Excellent blog by Prof Kathy Willis on Biodiversity Net Gain. According to the new DEFRA metric, brambles and ragwort indicate degraded land. Much of Knepp would barely register for biodiversity. Something wrong there. #rewilding oxlel.zoo.ox.ac.uk/4428

Just back from an amazing day at the natural history museum with Erica MacAlister ⁦Dr Erica McAlister⁩ - getting side tracked by fish before the more important flies ⁦Bill Sutherland⁩ ⁦Jake Fiennes⁩ ⁦Nancy Burrell⁩ ⁦Isabella Tree⁩

Do join me and the Oxford Botanical Society for a talk on Knepp and rewilding, in light of the exciting new statement by George Eustice of govt funding for farmers to give space for nature University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum's Winter Lectures. Book here: obga.ox.ac.uk/whats-on

Rumours this evening that Defra UK will renege on the manifesto commitment to pay farmers to "protect and enhance our natural environment" are deeply concerning. There is no food security without nature. 1/🧵

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The first ever global map of plant species which are used by humans - with implications for their conservation. New study for which Kathy Willis was a senior author 👇

Study at @KneppWilding indicates more #carbon is stored belowground in scrubland than current models predict – methods to calculate storage in these habitats need further refinement! Find out more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… Nancy Burrell Elizabeth S Jeffers OxLEL

More carbon could be stored in scrubland than previously thought 🌳 New research in Applied Ecol. Resources|Ecol. Solutions & Evidence has revealed that trees under browsing pressure at @KneppWilding adapted by investing more in root growth, which could enhance their carbon storage 👇 bit.ly/3SBrs8M

🌳New blog post! Author Nancy Burrell describes the role of #rewilding in combating #ClimateChange and how we may be underestimating the #carbon capture potential of low-growing trees and their roots! Find out more: appliedecologistsblog.com/2024/01/29/rew…

Rewilding boosts Carbon Storage: How trees channel more Carbon into their roots appliedecologistsblog.com/2024/01/29/rew…

Fantastic new paper (and the first Opwall-associated Knepp publication) by Nancy Burrell et al. showing that standard carbon stock measurements in landscapes with heavy browsing are flawed, and adjusted methods are necessary when assessing carbon stocks in rewilded areas.

Deaths of 4 lions in Serengeti highlight need to stop ritual killings: on.natgeo.com/1nZm3lg

Tell the US gov to stand by its commitment to stop illegal ivory trade! wwf.to/1jlm1US #ElephantsNeedUS

Our brains have shrunk 10% in the past 20,000 years ow.ly/x7fwr #doh