🌿 How can community science help us understand the benefits of nature?
New Oxford research shows it’s already contributing useful evidence, especially on biodiversity, but important gaps remain.
Better support could help connect local knowledge with decision-making.
@oxfordecosystems.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
Here's a conversation with restoration pioneer Bernado Streassburg and me on the remarkable story of urban forest restoration in Rio de Janeiro, from the 19th century to the 21st, recording in gorgeous Tijuca National Park
@naturerecovery.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhXe...
More info, and to register for what promises to be a special evening.
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
We have organised this event in Earth Day to commemorate the memory and legacy and Dom Phillips and Bruno Perreira and celebrate the launch of the paperback of Don’s book and explore futures. In person only , at Oxford’s beautiful Natural History Museum - all welcome
@naturerecovery.bsky.social
“We’ve forgotten what we’ve lost.” @guyshrubsole.bsky.social on nature, memory, & land. A powerful conversation about ownership, inequality, & what real nature recovery might look like in Britain.
www.buzzsprout.com/2135393/epis...
#Nature #Biodiversity #Rewilding #UKNature
@ecioxford.bsky.social
Very excited to see the online natural resonance festival starting next week using the arts to explore connection with nature (and to play a small part with a few readings…). Sign up
on the link below
www.naturalresonance.world/2026-nrf-eve...
Ivy isn't a 'parasite', and it doesn't 'strangle' trees.
Instead, it's a massively important natural part of forest ecosystems, providing food and shelter to a great range of animal inhabitants.
But also, it's *beautiful*.
🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲
👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest
This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity!
Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚
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Yesterday, we held our Tree Conference. The whole of Year Twelve spent the day filled with walking in woodland, a keynote lecture from Professor Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social, and taking part in 12 different workshops! Find out more here: tinyurl.com/3n6rb8zp
It was an honour to give a talk at Oxford University’s Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery last night, with the title ‘Ill Fares the Land? Holding large landowners to account for nature destruction & restoration’
Huge thanks to @ymalhi.bsky.social for inviting me!
bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
This was such a great talk. Well deserving of a re-watch.
It was wonderful to host you @guys hrubsole.bsky.social , and such a terrific talk and provocative discussion on a topic not talked about enough (until you began writing about it)
The talk will be listed on our YouTube, alongside our amazing library of previous talks
youtube.com/@oxfordnatur...
“Winston Churchill did intervene in Iran and we are living with the consequences of that today”
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
A view of the stairs inside Hintze Hall. The handrail is highly decorated, with carvings of animals. At the top of the stairs, a giant sequoia slice is visible.
A view of the ornate arches in Hintze Hall, carved with floral patterns. In the background, stairs are visible.
A view of the ornate arches in Hintze Hall, carved with floral patterns. In the background, there are tall, arched windows, and a statute of Charles Darwin.
Come for the dinosaurs, stay for the architecture! 🤩
We couldn’t resist sharing some more photos taken on a recent stroll around the Museum!
Have you ever noticed these details? ✨
Wow, less coal burning in England than since the time of Shakespeare…
Looking forward to hosting @guyshrubsole.bsky.social today 415 pm to explore this history of land ownership in England and its role in nature loss and recovery. In person and online - all welcome !
NEW ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 2.4% in 2025 as coal fell to a 400-year low. Incredibly, we used less coal last year than than in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet.
All the details in our article: www.carbonbrief.org/...
On Friday @profkatej.bsky.social discussed AI for Nature Recovery – Improving the Journey from Data to Decisions, & explored how AI, bioacoustics, sensing tech & machine learning are reshaping biodiversity monitoring & conservation policy. You can watch it here.
@ecioxford.bsky.social
Do forests make it rain? 🌧️🌳on 13.3 Prof Dominick Spracklen will be exploring how tropical forests shape rainfall, heat, fire & public health, and why deforestation is an immediate climate risk. In person & online. @ecioxford.bsky.social bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
🐆 "If conservation is framed just in terms of reducing extinction, we risk ending up with under-ambitious #conservation goals."
This #WorldWildlifeDay, read our recent Q&A with Dr Molly Grace - Co-Chair, IUCN Green Status of Species Working Group - on the state and future of wildlife conservation ⬇️
🔊 New blog! AI is shaping how we picture #Rewilding 🌿. A new study finds it leans on charismatic species & pretty landscapes, ignoring people 👥 & ecological mess 💀. It's time for richer stories. @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
What happens when a musical composer joins an ecology lab?🎶
Zack Di Lello collaborates with the Ecoacoustics project, led by @ellabrowning.bsky.social, transforming ecological data into music and inviting new ways to listen to environmental change.
www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/where-m...
Gas prices jumped again this morning and are on track to double - a stark reminder of our exposure to fossil fuel volatility.
The real solution isn’t more drilling, but moving away from combustion: electrify, use renewable power, and boost energy efficiency.
Looking forward to hosting @hdavidcooper.bsky.social for his talk on the UK trends in trying to halt biodiversity loss
@jncc.bsky.social
Are we on track to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030?
On 4 March 2026 (5–6:15pm), Dr David Cooper joins us at the Oxford Martin School, in person and online, to assess progress on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and what comes next.
Register: https://bit.ly/4aXTh3i
Really enjoyed discussing The Lawton Principles (more, bigger, better and more joined up) with the ever enthusiastic John Lawton. youtu.be/GMlzvNxM2N0?...
On Friday @profkatej.bsky.social discusses how nature recovery depends on turning ecological data into clear, timely, actionable insights. Hear how sensing tech, automated acoustics & AI can strengthen the data-to-decision journey for better ecosystem monitoring. Register here to attend in person 👇
Smiling in front of the statue of Charles Darwin in the London Natural History Museum
Happy #DarwinDay … celebrating here with @ymalhi.bsky.social
Gotcha beat. Dan Janzen could be pithy when he wanted to be.
