Diogo Veríssimo

Why are so few environmental criminals on Interpol’s ‘most wanted’ list? A study of Interpol notifications suggests only a few environmental crimes are being flagged.

"It is important to understand why nations aren’t using Interpol red list more effectively [..]. Finding out if it’s lack of will, resourcing, or understanding of how to prosecute the perpetrators could be key to tackling environmental crime..."

theconversation.com/why-are-so-f...

🌍 New research! 🚨

Environmental crimes — from illegal logging to wildlife trafficking — make up only 2% of Interpol Red Notices.
Global enforcement is potentially overlooking one of the world’s biggest criminal sectors.

🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S003...

Hunting rifle pointing towards wooded area Pic credit: Sebastian Pociecha

Only 2% of Interpol Red Notices target environmental crimes ECI's @diogoverissimo.bsky.social co-author of study finds

Illegal logging, wildlife trafficking & pollution remain low priorities for global law enforcement

Read more: www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/environ...

#EnvironmentalCrime #ClimateAction

🎨🌿 NEW! “Bridging worlds: exploring synergies between the arts and biodiversity conservation” in FEE

How can art & science team up to protect nature?
🖌️ Inspire creativity & empathy
🎭 Communicate complex issues
🌍 Build connections & action

👉 doi.org/10.1002/fee....

Famous monkey-face ‘Dracula’ orchids are vanishing in the wild How the threatened monkey-face orchids could become icons for plant conservation.

Nearly 70% of Dracula orchids — the famous “monkey-face” flowers 🐒🌸 — are threatened with extinction. Excited to have helped @orchiddelirium.bsky.social & colleagues from Colombia & Ecuador on this project

More in @uk.theconversation.com 👇
theconversation.com/famous-monke...
#Orchids #Conservation

New study by ECI's @diogoverissimo.bsky.social finds global biodiversity policies risk falling short by overlooking key languages like Portuguese & Malay, spoken where nature is richest. Making conservation guidance accessible across languages is vital.
Read more 👉 www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/study-f...

🌍 Languages of Life | Línguas da Vida | Bahasa Kehidupan 🗣️🌱

Biodiversity doesn’t speak only English. 🌳🐒
If species cross borders, our words should too.
New paper in @ConLetters : why saving life also means using more languages

🔗https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/conl.13139

Culturomics: a low-cost opportunity to evaluate conservation campaigns | About Conservation Evidence Diogo Veríssimo and Gabriel Caetano share their new research on the effects of conservation awareness campaigns, using Wikipedia page views as an indicator ...

Conservation runs on digital outreach campaigns—videos, memes, hashtags.

But do they work? In a new blog for @ConsEvidence, Gabriel Caetano & I evaluate talk about the evaluation of two campaigns using culturomics (big digital data).

👉 about.conservationevidence.com/2025/09/25/c...

Can digital campaigns really boost conservation? 🐘🐸

Dr Diogo Veríssimo @ECIOxford shows how to measure their impact using digital data + culturomics.

Read more ➡️ www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/eci-res...

#Conservation #Biodiversity #BehaviouralScience #Culturomics

"Many factors other than one’s own abilities can affect the performance, recognition, and representation of scientists..."

Thoughtful, data rich paper exploring language and gender as factors impacting metrics used in hiring, promotion and awards for scientists.

🚨 New paper in PLOS Biology!

📉 Women publish up to 45% fewer papers than men
📉 Non-native English speakers: –35%
📉 Triple barrier (woman + non-native English + low-income): –70%

🌍 Language & equity matter in science!
👉 doi.org/10.1371/jour...

#EquityInScience #LanguageMatters #OpenScience

Scientific productivity gap based on English-language peer-reviewed papers. Shown are the maximum % differences in the number of peer-reviewed papers published by female native English speakers from a high-income country (-45%), female non-native English speakers from a high-income country (-60%), and female non-native English speakers from a lower-middle income country (-70%), compared to male native English speakers from a high-income country (red flag). Credit: Tatsuya Amano

How do your #linguistic, #economic & #gender backgrounds impact your #scientific productivity? @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social & co reveal that being a woman, a non-native English speaker, and from a low-income country is associated with a 70% reduction in productivity @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4n3RLRQ

📢 NEW PAPER 📢 Are your digital conservation campaigns moving the needle? 🤔

New study combines #ConservationCulturomics + synthetic control to measure impact! This offers a cost-effective evaluation framework #Conservation #ImpactMeasurement #DigitalMarketing #Biodiversity

Link shorturl.at/GRRdQ

Conservation work is often measured using numbers, but gathering real life stories from people who have different experiences and values can shape conservation efforts to make them more effective and fair.

