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Collage of scenery from the Taiwan mountain site we visited, with luscious mosses and scenic waterfalls

I was so happy to attend the International Association of Bryologists conference in Taiwan last week - Organised by the Taiwan Biodiversity Research Institute and the Taiwan Bryological Society. Interesting presentations, good chat, and some time to get into the mountains to mingle with moss 💚

In a historic environmental decision, Iceland officially canceled its 2025 whaling season, protecting hundreds of fin whales from being hunted.
This move aligns with global conservation efforts to preserve marine biodiversity and protect endangered species.
Fin whales, the second-largest mammals...

Biodiversity is the web of life that keeps our planet healthy.

But it’s under threat from pollution, habitat loss, and climate change.

Explore more on what biodiversity is all about and the ongoing work to protect it for people and the planet: unep.org/unep-and-biodiversity

These iconic corals are nearly extinct due to heatwaves: can they be saved? Florida’s primary reef-building corals have been declared ‘functionally extinct’ — prompting a shift in conservation strategies.

🪸 Florida’s main reef-building corals have been declared functionally extinct after repeated marine heatwaves.

Their collapse is forcing scientists to rethink coral restoration strategies.

#GreenSky #Biodiversity #ClimateCrisis

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Bill Gates is deeply misguided on climate. My Newsweek commentary debunking his downplaying of the need for rapid decarbonization is nearly 5 years old, but it is evergreen: www.newsweek.com/right-path-f...

Christmas Island shrew officially declared extinct: IUCN The Christmas Island shrew, a tiny mammal once found only on the Australian island of the same name, has been declared officially extinct. It’s at least the fourth small mammal species to be wiped out...

Christmas Island shrew officially declared extinct...

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Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact Harmful tipping points in the natural world threaten humanity by disrupting life support systems and societal stability.

😳WE are heading toward amazon forest dieback & AMOC collapse-chain reaction across food, energy, security, finance, infrastructure, health, biodiversity & water. EVERY system is connected, every delay is deadly🇺🇸 global-tipping-points.org

Mangrove propagules floating upright on the ocean tide

Volunteer in a bucket hat carrying a bucket full of mangrove propagules for restoration planting

Two female volunteers sitting in the mangrove nursery to plant propagules

Mangrove propagules found during cleanups tie our ocean research, plastic recovery, and wetland restoration efforts together. Mangroves support biodiversity, capture carbon, and lower ocean acidification in adjacent waters, aiding local coral. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #MangroveMonday #BlueCarbon

On car park roofs? Over bicycle paths? Build with new style solar panels that can be incorporated into the building itself?Local community solar sharing?

Only if they displace other biota. I suggest you actually learn some ecology before you open your mouth and put your foot in it.

The alternatives are much, much worse. We could prioritse putting solar panels in urban areas. Also in Asutralia, we run sheep under solar panels in fields and the sheep enjoy the shade.

Open letter: A global call to strengthen national soil biodiversity action through coordination and harmonization Soil biodiversity remains one of the least systematically studied components of global biodiversity, largely invisible in policy agendas. A coordinated soil biodiversity monitoring approach is urgent...

🌍 Big moment for the soil community

Over 120 researchers have come together in a new open letter calling for stronger national action to protect and coordinate efforts on soil biodiversity.

doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...

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#newpaper #SoilBiodiversity #Conservation #Policy

128 authors - 1 message:
Open letter: A global call to strengthen national soil biodiversity action through coordination and harmonization - Marín - PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Thanks @cmarin.bsky.social @thegsbi.bsky.social for leading!

This heatmap displays the change in the mean annual count of specimens collected between 2010 and 2019 compared to the reference period of 1970–2009, in 1-degree latitude-longitude grids, across all three taxonomic groups combined (Chordata, Plantae and Arthropoda). Substantial patterns of decline are seen, particularly apparent across areas with historically high levels of collecting across Australia, North America, Western Europe

We're collecting less than half as many biodiversity specimens as in the 1960s-1980s, at a time when they're more important than ever for climate & ecology science. Natural history collections provide crucial data that no other source can match. Our new paper in Nature Comms: doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Lemurs of Madagascar: A Story of Conservation at the Intersection of Land, People, and Endemic Biodiversity
📅 October 30 | 7:00 PM
🎙️ Fernando Mercado Malabet, UNBC Postdoctoral Fellow
📍The Exploration Place

This free public talk is open to everyone. Cash bar available.

