Carly Cook

Conservation abandonment is a policy blind spot - Nature Ecology & Evolution Amidst the collective push to establish nature conservation initiatives, little attention has been paid to ensuring that they persist over time. The abandonment of conservation commitments is a blind ...

Out today in @natecoevo.nature.com 'Conservation abandonment is a policy blind spot'. Co-led by me and @tom-pienkowski.bsky.social as part of @catalyzconserv.bsky.social at @ic-cep.bsky.social & @imperialsci.bsky.social

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

Don’t take Berroca, it has 6 times the recommended dose of B6

That’s a pretty cute dog!

This is the time of year amazing phd projects get advertized and you find yourself thinking what fun it would be to do a phd again. This with @stubearhop.bsky.social looks good.

Maths and Stats folks, Monash Uni is hiring in the fields of business stats and actuarial science @monashuniversity.bsky.social

12 ✨paid✨ PhD positions in environmental humanities - co/organised by Uni Augsburg and LMU. I’m also an affiliate there - check out the call: rethinking-environment-idk.de

In this paper we combine a meta-analysis showing that urban mosquitoes are crowded as larvae, with experimental work showing crowded larvae a more infectious as adults. An intriguing, horrible synergistic consequence of urbanisation.

Having scientists within management agencies to engage with was key. Along with resources to support scientists to do research in the parks. How we get scientists to engage with the actual park managers is harder. Any suggestions would be most welcome!

We found some collaboration between international and local scientists. But lots of "park parachute" science - not involving park managers in research. Scientists parachuting into PAs without engaging with managers is an opportunity lost for more relevant science and effective knowledge exchange.

From parachuting to partnership: Fostering collaborative research in protected areas Establishing conditions that foster collaboration between national and international researchers, and between PA agency staff and external researchers (regardless of their nationality), would enable ...

Great work led by Izak Smit and colleagues exploring potential parachute science in protected areas. We ask could interest from international researcher increase research funding and collaborative research in protected area? doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Please share:

New opportunity➡️

University of Cambridge has a new program to provide fully funded opportunities for 5 #Brazilian Mphil students a year!

For more details and opportunities to link up with the Conservation Research institute, see:

conservation.cam.ac.uk/suzano-maste...

Diverse approaches to protecting biodiversity: The different conservation measures discussed as possible other effective area‐based conservation measures Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) create opportunities for a wide range of area-based conservation strategies. As countries seek to integrate OECMs into conservation planning, ...

There are an amazing diversity of places where biodiversity exists outside PAs that could possibly be OECMs. I took a look at what types of areas have been suggested so far: doi.org/10.1111/conl...
There is lots of work to be done answering the question - which of these areas should be OECMs?

Progress developing the concept of other effective area‐based conservation measures In 2010, the introduction of other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) into international policy caused a paradigm shift in area-based conservation, which included consideration of are....

If you are interested in OECMs, I’ve created a big picture overview: doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

Two amazing jobs at Uni Bern. Assistent professorships in conservation biology and computational ecology. Bern is a wonderful place to live and work in!
www.iee.unibe.ch/about_us/job...

I have a fully funded PhD position in my lab on developmental genetics/evolution of gut development in lampreys + in vitro culture development. Get in touch if keen (see flyer 👇) and please share widely. Open to all nationalities. Funded through NorthWestBio DTP: www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

I’ll be there. Would be great to chat.

Diverse approaches to protecting biodiversity: The different conservation measures discussed as possible other effective area‐based conservation measures Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) create opportunities for a wide range of area-based conservation strategies. As countries seek to integrate OECMs into conservation planning, ...

And then a look at the amazing diversity of places where biodiversity exists outside PAs that could possibly be OECMs: doi.org/10.1111/conl...
But lots of work to be done answering the question which of these areas should be OECMs.

Progress developing the concept of other effective area‐based conservation measures In 2010, the introduction of other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) into international policy caused a paradigm shift in area-based conservation, which included consideration of are...

I started here with a big picture overview: doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

Thanks Dan. It would be great to chat about it. I’ve more questions than answers at the moment but the questions are interesting and the answers are complicated. Hoping to find some win-win solutions

Natural Area Preserve Biologist - Richmond, Virginia, United States Title: Natural Area Preserve Biologist State Role Title: Scientist II Hiring Range: $65,000 – $70,000 Pay Band: 5 Agency: Dept Conservation & Recreation Location: Office Agency Website: www.dcr.vi...

New job alert for a field biologist! Based in Richmond, VA, DCR needs a natural areas biologist--botany or zoology! $65-70k payband, and you get to work with me (a perk?) Closes Nov 18. Job ad here: www.jobs.virginia.gov/jobs/natural...

Assistant Professor of Biology and Herbarium Curator We invite applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Biology and Curator of the Herbarium at the Museum of Southwestern Biolog...

Hi fellow Bluesky scientists. We have a job opening for a new assistant professor of biology and herbarium curator here at the University of New Mexico! Come join our fantastic community at the Museum of Southwestern Biology! See the link below for more details.

unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Are you interested in conserving biodiversity outside protected areas? We’re hiring a postdoctoral research fellow to work on Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) for 2 years. Please share with your networks. More information here: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

Principles of experimental design for ecology and evolution Here I argue that we do not discuss experimental design, often until it is too late. This editorial seeks to begin a conversation about how and where to replicate appropriately.

I wrote (ranted) on experimental design as I was frustrated as an editor at how little guidance students were getting. I underestimated the interest in the issue: it has been downloaded 10,000+ times! Clearly it’s something we need to be talking about more. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

I think that’s a shame. You have been a shining light on those pods. Your fans would like to see that acknowledged. And you’ll be missed

Alex, when will your final episodes air? I want to make sure I don’t miss your farewell!

With @rgoldenkroner.bsky.social and Chris Lemieux we show 42% of all Conserved Areas were once PAs. No explanations given for the change. We need transparency and accountability in the lead up to 30x39 to ensure changes increase protection for biodiversity and don’t undermine it.

How do we track changes to Protected and Conserved areas? We extend the PADDD framework to capture CADDD. Document the first CA downgrade and identify a shocking number of PAs converted to Conserved Areas with no explanation. doi.org/10.1016/j.on...

Please share: @UBCScience is searching for 15 TT faculty in diverse areas of expertise science.ubc.ca/about/careers. Included are 2 positions in Quantitative and Environmental Science as part of a hiring cluster for black faculty; you will join 6 current UBC faculty science.ubc.ca/blackscholars.

Graph showing daily temperature anomaly hitting peak of 2.06°C on November 17th, 2023 for the time period starting from 1940 to 2023.

There's a deep sense of sadness and loneliness seeing this record shattering graph.

November 17, 2023 was the first day in recorded history when the earth's surface was a whole 2°C hotter than pre-industrial times. Yet, there's barely any chatter about this staggering breach.

If you find a good solution please share. I think we’re all in the same position. My university thinks it’s a “valuable tool” they’ll all be using in the work force. But I think they need to learn how not to use it first 🙄