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Lydia Cole

@lydcole.bsky.social

Conservation ecologist with a penchant for peat ~ Lecturer @uniofstandrews.bsky.social

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Want to learn more about responsible #AI use in #conservation?

Join our free online event, Responsible AI in Conservation: A Path to Equity. Part of our #ProjectForward series, this time experts will answer your questions on #AI!

Register below:

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10.02.2026 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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January 2026 Policy News Pairing red squirrels with politicians – Scotland’s paving the way globally for endangered species with their Nature Champions scheme. Photo by Andy Willis on Unsplash. UK A new chapter in UK natur…

Starting 2026 with our January #PolicyNews update now live on our website πŸ“° πŸ’‘

Join us this month with a feature on addressing biodiversity loss in the face of agricultural intensification - an analysis by our wonderful Alice not to be missed!

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27.01.2026 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BES Conservation Ecology Group on Instagram: "Hello 2026! Today we kicked off the new year with our first SIG meeting of 2026! From catching up on what everyone has been up to, to hearing about our ho... 18 likes, 0 comments - besconservation on January 16, 2026: "Hello 2026! Today we kicked off the new year with our first SIG meeting of 2026! From catching up on what everyone has been up to, to heari...

We're entering week 3 of 2026 soon and all of us from BES Conservation Ecology would like to greet you with bright smiles at our first meeting of the year 😊

Follow us on Instagram to see more from us at the link below!

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17.01.2026 02:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#BES2025 is well under way!

Join us at the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub tonight for a fun social with @besmacro.bsky.social 🍺 See you there!

16.12.2025 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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3 days till our social at the @britishecologicalsociety.org annual conference! 🍺

Come down to the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub for a night with us and @besmacro.bsky.social ✨

See you there for friends, fun and lots of games πŸ‘€

13.12.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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November 2025 Policy News – COP30 Special Edition What is COP? The β€˜Conference of the Parties’, or β€˜COP’ as it’s more commonly known, is the annual gathering of every nation that has signed the UN’s climate agreement. Once a year, these countries …

🚨 Our November #PolicyNews is up on our website!

This month, we have a special #COP30 edition. Check out key takeaways including updates on #fossilfuel phaseouts, trade and the landmark #GenderActionPlan πŸ“°

Find out more in the link below:

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10.12.2025 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Join us! Join us!

02.12.2025 07:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Educational and career resources Welcome to the latest addition to our website! Here, you’ll find a wealth of information on all things to do with Conservation Ecology skills, education and careers! Whether you’re look…

Looking for your next steps? Check out our collection of #educational and #career resources available on our website! 🌱

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24.11.2025 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Conservation Policy Welcome to the BES Conservation Policy section.Β  Here you’ll find tips and resources to engage with the policymaking process yourself, as well as links to our monthly news blogs on envir…

Reminder that you can catch all of our #PolicyNews updates on our website πŸ“° Never worry about missing another feature on #ConservationPolicy again!

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14.11.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Have you gotten our October #newsletter yet? πŸ“°

Including news on how to pitch an article for @britishecologicalsociety.org 's The Niche (deadline is in January!) and details on @reefconservationuk.bsky.social meeting at Bangor University in December, subscribe to our news letter to find out more.

03.11.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Mine the volume’: Excess and the voluminous ecological politics of capitalist frontiers - Yolanda Ariadne Collins, Theo Reeves-Evison, Matt Barlow, Lydia E.S. Cole, 2025 Mining frontiers are moving ever further beyond Earth's surface, as new subterranean realms, the seafloor, the atmosphere and outer space increasingly come...

OnlineFirst - "β€˜Mine the volume’: Excess and the voluminous ecological politics of capitalist frontiers" by @yolandaariadne.bsky.social, @theoreevesevison.bsky.social, @materialbarlow.bsky.social, and @lydcole.bsky.social:

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19.03.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Engage in our next #podcast!πŸŽ™οΈ

Our Conservation Career Podcast Team will be chatting with
Bill Sutherland in March! His work in #conservation science has a key focus on the sharing and embedding of evidence in #decisionmaking πŸ’­

Submit your questions now: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

09.03.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Help out a cool citizen science project 🌸 FruitWatch is in its 4th year - keep it going! www.fruitwatch.org πŸŽπŸ’πŸ
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09.03.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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We look forward to seeing you!

17.03.2025 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Interdisciplinary research – our upcoming panel discussion to share the highs, lows and resolutions On Monday 31st March, we’re bringing together a bunch of brilliant conservation scientists to talk about their experiences of working in interdisciplinary teams and to share how they have overcome …

Curious about our upcoming panel discussion on interdisciplinary #research πŸ€”?

Read all about it in our new blog post: besconservationsig.wordpress.com/2025/03/17/i...

Register to join our first ever #ProjectForward session soon!

17.03.2025 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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As the world’s oldest Learned Society for ecologists, we are excited to launch our prestigious membership category, Fellowship of the British Ecological Society (FBES).

28.01.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
NETGAIN Doctoral Focal Award – The science and practice of nature markets.

A reminder that there are 10 fully funded PhD studentships available through our new Doctoral Training Program. If you are interested in interdisciplinary thinking around #netgain, check these out πŸ‘‡

netgain.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/phd-projects/

16.01.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Biodiversity Net Gain, one form of nature market, is a key part of the UK's strategy for 'bending the curve' of biodiversity loss.  Image from https://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/news/2020/0911-bending-the-curve.html

Biodiversity Net Gain, one form of nature market, is a key part of the UK's strategy for 'bending the curve' of biodiversity loss. Image from https://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/news/2020/0911-bending-the-curve.html

Fully-funded PhD on "Meeting commitments to biodiversity conservation: developing a framework for predicting and monitoring the potential contributions of nature markets", with the OEP & @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

@netgain.bsky.social programme

Deadline 31 Jan

09.01.2025 09:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Surveillance of the environment: monitoring ecological restoration and biodiversity in the Scottish uplands using Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Surveillance of the environment: monitoring ecological restoration and biodiversity in the Scottish uplands using Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) at University of St Andrews, listed on F...

πŸ“’ We're recruiting for a guaranteed fully-funded #interdisciplinary challenge-led #PhD in cutting-edge #environmental #monitoring for nature recovery, through the NETGAIN DFA @netgain.bsky.social. Based at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social in collaboration with #Corrour

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07.01.2025 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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