Pilar Valbuena

@soyforestal.bsky.social

Cosas de esas de arboles (sp, eng, fr, 汉语). KM, forestry communication, photography, #DataForest #ForestData

Together for our unique planet. We welcome the results of the COP16 biodiversity negotiations in Rome, including: 🎯 A roadmap to mobilise resources for biodiversity beyond 2030 🔎 A biodiversity monitoring framework for #COP17 🔁 The launch of the Cali Fund for conservation europa.eu/!np7RDB

A close-up photograph of two white butterflies with black vein patterns on their wings, perched on a cluster of pink flowers. The butterflies face each other, with their bodies angled towards the centre of the flower cluster. The flowers are a vibrant pink, and the background is a soft, blurred green. The text "Thriving together" is written in bold, white letters at the top of the image, with the word "together" underlined in yellow. Below the butterflies, the text "Securing global biodiversity financing beyond 2030." is written in white letters. In the bottom right corner, is the European Commission's logo.

In Jan, the Congolese national authority of protected areas issued a controversial directive asking its partner primate sanctuary to send juvenile chimpanzees to the Kinshasa zoo for a breeding program. The ongoing conflict in DRC adds uncertainty to the future of sanctuaries & the threatened apes.

DRC government directive triggers panic in ape sanctuaries amid ongoing conflict

For primate sanctuaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the year 2025 has begun with panic, worry and uncertainty as they are caught between the ongoing armed conflict in the eastern parts of the...

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Why clearing brush around Los Angeles won’t reduce fire danger 💡🌳 “Clearing forest undergrowth and using controlled burns, a practice used for thousands of years by Native Americans, has become a priority to protect communities.” www.npr.org/2025/02/11/n... via @npr.org #IIFF #wildfires

Why clearing the brush around Los Angeles won't reduce the wildfire danger

After thousands of homes were destroyed, many are looking for ways to make Los Angeles safer from wildfires. But clearing dense shrubs on the hillsides could actually make the fire danger worse.

npr.org