Cat Scott

New study from @treeswithhazel.bsky.social! Increasing UK woodland area from 13% to 19% will likely increase biogenic emissions but by avoiding exclusive planting of the very highest emitters, we can ensure that new woodlands deliver for climate + nature, whilst minimising impacts on air quality ⬇️

FACTCHECK: What the Climate Change Act actually means for the UK – and what is a load of old nonsense

Really enjoyed putting this together with colleagues, inc learning new things about the fascinating backstory to the Act

Feat. OG authors of the Act & more

www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...

Future forests: estimating biogenic emissions from net-zero aligned afforestation pathways in the UK Abstract. Woodlands sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which could help mitigate climate change. As part of efforts to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050, the UK's Cli...

I’m really excited to say the first paper of my PhD has been published in Biogeociences today!

The paper examines the impact of net-zero aligned afforestation in the UK on biogenic emissions. 🌳 bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...

More deforestation leads to a drier dry season, Amazon study finds In Brazil’s southern Amazonian region, where the notorious “arc of deforestation” has been expanding since the 1970s, forest loss is reshaping the region’s atmospheric water cycle. As the Amazon Rainf...

The Amazon forest plays a critical role in the water cycle. A new study shows recent deforestation has caused reduced dry season rainfall across the southern Amazon. New story from @mongabay.com

news.mongabay.com/2025/09/more...

It was an honour to be at the launch of the Ingleborough NNR into the King's Series of NNRs earlier this month - check out the blog below for more on what the #WildIngleborough partnership has achieved since forming in 2021 🌳🦋🐦

Ingleborough just got wilder! 🌿 Now the size of 2.2 billion Yorkshire Tea bags—brewing a brighter future for nature!

www.gov.uk/government/news/yorkshires-natural-beauty-recognised-as-ingleborough-nnr-expands

#WildIngleborough #NNR

Ingleborough National Nature Reserve to be extended The extension will offer greater protection to the rare species found in the Dales upland landscape.

Ingleborough National Nature Reserve expanded - great news for the UK's best limestone habitats and wildlife. Research and monitoring by
@universityofleeds.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Why deforestation is causing heat deaths to soar Forest loss in tropical regions is causing temperatures to rise, with serious health impacts for indigenous communities

Dr Carly Reddington and Professor Dominick Spracklen (both Earth and Environment) co-authored a study showing that deforestation-induced heat has caused over 500,000 deaths in the tropics over the past 20 years.

Deforestation in a SE Asian tropical forest. Photo credit: Carly Reddington

🌍 Our new study in @natclimate.nature.com shows tropical #deforestation may cause ~28,000 heat-related deaths/year.
🌳🌡️💻🛰️ Using satellite data & mortality models we quantified the impact of deforestation-driven local warming on human health in the tropics.

🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
🔗 rdcu.be/eEUbI

Tropical deforestation is associated with considerable heat-related mortality - Nature Climate Change The authors assess the impacts of tropical deforestation and its subsequent local warming on human heat-related mortality. They estimate that deforestation-related warming (+0.27 °C) is associated wit...

New study led by @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social tracks climate heating and human health impacts of tropical deforestation @universityofleeds.bsky.social @leedsleaf.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Deforestation has killed half a million people in past 20 years, study finds Localised rises in temperature caused by land clearance cause 28,330 heat-related deaths a year, researchers find

Tropical deforestation is a major public health issue. New study led by @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social, story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Screenshot of form on the UK Met Office website. Text reads: "You can provide up to 5 storm names in the boxes below. Storm Name: [a user has filled this in with "BigOil"] Storm Name (optional): [filled in with BP] Storm Name (optional): [filled in with Equinor] Storm Name (optional): [filled in with Exxon] Storm Name (optional): [filled in with Shell]

So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms.

And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell...

This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link: www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...

To sign up, or register to receive information about future related events, please fill in the form below and we'll be in touch with more information: tinyurl.com/woodestablishment

The workshop will include a site tour of Gair Wood leaf.leeds.ac.uk/gairwood/, some short talks from speakers giving an overview of woodland creation and the challenges to establishment in the region, and a discussion session to identify future challenges and priorities.

The session on 14th July is open to anyone with a professional interest in woodland creation in the north of England - with a particular focus on stakeholders and forest practitioners in the @whiteroseforest.bsky.social area (West and North Yorkshire).

To kick this off @leedsleaf.bsky.social + @whiteroseforest.bsky.social are hosting a free workshop on 14th July at #GairWood in Leeds to discuss progress with, and challenges to, successful woodland establishment: tinyurl.com/woodestablishment

Newly planted trees face many challenges including drought 🌡️, browsing by wild animals 🦌, competing vegetation 🌿, and vandalism 🚓. We're hoping to initiate a network to share strategies, outcomes, and best practice across our region.

A brimstone butterfly flies towards a young tree planted at Gair Wood. The leaves of the tree are emerging from it's protective tree guard.

With millions of pounds being invested in woodland creation every year across the UK, we need to ensure that trees planted really do turn into woodlands established 🌱➡️🌳

In Brief: 'My motivation kind of grew with the trees' – experiences of woodland volunteers in Great Britain - Forest Research This In Brief explores experiences of woodland volunteers in Great Britain, showing how people might be supported to volunteer.

"My motivation kind of grew with the trees"

Volunteers at our #GairWood research and woodland creation site contributed to this new document on the experiences and motivations for volunteering in British woodlands, created by @forestresearchuk.bsky.social

Please share our #rewilding survey with ecologists, land manager and archeologists.

A student ambassador engaging in conversation with four people on campus. The student ambassador holds leaflets and is gesturing with their hands. Trees and the university's multi-storey car park can be seen in the background.

Thinking about studying at Leeds?

Join us for our Open Day on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 June to:

🎓 Find out more about your course
💬 Speak to staff and students
🏛️ Get a feel for campus life

Book your place 👇
bit.ly/43crDNj

US climate scientists need all the help they can get. Including from foul-mouthed comedians! 🤡😱😱

Watch Emmy Award-Winning David Cross team up with Prof Michael Oppenheimer in the US launch of the hit series "Climate Science Translated".

#climate #arresteddevelopment #climatescience

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🌳🌲🐾 #SafeNet is officially launched!

We are working to #safeguard #biodiversity and #carbon-rich #forest #networks across Europe.

Meet the project, explore the science, and see how we are collaborating for resilient forests:
🔗 safenet-project.eu
🔗 bit.ly/SafeNet-Launch

@luke.fi
#BiodiversityWeek

Last couple of days to apply for this exciting new role with us! Please share!

One week left to apply for our new Nature Recovery Project Manager role, based in @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social - see below for more details:

2025: setting all the worst records 🔥

At #EGU25 this week and interested in the wider impacts of afforestation? Check out @treeswithhazel.bsky.social's talk on potential BVOC emissions from expanded UK forests in session BG3.2 today! 🌲🌳🧪💻