Wildlife conservationists should never be at risk for protecting nature. We are deeply concerned by the detention of three conservationists in Iran. Conservationists around the world carry out essential work, often under dangerous circumstances. They need global solidarity & support, not detention.

Society for Conservation Biology@society4conbio.bsky.social · 4w ago

📢 Apply now to SCCS 2027 🎉 The 26th Student Conference on Conservation Science will take place between 30 March – 1 April 2027 at the University of Cambridge. Check the website for further details and to apply: www.sccs-cam.org

Student Conference on Conservation Science - Welcome

SCCS helps young conservation scientists gain experience, learn new ideas and make contacts that will be valuable for their future careers.

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New from our Chair @diogoverissimo.bsky.social: if ads can endanger children's health, why do we let them sell environmental destruction unchecked? Lessons from the UK's junk food ad ban for biodiversity and climate policy. Read: www.linkedin.com/pulse/harmfu... #behaviourchange #socialmarketing

Harmful advertising is increasingly regulated – except for nature

The new junk food advertising ban recognises marketing as a driver of harm. Environmental policy has yet to catch up.

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🌍 What language does biodiversity speak? 🦜🌳🐠 Languages like Portuguese and Malay are key for biodiversity, yet remain absent from global conservation policy. Language shapes who participates, whose knowledge counts and how effectively is implementation. www.currentconservation.org/speaking-the...

Speaking the Language of Life  | Current Conservation

Current Conservation Speaking the Language of Life

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New article by ECI’s @diogoverissimo.bsky.social Speaking the Language of Life 🌿 Biodiversity conservation is global, but global environmental governance still relies on a small set of languages — shaping whose voices are heard and how policy is made. www.currentconservation.org/speaking-the...

Speaking the Language of Life  | Current Conservation

Current Conservation Speaking the Language of Life

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🚨FUNDED PHD🚨'Economic carrying capacity & the future of rhinos in privately governed OECMs' @dice-kent.bsky.social, UK & International applications welcome - closing date 14th May🦏 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

New(ish) research alert: How does the public actually talk about wildlife online? Turns out, ‘Tiger’ is ~everywhere~…but people aren’t usually talking about that big Panthera cat 🐅. We created an open-source #ML and transformer #LLM pipeline to track #publicperceptions of #biodiversity. 🧵1/5

New podcast: ECI researcher @diogoverissimo.bsky.social on why behaviour change is key to conservation and climate action, and how behavioural science can help drive impact Signals of Change (Karbon Economics), hosted by founder/editor-in-chief Mira Shah Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/3YHE...

#125 - Dr. Diogo Veríssimo (University of Oxford)

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Can synthetic fur help save wild leopards? Ahead of World Leopard Day (3 May) research involving the ECI and partners suggests yes — showing how culturally grounded alternatives can reduce pressure on wild populations while respecting tradition. 🐆⬇️ www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/leopard...

🌿 Webinar: Mainstreaming Behaviour Change in Biodiversity Conservation Join our expert panel discussion on embedding behavioural science into conservation strategies. 📅 6 Feb, 14:30 CET 👉 Register: engage.iucn.org/group/18/hom... #Conservation #BehaviouralScience #IUCN

🤔Compared to what? In conservation the same intervention can look transformational or negligible depending on the counterfactual, yet this choice is often implicit. NEW preprint with Tanya O’Garra: a practical blueprint for selecting and reporting counterfactuals🌍 LINK doi.org/10.31235/osf...

Is the public actually talking about biodiversity? 🐾 Our new #OA paper in @ConBiology introduces an automated NLP pipeline to measure wildlife saliency and attitudes from digital media Essential for tracking GBF targets! 📈 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... #ConservationScience #AI

Why are so few environmental criminals on Interpol’s ‘most wanted’ list? writes @diogoverissimo.bsky.social for @uk.theconversation.com buff.ly/6Zvsj08

"It is important to understand why nations aren’t using Interpol red list more effectively [..]. Finding out if it’s lack of will, resourcing, or understanding of how to prosecute the perpetrators could be key to tackling environmental crime..." theconversation.com/why-are-so-f...

Why are so few environmental criminals on Interpol’s ‘most wanted’ list?

A study of Interpol notifications suggests only a few environmental crimes are being flagged.

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🌍 New research! 🚨 Environmental crimes — from illegal logging to wildlife trafficking — make up only 2% of Interpol Red Notices. Global enforcement is potentially overlooking one of the world’s biggest criminal sectors. 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S003...

