David Nogués Bravo
@noguesbravo.bsky.social
Professor at GLOBE, University of Copenhagen | Head of the Biodiversity Section
Biodiversity shapes human health and human well-being...but how do we measure those connections? That´s the challenge I discuss in my contribution for the new Biodiversity and Health FACTS Report from the Veolia Institute. Full report: www.institut.veolia.org/en/publicati...
Biodiversity and Health
2026
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The whole thread of papers (core ones per @noguesbravo.bsky.social below) is a really interesting and useful set of insights into the promises and perils of rewilding. I introduced discussion on the series in my rewilding class - next year, I'm doing a whole class on just this set of papers.
David Nogués Bravo@noguesbravo.bsky.social · 6mo agoWe publish two papers on the inadequacy to introduce the European Bison in the Iberian Peninsula. Lack of evidence of previous presence, wrong habitat/climate conditions, legal aspects...and much more conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We publish two papers on the inadequacy to introduce the European Bison in the Iberian Peninsula. Lack of evidence of previous presence, wrong habitat/climate conditions, legal aspects...and much more conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The conservation management of European bison requires strong evidence and careful risk assessment: A response to “Comment: Nores et al. (2024) fail in their attempt to demonstrate the inappropriateness of an eventual introduction of the European bison to Spain as a rewilding initiative”
Click on the article title to read more.
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Can rewilding save the planet? I gave my answer on BBC Radio's The Inquiry — and so did some of my colleagues. Tune in and see if you agree. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Inquiry - How can rewilding help combat climate change? - BBC Sounds
As rewilding initiatives grow there’s a concern some risk doing more harm than good
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Spain helped birth the United States in 1781 The Spanish Army, represented in this painting, defeated the British at Pensacola so Washington could win. Now Trump says Spain isn't ally enough. The irony is staggering
Polar bears in Svalbard seems to be doing all right under fast warming. Here my take for @elpais.com on a new paper elpais.com/ciencia/2026...
Estos osos polares han logrado prosperar en un mundo que se queda sin hielo
Las poblaciones de Svalbard han mantenido su condición corporal a pesar de haber perdido más de tres meses de mar helado al año
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Just about to take my flight back home, Denmark, with @SAS. All my support to the Greenlanders. Viva Groenlandia!
My Danish Pension Fund, where I have my pension, is selling its US Bonds….well done!!! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Danish Pension Fund AkademikerPension to Exit US Treasuries
The Danish pension fund AkademikerPension is planning to exit US Treasuries by the end of the month, amid concerns that the policies of President Donald Trump have created credit risks too big to igno...
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I was unable to make it for the #TIBS2026 meeting but sending here greetings and Happy New year to all the good friends and colleagues that are know enjoying the conference in Aarhus @tibsaarhus2026.bsky.social
We are changing the path of evolution in the natural world, and bears are a good example. Thanks to @elpais.bsky.social and to @MACriado for the interview Is always great to talk to elpaiscyt.bsky.social elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
Los osos están cambiando su conducta, su forma y hasta su genética por culpa de las presiones humanas
Algunos pardos están menguando, ya hay polares adaptados a un mundo sin hielo. “Ha habido una selección a favor de los individuos más tímidos”, señala un biólogo
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Strong momentum at the “Biodiversity & Human Health” symposium I organised last Monday. The message was clear: We need coordinated efforts linking biodiversity, climate and health to guide policy and action. Grateful to all who joined www.biodiversityhealth2025.com
Our new paper Just in @globalchangebio.bsky.social Climate change is boosting suitability for key malaria vectors across Africa. Between 200M-1000M more people could live in high-risk areas by 2100 doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... #climatechange #malaria #globalhealth #biodiversity #Africa #vectors
Climate Change Favors African Malaria Vector Mosquitoes
Malaria is a deadly parasitic disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes. This study investigates occurrence patterns of malaria mosquito species to predict how climate change will affect their range ...
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Today we publish a new paper at The British Medical Journal on the links between biodiversity, climate and health in relation to the hashtag#COP30 in Brazil Here we argue that climate resilience depends on nature—and both are vital for the health of people. www.bmj.com/content/391/...
The Amazon is one of Earth’s major climate stabilisers—we must protect the rainforest and its biodiversity
The twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change have clear implications for human health and must be central to discussions at COP30, argue David Nogués-Bravo and Helena Alves-Pinto The acce...
