Job Alert! Work with me at University of Gothenburg on branch dynamics in tropical forests using multi-temporal TLS. Two positions open: PhD (4 yrs): lnkd.in/ds3gf7sv Postdoc (3 yrs): lnkd.in/drrT26nM Deadline: 19 Nov 2026 @forestplots.bsky.social lots.bsky.social @geo-trees.bsky.social

🎉 JOB ALERT! [Please share! 🙏] Are you interested in # CausalInference 📈, observational data 🗺️, and #ecology? 🦋 🦌 Research Fellow in Causal Inference & Ecology Uni. of Southampton www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTL749/r... Start date: 01/02/2027 Fixed Term: 2.5 years More sites.google.com/view/treelab...

It has been a pleasure teaching at the Mallorca Science School organized by @imedea.bsky.social Thank you for this rewarding experience and great organization!

California designated two new marine protected areas — the first to be championed by tribes: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social

California creates first tribal-led marine protected areas

California wildlife regulators have made the state's first 'underwater parks' in an effort spearheaded by tribes. It's a win for Indigenous stewardship but a loss for fishers who warn they'll suffer a...

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For two years, student-led protests have raged against Aleksandar Vučić and his corrupt government in Serbia. Today, in parliamentary elections, he was toppled. One of the most sustained protest movements in recent European history has succeeded. Resistance works.

“Trump has been catastrophic for the conservation sector The US provided 12.1% of the world’s biodiversity funding 2015-2022 Almost all has gone, hitting everything from anti-rhino poaching initiatives in E Africa, to combating illegal fishing in the Galápagos” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Four years after the promises of Cop15, our biodiversity targets are slipping away

​The world pledged to halt biodiversity loss by 2030, but as Cop17 delegates meet in Armenia next week the outlook is bleak and optimism has faded

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Pause your day and take a look at these pictures. Nature is so mesmerizing, inspiring, and beautiful. I love that @theguardian.com does this.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w ago

Wildlife photographer of the year 2026 winners – in pictures

We're excited to announce that the Call for Proposals & Call for Abstracts are both now open! Get your proposals in by December 3rd, and get your abstracts in by February 11th! We can't wait to see you all in Puebla! #conservation #ICCB2027

Join our team! We are looking for an enthusiastic IT Support professional to join our small, dynamic team. For more information on the role and to apply head to our website - https://mymba.mba.ac.uk/job/it-support-technician.html

On August 30th, another CAMBioMed Marine Forest day brought citizens and scientists together to monitor algal forests and fish assemblages in the Adriatic Sea (Croatia) using the protocols developed by @obsdelmar.bsky.social & CAMBioMed partners @marineforests.bsky.social @szndohrn.bsky.social

Congratulations to HAFU restaurant @ www.hafu.gr in Athens for replacing the native scorpionfish Scorpaena scrofa with the invasive lionfish Pterois miles in the traditional recipe from Corfu "bourdeto"! So delicious!

Four postdoc positions - Evolutionary Dynamics and Genomic Ecology (BCI EDGE)integrating population & evolutionary genomics, community ecology, metabolomics, & long-term forest dynamics to investigate the evolutionary processes maintaining tropical forest diversity stri.si.edu/story/bci-ev... 🧪 🌐 🌾

BCI Evolutionary Dynamics and Genomic Ecology project

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A world full of colour is a world full of life. 🌈 This Pride Month, we're celebrating the many colours that make our world richer, both in nature and in our communities. 🐦 💫 Together, we can create a future where birds, nature and people all have the chance to thrive. 🌿

In link.springer.com/article/10.1... we used Sicily (the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea) as a case study to demonstrate a complementary approach on how to map the footprint of small-scale fisheries when tracking data are unavailable

#INSPIREProject gave us a unique opportunity to develop integrated biodiversity-inclusive spatial planning aproaches across realms, sectors, and countries. Check out this video to learn about solutions to complicated spatial planning problems @biodiversa.eu @ec.europa.eu @society4conbio.bsky.social

Biodiversa+ INSPIRE Project@inspire-biodiv.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Europe's landscapes and seascapes are under increasing pressure. Renewable energy, food production, urban development, infrastructure, and biodiversity conservation all compete for the same limited space. How can we balance these demands while safeguarding nature? 🌍 #INSPIREProject #Biodiversity

#CitizenScience with #scuba diving! 🌊🤿 Over two days in #Lesvos, 18 divers surveyed 3 dive sites, in 2 locations, collecting valuable data on rocky reefs, macroalgae, sea urchins, and fish as part of the Marine Forest Days Event, organised within the @cambiomed-biodiversa.com project.