Only 2% of Interpol Red Notices target environmental crimes ECI's @diogoverissimo.bsky.social co-author of study finds Illegal logging, wildlife trafficking & pollution remain low priorities for global law enforcement Read more: www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/environ... #EnvironmentalCrime #ClimateAction

🎨🌿 NEW! “Bridging worlds: exploring synergies between the arts and biodiversity conservation” in FEE How can art & science team up to protect nature? 🖌️ Inspire creativity & empathy 🎭 Communicate complex issues 🌍 Build connections & action 👉 doi.org/10.1002/fee....

Nearly 70% of Dracula orchids — the famous “monkey-face” flowers 🐒🌸 — are threatened with extinction. Excited to have helped @orchiddelirium.bsky.social & colleagues from Colombia & Ecuador on this project More in @uk.theconversation.com 👇 theconversation.com/famous-monke... #Orchids #Conservation

Famous monkey-face ‘Dracula’ orchids are vanishing in the wild

How the threatened monkey-face orchids could become icons for plant conservation.

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New study by ECI's @diogoverissimo.bsky.social finds global biodiversity policies risk falling short by overlooking key languages like Portuguese & Malay, spoken where nature is richest. Making conservation guidance accessible across languages is vital. Read more 👉 www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/study-f...

🌍 Languages of Life | Línguas da Vida | Bahasa Kehidupan 🗣️🌱 Biodiversity doesn’t speak only English. 🌳🐒 If species cross borders, our words should too. New paper in @ConLetters : why saving life also means using more languages 🔗https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/conl.13139

Conservation runs on digital outreach campaigns—videos, memes, hashtags. But do they work? In a new blog for @ConsEvidence, Gabriel Caetano & I evaluate talk about the evaluation of two campaigns using culturomics (big digital data). 👉 about.conservationevidence.com/2025/09/25/c...

Culturomics: a low-cost opportunity to evaluate conservation campaigns | About Conservation Evidence

Diogo Veríssimo and Gabriel Caetano share their new research on the effects of conservation awareness campaigns, using Wikipedia page views as an indicator ...

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Can digital campaigns really boost conservation? 🐘🐸 Dr Diogo Veríssimo @ECIOxford shows how to measure their impact using digital data + culturomics. Read more ➡️ www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/eci-res... #Conservation #Biodiversity #BehaviouralScience #Culturomics

"Many factors other than one’s own abilities can affect the performance, recognition, and representation of scientists..." Thoughtful, data rich paper exploring language and gender as factors impacting metrics used in hiring, promotion and awards for scientists.

Diogo Veríssimo@diogoverissimo.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🚨 New paper in PLOS Biology! 📉 Women publish up to 45% fewer papers than men 📉 Non-native English speakers: –35% 📉 Triple barrier (woman + non-native English + low-income): –70% 🌍 Language & equity matter in science! 👉 doi.org/10.1371/jour... #EquityInScience #LanguageMatters #OpenScience

🚨 New paper in PLOS Biology! 📉 Women publish up to 45% fewer papers than men 📉 Non-native English speakers: –35% 📉 Triple barrier (woman + non-native English + low-income): –70% 🌍 Language & equity matter in science! 👉 doi.org/10.1371/jour... #EquityInScience #LanguageMatters #OpenScience

How do your #linguistic, #economic & #gender backgrounds impact your #scientific productivity? @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social & co reveal that being a woman, a non-native English speaker, and from a low-income country is associated with a 70% reduction in productivity @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4n3RLRQ

📢 NEW PAPER 📢 Are your digital conservation campaigns moving the needle? 🤔 New study combines #ConservationCulturomics + synthetic control to measure impact! This offers a cost-effective evaluation framework #Conservation #ImpactMeasurement #DigitalMarketing #Biodiversity Link shorturl.at/GRRdQ

Conservation work is often measured using numbers, but gathering real life stories from people who have different experiences and values can shape conservation efforts to make them more effective and fair. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... Co-authored by @diogoverissimo.bsky.social

🦁 Which iconic animal is central to the identify of your sports team? A new study by @diogoverissimo.bsky.social ‬Researcher @ecioxford.bsky.social ‬urges sports teams, their fans and conservationists to join forces to protect the wildlife featured in team names, logos and mascots.

Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford@ecioxford.bsky.social · last yr.

Could your favourite sports team help save the planet’s most iconic wildlife? A study by ECI researcher @diogoverissimo.bsky.social urges sports organisations to help protect the animals they associate with. www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/how-spo...

As part of the IUCN’s Behaviour Change Task Force, @diogoverissimo.bsky.social led an assessment of challenges, opportunities, and actionable recommendations to integrate behavioural sciences into conservation strategies. 👉 portals.iucn.org/library/node... @biology.ox.ac.uk