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Sad News. RIP James Ferguson. A tribute by @brambuscher.bsky.social

Biodiversity treaty: UN deal fails to address the root causes of nature’s destruction Global summits to arrest Earth’s deteriorating health look increasingly farcical.

The UN’s new biodiversity deal aims to protect 30% of Earth by 2030—but does it tackle the root causes of nature’s destruction? Without addressing economic expansion, pollution & systemic issues, conservation alone won’t be enough. #Biodiversity #NatureCrisis theconversation.com/biodiversity...

Colleagues,

A decade in the making, I’d like to share with you my new book entitled, 'For the Sake of Forests and God: Governing Life and Livelihood in the Philippine Uplands'.

From the Cornell University Press webpage: lnkd.in/ghyuxMKT

South Africa’s rare succulent plants are threatened by illegal trade – how to stop it Over 1 million of South Africa’s rare succulents have been illegally harvested since 2019.

South Africa’s rare succulent plants are threatened by illegal trade – how to stop it. New article by @jaredmargulies.bsky.social and I on ongoing research into illegal succulent supply and demand networks
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#ICYMI: The @mybisa.bsky.social virtual conference at the University of Sheffield is next week! There is still time to register as an observer and to join RIS for a meet the editors chat.

Find out more about the conference & register👉https://virtualconference.bisa.ac.uk

An important project on #conservationjustice in Europe "EU has committed to expand the strict protection of nature to 10 per cent of Europe’s land by 2030". What would that mean for land, people and nature? @georgemonbiot.bsky.social and its research team will look at it soon.

FNP researcher George Iordachescu among five in WU to receive ERC grant George will receive a 1.5 million euro Starting Grant from the European Research Council to research how the strict protection of biodiversity in Europe's marginal areas can affect human-environment r...

For a brief newspiece on #GreenFrontier project on conservation frontiers in Europe's peripheries, check www.wur.nl/en/newsartic...

Can cattle and wildlife co-exist in the Maasai Mara? A controversial study says yes Cattle and conservation don’t typically mix. For centuries, East African pastoralists like the Maasai trudged across the region’s savannas with their herds, passing by elephants and lions in their sea...

A recent study in the Maasai Mara reveals that cattle grazing did not reduce forage quality or quantity, nor deter wildlife from grazing, challenging traditional conservationist view #justconservation #indigenousrights news.mongabay.com/2024/11/can-...

Indigenous leaders killed as narco airstrips cut into their Amazon territories Mongabay and Earth Genome detected 67 clandestine airstrips used for transporting drugs in the Peruvian regions of Ucayali, Huánuco and Pasco. The analysis used artificial intelligence (AI) and satell...

Narco-traffickers establishing airstrips on Indigenous territories, leading to deforestation and violence @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/custom-story...

Camera traps, drones intended for wildlife monitoring exploited to harass women in India | The Express Tribune Drones were deliberately flown over the heads of women, forcing them to drop their firewood and flee for cover

Great piece on the excellent & thorough research by Dr Trishant Simlai @planetarypraxis.bsky.social on misuse of conservation drones & camera traps to harass women. tribune.com.pk/story/251128...

As COP29 edges towards a disastrous agreement on carbon markets, the Durban Group for Climate Justice reaffirms its opposition to carbon trading 20 years on, the Durban Declaration on Carbon Trading remains as relevant as ever.

After the dangerous agreement on the carbon market at #COP29, the Durban Group for Climate Justice met again #carbonmarkets #falsesolutions #climatejustice reddmonitor.substack.com/p/as-cop29-e...