Applications open: Nature Awards Inspiring Women in Science The Inspiring Women in Science awards celebrate and support the achievements of women in science, and all those who work to encourage girls and young women to engage with STEM subjects and stay in STE...

Opportunity to nominate a woman supporting STEM: communities.springernature.com/videos/appli...

Widespread ecological responses and cascading effects of the 2021 western North American heatwave How does nature respond to extreme climate events like heatwaves? We brought together a team of scientists to compile the effects of the record-breaking 2021 Western North America heatwave on plants, ...

Nice pce highlighting that we need to understand how the extreme heat events are affecting our planet: "With 2026 forecast to be one of the hottest years on record globally, the time is now for such urgent initiatives." communities.springernature.com/posts/widesp...

PhD Scholarship: Social Networks for Disaster Preparedness and Climate Resilience Come join us! We are recruiting a fully funded PhD student at the University of Sydney to join an ARC Discovery Project examining how personal networks shape disaster preparedness and climate resil…

PhD opportunity: michelelbarnes.com/2026/03/05/p...

Amazing to spend ~6 days in Ethiopia learning abt coffee landscapes there=big native trees in ag landscapes, coffee is grown w/ native trees. Coffee qual is hi in farms shaded by trees w/ insects, birds, colobus. Thx to Univ Leuphana Germany & south-south exchge w/ Rwanda in soc-ecol restoration.

Young Forest Champions Initiative: youth 18-30 yrs in Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Peru, Uganda & Zambia. Aims to empower young leaders to drive transformative forest conser thru mentorship, capacity dev & use of advanced techns like remote sensing. Apply by 21 Mar 2026. www.fao.org/in-action/ai...

The SCB Africa Region is excited to announce the Call for Proposals for Symposia, Workshops, Training Courses, and Round Table Discussions for the 2026 Africa Congress for Conservation Biology, scheduled for August 31- September 4 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria.
Get your submissions in by March 31st!
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"In the tropics, glaciers are melting at an alarming rate–transforming landscapes, disrupting lives, erasing cultural memory. Voices of Glaciers is a powerful new book...that shares personal reflections of 35 indivs...who are witnessing this firsthand." mountainresearchinitiative.org/news/the-voi...

Botany 2026- BSA Travel Awards
🗓 March 15 Deadline: Developing Nations Travel Awards
Prof Travel Awards Students & PostDocs Travel Awards
🗓 April 1 Deadline: Sectional Student Travel Awards
Applicants must be current BSA members presenting at conference. More info: botany.org/home/awards....

www.africanbioacoustics.org

SHIFT

I am SO EXCITED about this!

Many folks want to take personal action on climate change, but many resources treat people like monoliths.

Enter SHIFT -- a collaboration between Dr. Kim Nicholas and Project Drawdown -- that tailors advice for YOU, using your climate superpowers.

jointheshift.earth

Great story of positive change -

Global forestry recognition 2025 marks FAO’s 80th anniversary, celebrating eight decades of contributing to global food security and sustainable development. To commemorate FAO@80 and ...

Nominate an organization or inst for best practices in sust forest prod & protection DEADLINE 31 May www.fao.org/forestry/hom... Nominations invited that highlight achievements in forest mgmt, policy, innovation, comm org, restoration or related area.

The 25 Gardens You Must See

For some plant happiness: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/t...

Heat extremes in southern Africa might continue even if net-zero emissions are achieved Cutting carbon dioxide emissions to zero by 2050 will reduce global warming, but climate modelling shows that some regions may still experience extreme heat.

I suspect this is not just South Africa - we really need leadership to prepare our communities, cities, children, elderly, etc. theconversation.com/heat-extreme...

AI can be a danger to students – 3 things universities must do Universities should teach AI literacy, emphasise why developing knowledge is important and teach students why being an expert matters.

Mainstreaming AI literacy into our classes across disciplines and courses to ensure AI does not take over student learning. Instructors may need help to develop such content. I think this is a critical step to ensure we do not produce dumbed down graduates. theconversation.com/ai-can-be-a-...

A screen capture of the home page of this course.

Want to learn how to help tackle the climate crisis and contribute to a sustainable, just world via impactful climate solutions (which begin by using your voice to call for change)? This 4-week course by @universityofleeds.bsky.social is free! Sign up now ⬇️

www.futurelearn.com/courses/clim...

I just came across this today -stories and games for kid-friendly travel, and its an interesting collaboration that is creating this. Will be interesting to see if it can have some positive impacts on understanding climate change, maybe others know more about it? #climatechange dodo4kids.com

Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back.

Good to have farmers on the side of science and data!

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/c...

Time for adults to finally act like adults on climate change A report detailing how climate inaction will consign people born today to a lifetime of weather extremes must awaken a sense of responsibility.

This should be a wake up call, but I fear many people won't take it seriously; people who can make policy chge to reduce emissions, innovative alts to energy & emissions, invest in res & interventions to make a difference. We can't keep saying this is not happening. Our children depend on us.

Dr.Katharine Hayhoe - How to Talk About Climate Change YouTube video by Halton Environmental Network

Great pointers for talking about climate change from Katherine Hayhoe www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP2D...

The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it | Katharine Hayhoe YouTube video by TED

This is always great to listen to, it is from 2019 but of course remains relevant - why we need to talk about climate change www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bvc...

I am grateful for people with integrity.

Rethinking carbon: The climate movement needs to be a human one, says Paul Hawken Celebrated author, thinker and entrepreneur Paul Hawken joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss his new book, Carbon: The Book of Life, and argues that the jargon and fear-based terms broadly used by the ...

This is a good reframing of the climate change crisis - its about us humans and the crisis we are in with our relationship to nature, to our Earth news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025...

When Will Spring Bird Migration Hit Its Peak? BirdCast Has Answers Spring migration timing varies across the U.S. and even within regions, according to radar data analyzed by BirdCast.

If you are feeling down about things, let nature bring you up: w/ a little techn, look at the wave of migratory birds as they move up north w/ spring, then go outside & try to see birds coming back after winter to our beautiful landscapes www.allaboutbirds.org/news/when-wi...

Cool forests: Nature’s air conditioning system - CIFOR-ICRAF Forests News As we confront the sobering reality that 2024 marked the first year global temperatures exceeded the 1.5 °C threshold established by the Paris Agreement, recognizing the vital role of forests and tree...

I great essay about the importance of forests as climate warms: forestsnews.cifor.org/91559/cool-f...

It’s a fire sale…

We have a cool research prjct in the Center of Exc in Biodiv & NRM Rwanda w/ colleagues @ Leuphana Universität Lüneburg & other German unis to study social-ecol restoration in Rwanda: what farmers want in restoration, native spp use & this living labs model ecosystemrestoration.net/2025/03/26/k...

Our study is simpler than this one reported in Science article, but with some of the authors assisting, and I am very excited that we have a young Rwandan scientists doing his masters on this topic, the study is in tropical forest in Rwanda.

Shocker: This tropical tree thrives after being struck by lightning The almendro withstands thunderbolts that blast away parasitic vines

Very happy to read this article - we have started a study in tropical montane forest on this topic, which is a high ligtening strike area. Still much to learn about tropical forest dynamics!This tropical tree thrives after being struck by lightning | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Editorial: Biotropica Announces a New Paper Category: Synthesis Click on the article title to read more.

A new category in @biotropica.bsky.social for synthesis papers onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... They can be solicited by invitation, referral, or self-referral & will be "deep in time and site-specific, celebrating the insights that emerge from local, place-based ecology..."