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What could biodiversity conservation look like in different possible post-covid-19 economies? Check out my new paper with Bill Adams and Erik Gomez-Baggethun in @OryxTheJournal #COVIDー19 @cambridge_uccri @CamUniGeography @vitalgeogs dx.doi.org/10.1017/S00306…

My course on the basics of R for ecologists is soon to launch! It's been many months, but it's finally ready. Here's a quick teaser of the first lesson in this course: youtu.be/YKvkXKeGoa8 #RStats #ecology #onlinecourse #DataVisualization Stay tuned for the launch date!

Oikos has two new paper sections! Ignite and Dialogues! Read more about them on our blog oikosjournal.org/blog/dialogues… @wileyecology @NordicOikos #ecology

Do nature programs elicit conservation behaviors? Certainly their producers hope so. Dunn et al (doi.org/10.1111/csp2.2…) evaluate data from Blue Planet viewers to conclude: maybe not so much.

New excellent @ConLetters paper shows how #conservation action helped to #prevent at least 28 (up to 48) bird and mammal #extinctions, and slowed down extinction rates since 1993. @BirdLife_News @IUCNRedList @RikeBolam doi.org/10.1111/conl.1…

Wow - it's exciting to see a BCI study making the headlines in the UK press! 😯 #ornithology bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…

The Cabo Verde archipelago in the central Atlantic often falls through the cracks of seabird research. But no longer! Here's the latest comprehensive update to the Distribution, abundance, and on-land threats to Cabo Verde seabirds: bit.ly/3hRhj3c #ornithology

The BB September issue is now out - visit our new website to see what's in it britishbirds.co.uk/volume-113/iss… #ornithology

How can we improve management strategies for forests affected by disturbances such as #wildfire and insect outbreaks? ow.ly/CRrU50B1cFJ

New research from @BTO_Scotland has investigated the effect of drones on wintering waterbird flocks. bit.ly/WaterbirdDrone #BTOScience #BirdStudy #ornithology

Are you ready to #RestoreOurFuture? Join us on 2 September to hear what global leaders and restoration champions have to say about the successes of the #BonnChallenge and the future of our forests. 🌲 Follow @IUCN_forests for more info! ow.ly/5Mt750BaHkU

Research paper by Raby & Colwell: Habitat restoration improves Western Snowy Plover nest survival waderstudygroup.org/article/13849/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology

Quantifying #socialecological scale mismatches suggests people should be managed at broader scales than ecosystems – new paper from @gscumming and Kirstin Dobbs cell.com/one-earth/full…

New article published ahead of print: Killing Nature to Save it? The Impacts of Sport Hunting in Uganda by @AmosOch38194648, @ingrid_Visseren and René Van Der Duim #consocsci #openaccess | bit.ly/31yHBl7

Thanks to the removal of invasive rats on 7 #islands in #Italy, #endangered #seabirds are making an incredible #recovery! #restoration #invasivespecies #birds #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #optimism #conservationoptimism #conservation #LetNatureThrive islandconservation.org/restoration-it…

Nature-based Solutions (NbS) can address societal challenges, but misusing them can harm biodiversity and communities. The IUCN Global Standard for NbS helps to ensure strong, effective projects. ow.ly/DFrp50B74z0 #NatureBasedSolutions #ConservationWorks

Did Pangolin Trafficking Cause the Coronavirus Pandemic? This is a really well-written article - although the bottom line is we still don't know where SARS-CoV-2 originated newyorker.com/magazine/2020/… via @NewYorker

The Nature Recovery Network. What it is, why it’s important & what @NaturalEngland is aiming to do to make it happen naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2020/08/19/a-p…

Huge thanks to @David_W_Gibbons for all he's done for CCI. He'll be much missed- keep in touch!

Our 1st #FrontiersConversations webinar is coming up next month! @hossiet & Dennis Murray @TrentUniversity will give a talk on "New Perspectives and Emerging Directions in Predator-Prey Functional Response Research" Follow us to stay in the loop! @FrontEcolEvol @FrontiersIn