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Plain language summary: What happens to large carnivores when human societies experience shocks? By Ranjini Murali, Altynai Adabaeva, Sixto Angulo, Rosario Arispe, Matthias Baumann, Arash Ghoddousi, Amirhossein Khaleghi Hamidi, Martin Jansen, Leili Khalatbari, Igor Khorozyan, Oswaldo Maillard,…

Check out @ranjmurali.bsky.social's new paper "Understanding multiple pathways of the impacts ofsocio-economic shocks on large carnivores" in plain language!
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We seek an innovative scientist with a strong Earth sciences background and broad training in the mathematical, physical, or engineering sciences, whose work advances understanding of climate processes and informs strategies for adaptation. Areas of research interest include (but are not limited to): climate modeling; climate impacts on Earth/environmental system functions; extremes, feedbacks, and nonlinear processes driving climate risks; climate change impacts on ecosystems, infrastructure, or communities; and quantitative and computational approaches (e.g., data analytics, AI) applied to climate challenges.

We're hiring a climate scientist here at @umassboston.bsky.social in the School for the Environment! employmentopportunities.umb.edu/boston/en-us... - more on the call in the image and its alt text. COME JOIN US! #climatescience

Zanzibar must act to conserve its natural & cultural heritage for the future (commentary) Zanzibar has a reputation as an island paradise in the Indian Ocean. Lying 20 kilometers (12 miles) off the East African mainland, it is governed as a semiautonomous zone of the United Republic of…

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“Now is the time for Zanzibar’s government to reexamine past and future investment decisions to ensure they respect Zanzibar’s natural heritage and conserve it for future generations,” says a new op-ed.

** Views expressed are those of the author, not necessarily of Mongabay.

Another nice write up on our letter in Science, this time through @mongabay.com and with some great images.

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Nice write-up by The Citizen on our recent letter in @science.org. They do a great job presenting the counterargument made by developers: www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/zan...

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Human transformation of past terrestrial ecosystems - Nature Reviews Biodiversity Human actions have shaped ecosystems for thousands of years, and have profound effects on biodiversity and environmental processes. This Review explores the ways that humans have modified past ecosystems and the methods available for researchers to study these changes, as well as indicating how understanding historic change can inform conservation strategies.

Human transformation of past terrestrial ecosystems @natrevbiodiv.nature.com #anthromes 🌍🌐
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Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.

This is extremely cool: 700 years worth of archaeological artefacts being collected from old nests of bearded vultures (strong contender for the best vulture)

www.popsci.com/environment/...

Sharp rise in US whale entanglements after NOAA cut-backs - Oceanographic The NOAA has reported a steep increase in large whale deaths by entanglement in fishing gear, news that follows federal budget cut backs

Sharp rise in US whale entanglements after NOAA cut-backs oceanographicmagazine.com/news/sharp-r...

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Ngezi Vumawimbi Heritage Organization Our mission is to protect and help transmit to the next generation of Pembans the rich biodiversity and cultural heritage of Ngezi forest. We aim to connect the people living around the forest, and fu...

I don't know that this little letter will move the needle in any way, but the work done by the Ngezi Vumawimbi Heritage Organization certainly does. See their website here: www.ngeziforest.com

Tourism puts Zanzibari reserve at a crossroads The moist broadleaf forests located on the coasts of Tanzania and Kenya and on nearby archipelagos such as Zanzibar are highly fragmented hotspots of plant and animal diversity (1). On Pemba, the 988-...

Out in @science.org today. The Ngezi forest of Zanzibar is likely the most intact oldgrowth tropical dry forest in East Africa, if not the continent; it also houses tons of endemic species and gives resources to thousands of people. Bulldozers are waiting at its edge

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

San José State University - Details - Assistant Professor - Environmental Studies

The School of Planning, Policy, and Environmental Studies at San José State University is hiring an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies. We welcome applicants from all fields of environmental studies who apply an environmental justice lens to their work. jobs.sjsu.edu/sj/en-us/job...

The features that make conservation scalable and durable aren't necessarily those that deliver the most environmental benefit at the level of individual sites!
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Diagnosing scaling bottlenecks in 10 community conservation initiatives in southern and eastern Africa Scaling area-based conservation, including initiatives led or comanaged by Indigenous Peoples and local communities, is a flagship goal of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Conserva....

Massive cross-institutional paper out today, bringing in almost 40 co-authors across 20 institutions and 9 countries 🌍. Led by @tom-pienkowski.bsky.social.
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

aerial and satellite imagery from before and after a river restoration project in central Idaho, USA

new paper, led by @nkolarik.bsky.social: monitoring outcomes of ecological restoration is challenging. Satellite imagery could help, but interpretation requires statistics that can identify breakpoints in messy time-series data. We provide a practical guide: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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This project was a collaboration between our group at Imperial Collect London including @morenamills.bsky.social & @tom-pienkowski.bsky.social, local partners at Conservation South Africa, Meat Naturally, and @conservationorg.bsky.social, as well as others not on bluesky.

2) What people do with their animals further affects the environment. While tons of research focuses on the direct effects of climate and climate change on rangelands, we forget that climate also affects people's behavior. These secondary effects can be massive, but also predictable.

This is important for two reasons: 1) Poorer communities are more likely to sell cows during droughts to pay for food for the rest of the herd. This is disadvantageous. They're worth less when they're skinny and the market gets flooded with people doing the same. This is a sort of poverty trap.

New super cool paper out last week that you should definitely check out! 🚨😎🐮🌧️

We show that across space and time, economic wellbeing determines how communities respond to precipitation variability in South Africa:

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Our book is now available online at the African Books Collective here: africanbookscollective.com/books/mangro...

Reminder that 100% of proceeds to go mangrove conservation and education programs in Pemba, Tanzania.

🚨New PhD paper out today in @natcomms.nature.com with @renatoamorais.bsky.social and Dave Bellwood! 🚨

Marine fishes exhibit extraordinary patterns of diversity, but how does this diversity relate to their productivity? 🐟🐠🐡

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Fig. 1. Human exposure to wildland fires from 2002 to 2021. (A and C) Cumulative human exposure to wildland fires (A) and cumulative burned area (C) from 2002 to 2021 at the country level. (B and D) Share of continents in wildland fire exposure (B) and burned areas (D). (E and F) Percentage of population exposed to wildland fire from 2002 to 2021 in each country (E) and continent (F). K, one thousand; M, one million.

Increasing global human exposure to wildland fires despite declining burned area
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doi.org/10.1126/science.adu6408

"population directly exposed to wildland fires increased 40% globally from 2002 to 2021 despite a 26% decline in burned area
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85% of global exposures occurred in Africa"

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Another @stanforddoerr.bsky.social Stanford search for a Tenured Professor in Climate Science! Applications due Oct. 30 🌊 🌎 🌡️
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We are hiring a faculty position in Evolutionary Genetics in the Biology Department at U of South Carolina!

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Deadline for applications is Oct 1

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Conservation postdoc in Brisbane, Australia 🧪

Collaborate with researchers globally. Chart your transdisciplinary path. Apply to SFI's 2026 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships. Competitive pay, research funds, and generous benefits to become a leader in transdisciplinary research.

Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
Apply: santafe.edu/sfifellowship

Full-time, permanent Lectureship in Forestry or Agroforestry at Bangor University, which has an excellent reputation in forest sciences.

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