Georgina Mace

We are sad to announce that Georgina Mace passed away over the weekend, surrounded by her family. She was a celebrated scientist, loyal friend, loving sister, aunt, wife, mother and grandmother. We cherish the time we had with her and know her vital work will be continued.

Georgina's family invite personal memories of her here: theonlinebookcompany.com/OnlineBooks/Da…. See intro if you haven't already!

Great to see the latest #LivingPlanetReport out today, although the statistics on the state of biodiversity make for grim reading. With a @UCLCBER contribution on drivers of biodiversity change on land, led by Adrienne Etard and @jjwilliams924. wwf.org.uk/living-planet-…

How can we halt future #MassExtinction and protect our #Wildlife? A new #study led by @Leclere_David published in @nature and featured in @WWF’s latest #LivingPlanetReport proposes pathways to bend the curve of #biodiversity loss. bit.ly/2Rp5Z2J

Global animal populations have on average declined by 68% since 1970, according to the @WWF #LivingPlanetReport 2020 involving @UCLCBER researchers. Prof @GMMace says conservation actions alone won't be enough to "bend the curve on biodiversity loss" bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

We're looking for a postdoc to upscale the biodiversity-ecosystem services relationship within the globally unique @Exploratories project. 2yrs @Senckenberg, Frankfurt. Please RT #content-0002_3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">senckenberg.de/de/ueber-uns/s…

@TimBlackburn66 @UCLCBER Ahh, that pic really makes me want to be back in @UCLCBER!

@WaspWoman There is good advice and useful patterns on the UCL @of_Making pages. instituteofmaking.org.uk/blog/2020/05/f…

Calling mask-clad-glasses-wearers! My 11yo is starting to make masks for charity. What is the best pattern for glasses-wearers? Wearing a mask is fine; wearing a #mask with steamed-up glasses is challenging... #COVID19

We plan to apply the framework to practical contexts where there are many demands on the environment, especially food, water, climate mitigation/adaptation and biodiversity; and challenges for equity and sustainability @SHEFSGlobal @UCLCBER @wellcometrust rdcu.be/b5vJI

We show this approach can estimate the return on investment in natural assets (ecosystems) using @Nat_Cap_Com work. From the background in economics, ecology and accounting our research agenda could make this all work so much better, to the benefit of all. rdcu.be/b5vJI

Short #thread. In this @naturesustainab paper, @ianbateman14 & I present a natural capital approach for making decisions which are sustainable, use resources efficiently, and are equitable. We present a general framework. rdcu.be/b5vJI

Over the last weeks, a substantial amount of new evidence has become available about immunity to #SARSCoV2. This information can be difficult to process and integrate. As such I felt it may be helpful to write a thread to summarise the information and provide some context. (1/13)

Why is biodiversity important? A pre-lockdown event - detailed but very diverse discussion @edenproject hosted by @royalsociety, expertly chaired by Gillian Burke @gillians_voice with involving Sir Tim Smit, Sebsebe Demissew, Lindsay Turnbull et moi. royalsociety.org/science-events…

Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic could help avert global warming and mass species extinction – University of Exeter & University of Cambridge: bit.ly/3e7tLJ7 NEW today on Viral Stories #ClimateCrisis #COVIDー19

Lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic, such as early intervention & lifestyle changes for the collective good, should be applied to the environmental crises of global heating & species extinction, say scientists including Prof @GMMace @UCLCBER @uclbiosciences ucl.ac.uk/news/2020/jul/…

Listen to the scientists: „the spread of coronavirus shares common characteristics with both global heating and the impending „sixth mass extinction" of #biodiversity

What should we learn from the pandemic to guide responses to climate change and biodiversity loss? Essay by Andrew Balmford, @BBalmford, @bpkfish, David Wilcove and me. cell.com/current-biolog…

Learn from the pandemic to prevent further envionmental catastrophes - essay by Andrew Balmford, @bpkfish David Wilcove, @BBalmford and me. phys.org/news/2020-07-p…. cell.com/current-biolog…