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Co-authored by @diogoverissimo.bsky.social

🦁 Which iconic animal is central to the identify of your sports team?

A new study by @diogoverissimo.bsky.social ‬Researcher @ecioxford.bsky.social ‬urges sports teams, their fans and conservationists to join forces to protect the wildlife featured in team names, logos and mascots.

As part of the IUCN’s Behaviour Change Task Force,
@diogoverissimo.bsky.social led an assessment of challenges, opportunities, and actionable recommendations to integrate behavioural sciences into conservation strategies.

👉 portals.iucn.org/library/node...

@biology.ox.ac.uk

ECI’s Diogo Veríssimo co-authors study urging conservation to value stories & lived experiences as much as data. “Conservation is about people too.” Case studies from Japan, Kenya & Bonaire prove it. Read: doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

This looks a must read for those interested in triple differences (DDD) designs.

It shows that the standard way many estimate DDD is wrong.

It shows why and gives you tools that work with covariates and staggered adoption.

Bonus: free R package.

arxiv.org/abs/2505.09942

Could your favourite sports team help save the planet’s most iconic wildlife?

A study by ECI researcher @diogoverissimo.bsky.social urges sports organisations to help protect the animals they associate with.

www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/how-spo...

Can sports logos support conservation?

A new paper led by Ugo Arbieu and co-authored by WildCRU’s @diogoverissimo.bsky.social discusses the potential of sports organisations as champions of biodiversity.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/3ZLT26u

@biology.ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social

Games for Gaia: Leveraging Gaming Interventions for... : Conservation and Society An abstract is unavailable.

Yes for sure! And we have another piece on gamers that came out recently journals.lww.com/coas/fulltex...

We believe sport can help save species. 🦁⚽

In our new @FrontEcolEnviron paper, we explore how professional teams, fans & conservationists can team up to turn iconic mascots into real-world action for biodiversity. 🌍🏟️

📄 Read it: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#SportsForNature

🦋A coral reef, a butterfly migration, or even a local landmark.
Read this fascinating new study, co-authored by @diogoverissimo.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social, that looks at how future conservation campaigns resonating more emotionally with audiences could inspire greater action.
#SSD2050

What Works to Reduce Violence Against Girls in Schools? Lessons from Mozambique

Some interesting points on dealing with social desirability bias!

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🎉Several IUCN Behaviour Change Task Force members, including our Chair, @diogoverissimo.bsky.social, will be speaking at the 9th World Social Marketing Conference in Alicante, Spain, this November! 🌎

Learn more: wsmconference.com

#Biodiversity #Conservation #IUCN #IUCNBehaviourChangeTaskForce

Getting along with grizzly bears In rural Alaskan and Canadian communities, reducing conflict between people and their wild neighbors means both species must change their behavior

How to reduce conflict between people and grizzly bears in rural communities

"Since all the major threats to biodiversity stem from human activity, it will be impossible to prevent extinctions without changing our own behavior" - Dr Diogo Veríssimo, ECI

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Pandas are great, but conservation needs more than just cute mascots. New study by ECI’s Dr Diogo Veríssimo urges using any symbol — species, places, stories — that truly connect people to nature. It's time to rethink how we rally action.

👇https://tinyurl.com/2rntck65

#Conservation #Biodiversity

Saving beloved species isn't enough — but it's a good start.

@diogoverissimo.bsky.social contributed to a discussion about the role species popularity and value play in conservation messaging when raising awareness about a species in peril.

👉 tinyurl.com/4ksyunj4

@biology.ox.ac.uk

With more than 3 billion people playing video games, how can these virtual environments, with gameful modes of human-wildlife engagement, help biodiversity conservation, pro-environmental engagement and behaviour.

👉 tinyurl.com/2k3e88v3

@katieblake.bsky.social @diogoverissimo.bsky.social