🎉💚The Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution turns 20 this year: As we head toward the annual meeting, we invite you to share your favourite memories, photos, and throwbacks from past CSEE meetings and events! Tag your post with hashtag #SCEECSEE20

Addressing global biodiversity loss needs more than data collection. A new PNAS Perspective from the 2025 US–UK Scientific Forum outlines 9 changes to improve how biodiversity is measured and used for conservation. Read now: https://ow.ly/BH5Q50YsXUY Forum: https://ow.ly/U5ZV50YsUTK

Thank you, Anil for this excellent summary of the two @pnas.org papers on #biodiversity measurement and monitoring that came out this week. I love your rallying call to the computer science community to help build the federated system we need. This is firmly in the realm of the doable.

Anil Madhavapeddy@anil.recoil.org · 5mo ago

Connecting the dots for global biodiversity action; two big perspectives out in @pnas.org this week lead by @billsutherland.bsky.social and @bio-diverse.bsky.social from the @royalsociety.org and @nationalacademies.org biodiversity forum last summer. My thoughts: anil.recoil.org/notes/nas-rs... 🌍

We have more #biodiversity data than ever — from 🛰️, field work, citizen obs., and Indigenous knowledge. But, are we halting biodiversity loss? The answer is uncertain. Why? Because the chain of evidence needs to be stronger Our new #PNAS paper proposes a way forward www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....

Why biodiversity science needs its own model intercomparison projects 👇. Lessons from climate science, applied to biodiversity & policy. 🌍🧬 by @geobon.org #EcoCode team @mark-urban.bsky.social @gretabocedi.bsky.social @sjevelazco.bsky.social

Nature Reviews Biodiversity@natrevbiodiv.nature.com · 6mo ago

New online! Biodiversity science and policy need more model intercomparisons

📣 Join us - we’re hiring an engagement officer for the CAN BON 🍁 initiative! An effort to transform Canada’s capacity to mobilize its knowledge about the changing state of nature. See the job posting here👇 www.linkedin.com/posts/andrew...

📣 We are hiring! Please share far and wide... I am seeking an Engagement Officer to support the emergence of a Canadian Biodiversity Observation Network (CAN BON). This position is a unique… | Andrew ...

📣 We are hiring! Please share far and wide... I am seeking an Engagement Officer to support the emergence of a Canadian Biodiversity Observation Network (CAN BON). This position is a unique opportunit...

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Without forward-looking models, biodiversity policy risks missing the road to recovery. Our new PNAS article calls for predictive tools and a World Biodiversity Research Programme to guide global action. 👉 doi.org/10.1073/pnas... #Biodiversity #Conservation #PredictiveModels #PNAS

"Nature et climat, deux défis avec une solution commune : la biodiversité au cœur de la résilience climatique": Les co-directeurs du CSBQ Fanie Pelletier et Andrew Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social co-signent un article dans @climatoscope360.bsky.social climatoscope.ca/nature-et-cl... 🌳🪲🌅 1/2

Nature et climat, deux défis avec une solution commune : la biodiversité au cœur de la résilience climatique - Climatoscope 360

Les changements climatiques et la perte de biodiversité comptent parmi les crises environnementales les plus urgentes. Jusqu’à présent, la recherche s’est

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A must-read special issue: “Bending the curve towards nature recovery: building on Georgina Mace’s legacy” royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202... I: Determinants of diversity & resilience. II: Measuring the state of biodiversity III: Biodiversity & natural capital IV: Future scenarios for nature

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 380, No 1917

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La #biodiversité canadienne étalée sur une carte www.ledevoir.com/environnemen... Pour en savoir plus sur Blitz the Gap: blitzthegap.org @biomcgill.bsky.social @qcbs.ca

La biodiversité canadienne étalée sur une carte

Les espèces de la faune et de la flore canadiennes ont été répertoriées dans d’un projet scientifique citoyen.

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Are you tracking developments in #biodiversity monitoring and its applications? We wrote a paper on addressing the challenges: Data to Decisions: the Biodiversity Monitoring Standards Framework (BMSF). Creating a cycle of trust from field data to policy reports 🧵 ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

How do we measure life on Earth? 🌍🌱 The new summary report from the 2025 US-UK Forum on Measuring Biodiversity, hosted by the NAS and @royalsociety.org, explores tools, challenges, and solutions for tackling the #biodiversity crisis. Read here: bit.ly/460RB7R

📣 Out now: A #Biodiversity Observation Network to support conservation action and mainstream knowledge in #Canada www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/... A 🍁BON would consolidate what we know, grow our capacity to understand trends, mitigate risks, and guide policy to protect & restore nature.

