It's important to recognise how far we have come, not just how far we have to go, when we look into the dark heart of the upcoming climate and nature crisis. Societal attitudes are changing, and there's work in every sector towards a sustainable future...

I urge everyone to read this comprehensive warning from leading climate scientists about the grave dangers we face by failing to tackle climate change.
A thread quoting key points: 🧵
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/arti…

We need #ConservationOptimism more than ever!

We are hiring! 💼

UNEP-WCMC seeks a highly motivated Associate Programme Officer with experience in ecosystem restoration to join our Nature Restored team.

Closing date: 15 May 2024
Apply here: tinyurl.com/y86ysvnj

It's frustratingly counterintuitive, but food transportation is a tiny part of it's total environmental impact

Plenty of other reasons to shop local (economic! social!), but if you want to reduce the carbon impact of your diet, focus on what you eat not where it comes from

A fantastic range of public seminars coming up over the next few months, every Friday at 425 pm UK, in person at SoGE, University of Oxford or online (and available on YouTube).From fundamental challenge of Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery to experiences in Amazonia, Mexico, Tanzania and tropical atolls …

These are a brilliant opportunity to learn a bit about the policy process early in your career

🚨 Conservation Science Fellowships🚨

This is a reminder that we are advertising 4 Research Fellowships and 3 Innovation Fellowships on our E3 'Sharing Space for Nature' initiative. All 5-yr posts.

Details are here: kent.ac.uk/durrell-instit…

Deadline: May 24th

This interview summarises our UKRI GCRF TRADE Hub wild meat work in Central Africa over the last few years incl our #COVID work

My latest Knowable Magazine story is a Q&A with EJ Milner-Gulland about wild meat. Based on her wide-ranging research, she argues that blanket bans on wild animal hunting, trade and consumption would be both unfair and unlikely to benefit conservation efforts. knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…

Jobs!!
Help Food and Agriculture Organization deliver value for people & nature through restoration of #marine & #freshwater ecosystems

jobs.fao.org/careersection/…

These posts are critically important & linked to an interesting programme of work!!!
Apply before 23 May 2024 #generationrestoration

AfOx is such an inspiring initiative which is transforming University of Oxford relationships with the African continent. Brilliant that it was recognised with this award!

New research investigated the potential for GIN #parasite transmission between migratory livestock and #ibex in India, evaluating possible interventions.

Find it here 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Young conservation scientists - tell ConservationOptimism what makes you optimistic docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…, and join a chorus of voices from around the world, on how we can make the world a better place through coming together with #ConservationOptimism !

It was an honour to work with the next generation of biodiversity scientists Tom Atkins Nat Duffus Sophus zu Ermgassen on our Oxford Martin School AGILE project, I learnt (and continue to learn) so much from them. The team's exciting work is only just beginning, so stay tuned!

Was an incredible surprise & an honour for our Biodiversity Net Gain work at Oxford Biology to be named joint runner-up most societally-impactful projects at the University of Oxford in yesterday's Vice-Chancellor's awards

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So honoured to have had our work on Biodiversity Net Gain highly commended in the Vice-Chancellor's awards University of Oxford 🥳

I feel incredibly lucky to work with such an amazing team and I am super excited to do more exciting research on this topic 🌱