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Benjamin Delory @benjamindelory.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

My friend and colleague Britta Ricker is nominated for a Geo Prestige Award 2026 (Professional category) for her amazing work and leadership at the interface between #cartography, #GIS, and sustainable dvpt. Vote for her! geoinformatienederland.nl/nieuws/genom... @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social

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Genomineerden Geo Prestige Award 2026 bekend: publieksstemming geopend!

De Geo Prestige Award eert professionals, organisaties en startups die zich op bijzondere wijze onderscheiden binnen het geo-domein. De award stimuleert innovatie, vakmanschap en samenwerking en zet m...

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Ben Bolker @bbolker.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

new diamond open-access Journal of Statistical Ecology launched 🎉🎉🎉 jse.centre-mersenne.org @fredbarraquand.bsky.social @oaggimenez.bsky.social @marieaugermethe.bsky.social @vianeylb.bsky.social (apologies to any Bsky editors I missed)

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Journal of Statistical Ecology Journal of Statistical Ecology

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Butterfly Conservation Europe @europebutterfly.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

The EU has published rules for the Pollinator Monitoring Scheme. Butterflies, moths, bees and hoverflies will all be monitored by every Member State. Target to reverse decline in Pollinators by 2030 and increase pops. A big step in conserving biodiversity environment.ec.europa.eu/news/better-...

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Better monitoring to support restoration of EU pollinators

The Commission has adopted a new Pollinator Monitoring Scheme to help reverse the decline of pollinator populations by 2030.

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Unless they are actually creating habitat, organic farming & regenerative agriculture projects are not actively benefiting biodiversity They are just farming less harmfully esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Patrick Jansen 🐾 @patrickjansen.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Are you a PhD-level #wildlife ecologist committed to research and education for #biodiversity and nature restoration? Our group at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social has a #vacancy for an assistant professor! Deadline for applications is February 19. Please spread the word. www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

Restoring nature and reversing biodiversity loss are urgent societal challenges. Utrecht University invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Nature Restoration. In this role, you contribute to help solve these challenges through research and education by linking fundamental wildlife ecology to biodiversity recovery and nature restoration.

As an Assistant Professor, you will join a young, enthusiastic team that is eager to make an impact. You will help strengthen the team’s mission to connect fundamental wildlife ecology with the challenges of nature restoration in human-dominated multifunctional forest landscapes, especially in north-western Europe.

Your research will focus on restoration-relevant themes, such as wildlife responses to anthropogenic change, the effectiveness of conservation interventions, and the contribution of wildlife to biodiversity recovery and nature restoration. Close collaboration with colleagues within and beyond Utrecht University is an important part of this role, as well as building sustainable partnerships with conservation practitioners and policymakers.

You will combine fieldwork, experiments and biomonitoring (e.g. using sensor technologies) with laboratory, statistical and theoretical approaches. There is ample opportunity to initiate research projects and to acquire funding.

In education, you will teach in the Biology programs, develop and coordinate a new course, and supervise research projects of BSc, MSc and PhD students.

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 11/09/2025

As the global need for sustainable food intensifies, regenerative agriculture as a concept has become politically and economically loaded. We look at the evidence in our report 👇 🧪🌎🌿 @wildsummituk.bsky.social #wildsummitUK #naturefriendlyfarming www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/is-r...

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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Just wrapped up the iDiv Summer School 2025 in Leipzig! 14 early-career researchers from across the globe spent a week exploring how deep learning can transform #biodiversity monitoring 🌱🤖 Big thanks to our teaching team & participants for the inspiring exchange!

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Jorn Knuit @jornknuit.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

My first paper as a co-author! The study explores how natural regeneration of Atlantic Forest fragments and landscape-scale forest cover shape the recovery of seed dispersal networks. The article is available here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Landscape-scale forest cover shapes the complexity of seed-dispersal networks in regenerating forest fragments

Despite the recognition of animal-mediated seed dispersal as a critical driver of forest regeneration, little remains known on plant-frugivore interac…

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Chris van Swaay @chrisvanswaay.eurosky.social · 24/04/2025

The Dutch Grassland Butterfly indicator (www.clo.nl/indicatoren/...) shows a decline of more than 70%. It will be hard to achieve an increasing trend in 2030, as required in art 11 in the Nature Restoration Regulation (eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...).

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Jorn Knuit @jornknuit.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

🐝 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 — 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 1/3

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Rachel Creamer @rachelcreamer.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Are you a post-doc interested in monitoring soil health and other dimensions of regenerative agriculture? We have a 4.5 yr position to lead a monitoring programme at 1000 farms across the Netherlands. This is part of a large project on regenerative agriculture. For more details see the link below.

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Post-doctoral Researcher (ReGeNL line 3): Monitoring outcomes of regenerative agriculture

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

There is an idea that we can simply step away from degraded ecosystems & they will recover But truly biodiverse, resilient ecosystems are complex So, in degraded landscapes, we will often need to intervene to guide systems towards complexity besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Explore before you restore: Incorporating complex systems thinking in ecosystem restoration

By illustrating how key Complex Systems Science (CSS) concepts linked to non-linear threshold behaviour can impact restoration outcomes through influencing recovery trajectories, our framework Explor...

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Fons van der Plas @fonsvanderplas.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Looking for a fully funded PhD position to work on plant, bird and insect biodiversity restoration in Dutch agricultural grasslands? Then consider applying for this position! (or share with anyone interested). www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...

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