Prof. Anna Metaxas

This chart displays six different archetypes and their relationships to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), showing percentage outcomes across different scenarios. The archetypes are: Nature-oriented nexus Balanced nexus Conservation first Climate first Food first Nature overexploitation Each row represents one of the 17 SDGs, with bars indicating the percentage (0-80%) of scenarios showing: Positive impacts (dark blue) Negative impacts (red) Neutral impacts (yellow) Key patterns visible: Nature-oriented and Balanced nexus show predominantly positive outcomes Climate first archetype shows mixed results with significant negative impacts Food first and Nature overexploitation show more negative outcomes, especially for environmental goals Life on land (Goal 15) shows the longest bars across all archetypes, indicating strong impacts The SDGs are listed at the bottom, from Goal 1 (No poverty) through Goal 17 (Partnerships for the goals), with color-coded numbered icons.

What is the relationship between a nexus-oriented approach and the achievement of the #SDGs?🤔

Read the Summary for Policymakers of the @IPBES #NexusAssessment Report: https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment

And check this new graphic to find out⤵️

Statement from Scientists at the Planetary Science Pavilion, about the current state of COP negotiations - Planetary Science Pavilion Belém, November 14, 2025. Most of the CO2 budget that would push warming to 1.5°C has already been emitted, mainly by the world’s major economies. Now, midway through the decade, when global emissions...

When you look at it like this, every moment of hot air is especially inexcusable. Please share from my science colleagues at #COP30

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Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change The Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change is a global partnership aimed at promoting and defending information integrity on climate change

#Austria #Belgium #Brazil #Canada #Chile #Denmark #Finland #France #Germany #Spain #Sweden #Uruguay #Netherlands decided to be on the right side of history when it comes to corruption vs a future.

Who else will sign? C’mon #SouthAfrica #Namibia #Bhutan #CostaRica

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Read our new article on management and protection of hydrothermal vents led by Sabine Gollner.

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Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on Palestine | CBC News A well-known academic and former UN special rapporteur says he was detained by customs agents in Toronto while on his way to speak at a conference on human rights violations against Palestinians.

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YouTube video by DRM News Former U.S. VP Al Gore Reveals Shocking Data on Global Warming and Extreme Climate Events | AC1N

Excellent video - watch!

Al Gore speaks at COP30 in Brazil.

All 7 chapters of the #NexusAssessment Report are now available! 🏡

Read through the interlinkages of the nexus elements, as well as scenario analyses to evaluate possibilities, identifying pathways to sustainable futures with nexus-wide benefits. 🌍🧪

📚 https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment

What's happening this week for the #DeepSea

#COP30 has begun and is running until the 21st November. We are hosting a booth at the Virtual Ocean Pavilion . It's easy and free to register and view all the resources we have made available.
Register here: buff.ly/0sMrWLG

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) Delegation at COP30 to protect people’s health and confront climate disinformation - CAPE The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) delegation of physicians and program team will be in Bélem from November 11 to 20. While the federal budget 2025 may have fallen short...

Hey Media! want to talk to a Canadian physician working hard to make change at COP30?
There are five of us!
Learn more about what we are doing there, and how to reach us, in the link below.

James Watson exemplified the best and worst of science – from monumental discoveries to sexism and cutthroat competition James Dewey Watson is best known for his Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the structure of DNA. Controversy around who should be credited highlights the challenges of scientific collaboration.

Nobel Prize winner James Watson died at 97 having made monumental contributions to science while also leaving a legacy tarnished by sexism, racism and the erasure of colleagues like Rosalind Franklin. His life illustrates both the best and worst of the scientific establishment.

New CSIRO survey of 900 Tasmanians shows strong love for the coast, but almost 70 percent worry about rapid change. Ocean warming, plastic waste, and biosecurity top the list. Scientists are the most trusted voices, with strong support for restoration work.

UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.

