Climate change and deforestation risk an Amazon tipping point Our new @nature paper led by Bernardo M Flores On current trends, we estimate that by 2050, 10 - 47% of Amazonian forests will exposed to compounding disturbances risking critical transitions nature.com/articles/s4158…

New in Journal of Applied Ecology. We couple two state-of-the-art modelling tools, VAST and JARA, for better informed Red List assessments of marine fishes, with application to five North Sea species besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…

Neotropical forest loss is highly polarized, so based on 617 #mammal assemblages (species >1 kg), our paper uses historical habitat loss in the Atlantic Forest biome to predict contemporary mammal #extinctions in the #Amazon Led by @Bogoni_Eco UEA Research doi.org/10.1111/cobi.1…

Happy (but a bit scared 😶) to share our last ms with Miguel Araújo . By using a combination of metrics, we show that Protected areas are (and will be) more exposed to extreme weather than unprotected areas across Central America. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/co…

New in nature, we show that commonly applied approaches have failed to accurately represent global trends in biodiversity. So what's the problem and what's the solution? nature.com/articles/s4158…

Recent papers show difficulties in detecting biodiversity trend changes I’d add, we don’t really know if protected area targets like 30% by 2030 would achieve hoped for biodiversity increases So, are species-based goals useful? rdcu.be/dDHx4 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

There is still a week left to apply for this fully funded (for home and international students) PhD with me at University of Oxford on multiple stressors in wetlands. Come join our lab! #ecology #phdlife #biology

Ever wanted a crash course on how we fund ecosystem restoration, from both public and private finance? Look no further than our new Primer paper "Financing Ecosystem Restoration" in Current Biology by me & superstar biodv finance expert Dr Sara Löfqvist authors.elsevier.com/a/1j2OD3QW8S6D…

Registration is 🌟still open🌟 for #BESMacro2024 , our macroecology & macroevolution conference in Cardiff (or online!) July 11-12, plus an ECR day July 10 . Come join us! 🌍🌳🪱🦜🐞🦬🦀🦎🐙🐟🦇🪻🖥️🧑‍🔬 eventbrite.co.uk/e/bes-macro-ca…

Climate experts were increasingly saying that keeping heating below 1.5C is near impossible, yet it remains the global goal. So I asked hundreds of top IPCC scientists what they thought. What they said shocked even me… 🧵 1/n #ClimateCrisis

Come do a post-doc on biodiversity modelling with me, Juliette Unwin and seth goldstein at The Alan Turing Institute ! Drop me an email if you want more details! jobs.ac.uk/job/DHO617/res…

New paper 📢 led by @Howes_Ben GEB Journal It is well-know that there are more species in the tropics, but Does the composition (types of species) vary across latitudes too? To answer this question we explore latitudinal patterns in forest specialisation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ge…

180 top UK scientists signed a letter to say 3 things: (i) we need commitment to halt AND recover nature BY 2030; (ii) we depend on nature in the UK AND overseas so we need to tackle overseas footprint; (iii) we need a whole-of-government approach to this theconversation.com/the-uks-nature…

🚨 Final call for #BESMacro2024! 🚨 Registration for this year's conference closes TODAY at 5PM (BST) 😵‍💫 Don't miss out - register now via the link 👉 bit.ly/BESMacro2024 🌍✨

Forging a joined-up approach at #COP29 & #COP16 is key for urgent action on climate+nature. In our #OA ⁦⁦Journal of Applied Ecology⁩ policy direction we call for a joint UNFCCC/CBD programme & suggest a gouvernance structure + objectives it should target besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…

🚨#Job 🚨 Interested in nature based solutions, their implementation & what shape their effectiveness? If so, consider applying to this 3 year postdoc position at ⁦ZSL Science collaborating with IDOS_research⁩ York University⁩ ⁦Sander Chan 陈文山 (he/him) 🇺🇦💚🍉⁩ careers.zsl.org/vacancies/285/…

🌳20yr study in a Japanese old-growth #forest reveals that high #tree #species richness enhances productivity stability through asynchronous growth & reduced dominance of single species: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…

🚨 Exciting news! 🚨 We are delighted to announce that #Macro2025 is coming to University of York 10th-11th July, ✨ with a special workshop on 9th💃 Get ready for 3 days of inspiring talks, networking, and macroecological fun! 🌍 Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more updates! 💚

As humans continue to radically alter the environment, new species assemblages are emerging - 'novel ecosystems' Our British Ecological Society Niche article about novel ecosystems explores what they are, how they could be helpful in a changing world, and concerns britishecologicalsociety.org/novel-ecosyste…

How can the UK’s strengths in green finance and cutting-edge biodiversity research help shape the future of biodiversity credit markets? 🤔 Check out my Grantham Institute Imperial blog, written with fellow SSCP DTP PhD Ben Parker, to find out! 🌍🌱👉bit.ly/UKBioCreds Imperial College London