Another great study by BirdLife Science exploring sources of mortality for migratory species, using tracking data. Yet more evidence of negative human impacts on the world's birds I'm afraid...

“An emerging mantra I see is that we should strive to live like the middle 40%, raise welfare and incomes in the bottom 50%, and reduce over-consumption and redirect wealth from the top 10%, to make all this possible and sustainable. ” — David Obura link.medium.com/SvJplXnz6Ib

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…

🧵(1/4) Exciting news! A first-of-its-kind study led by Re:wild, @iucn, @dice_kent, and Oxford University, published in @sciencemagazine, reveals conservation efforts are effective at slowing biodiversity loss. 🌿 rewild.org/conservation-w…
#ConservationWorks #Biodiversity

I don't understand #ethics ... if just 2% tax on #billionaires , who pay 0.5% !?!?! on their #wealth would cover #disaster damages globally, imagine what the additional 28% everyone else pays would do! How does this debate even happen? #G20 #HumanRights theguardian.com/inequality/202…

Moody morning #kilifi

World's billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax say #G20 ministers.

Oxfam International found that the boom in asset prices during and after the #COVID19 pandemic meant billionaires were $3.3 trillion (34%) wealthier at the end of 2023 than they were in 2020.

theguardian.com/inequality/202…

A militarized, black-hooded police officer dragging away the Chair of this university's Philosophy Department is like a scene from a dystopian movie about fascism. But it is real.

Do listen to the audio. The calm and the fear in her voice...

Germany has always been a great supporter of #biodiversity . It was good to catch up with SteffiLemke to discuss Germany's continued support to the global implementation of the #BiodiversityPlan .

Phew! These mega vanity projects are #overconsumption dressed in, well, nothing. No matter how much ‘ #restoration ’ you’re doing, if you’re carpeting the planet with concrete and glass first. Saudi Arabia’s 105-mile long #Line city is now just 1.5 miles theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Process raw materials in #Africa , urges top environmentalist. Absolutely correct. We need to build #regional #circular economies, exporting just high value products. It’s been known for decades, we have to #justdoit theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Over 80% of Earth’s land connects to #watersheds leading to the #ocean , collecting about 11 MT of #plastic waste every year. We can prevent this from tripling by 2040 together. At World Economic Forum, FOA & Global Plastic Action Partnership are calling for #multistakeholder action to #BeatPlasticPollution 🤝

New research published in Nature today finds that we are on track for climate damages worth $38 trillion per year by 2050. This is a staggering figure. The damages are projected to be worth 6x more than the mitigation costs of limiting global warming to 2C.…

BREAKING: Doctor Sarah Benn found guilty of professional misconduct after being imprisoned for upholding vital sign.

Full Story Here: shorturl.at/evxOW

“ #EarthSystemBoundaries have, from the outset, not only taken on safety & justice, but [we] also want [them] to be a bit more forward-leaning, a bit closer to society”

Earth Commission’s Co-Chair Prof. Johan Rockström explains the importance of defining #SafeAndJust boundaries

Absolutely spot on Dr. Julia K. Baum, the way to save #coralreefs is to end #fossilfuels #energytransition . One key way to reach this is ending #overconsumption and shifting #markets to more #equitable outcomes, balance between #globalnorth & #globalsouth Emily Atkin open.substack.com/pub/heated/p/t…

Bienvenue au #Kazakhstan : le 146ème État membre de l'ipbes! 🇰🇿

‌La famille IPBES s'agrandit, renforçant l'interface entre science et politiques sur la #biodiversité , #PourLaNature et des populations.

Nous nous réjouissons de travailler ensemble pour #IPBES11 et au-delà. 🤝