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Grant Hamilton 🐨

@ecologygrant.bsky.social

Professor of Ecology, QUT, Meanjin Brisbane. Director Conservation AI Network. https://conservationai.net/ Drones, cameras, satellites, acoustics & AI for biodiversity. Focusing on Nature Based Solutions.

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Grant Hamilton 🐨@ecologygrant.bsky.social · 4d ago

Too true. There are two existential threats to humanity (ignoring the AI BS for now)- the #biodiversity crisis AND climate change. Very few people I speak with outside of academia, or directly involved with ENGOs, know about the biodiversity crisis 🧪

James Bullock@jmbecologist.bsky.social · 4d ago

We do people constantly frame the security report about ecological collapse as being about climate change? It is misleading and ignores the fact of biodiversity loss & ecosystem degradation as an existential threat in its own right www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Grant Hamilton 🐨@ecologygrant.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🧪 #job Aarhus Tenure-track assistant professor or associate professorship in Terrestrial Vertebrate Ecosystem Dynamics

Jens-Christian Svenning@jcsvenning.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📢 We’re hiring at Aarhus University! Tenure-track or permanent on vertebrate-driven #ecosystem processes, especially large #mammals w/in @econovoau.bsky.social's strong interdisciplinary environment spanning #ecology, paleoecology, biodiversity science & global change biology 🦬🌿🌍 ➡️More info below

Mongabay@mongabay.com · 4mo ago

[Commentary] Urban wildlife species are not temporary visitors, but permanent residents. To protect them, scientists must study how city environments alter their internal biology. The gut microbiome may be the most important, overlooked tool for understanding how animals adapt to human landscapes.

Urban wildlife is changing from the inside out (commentary)

Cities are expanding faster than at any point in human history, and wildlife is adapting in remarkable ways. We often talk about visible changes like animals becoming bolder, shifting their diets, or…

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Mongabay@mongabay.com · 4mo ago

[Analysis] For 50 years, Mennonite colonies have been systematic agents of deforestation in Latin America, yet policymakers and NGOs rarely engage them. Timothy J. Killeen argues that civil society must engage these closed communities as partners to transform frontier conservation.

It’s time to engage Mennonite communities in reducing deforestation across Latin America (analysis)

In the global debate over tropical deforestation, the usual cast of villains is well established: agribusiness, global supply chains, cattle ranchers, and governments granting land concessions for…

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NTEU ACT@nteuact.bsky.social · 5mo ago

At yesterday's #UCstrike, staff from #UniCanberra walked off the job to demand healthy workloads, better job security, and fair salaries. UC staff deserve to be valued, supported and respected. Join @nteunion.bsky.social at www.nteu.au/join. ✊

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NTEU@nteunion.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Great to see UC staff coming together to fix a broken system of constant restructuring and unfair workloads. NTEU members across the country are working together for better workplaces - find out more about our priorities and sign up to get involved: betterworkplaces.nteu.au @nteuact.bsky.social