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BES Conservation Ecology Group @bes-conservation.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

We're on Spotify! 🎤 Catch Professor Helen Roy @ukladybirds.bsky.social 's podcast on non-charismatic species. She shares about biological recording, projects on invasive species forecasting, and the role of citizen science for biodiversity monitoring. Link below: open.spotify.com/episode/3m1Z...

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Professor Helen Roy on Non-Charismatic Species

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BES Conservation Ecology Group @bes-conservation.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Missed our last Project Forward event on #AI use in #conservation? 🤔 No problem! Catch a recording of Responsible AI in Conservation: A Path to Equity on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=khck... Stay tuned to our social media and blog for future events and updates 💭

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Responsible AI in Conservation: A Path to Equity

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BES Conservation Ecology Group @bes-conservation.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Missed our February newsletter? 👀 Sign up to get updates on upcoming events, opportunities in the field and news and podcasts we're following 🌱 besconservationsig.wordpress.com/sign-up-to-o...

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BES Conservation Ecology Group @bes-conservation.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Want to learn more about responsible #AI use in #conservation? Join our free online event, Responsible AI in Conservation: A Path to Equity. Part of our #ProjectForward series, this time experts will answer your questions on #AI! Register below: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/resp...

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BES Conservation Ecology Group @bes-conservation.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Starting 2026 with our January #PolicyNews update now live on our website 📰 💡 Join us this month with a feature on addressing biodiversity loss in the face of agricultural intensification - an analysis by our wonderful Alice not to be missed! besconservationsig.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/j...

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January 2026 Policy News

Pairing red squirrels with politicians – Scotland’s paving the way globally for endangered species with their Nature Champions scheme. Photo by Andy Willis on Unsplash. UK A new chapter in UK natur…

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BES Conservation Ecology Group @bes-conservation.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

#BES2025 is well under way! Join us at the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub tonight for a fun social with @besmacro.bsky.social 🍺 See you there!

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BES Conservation Ecology Group @bes-conservation.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

3 days till our social at the @britishecologicalsociety.org annual conference! 🍺 Come down to the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub for a night with us and @besmacro.bsky.social ✨ See you there for friends, fun and lots of games 👀

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BES Conservation Ecology Group @bes-conservation.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Have you gotten our October #newsletter yet? 📰 Including news on how to pitch an article for @britishecologicalsociety.org 's The Niche (deadline is in January!) and details on @reefconservationuk.bsky.social meeting at Bangor University in December, subscribe to our news letter to find out more.

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BES Conservation Ecology Group @bes-conservation.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Engage in our next #podcast!🎙️ Our Conservation Career Podcast Team will be chatting with Bill Sutherland in March! His work in #conservation science has a key focus on the sharing and embedding of evidence in #decisionmaking 💭 Submit your questions now: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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Dr Jess Williams @jjwilliams924.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Help out a cool citizen science project 🌸 FruitWatch is in its 4th year - keep it going! www.fruitwatch.org 🍎🍒🍐 🧪 🌐

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BES Conservation Ecology Group @bes-conservation.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

You can also submit any burning questions you have for our panellists here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... We look forward to seeing you!

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 28/01/2025

As the world’s oldest Learned Society for ecologists, we are excited to launch our prestigious membership category, Fellowship of the British Ecological Society (FBES).

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NETGAIN @netgain.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

A reminder that there are 10 fully funded PhD studentships available through our new Doctoral Training Program. If you are interested in interdisciplinary thinking around #netgain, check these out 👇 netgain.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/phd-projects/

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NETGAIN Doctoral Focal Award – The science and practice of nature markets.

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Philip Stephens @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Fully-funded PhD on "Meeting commitments to biodiversity conservation: developing a framework for predicting and monitoring the potential contributions of nature markets", with the OEP & @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project... @netgain.bsky.social programme Deadline 31 Jan

Biodiversity Net Gain, one form of nature market, is a key part of the UK's strategy for 'bending the curve' of biodiversity loss. Image from https://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/news/2020/0911-bending-the-curve.html

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