Cilla Wehi

I was actually talking to someone at an IoD event, about predator control and invasive species - and they said to me "maybe with AI we'll be able to come up with solutions for pest plants"

And I told them about this tradescantia work. We don't need AI. We need to fund science and community groups.

Say hi to Cormac C from me :)

Great idea. We generally do pre-conference checks on ventilation and prefer venues that monitor this. We also welcome masking, and ask that people do not come if they feel unwell.

Job - Tenure Track - Environmental History - BOKU University Tenure-track BOKU University - Vienna position seeks environmental history scholar with strong research, teaching, interdisciplinary methods, funding success, and socio-ecological expertise.

Job – Tenure Track – Environmental History – BOKU University - Vienna

Apply by January 6th.

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Online Courses | Atomic Ecology Online training in the application of stable isotopes to ecological and environmental research

This was a LOT of work — filming, writing, editing, R coding… and a slightly unhealthy amount of coffee. Very pleased with the outcome though, time well spent!

Courses → www.atomicecology.com/courses

Thank you for this incredible poem.

Our very beautiful weekend with ours :)

As a scientist in NZ, I was grateful. The lockdowns in 2020 eliminated circulation of the virus before there was an available vaccine.

And then there are all the rest 😂

Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:

Th’Dudes
The Wailers
Joan Armatrading
Six60
Hollie Smith

Aotearoa New Zealand’s most popular tourist destinations are often located in high-risk rural areas with limited emergency resources and medical care capacities 🧵🧪

This sounds amazing. I’d be interested in chatting…

Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 The Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 explores cutting-edge knowledge of complex systems & complexity & how this knowledge is used to drive system change.

So excited to be visiting Aotearoa New Zealand in February for the Capitol City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 (with side trips to Otago, Canterbury, and U. Auckland).

If you're in Wellington or fancy a visit, check out the program.

www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/...

Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 Join us in Wellington, New Zealand this summer for a gathering of leading researchers and practitioners working on complex systems.

Registrations are now live for the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 → www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/capital-ci...

#cccss #complexsystems

Chonker of a squirrel getting ready for winter, contemplating competing in the Fat Bear contest

As we approach Antarctica Day, and the launch of the Antarctic Declaration, here is a beautiful and thought provoking read from Lesai Sema.

Art and the Antarctic: a different guide to governance share.google/gzSjAs121Zb2...

My PhD students get 3k in funding over the period of their PhD. That barely covers the cost of 3 workshops/ wānanga. Incredibly inadequate. No lab work even possible.

"Dead bucket list": great term referring to places we've always wanted to see but have been forever damaged by climate change

A group of people standing listening on a shingle beach

What a privilege to be hosted by @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social investigator Matiu Prebble, who led the kōrero on lake health, and the relationship of hapū and tuna / eels. Learning in a place grounded and deepened the discussion. 2/n

COP30 at the City at the Mouth of the Green Ocean Yadvinder reflects on this time at COP 30

I was in #Belem for Week 1 of the climate change #COP30, primarily to engage about rainforests and their future. Here are a few reflections on COP, the city of Belem, rainforests and the nature of hope naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/cop30-a...

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@oxfordgeography.bsky.social

Oh FFS no!

At Kaitorete Spit. A picture of flat land and the edge of a hangar.

People standing and listening

On Kaitorete Spit looking back towards the hills

Finally, space. Space to think, space to consider our values, space to hear about community aspirations that are sky high, principled, future focused. Huge thanks to the hapū of Wairewa and Taumutu for their manaakitanga, aroha, their kōrero and the most gorgeous kai (tuna 😀). 7/7

And the winds and elements were always present 6/n

Two people standing on sand dunes in a deep discussion

We talked about our human relationships with different environments but also future visions for place, as we examined matai seeds, charcoal from cooking umu, shaped rock. 5/n

Six strong people pushing a van out of the mud. Out of shot, lots of people are shouting encouraging words. All of them, even.

No @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social gathering is complete without mahitahi - in the kitchen, and on the whenua. 4/n

The evenings too were filled with discussion and laughter, as well as friendly tribal competition 🤣. We deep dived into a massive session on te reo Māori and its revitalisation. Pretty mind blowing 3/n.

A group of people standing listening on a shingle beach

What a privilege to be hosted by @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social investigator Matiu Prebble, who led the kōrero on lake health, and the relationship of hapū and tuna / eels. Learning in a place grounded and deepened the discussion. 2/n

Two men standing and talking. The one on the left is gesticulating with his hands in the way people do when they are describing the size of the last fish they caught

A great wānanga is a generative thinking space. And no more wonderful place for it than Wairewa marae this week for @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social, sheltered by ancestor Mako and surrounded by the hills of Te Pātaka o Rakeihautū 1/n

Excellent take on it Peter.

When invasive species become part of our culture – our study on the process of cultural integration of #invasivespecies and its implications, now published in #npjBiodiversity www.nature.com/articles/s44... #biologicalinvasions #alienspecies #nonnative #invasive #pests #conservation