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I am organizing a one-day symposium (no online option) on Biodiversity and Health in a Warmer World Learn more here www.biodiversityhealth2025.com
Biodiversity & Health Symposium 2025 | Copenhagen
Join leading experts in Copenhagen for a one-day symposium on the critical links between biodiversity, climate change, and health. Register now.
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Harms of introduced large herbivores outweigh benefits to native biodiversity www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Harms of introduced large herbivores outweigh benefits to native biodiversity - Nature Communications
Using impact assessment frameworks, this study shows that the introduction of large mammalian herbivores outside their native range has predominantly caused negative impacts on native biodiversity globally. The authors advise caution regarding their further intentional introduction for conservation purposes.
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"Biodiversity loss is a public health problem – let's treat it as such"...this is the topic of a popular science article I just wrote for a Danish Media Outlet. Check it here: naturmonitor.dk/nyheder/deba...
Professor: Tab af biodiversitet er et folkesundhedsproblem – lad os behandle det som sådan
Landene har forpligtet sig under FN’s konvention om biologisk mangfoldighed til at anerkende sammenhængen mellem biodiversitet og menneskers sundhed.
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ICYMI: PLOS Global Public Health published a really stellar Review article last month: Metrics for biodiversity and health policy integration by @noguesbravo.bsky.social, @sarahwhitmee.bsky.social, and Liz Willetts journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Metrics for biodiversity and health policy integration
Despite over a decade of progressive commitments from parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), integrated biodiversity and health indicators and monitoring mechanisms remain limited, h...
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🦌 NEW PAPER ALERT! 🦌 Our paper on wild #reindeer and #caribou is out in Science Advances! Thanks to the team: Eric Post, @nmschmidt.bsky.social, Stuart Brown, @noguesbravo.bsky.social and Damien Fordham that co-lead this research. doi.org/10.1126/scia...
Mismatch in reindeer resilience to past and future warming signals ongoing declines
Rangifer population dynamics over 21,000 years reveal that future climatic warming will cause losses that surpass safe boundaries.
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Today we publish a new paper on the past and future resilience of the reindeer under global change...the future looks grim www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Mismatch in reindeer resilience to past and future warming signals ongoing declines
Rangifer population dynamics over 21,000 years reveal that future climatic warming will cause losses that surpass safe boundaries.
science.org
📢 Biodiversity loss is not just about nature: Researchers call for the need to bridge the gap between nature and public health in @plosglobalpublichealth.org 🔗 🌍 @noguesbravo.bsky.social macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/re...
Researchers call for tools to link nature and public health
New study urges governments to rethink how the measure and address the health of both people and the planet.
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I publish today a new paper! has been great to work with Liz Willets and Sarah Whitmee in this piece on #biodiversity and #health journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Metrics for biodiversity and health policy integration
Despite over a decade of progressive commitments from parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), integrated biodiversity and health indicators and monitoring mechanisms remain limited, h...
journals.plos.org
Would you like to come to work with us here at @Macroecology ? The Center is opening six new positions! macroecology.ku.dk/people/posit...
Open Positions
Positions and vacancies at the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate
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Applied botany: last autumn I went to pick up berries of prunus spinosa…now I can taste my own home-made patxaran here in Denmark :-)
We can now predict the loss of genetic diversity—from space!!! This is the breakthrough of our new paper, led by Spyros Theodoridis www.cell.com/current-biol...
Satellite-observed mountain greening predicts genomic erosion in a grassland medicinal herb over half a century
Biodiversity is under threat due to habitat transformation, yet monitoring its loss—particularly at the genetic level—is challenging. Theodoridis et al. show that vegetation change captured through sa...
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Spring at the marsh in Furesø. The Furesø lake is a vestige of the last Ice Age and deepest lake in Denmark
Romulus and Remus—the so-called “de-extinct” dire wolves—won’t fix the biodiversity crisis. CRISP can’t replace conservation. We need to tackle habitat loss, climate change, and other real drivers of extinction. Prevention, not reconstruction, is key Artwork by Mauricio Anton
NEW PAPER: Some of us, led by @hernmoral.bsky.social, just published on the critically endangered regent honeyeater, which has plummeted from hundreds of thousands to fewer than 300 individuals in just a century. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Spanish parliament approves hunting wolves in north Spain...does not seem like a sensible decision elpais.com/clima-y-medi... via @el_pais
El Congreso aprueba que el lobo se vuelva a cazar al norte del Duero con los votos de PP, Junts, Vox y PNV
La propuesta se ha votado escondida como enmienda en la ley del desperdicio alimentario
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