Matt Struebig
@mattstruebig.bsky.social
Reader in Conservation & PI of the Leverhulme Tropical Defaunation Hub at DICE, University of Kent tropical biodiversity - environmental change - SE Asia - lover of Phở!
Brilliantly led by Namrata Anirudh, with @wendyerb.bsky.social @dave-s.bsky.social @nicolasjdeere.bsky.social @mattstruebig.bsky.social and many others not on here. Link to the OA paper: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Lowland heath forests of Indonesian Borneo: ecological value and conservation challenges | Journal of Tropical Ecology | Cambridge Core
Lowland heath forests of Indonesian Borneo: ecological value and conservation challenges - Volume 41
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Southeast Asia covers multiple global biodiversity hotspots — but is experiencing a biodiversity crisis. Our new article in Nature Reviews Biodiversity asks: What’s really driving the losses, and what can we do about it? 👉 rdcu.be/expy6 1/7
Drivers and solutions to Southeast Asia’s biodiversity crisis
Nature Reviews Biodiversity - The terrestrial ecosystems of Southeast Asia are both globally important reservoirs of biodiversity, and a provider of resources and livelihoods for millions of people...
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New online! Drivers and solutions to Southeast Asia’s biodiversity crisis
Drivers and solutions to Southeast Asia’s biodiversity crisis
Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 23 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00064-7The terrestrial ecosystems of Southeast Asia are both globally important reservoirs of biodiversity, and a provider of resources and livelihoods for millions of people across the region. This Review summarizes the threats to biodiversity in Southeast Asia, and the conservation solutions required to ensure successful outcomes for biodiversity and people.
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Another proud #PhD supervisor moment. Three (yes 3) amazing new Doctors of Conservation graduated in Canterbury Cathedral yesterday. @katielspencer.bsky.social @micgylo.bsky.social & Ardiantiono continue to do amazing research on the forests, biodiversity & people of Indonesia. Semangaat semua!!🥳
The Women in Conservation Canterbury Network at @dice-kent.bsky.social are hosting an event for International Women's Day next Friday! It includes a panel of speakers who will share their experience of leadership, fundraising, research, scientific events and more 🧪 Event is free and open to all!
Thanks to @leverhulme.bsky.social and @nftsfilmtv.bsky.social for putting together this short film about our fabulous research collaborations across Indonesia . It was fun and rewarding to work with film students on their projects
Leverhulme Trust@leverhulme.ac.uk · last yr.In this video by @nftsfilmtv.bsky.social, @mattstruebig.bsky.social, a Leverhulme Trust Research Leadership Awardee @kent.ac.uk talks about defaunation - one of the major global conservation issues of our time. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/strueb...
First post alert 🚨 Join @micgylo.bsky.social and me for panel P19 at the 2025 DSA Conference! Submit your abstracts by 28 Jan here: devstud.org.uk/conference/conference-2025/. We're eager to engage with your experience, imagination, and ideas on rural dev across the tropics! @devcomms.bsky.social
25-27 June 2025: Hybrid at University of Bath
The DSA2025 conference will take place in hybrid format hosted by Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath so as to ensure the highest levels of inclusion, flexibility and engagement. There ...
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Why birdsong matters more than you think | Natalia Zielonka and Simon Butler
Why birdsong matters more than you think | Natalia Zielonka and Simon Butler
Our natural soundscapes are falling silent as bird populations decline. To improve our lives, we must invest in conservation Imagine you’re walking across rolling hills that stretch for miles, with warm sunshine and the chirping of birds all around.…
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Very clear article summarising the IPBES Nexus assessment by @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/ipbes-nexus-...
IPBES nexus report: Five takeaways for biodiversity, food, water, health and climate - Carbon Brief
“Fragmented governance” between biodiversity, climate change, food, water and health is putting all of those...
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Did you know birdsong can boost your mood, mindfulness, and wellbeing? Protecting nature’s soundtrack is essential. @natbzielonka.bsky.social & @simon-butler.bsky.social report. From @ConversationUK -- thanks! Birdsong Conservation eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
Revealing the hidden benefits of birdsong
Nature’s soundtrack matters: louder, richer birdsong can enhance wellbeing and deepen our connection with the outdoors
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Job opportunity @ Durell Wildlife Trust 'Conservation Impact Officer' www.linkedin.com/posts/durrel...
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust on LinkedIn: ⭐️ We're looking for a Conservation Impact Officer! ⭐️ 🐾 This role…
⭐️ We're looking for a Conservation Impact Officer! ⭐️ 🐾 This role contributes to Durrell’s Conservation Impact team, which is responsible for making…
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... This is a must read! And! Stay tuned for our Special Issue on Urban Ecosystems scheduled for 2026!
Tropical cities as windows into the ecosystems of our present and future
We propose an agenda for moving the field of tropical urban ecology forward through an interdisciplinary lens that synthesizes recent advances in both urban ecology and tropical biology. Specifically...
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We’ve launched our website for the BIO-WELL scale: an open access tool for measuring human wellbeing responses to biodiversity: research.kent.ac.uk/bio-well/ Check out the video for more: m.youtube.com/watch?v=WJhQ...
What is BIO-WELL animation
YouTube video by Zoe Davies
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Opportunity to join @dice-kent.bsky.social as a funded PhD student working on wild pigs and the impacts of African Swine Fever in Indonesia. 🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗
ARIES DTP@aries-dtp.bsky.social · 2y ago#PhD #studentship opportunity to study threatened pig populations and African Swine Fever in Indonesia working with @mattstruebig @DICE_Kent and @RCCC_UI https://buff.ly/4dTPPpC
I've made the move. Will try to get up to speed on here with everything tropical forests and wildlife conservation across Southeast Asia