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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Photo #3: Snakehead fish (Channa spp.) are traded as live ornamental fish, an international trade that can threaten wild populations and increase the risk of invasive species. Picture: Neil D'Cruze

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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Photo #2: Mona monkeys (Cercopithecus mona) are targeted for the live exotic-pet trade, part of a wider international primate trade that puts wild populations under additional pressure. Picture: Neil D'Cruze

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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Photo #1: Pottos (Perodicticus potto potto) are targeted for the live exotic-pet trade, illustrating a global phenomenon associated with serious animal welfare, wildlife conservation and public health concerns. (Image: Neil D'Cruze)

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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Link to the press release in English: www.helsinki.fi/en/news/anim...

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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Thank you to all my co-authors for all the efforts that went into this manuscript. Neil D'Cruze, Angie Elwin, Annette Hübschle, Riley Kemp, Ritwik Kulkarni, Haozhong Si, Andrea Soriano Redondo, Miquel Torrents-Ticó

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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This study not only compares the online illegal wildlife trade with traditional markets but emphasizes the necessity of implementing multi-level strategies for effectively combating this crisis. 💚💪🌿

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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🗺️ Trade Routes and Impacts: Our findings reveal how online trade routes are often diffuse and transnational, intertwining with traditional illegal markets, while magnifying their impacts on biodiversity and local communities.

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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🚚 Drivers of Trade: We investigate the socio-economic and technological factors fueling demand for illegal wildlife products. Persistent consumer demand, low perceived risks, and inadequate policies create a perfect storm for wildlife trafficking.

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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🌐 Online Platforms Used: The paper examines various online platforms, from social media sites to e-commerce channels, that facilitate this illegal trade and make it easily accessible to consumers worldwide.

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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🦥 Species and Products Involved: We analyze the vast array of wildlife, including endangered species, that are being sold online. Thousands of animal, plant, and fungal species are increasingly vulnerable to exploitation through online platforms.

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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🔍 Key Highlights of Our Research:

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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of how online illegal wildlife trade threatens species, ecosystems, and public health.

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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🌍🚨 New Research Alert: "Global Trends and Impacts of the Online Illegal Wildlife Trade!" I’m thrilled to announce the publication of our latest paper in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com, focusing on the pressing issue of online illegal wildlife trade! 🦁📉 Link to the manuscript: rdcu.be/fBDcI

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PLOS One @plosone.org · 13/03/2026

A new Study Protocol by Federico Grossi, @ediminin.bsky.social and colleagues outlines a protocol to systematically map global evidence on indirect drivers of biodiversity loss, such as economic or institutional factors, helping to reveal underlying causes and research gaps.

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What is the evidence on indirect drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide? A systematic map protocol

An estimated 1 million species of animals and plants are threatened with extinction. While much research has concentrated on direct drivers (e.g., land use change) of biodiversity loss, understanding…

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Helsinki Lab of Interdisciplinary Conservation Science @helicslab.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Destroying wild ecosystems like these doesn't just reduce biodiversity but has repercussions for local communities losing ecosystem services as well as contributing to the climate disaster by eliminating these valuable carbon sinks. At HELICS we're examining the drivers behind trends like this.

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Helsinki Lab of Interdisciplinary Conservation Science @helicslab.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

We're kicking off posting here to share our work on conservation science! We work especially with digital data to understand biodiversity loss, illegal wildlife trade, and human-nature interactions. Follow along for updates on the work of our interdisciplinary team here at @helsinki.fi

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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

📣 We are recruiting!! 1. Postdoctoral Researcher in Machine Learning for Nature Conservation: lnkd.in/dV-dfwgx 🐸 2. Postdoctoral Researcher in Data Science for Nature Conservation: lnkd.in/dwm35ufd 🦈 3. Doctoral Researcher in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences: lnkd.in/dfpsfby8 🌴

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Nature Reviews Biodiversity @natrevbiodiv.nature.com · 15/01/2025

Here we go! The first issue of Nature Reviews Biodiversity is now live🥳🎉🥂. Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and community for the support! We hope you enjoy the reading. www.nature.com/nrbd/volumes...

Two birds of different species looking at each other from different sides of a river

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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Really grateful to the Global Environmental Facility for funding our project titled 'Revolutionizing Indicators of (Un)sustainable Wildlife Use and Trade by Harnessing Social Media Big Data' and excited at the prospects of working with so many talented partners. www.thegef.org/newsroom/pre...

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GEF announces winners of first Innovation Window funds

The Global Environment Facility has selected seven projects as winners of its first Innovation Window, which will provide $12.3 million in grants to initiatives that test and pilot new solutions to st...

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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

🚨 I am a coauthor in a new horizon scan paper highlighting the potential for AI to revolutionize conservation. 🌱🐘🐦🐍🐢 👉 Here is a link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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The potential for AI to revolutionize conservation: a horizon scan

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an emerging tool that could be leveraged to identify the effective conservation solutions demanded by the urgent biodi…

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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I am deeply honoured, humbled, and very proud of receiving a prestigious #ERC Consolidator Grant for investigating opportunities for transformative change in biodiversity conservation, using novel methods such as big data analytics and gamification. www.helsinki.fi/en/news/heal...

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EU grants worth €2 million to three University of Helsinki researchers | University of Helsinki

The ERC Consolidator Grant -funded projects will investigate the disease risk of evening-types and biodiversity loss, as well as develop rapid algorithms for bioinformatics.

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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 18/01/2024

Our geography @GeoHelsinkiUni students had the chance of learning about human wildlife conflicts from @WRTIKenya scientists and species distributions from the rangers @Taitahillresort and #lumo conservancy over the last couple of days. We are really thankful! Chawucha sana!

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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 10/11/2023

Check out our latest contribution about online wildlife trade in species of conservation concern in Conservation Letters conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/co…

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The Society for Conservation Biology

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Enrico Di Minin @ediminin.bsky.social · 04/11/2023

It was great spending time together in Taita!

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