Nature conservation works, and we’re getting better at it – new study theconversation.com/nature-conserv… via The Conversation RSPB Science

Proud to be part of this major report out today exploring nature-related risks to the UK economy and financial system:
greenfinanceinstitute.com/news-and-insig…
Here’s a thread with some of the key takeaways:

Does conservation work? Our paper by Re:wild shows that it does: a global analysis of 665 trials (incl. several by RSPB Science) found that conservation improved the state of biodiversity or slowed declines in two-thirds of cases BirdLife Science science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Attended the first meeting of the new College of Experts at OEP HQ yesterday - super to meet the team, learn more, discuss future plans & priorities++ The Office for Environmental Protection RSPB Science UCL Centre for Biodiversity & Environment Research ✅✅

The benefits of protected areas for bird population trends may depend on their condition BTO RSPB Science JNCC ... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

To all Member States in EU Council and BE Presidency Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024 Alexander De Croo 🇧🇪🇪🇺 Zakia Khattabi Céline Tellier 🌎🌻 Alain Maron 🌍🌻:

The EU-wide #RestoreNature NGO coalition keeps on the fight to get the EU Nature Restoration Law fully adopted soon💪🌱⌛️!

Message from EU Environment at the N2K Biogeographical Process Mediterranean seminar. 'Protected areas are a tool and not an end in itself. The focus must be on improving conservation status through all means.'

Want to see how close the Archaeopteryx was to the birds we have today? Head to the link below to book tickets for our new exhibition! 🐥

nhm.ac.uk/visit/exhibiti…

Confirmation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 Associated with an Unexpected Mortality Event in South Polar Skuas (Stercorarius maccormicki) during 2023-2024 Surveillance Activities in Antarctica | bioRxiv biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Weather explains the decline and rise of insect biomass over 34 years | Nature nature.com/articles/s4158…

Great to see our review on microclimate in ecology and biogeography out in its full glory. ❄️🔥🏔️🌳🌍 Big thanks to Julia Kemppinen 🏳️‍🌈 for expertly leading the (massive) team through this project! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ge…

Nothing poses a greater threat to our food security than the terrible farming practices that are destroying the soil, earthworms, watercourses, pollinators and all the other natural capital on which food production depends entirely. We must be mad.

'Our interdisciplinary analysis spanning a wide array of regions provides convincing evidence that agricultural diversification is a promising win-win strategy for providing social & environmental benefits.'| Science science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Good news for #Bitterns today!
New blog community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/scie…
Thanks to Natural England
#ActionforBirdsinEngland

FREE CONFERENCE in #ornithology to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Vogelwarte_Science on 21/22 JUNE 2024 in #Switzerland : buff.ly/3vGmNtK

Today we celebrate 45 years of one of the cornerstones of 🇪🇺 environmental legislations.

The Birds Directive.

It protects all naturally occuring wild bird species in the European Union & allows them to recover & thrive over the long-term.

environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/nature-…

'Revealing uncertainty in the status of biodiversity change'
NEW PAPER by Tom Johnson et al in nature nature.com/articles/s4158…

#biodiversity #analysis

Great paper, great team and a great new framework for #global #biodiversity #assessment 🦜🐞🪼. New in nature, led by Thomas Frederick Johnson and co at Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - doi.org/10.1038/s41586…. Delighted to play a small role in this and I highly recommend checking out Tom's thread