Markus Wagner
@wagnermarkus.bsky.social
Plant ecologist. Restoration ecology; Grassland; Seed ecology; Agroecology; Regenerative agriculture; Biotic & soil interactions; Arable plants; Invasion ecology. Pers. acct. DMs are disabled. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=X_ovJR8AAAAJ&hl=en
Wir wachsen - damit auch der Moorschutz weiter wachsen kann 🙂💪 und zwar suchen wir im @nabu.de -Team Ecosystem Restoration zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine(n) Referent:in Moorschutzpolitik. 💧🌱📑 Zur Stellenausschreibung: linkedin.com/jobs/view/4448874891
Hundreds in Morocco gather near Ceuta border in anxious wait for missing loved ones
Hundreds in Morocco gather near Ceuta border in anxious wait for missing loved ones
People hope to see friends or relatives among those still returning as death toll from mass crossing nears 100 Hundreds of people have gathered in the northern Moroccan town of Fnideq, near the border with Spain’s Ceuta, flashing photos of their missing loved ones to passersby in the hope of tracking them down. Their perch was the same small tranche of land that made headlines around the world last week as extraordinary scenes emerged of about 72,000 people making their way into Ceuta, a tiny Spanish territory in north Africa. Continue reading...
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Can electoral lightning strike twice? #VoteBinface #Clacton
Neoliberalism in a nutshell. UEFA on FIFA's proposal: “The moment external investors acquire ownership interests ... football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. ... Every decision is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders.”
Britain could face food shortages as drought continues, farmers warn
Britain could face food shortages as drought continues, farmers warn
Wheat is half normal height, while England is seeing earliest ever harvest as farmers battle to salvage what they can of their crops Britain could face shortages of certain foods after parts of England faced a punishing drought, the president of the National Farmers’ Union has warned. Farms across the country faced floods over the winter, making planting extremely difficult, and now they do not have access to water in many parts of England as irrigation is being restricted due to drought. Continue reading...
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New paper out 😊 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Plant species richness is key for restoring grassland butterfly assemblages
The results indicate that successful restoration of grassland vegetation and butterflies is strongly linked. To fully restore target butterfly assemblages, future grassland restoration should aim to ....
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📢 PhD opportunity at the University of Helsinki! Join the ANEW project to study ecological networks, seed dispersal and biodiversity conservation under global change. Apply by 31 Aug 2026. 🔗 jobs.helsinki.fi/job/31_8_202... #PhD #Ecology #Conservation #AcademicJobs
Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity Conservation
Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity Conservation
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Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan
📢 Applications are now open for the 9th ANDINA Meeting (June 2027) in the stunning Burren, Ireland! Theme: Future Biodiversity – How can we explore and rewrite its story? ✨ Early Career Researchers: Meeting registration, accommodation, and meals are fully funded. Learn more & apply: andinaburren.com
Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust (@bbowt.bsky.social) are looking for an Ecology Intern for a 12-month part-time position (2 days / week). Responsibilities include data management and survey work. Deadline 25 August. More information on the role and how to apply: app.beapplied.com/apply/cgmraa...
Ecology Intern
Job PurposeSupport the ecology team to collect, analyse, and report on, vital survey data.Reporting LineThe post holder will report to the Senior Ecologist.Line ManagementThe Ecology Intern has no lin...
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✅ Touring Clacton ✅ Visiting local businesses ✅ Listening to constituents’ concerns ✅ Hi-vis vest Make your Vote Count! #VoteBinface #Clacton
🌾 Part 2 - go.bsky.app/782TCU1 🐞 These packs compile 300 projects, individuals, and organisations working towards nature restoration in the UK!
🌿 Now is probably also a great time to highlight the starter packs I’ve made around this very topic, nature and environmental restoration in the UK! 💐 Part 1 - go.bsky.app/LNv5K8h
Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington
Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington
I’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities
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We were delighted to welcome seven #volunteers from Amey, who chose to spend one of their two "social impact days" this year helping us with our #FenRestoration. Their help was much appreciated! #OxfordshireFens #conservation @judywebb.bsky.social 🌍
Ships stuck in strait of Hormuz pose ‘super-spreader’ biodiversity threat, scientists warn
Ships stuck in strait of Hormuz pose ‘super-spreader’ biodiversity threat, scientists warn
Biologists say cargo ships stranded in Gulf may carry highly potent invasive species around the world as trade resumes
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He’s commander-in-chief of chaos. Now we’re all victims of Trump’s wars | Nesrine Malik
He’s commander-in-chief of chaos. Now we’re all victims of Trump’s wars | Nesrine Malik
New tariffs, gas price rises, the deaths of thousands, insecurity … We’re living at the whim of one capricious, vain, easily bored man and his gang of stooges, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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A little more about my local population of Crested Cow-wheat...a species very nearly lost from the Soke of Peterborough. Wonderful to have this so close and to be able to share it with special friends... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Country diary: A single act of care 40 years ago, and we have this splendid, rare colony | Sarah Lambert
Ailsworth, Cambridgeshire: It’s hard enough to find the crested cow-wheat, it would be even harder were it not for one far-sighted warden
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Melampyrum cristatum www.botany.one/melampyrum-c... Crested cow-wheat can flourish for years after a verge is cut. Or it can be wiped out by the same machine, if the cut comes a month too late. #Botany #PlantScience
Melampyrum cristatum
Crested cow-wheat can flourish for years after a verge is cut. Or it can be wiped out by the same machine, if the cut comes a month too late.
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Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface
You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.
You see this frontpage and do genuinely wonder what on earth the conversation must have been between the senior editors when they were laying it out...
Professorship Plant-Soil Interactions. Stuttgart, Germany. #plantscijob #plantscijobs #plantsciencejob www.academics.de/jobs/profess...
Professur (W3) für Pflanze-Boden-Interaktionen - Universität Hohenheim
Universität Hohenheim bietet Stelle als Professur (W3) für Pflanze-Boden-Interaktionen in Stuttgart - jetzt bewerben!
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Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe - Analysis shows heatwaves are making atmosphere thirstier, damaging water supplies, food production and power generation @wwattribution.bsky.social #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe
Analysis shows how heatwaves are making atmosphere thirstier, damaging water supplies, food production and power generation
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How could Britain look under proportional representation? See the results for your area
How could Britain look under proportional representation? See the results for your area
These visualisations from exclusive polling modelling show how the UK parliament could change under different voting systems
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Do the 18 dead include the 120 dead Iranian schoolchildren?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoTrump offers sales pitch for his war: "Afghanistan War: 20 years, 2,000 DEAD. Iraq War: 9 years, 4,600 DEAD. Vietnam War: 19 years and 5 months, 58,220 DEAD. Korean War: 3 years and 1 month, 36,574 DEAD. Venezuela War: 1 day, 0 DEAD. Iran Military Conflict: 4 months, 18 DEAD."
Country diary: I’m immersed in the rich, chromatic aura of a summer meadow | Mark Cocker
Country diary: I’m immersed in the rich, chromatic aura of a summer meadow | Mark Cocker
Hartington Meadows, Derbyshire: Amid a complex reticulation of stalks, stems, blooms and leaves, the right response might be to drop down before it
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