This slow worm (Anguis fragilis) surprised Tobias Plieninger and me in a beautiful revived wood-pasture in the Bramwald #forest . 🌳🐂🌳🐂🌳
The open stand structure and plenty of large-diameter #deadwood provide perfect habitat conditions for this sun-loving #lizard .

Early purple #orchid (Orchis mascula) flowering in a #coppice woodland rich in rare plant species near Göttingen, NW Germany.
Found together with Tobias Plieninger when exploring remnant stands of historic #forest management practices.

#wildflowers

Most ancient oaks in Germany's forests are the result of long-term grazing. After decades of suppressing forest grazing, seed projects of revitalizing silvopastoral practices are now emerging. Wonderful exploration of grazed forests with Andreas Mölder. dbu.de/projektdatenba…

Is it just conservation? A typology of Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ roles in conserving biodiversity

authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S25…

Noch 2 Wochen Zeit für eine Bewerbung auf eine spannende PhD-Stelle im BundesNaturschutzAmt ( #bpbv )- geförderten Projekt „Biodiversität auf der Landschaftsebene fördern ‑ kooperative Agrarumweltmaßnahmen partizipativ umsetzen'. Fakultät der Agrarwissenschaften | Uni Göttingen. obp.uni-goettingen.de/de-de/Stellen/…

Many North African oases are degrading, like here in Nkoub. Drought & expansion of industrial agriculture based on borewells (partly driven by foreign investors) make crop cultivation impossible, lead to palm decay & threaten the ancient khettara system of water management.

Great news to start the week with. Ecosystems and People has strengthened its position as a Q1 journal in the SCImago Lab journal rank. A stable and constant increase across the board: scimagojr.com/journalsearch.… .
Thanks to our amazing authors, reviewers and editors! ~AvO

Biocultural refugia shelter farm biodiversity & carry knowledge about producing food while stewarding biodiversity (dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-062…). Here's one: Tizi n'Oucheg. Identifying development options is imperative as they are maintained by poverty (doi.org/10.1016/j.tree…).

Sacred sites offer protection to natural & cultural heritage. Very interesting initiative to run community nurseries for restoration around Moroccan Jewish cemeteries & in this case a sacred tomb. A big thank you to @atlashigh for receiving us in Akrich! highatlasfoundation.org/en/insights/cu…

How are agri-business corporations selling you their business-as-usual as ' #regenerativefarming '? Let's dive into their #greenwashing and dismantle their fallacies🧵(1/14)

Urban palm oasis in Tinghir/Morocco - The most complex #Agroforestry system I have seen. It comprises 3 cultivation layers:
- Date palms
- Tree crops (pomegranate, fig, quince, mulberry etc)
- Annual crops (alfalfa, barley, wheat etc).
All based on ancient irrigation practices.