🌿 For those attending #BioCon25, mark your calendars!
Hear from our colleagues at the NEASA project, presenting on 30 October. Bringing together custodians, researchers and practitioners, to share knowledge to protect, conserve, and enhance our incredible #biodiversity.

THE NEED FOR BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY Why is biodiversity so important? - Kim Preshoff ^ Why is biodiversity important - with Sir David Attenborough | The Royal Soci...

#biodiversity THE NEED FOR BIODIVERSITY #climate #change #science #biodiversity #extinctions #humanity #environment #climate_science #nature
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Different gov, same dig it up or chop it down mentality.

Between the weakening of Env laws, the nxt major mining boom & gov not caring about our disappearing biodiversity & landscapes, we'll see extinction & loss of significant cultural sites like we haven't seen in generations.

#ClimateCriminals

Open letter: A global call to strengthen national soil biodiversity action through coordination and harmonization Soil biodiversity remains one of the least systematically studied components of global biodiversity, largely invisible in policy agendas. A coordinated soil biodiversity monitoring approach is urgent....

"Open Letter: A global call to strengthen national soil biodiversity action through coordination and harmonization"

in @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social

100+ signatories #calltoaction

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#soil #soilbiodiversity #policy #environment

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Wetlands sustain life, nurturing biodiversity, building climate resilience and securing our water future.

💧They are more than natural resources, they are the living foundation of our planet.

Now is the time to protect and restore them for the wellbeing of generations to come.

Blogs and quotes from The Diversity of Life by EO Wilson: a treasure trove A book, I believe, should not just be read but mined for all the treasure it contains. This book by the biologist EO Wilson, the father of biodiversity, contained huge treasures, at least some of w…

A book, I believe, should not just be read but mined for all the treasure it contains. This book by the biologist EO Wilson, the father of biodiversity, contained huge treasures, at least some of which I’ve extracted.

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CO2 from wildfires increases by 9% as climate crisis supercharges infernos Greenhouse gases from wildfires at sixth highest level on record after blazes in large areas of the Americas and Africa

CO2 from wildfires increases by 9% as climate crisis supercharges infernos

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Quito airport leads in biodiversity and sustainability 0 SHARES Posted: 16 October 2025 | Gabriel Higgins | Mariscal Sucre International Airport has transformed part of its land into a wildlife sanctuary, demonstrating how biodiversity and aviation can coexist safely and sustainably. Credit: Quiport Airport Quito’s Mariscal Sucre...

Quito airport leads in biodiversity and sustainability
->International Airport Review | #Biodiversity #Sustainability | More from Lil' Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai

East Kilbride restaurant owners apologise for cutting down trees The owners chopped down dozens of trees - including an oak - prompting scores of complaints on social media.

East Kilbride restaurant owners apologise for cutting down trees - BBC News share.google/qlFjrIQwvoEY...

Well I for one would boycott their restaurant now. Yes, they definitely got it wrong - not for the view - but because trees play a vital role in biodiversity!

More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’

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More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis
Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’

Thank you. We also have some of the most unique biodiversity in the world. In addition we have a very harsh Southern #climate already so INCREASING #FossilFuels extraction and #exports will result in severe loss of life here for PEOPLE. What are @australianlabor.bsky.social thinking. #auspol

The Black Macaque locally as “yaki” or “wolai” are the critically endangered primates you see here, which are endemic to Sulawesi-the largest island in the Indonesian archipelago.

For more endemic birds and mammals of Indonesia: www.savingterra.com

#biodiversity #Indonesia #primates

🐸AMPHIBIANS🐸

With over 64,000 cataloged specimens, the amphibian collection at the MVZ is one of the most comprehensive of its kind and serves as a vital resource for understand biodiversity🌎, evolution, and conservation.