The global plan for #biodiversity - the UN CBD's GBF - has a key feature, a monitoring framework to track progress. But, does it cover all the GBF's elements? We did a full gap analysis for the UN CBD. Our new open-access paper led by Flavio Affinito is out @natureecoevo.bsky.social 🧵 ⬇️

Phew, I just gave a talk and animated a floor game about the impacts of roads on wildlife and the restoration of habitat connectivity during Eureka! Quebec’s biggest science festival #Montreal. Presenting to smart 8-12 yr olds took a different energy to my classes @mcgill.ca festivaleureka.ca/en/

On #BiologicalDiversityDay it’s important to remember that humanity has caused dramatic changes to the biosphere - only 6% of the combined weight of all mammals on Earth 🌏 is wild! 😳 From the fantastic research by: @liorgreenspoon.bsky.social Ron Milo and colleagues. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

So happy to share our Review paper A well-connected Earth: The science and conservation of organismal movement @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A well-connected Earth: The science and conservation of organismal movement

Global biodiversity targets focus on landscape and seascape connectivity as a foundational component of biodiversity conservation, including networks of connected protected areas. Recent advances allo...

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What do we mean by ecologically well-connected landscapes? how do we define, monitor and manage for it? I tackled this during my keynote A Well-Connected Earth: Bridging Connectivity Science & Practice at the Canadian Ecological Connectivity Conference in Banff. site.pheedloop.com/event/CECC20...

Come join our team! We're hiring a Research Assistant for the Technical Support Unit of the @ipbes.net assessment on Monitoring #Biodiversity and NCPs. Job details & application process👇 mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill... Please apply through the website in the link above.

Canadian Geographic has released a fantastic new website "Right of Passage" about ecological corridors and connectivity in Canada rightofpassage.canadiangeographic.ca It includes an interactive map showing national priority areas for corridors: rightofpassage.canadiangeographic.ca/23-national-...

Leaving Hong Kong inspired by the ideation and collaboration during our 1st meeting for the Summary for Policy Makers. The SPM contains the key messages and will be a crucial output of the #biodiversity & NCP monitoring assessment bc the SPM is negotiated and adopted by the member states @ipbes.net

It was fantastic to meet with the executive secretary of the @unbiodiversity.bsky.social, Astrid Schomaker, and the staff at the CBD secretariat, to present GEOBON’s plan to support countries with their biodiversity monitoring data and science needs. We have so much to do together ahead of COP17.

Astrid Schomaker @astridschomaker.bsky.social · last yr.

A pleasure to host @bio-diverse.bsky.social at @unbiodiversity.bsky.social for a reflection on connecting monitoring with policy and action. @geobon.org work is crucial for understanding what is happening to🌏biodiversity and whether the #KMGBF implementation is bending the biodiversity loss curve.

An interview where I reflect on a decade of work on biodiversity change and in particular the evidence for local biodiversity change - some of the most inspiring and heated debate happened at iDiv. It’s is great to be part of this podcast.

iDiv Biodiversity Research@idiv-research.bsky.social · last yr.

🌍 Diverse viewpoints are at the heart of iDiv’s #InsideBiodiversity podcast. After the debut episode with Maria Dornelas comes Andrew Gonzalez (@bio-diverse.bsky.social) with a fresh perspective on biodiversity change. This is a must-listen for anyone looking for a balanced discussion.💡Coming May 1!

Oh my, I am thrilled to receive the ChangeMaker Prize awarded by @mcgill.ca for public engagement and my work to translate biodiversity science to policy and conservation in Quebec, Canada and internationally for @unbiodiversity.bsky.social and @ipbes.net . reporter.mcgill.ca/2025-preside...

A new study by @alexpigot.bsky.social and colleagues reveals the critical role of biodiversity in the functioning of ecosystems. @uclcber.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Macroecological rules predict how biomass scales with species richness in nature

Despite advances in theory and experiments, how biodiversity influences the structure and functioning of natural ecosystems remains debated. By applying new theory to data on 84,695 plant, animal, and...

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Just out: A geometric approach to beta diversity esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Led by the brilliant @clsong.bsky.social & Muyang Lu.

Just out in @currentbiology.bsky.social Pre-exposure to stress reduces loss of community & genetic diversity following severe environmental disturbance Rapid adaptation & species sorting combine to alter diversity Read more👇📄https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960982225000673

How do human drivers shape ecosystem services and their interactions? The answer impacts policy and management. We used Bayesian Belief Networks (BBN) to model ecosystem service interactions as a causal network for data from many Quebec landscapes www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New key finding: Landscapes of fragmented habitat have lower diversity, at all scales, than do unfragmented landscapes. Habitat fragmentation does not compensate for the loss of local (alpha) diversity by increasing the diversity among fragments (beta diversity). www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Rapid butterfly declines across the US during the 21st century Total butterfly abundance fell by 22% across the 554 species & species richness fell by as much as 28% across 7 regions. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...