@darasands.bsky.social
Researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) Interested in human-wildlife coexistence, nature restoration, conflict management, sustainability, and environmental justice. Irish living in Norway 🇮🇪 🇳🇴
Would you believe that in the capital of one of the wealthiest countries in the world, a life-saving public service would be cut due to budget constraints?
It’s happened in Norway, where lifeguards will no longer be present on 4 of 5 beaches in Oslo.
Shameful.
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Quick question for those working in nature restoration, rewilding, or related fields:
Are there restoration frameworks that offer alternatives to the Society for Ecological Restoration’s international standards, particularly ones informed by approaches like convivial conservation?
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Can we find a middle ground between those who see the EU's wolf downlisting as a catastrophe and those who celebrate it as good news? With @hannalp.bsky.social, we discuss the frustratingly polarised debate about wolf conservation in the EU. 🌍🦤🧪🦊
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I appreciate much of @ipbesfr.bsky.social but this business and biodiversity nonsense goes beyond 'missing the point'. It is simplistic, ineffective & dangerous
As long as we continue to talk about 'business' when the issue is 'capitalism', nothing will change. It only creates empty virtue signals
“Unintended consequences of human action continue to have a devastating impact on the natural world”
No. Biodiversity loss is not “unintended”. It is the built-in cost of an economic system that demands perpetual expansion.
Conservation leaders should call this out.
www.ox.ac.uk/climate-and-...
"Regjeringen poengterer at planen er avhengig av «det økonomiske handlingsrommet», men ser ut til å ha glemt en ting: Hvis naturtapet fortsetter i samme tempo som i dag, vil det økologiske handlingsrommet – ikke det økonomiske – begrense utviklingen i Norge."
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I have very mixed feeling about this report & the coverage it is getting. It’s good to see biodiversity loss getting attention. BUT experience in tackling #IWT shows linking biodiversity & security issues carries significant risks, often for the most vulnerable www.theguardian.com/environment/...
21.01.2026 18:11 — 👍 20 🔁 7 💬 3 📌 1Equally strange to hear one of the most influential voices in the UK rewilding movement describe lynx reintroduction as “simple”, “not difficult”, and “not controversial”.
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Strange choice to frame this interview around the apparent harmony between nature restoration and economic growth, when Tony Juniper’s new book challenges the idea that endless growth is compatible with a healthy planet.
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Olve Krange at NINA led a study that sheds some light on this.
“Results show that lack of trust in environmental institutions is strongly associated with ACC denial…and is partly a function of anti-elitist attitudes, opposition to migration and views of nature.”
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Olve Krange at NINA led a study that sheds some light on this.
“Results show that lack of trust in environmental institutions is strongly associated with ACC denial…and is partly a function of anti-elitist attitudes, opposition to migration and views of nature.”
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This report is worth a look, if you haven’t already seen it. It examines lynx reintroduction in Switzerland and approaches to conflict management. Evidence from other countries also suggests coexisting with lynx is not as straightforward as you suggest.
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🚨 We are looking for 3 new colleagues to join the GreenFrontier team as Postdoctoral Researchers!
Deadline for applications: 25 Nov 2025
Each of the 3 openings will involve extended ethnographic fieldwork + plenty of opportunities to consolidate research & leadership skills!
Please share widely!
Excited to start as a researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research next week!
One of the main projects I’ll be working on will explore how to engage volunteers, children and young people in nature restoration across Norway – a task I’m ready for after years of chasing my kids outdoors!
Cork (Ireland), will host the 12th International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in August 2027 with satellite gatherings in Covilha (Portugal) and Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
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It’s not unspoken, it’s the central message of this piece and the project. The #GreenToGrey website highlights western consumerism as a key driver and the way “wealthy countries develop not only essential things, but unnecessary things, from golf courses to artificial ski slopes.”
greentogrey.eu
The findings from the #GreenToGrey project have been leading the news in Norway today. Yet, Ireland isn’t far behind when it comes to converting nature and farmland per capita to make way for construction, housing, roads, luxury developments, etc. Has this been getting much coverage back home?
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Waiting to hear back about job applications feels like...
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Nice to be back at @uninmbu.bsky.social this week as a guest lecturer on the Master's course "Green transformations in theory and practice".
The campus has changed a lot over the last few years, but there are still a few reminders that this place used to be the Norwegian Agricultural University 🐑
Just back from a few days in Norway’s oldest national park, Rondane, doing visitor surveys for the "Sounds like Norway" project.
A key takeaway was that natural sounds (wind, water, birds etc) and, in particular, quiet really matter for how people enjoy and connect with the outdoors.
"It is insulting that the commitment to the term rewilding is stronger than the commitment to reconciliation & truth-telling...At a time when we need empowerment, the label of rewilding does nothing but strip it from us."
Thought-provoking piece by Michael-Shawn Fletcher in @consletters.bsky.social
If economic growth and a healthy environment truly go hand in hand, why are N. Ireland’s land, air, and water in such poor condition? It’s time to stop repeating win-win myths and start acknowledging the trade-offs between pursuing growth, protecting the environment, and ensuring social well-being.
28.06.2025 17:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Agree with most of Ray’s piece. But I’d argue the real challenge isn’t shifting from research to scaled-up restoration efforts. Restoration practices should be guided by research and knowledge that, ideally, is co-produced with local communities to ensure their needs and interests are centred.
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A hunter in Norway received a 45-day prison sentence for shooting a lynx he mistook for a fox.
What stands out about this story isn’t the rare conviction for a wildlife crime, it’s that the hunter turned himself in - an even rarer act of accountability in today’s world.
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This is a really important & useful paper: the persistence of the idea that poverty causes biodiversity decline inhibits just and effective conservation. @upascual.bsky.social @estherturnhout.bsky.social @pettorelli.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
11.06.2025 10:44 — 👍 21 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 1Yes, and some prominent ecologists have also been making similar arguments for even longer - hence the importance of mutual respect, which was somewhat difficult to detect in the rather dismissive initial comment.
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Should Ecology be more proactive & vocal on one of the key issues of our times? What systemic & institutional changes are needed for the ecological community to be at the forefront of the response? If these are questions that speak to you, this new paper may be of interest lnkd.in/eXfXG4xM
06.06.2025 11:00 — 👍 104 🔁 48 💬 6 📌 5The authors rightly emphasize the need for greater engagement between ecologists and political ecologists, though this is not a new insight. However, productive interdisciplinary engagement requires mutual care and respect, so the tone of this particular remark strikes me as being counterproductive.
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