldina Franco kicking off two days of talks on ecology, evolution, and conservation at UEA.

Looking forward to a great programme of research and discussion.

@aldinafranco.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social

day1

day2

📅 The schedule for #CEECRebellion2026 is now live!

Two days of ecology, evolution, and conservation research at UEA 🌿

Expect talks, posters, coffee ☕, pizza 🍕, and a pub quiz.

18–19 March | ZICER 2.02, UEA

Full programme below 👇

@biouea.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social

external speakers at #CEECRebellion2026

internal speakers at #CEECRebellion2026

🎤 We’re excited to welcome our internal & external speakers for #CEECRebellion2026 🌿

📅 18–19 March 2026
📍 ZICER 2.03, UEA

Join us, next week for two days of talks, posters, and discussion.

@louisemcrae.bsky.social @thiagobacouto.bsky.social @marius-somveille.bsky.social

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Next up for #CEECRebellion2026: Our Chairs! 🌿

We are thankful to Prof. Aldina Franco and Dr. Gabrielle Davidson for their advice and guidance to the organizing committee.

Stay tuned for more 🦋

@aldinafranco.bsky.social @drgdavidson.bsky.social
@ueaenv.bsky.social
@biouea.bsky.social

Meet CEEC Rebellion Student Team 2026 🌍 from BIO & ENV.

Different roles, same mission 🎯

Save the date 📅 for the CEEC rebellion happening on 18th and 19th March 2026, UEA

#CEECRebellion2026
@ueaenv.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social

Dream seasonal contract! Seasonal shorebird monitoring & public engagement; 27th April – 4th September. Needs driving licence. #ornithology