A devastating set of decisions on the part of UC leadership to withdraw support from our nationally recognized postdoc program that prioritizes research excellence combined with addressing our university public service mission. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

A comprehensive global assessment of the status & trends of alien species for major taxonomic groups. This is an outstanding product of the 2023 IPBES assessment on invasive species.
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In just six months, China added 256 gigawatts (GW) of new #solar capacity — more than the entire solar infrastructure ever built by the United States. That’s enough clean energy to power over 40 million homes, marking the fastest renewable expansion in human history.

"State departments and Auditors-General repeatedly warn that governments face rising costs as mining companies underfund their rehabilitation obligations. "

VERY inportant

Hurricane Melissa turned sharply to devastate Jamaica − how forecasters knew where it was headed Tropical storms are guided by many different wind patterns: big, like the Bermuda high, and small. A hurricane researcher explains their role in why so many storms veered off into the Atlantic in…

A NOAA hurricane researcher explains how forecasters knew where #HurricaneMelissa, with 185 mph sustained winds, was headed, which gave thousands extra time to evacuate.
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Sounds pretty vague and unpromising to environmental priorities

Like pulling the plug of a bathtub: an incredible mass of #glacier ice disappearing at Griesgletscher (🇨🇭/🇮🇹) in one century.
It felt emotional to visit the exact same spot @swisstopo cartographers chose in 1919. The view was so different.
Simply unbelievable!!
@vaw-glaciology.bsky.social

🚨2025 #RedList Update🚨

We have reassessed 1,360 bird species. Out of the 11,185 species assessed worldwide: 

⚠️11.5% are globally threatened.

📉61% have declining populations.

But restoring habitats will help put these species on a path to recovery.🌱

Read more👉 www.birdlife.org/red-list-upd...

Many sea stars begin life as young fairy-like creature (called a brachiolaria) that float through the open ocean. Eventually, a small star forms within them (here in yellow). The fairy-like brachiolaria sinks under the star’s weight, and the star pops out!
🎥@the_story_of_a_biologist (on Insta)

Up. Up. And away!
North Pacific water temps the past 15 years, with September 2025 being the cherry on the top (right) of the chart. @zacklabe.com is going to need a bigger Y axis!

How to carry Jane Goodall’s light forward I find it hard to believe Jane Goodall is gone. She was more than an icon to me. She was a friend, a mentor, and someone whose presence—whether with presidents, students, or my own children—felt like ...

Wonderful personal piece on Jane Goodall

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Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science The primatologist challenged what it meant to be a scientist.

Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science

Read about the interconnections between biodiversity, water, food, health & climate in the IPBES #NexusAssessment:

The Pygmy Shark (Euprotomicrus bispinatus), the world’s second smallest shark species and one of the species with a high overlap with proposed deep sea mining. Credit: Blue Planet Archive / Masa Ushioda.

🚨 NEW PUBLICATION 🚨

Today in @currentbiology.bsky.social, we found that 30 species of #sharks, #rays, and #chimaeras overlap with proposed #deepseamining in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction #ABNJ - over 60% are already #threatened with #extinction 🦈

📸 Blue Planet Archive / Masa Ushioda

Important thread!! The “lone genius” myth of scientists is always wrong, and western science often erases the knowledge and contributions of local and indigenous people. Be inspired, but don’t be fooled by the prevailing narrative.

Three connected circular diagrams showing transformation of human-nature relationships. Each has a central yellow triad of "Structures," "Views," and "Practices." Progresses from gray (showing disconnection) to turquoise (showing equity and inclusion), illustrating shift from domination to balanced relationship with nature.

The IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment Report examines fundamental changes required for a future where people live in harmony with nature.

Explore the framework for change in this graphic ⤵️

Learn more: https://www.ipbes.net/transformative-change/media-release

Climate change is not a con-job. If you want to know more about the evidence for and causes of #ClimateChange, head to our website: royalsociety.org/news-resourc...