Professor Euan Ritchie

Labor and LNP voting against a motion to recognise Israel's genocide in Gaza

If you weren't already convinced of what complict scum our entire political class is

Phil on stage in front of her title slide 'Laws that take us somewhere... good?'

Good law is at least little subjective

"Ferocious love" of the places & things we care about

@drphilmccormack.bsky.social frames her work in environmental law and climate justice through her love of nature, which we share @ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESA2025 🌏

Breaking news- fungi are plants now in SA 😁🍄 #esa2025 Phillipa McCormack gives us a rundown of thoughtful new and more flexible nature laws in SA.
Including learning lessons from extinction?! Whodathunk it. #wildoz

Judy has matched her dress colour to the mustard yellow cane toad on her title slide

A once in a lifetime chance to stop the toad invasion. 'Working with Country to save Country' - Martin Bin Rashid, Karajarri

Cane toads are advancing on WA's unique Pilbara region. @judydunlop.bsky.social and her team have a plan to stop them!

@ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESA2025 🌏 we're hearing about the Toad Containment Zone - creating a waterless barrier across the Pilbara to stop the invasion.
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Shelby Jones (honours) at #ESA2025 presenting her findings on insect pollinator composition and floral responses in Gentiana baeuerlenii to plant-scale climate variables. -> New model to help explain reproduction. - 1st pollinators identified for Australian gentians.
@deakinuniversity.bsky.social

The Floor I Crossed Was Between Fear and Freedom The point.com.au

Senator Payman: "The more I’ve lived and worked in public life, the more I’ve come to realise that bravery isn’t about never feeling afraid. It’s about recognising fear for what it is and choosing to act anyway. It’s a choice open to us all, not just those whose names end up in the history books."

Thanks, Yung

Again, it's artists & musicians w the courage & conscience to stand up & speak truth to institutions

“We understand the importance of how stories are told, but just as significantly, we understand the importance of where stories are told[..] Stories told in places of power and influence[..] matter”

Ever grateful to those that speak up & out, & for their solidarity.

Science suppression & self-censorship is rife. I understand why many are reluctant to speak truth to power, it can come with great costs, seen & unseen, with the latter often being the most insidious, upsetting & damaging. #ESA2025

Fab talk from @megcevans.bsky.social about government trying to use capitalism (for profit model) to attempt to solve problems created by capitalism (environmental damage and biodiversity loss).
But $2bn to solve biodiversity crisis isn't much compared to many other publicly funded things.
#esa2025

Ecology Matters Australia is known for its spectacular and diverse natural environment, from sweeping landscapes to unique flora and fauna. It is a place that invokes wonder and demands protection in equal measure. I...

Thank you to everyone who joined us at #ESA2025 and helped make the lunch such a wonderful celebration 🎉

Learn more about Ecology Matters: Conversations with Australian Ecologists by @ecolsocaus.bsky.social and Grace Heathcote:

www.publishing.csiro.au/book/8205

@camilletruong.bsky.social presenting fascinating work on the impact of fire on mycorrhizal fungi in Australian forests. #ESA2025

Independent statement of the Go8's EPBC Act stance | Justine Bell-James This week is critical, make-or-break for environmental law reform. As 90 of Australia's leading biodiversity and climate researchers at Group of Eight (Go8) institutions, we publicly disagree with Go8...

Leading conservation, environmental, policy, economic, and legal experts speak up and out about the Group of Eight's position on #EPBC Act reforms.

Thank you to all involved!

Full statement www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#ESA2025

Except that Julia Gillard’s government created something even better with the help of the Greens and Indies…and then Abbott killed it. But hey, let’s keep perpetuating misleading narratives that erase our first female PM.

Panel speakers sitting on the stage at ESA, speaking about how to get your science into the media.

Some fantastic tips on engaging with the media coming from hugely experienced @biodivcouncil.bsky.social Jaana Dielenberg and Claire Peddie @ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESA2025

- short, clear and fun pitches
- prep photos/videos ahead of time
- say yes to radio & tv to expand your audience

Really enjoying hearing so many expert, vibrant and sharp women as plenaries of #esa2025. What bloody superstars 🤩

#womeninSTEM
@ecolsocaus.bsky.social

The motto of #ESA2025 this year is "Biodiversity on the brink – BOLD ACTIONS for a resilient future"

On Thu I'm presenting on a super bold, landscape-scale biodiversity project that will keep 10-25 species from being added to Threatened species list.

Thu 1030!
Big room!
Comfy chairs!
Great photos!

Eamonn on stage, giving his talk, with an dingo plus prey on the slide behind him

Congrats to @predator-smarts.bsky.social on winning the @ecolsocaus.bsky.social Next Gen award!
#ESA2025 🌏

Exploring landscape of fear, Eamonn looked at fox, dingo & human interaction.

Humans + dingos = terrified foxes

Levels of human disturbance change predator-prey interactions & animal traits!

ARC are considering a restructure in which jobs there will be lost, a source tells me.

This seems ridiculous when they're about to completely overhaul the entire grants system – they've never undertaken anything so large before!

I've long said ARC needs MANY MORE staff, & should do more, not less.

As EPBC reforms get framed as political tussles & deal-making, don't forget ongoing colonialism, what's at stake on Indigenous lands, and their warnings that bad amendments & inadequate environmental laws "risk irreversible damage to country, culture and communities"

#ESA2025

We have no answers from our institutions as to why Go8 universities endorsed BCA's regressive EPBC recommendations

But 90 of us have signed an 'Independent statement on the Group of Eight’s position on EPBC Act reforms'

🙏 Prof Justine Bell-James for writing & coordinating the independent statement

Courage, to do the right thing.

Independent statement of the Go8's EPBC Act stance | Justine Bell-James This week is critical, make-or-break for environmental law reform. As 90 of Australia's leading biodiversity and climate researchers at Group of Eight (Go8) institutions, we publicly disagree with Go8...

Leading conservation, environmental, policy, economic, and legal experts speak up and out about the Group of Eight's position on #EPBC Act reforms.

Thank you to all involved!

Full statement www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#ESA2025

Given it's an existential threat, it absolutely is.

Labor’s attempts to woo Greens and Coalition on nature laws revealed amid criticism of ‘coin toss’ Labor is continuing talks with both sides and could be prepared to give more ground

Minister Watt really is making a mockery of this critically important environmental law reform. If he wanted, he could act on the advice of scientists and experts, and amend Labor's bills, and the Greens would agree to support them. Summon the courage, Murray. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

“Even the smallest fish in the sea can teach us something fundamental about how ecology drives evolution.” - Tess Jenkins, Fundamental Ecology Award winner #ESA2025

Geoff Heard presenting to attendees at the ESA 2025 conference.

🦎Today at the #ESA2025 conference, @aus-tsx.bsky.social’s Dr Geoff Heard revealed the key findings of Australia's first Threatened Reptile Index! The pilot index shows that threatened and near-threatened reptiles have declined by an average of 94% since 1985. Learn more here: tsx.org.au/tsx2025

And that's day 2 of #ESA2025 done and dusted! What a day of inspiring and informative talks.

Congratulations again to all of our award winners 👏 #ESA2025