Join our team! 🔹 Membership Officer - Applications close: 20th May 2026 🔹 HR Manager - Applications close: 31st May 2026 📍 Plymouth, UK Find out more and apply - mba.ac.uk/careers

🌍 New paper just published! We reviewed 20 years of #marine #SystematicConservationPlanning worldwide and found a striking gap between theory and real-world implementation. We also identify context-specific good practices to close it. 🐟🌊🌐🌍🧪 doi.org/10.7717/peer...

New review article on best practices for marine conservation planning published in @PeerJSTM peerj.com/articles/21085 #ConservationBiology #Ecology #EcosystemScience #MarineBiology #NaturalResourceManagement

A great set of practical suggestions on how to overcome language barriers in science, from our project member/collaborator @henryarenas.bsky.social and @vramirezc.bsky.social, also highlighting some of our work. #languagebarriers www.nature.com/articles/d41...

My English skills are hurting my chances in academic publishing — how can I improve?

A non-fluent English speaker struggles to navigate language barriers in academic publishing.

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🪸 We're hiring a PhD student in microbial ecology of crustose coralline algae! Fully funded 3-year position jointly hosted at SZN Genova & MPI-MM Bremen, with fieldwork in Belize, Seychelles & Fiji. ⏰ Deadline: May 21, 2026 #PhD #MarineScience #Microbiology #OpenPosition

Open position: PhD scholarship in microbial ecology of coralline algae - Marine Symbiomes Research Group

We invite applications for a PhD student to work on the microbiomes of crustose coralline algae (CCA) across tropical mangrove–seagrass–reef corridors.

marinesymbiomes.eu

Hey #fish and #ocean friends! The #IMCC8 call for abstracts is open! My favorite international collection of practitioners and researchers all in once place. Though always room to do better, @scbmarine.bsky.social does *standout* work to gather disciplines, geographies, ages, job types, etc. 🌏🦑🌊🧪

Society for Conservation Biology@society4conbio.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The call for abstracts is open for #IMCC8! We welcome global, interdisciplinary, and student-led contributions. Help shape the future of ocean conservation. 🔗 Submit your abstract: conbio.org/mini-sites/i... ⏰ Deadline: 15 May #OceanConservation #MarineScience #SCBMarine @scbmarine.bsky.social

Who will save us? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Longer summers are not just more time to spend eating watermelon. No! It’s far more sinister! | First Dog on the Moon

We have done so much climate change research, if they made a big pile of it you could climb up to the afternoon sun and tape a sheet over it to cool things down

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Rethinking the role of introduced species in a warming, highly invaded eastern Mediterranean to support the achievement of Global Biodiversity Framework targets #Biodiversity #Conservation #MarineEcology #ClimateChange ▶️ doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

New paper using #Marxan to design networks of conservation areas across freshwater and marine ecosystems dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Designing networks of freshwater and marine conservation areas accounting for cross‐realm connectivity and threat propagation

This study highlights the importance of integrating cross-realm connectivity and threat propagation when designing new or expanding existing networks of conservation areas, such as the Natura 2000 Eu...

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Stelios Katsanevakis@skatsanevakis.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Rivers and seas are connected—so #conservation should be too. 🌍 Our just published research shows that protecting nature works best when we account for how species move and how pollution spreads across ecosystems. 👉 doi.org/10.1111/1365... #Biodiversity #Ocean #Freshwater #ConservationPlanning 🌐🌍🧪

Producing local time-series with non-standarised methods and tools, creates biases limiting our ability to detect biodiversity changes across broader scales. Our datasets from 5 Mediterrenean regions showed that data resolution must be compromised to enable meaningful comparisons.

@cambiomed-biodiversa.com · 8mo ago

Just completed a productive annual meeting in Pisa hosted by @dipbiounipi.bsky.social. Main conclusion: harmonize monitoring of reefs across the Mediterranean, otherwise time series collected locally will not be comperable and able to detect basin wide changes across time and space @biodiversa.eu

There is no virtual replacement for synergies created during in person project meetings. Our annual @cambiomed-biodiversa.com meeting hosted in Pisa is a perfect example of it. A productive and bonding experience.

New paper on "invasive species in a changing climate: evaluating nine measures for adaptive fisheries management" doi.org/10.3391/mbi.... sythesizing the results of a @fao.org report

Some lovely images in this - 2026 Underwater Photographer of the Year www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Seals, shipwrecks and a screaming swallower: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026 – in pictures

The annual competition draws thousands of entries from across the world and brings together images from below the water’s surface that show the diversity and challenges of subaquatic life

theguardian.com

Are warmer oceans good or bad for #fish? 🐟 The answer is a dangerous paradox. Our new paper in @natecoevo.nature.com shows how marine heatwaves may create “fake” fish gains that mask a large-scale crash. Read our findings here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @mncn-csic.bsky.social #ClimateChange