#MondayCanopyReads from the BES Forest Ecology Group 🌱 Contrasting restoration strategies shape tree carbon recovery through different ecological pathways in subalpine forests Luo et al. (2026) | Journal of Applied Ecology Read: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

📣 Applications are open for the 2026 PhD Scholarships! The Germany–@CGIAR++ Science and Impact Hub will support 10 PhD candidates researching food, land and water systems. 📅 Apply by 30 November 2026 🔗: https://bit.ly/4riyjnp #PhDScholarship #Landscapes4Life @BMZ_Bund

WORLD FOOD DAY | OCTOBER 16 2026 🌰🫐🥜🥬 When we think of food, we picture farms—but what about forests? 🌳 Over 5B people rely on forest products for essential nutrients, water regulation, and climate resilience. To build a hunger-free world, we must protect the forests that feed us!

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A postcard from the Littoral Forests is here! 🌴🌊💌 A glimpse into coastal landscapes shaped by salt spray, sandy soils and strong winds, where resilient trees, shrubs and palms protect shorelines and support coastal biodiversity. 🐚🦀 Stay tuned for more letters 🌿✨ #ForestEcology #ForestLetters

Insights from our International Microorganism Day webinar! 📖 Read the full webinar report: forest640.wixsite.com/bes-forest/p... 🎥 Watch the full webinar on the BES YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uU5...

Forest Reports | The State of the World’s Mangroves 2026 🌿🌊 Discover the latest science, mapping, conservation and restoration efforts shaping the future of mangrove ecosystems and their role in resilient coastal landscapes. 📖 Read 👉 www.mangrovealliance.org

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#MondayCanopyReads Malaria Prevalence Near African Mangroves: Negative Association With Mangrove Extent, but Positive Association With Mangrove Greenness Cruz-Laufer et al. (2026) | Global Change Biology Read this article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A postcard from the Peat Swamp Forests is here! 🌧️🌴💌 A glimpse into waterlogged tropical landscapes where dense evergreen forests grow over deep peat, creating unique habitats while storing vast amounts of carbon. 🐒🔥 Stay tuned for more letters 🌿✨ #ForestEcology #ForestLetters

📸 Our 2026 photo competition is open! Share the stories of people and nature through your lens for a chance to win a share of USD 1,200. Open worldwide, ages 18+. Submit up to three photos by 31 October at:👉 https://bit.ly/4dT6yw4 #LivingLandscapes #Landscapes4Life

Could you help shape the 2027 BES symposium? We are looking for a BES member to propose a programme for our 2027 symposium on the theme of Novel Futures in Ecology – what do we know and what should we do? Find out more and apply here www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/bes-...

Forest Reports | The State of the World’s Forests 2026 🌿🌍 Discover how forest and landscape restoration can be scaled to support people, biodiversity, resilient landscapes and a sustainable future. 📖 Read 👉 doi.org/10.4060/ce06...

Learn to integrate #GenderEquality and social inclusion into forest landscape restoration with #LandscapeAcademy’s free, self-paced course. Build skills for inclusive planning and participation. Earn a certificate:👉 https://bit.ly/4d9nKgn #Landscapes4Life

This #WorldHabitatDay, we’re spotlighting our forests. As home to many terrestrial species, healthy forest ecosystems purify water, stabilize climate, and protect global biodiversity 🍃💧 Protecting forests safeguards our future! 🦉💚 #WorldHabitatDay2026 #NatureRights

#MondayCanopyReads from the BES Forest Ecology Group 🌱 Soil microbial effects on tree seedling performance during forest secondary succession Weissflog et al. (2026) | Ecology Read: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

This #WorldAnimalDay, let’s protect the natural sanctuaries that sustain animals. When we protect forests, we safeguard their lives! 🌍💚 #WorldAnimalDay2026 #StandForForests #NatureRights

A postcard from the Alpine Shrub Woodlands is here! 🏔️🌿💌 A glimpse into high mountain landscapes shaped by cold temperatures, strong winds and short growing seasons, where hardy shrubs and dwarf woody plants shelter specialised alpine biodiversity. ❄️ 🐐 Stay tuned for more letters 🌿✨ #ForestEcology

Forest Reports | Biodiversity Measurement Approaches (5th Edition) 🌿📊 Discover how science-based biodiversity measurement approaches can support ecosystem monitoring, restoration planning and informed nature-related decision-making. 📖 Read 👉: www.financeforbiodiversity.org/publications...

🌲 Two forests, One shared ecology. 🌿 What connects the snow covered boreal forests of northern Canada & Alaska ❄️🌲 with Australia’s Eucalyptus forests 🌿🔥? The answer lies in fire and how forests respond to it. #TwoForestsOneSharedEcology #ForestEcology

#MondayCanopyReads from the BES Forest Ecology Group Seasonal changes in tree stem and soil methane fluxes along a soil moisture gradient in a subtropical Australian rainforest🌲🌳🌿 Dittmann et al. (2026) | Biogeochemistry Read: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

SURVEY | UK TERRESTRIAL AND FRESHWATER MONITORING To complete this survey please visit: survey123.arcgis.com/share/378c37... Closes: 31 October, 2026

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Rivers don't exist in isolation—they depend on healthy forests.🌊 Trees filter runoff, prevent erosion, and shade streams to regulate water cycles. Without forests, our waterways suffer. This #WorldRiversDay, let’s protect the ecosystems that sustain our freshwater. 🌳💧

Protecting our forests means protecting our health. 🌲✨ On #WorldEnvironmentalHealthDay, we stand with science to protect our communities. Forests are critical health infrastructure: 💨 Filter air pollutants 🛡️ Buffer zoonotic diseases 💧 Protect water & soil 🧠 Lower stress & boost immunity

A postcard from the Alpine Forests is here! ⛰️ 💌 A glimpse into forests shaped by altitude, where conifers cling to steep mountain slopes before giving way to alpine meadows and shrublands. 🌲🏔️ Stay tuned for more letters 🌿✨ #ForestEcology #ForestLetters #AlpineForests

FOREST REPORTS | Engineering the Mekong: How Upstream Dams are Reshaping Cambodia's Flooded Forests (2026) 📖 Read 👉: https://iucn.org/sites/default/files/2026-06/Engineering%20the%20Mekong%20PDF_0.pdf

#ForestThreads! Guest writers Kanchan Jaswal and Gopakumar Sukumaran Nair kick off our new series with #ForestInPractice, exploring how lichens and mosses signal ecosystem health and climate change. Read: https://forest640.wixsite.com/bes-forest/post/the-forest-bark-is-talking-but-are-we-listening

#MondayCanopyReads  Adjacent Forests Enhance Spontaneous Revegetation and Phylogenetic Similarity on Mountainous Roadside Slopes: Implications for Ecological Restoration and Forest Edge Management Qin et al. (2026) | Ecology and Evolution 🔗 Read the article: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73233