Reposted by Prof Rachael GarrettLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 30/07/2026++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n... 11332511366
Reposted by Prof Rachael GarrettYago Santos @yrs-pa.bsky.social · 01/05/2026O desmatamento nunca foi o único problema, mas era o maior. Agora temos menos floresta a cada ano e mais degradação rolando. Um tipo gigante agora é fogo. A @erikaberenguer.bsky.social deu o papo aqui no vídeo youtu.be/jy3X8jwB6U4?...youtu.beAmazônia à prova de fogo | Erika Berenguer | TEDxAmazônia | Erika Berenguer | TEDxAmazôniaYouTube video by TEDx Talks 12812
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 01/05/2026link.growkudos.com/1ecojj80utclink.growkudos.comDeforestation policies do not reduce forest degradation in the Brazilian AmazonThis study examines whether policies aimed at reducing deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon are also effective at limiting forest degradation. While deforestation refers to the complete clearing of f... 393
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Great coverage by @cam.ac.uk www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...cam.ac.ukDeforestation policies are failing to protect against a potentially bigger threat to the Brazilian AmazonAntonio has spent the past seven years running toward fires that most others run from. A firefighter in the Brazilian Amazon since 2019, he works inside the 053
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 30/04/2026If we’re serious about protecting the Amazon, policy needs to go beyond just clearing and address the more subtle, widespread forms of forest loss. Lead author Federico Cammelli w/ Florian Gollnow; @samlevy.bsky.social Holly Gibbs & Matthieu Stigler @conservation.cam.ac.uk 120
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Focusing on 4 policies in the Brazilian Amazon we show that deforestation-focused policies don’t significantly reduce degradation. Worse, a focus on deforestation alone may be increasing degradation, a form of cross-sector leakage - e.g., driving more investment in logging, rather than clearing. 110
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 30/04/2026New article by our group in @pnas.org 📄🌳 We often focus on stopping deforestation —but what about forest degradation? Are existing deforestation policies offering any protection against this problem? www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #Amazon #Deforestation #ClimatePolicy #Conservationpnas.orgDeforestation-focused policies do not reduce degradation in the Brazilian Amazon | PNASForest degradation causes large declines in carbon stocks, biodiversity, and ecosystem services, despite leaving some trees standing. Over the past... 1103
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 30/04/2026oh sorry i just saw this. i'm away this week! 200
Reposted by Prof Rachael GarrettMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 02/03/2026You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America. And if it was any other president’s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, it’d be the instant end of their presidency. 1693237125920
Reposted by Prof Rachael GarrettEos @eos.org · 13/02/2026For interdisciplinary scientists lacking a home, one path forward is building a new community of researchers with shared interests, say Laura Vang Rasmussen, @rachgarr.bsky.social, @sofiananni.bsky.social, @nramankutty.bsky.social, & Ariane de Bremond @glp-earth.bsky.social. eos.org/opinions/cre...eos.orgCreating Communities to Help Interdisciplinary Scientists Thrive - EosSolving complex challenges often requires diverse expertise, but skepticism remains within traditional academic institutions and mindsets regarding interdisciplinary science and scientists. 064
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Almost as remarkable as the flooding is having a public service that actually functions. There are crazy floods often in the us and people are largely on their own. #climate change 272
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Nobel prize is about as good an indicator of morality as the fifa peace prize. 1191
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Thank goodness www.nytimes.com/video/world/...nytimes.comVideo: First Vehicles Cross Reopened Gaza BorderThe Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopened Monday after having been largely closed since May 2024. It allowed some Gazans who had fled during the war to return. Sick and wounded people ... 031
Reposted by Prof Rachael GarrettBen Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than ordinary people. Over half of the world’s largest media companies have billionaire owners. 9 of the top 10 social media companies are run by just six billionaires. 📖 oi-files-d8-prod.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/...oi-files-d8-prod.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com 11711
Reposted by Prof Rachael GarrettBen Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 19/01/2026New Oxfam Inequality report just dropped: Billionaire wealth has grown by 80% since 2020. The world’s 12 richest billionaires have more wealth than the poorest half of humanity. Elon Musk is the first ever person to have over half a trillion dollars wealth. 12118
Reposted by Prof Rachael Garrettrehamelsakka.bsky.social @rehamelsakka.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Hello friends! Thank you for all of your help and support. My children were so excited for fresh eggs we were able to get with donations and I would love for them to feel this excitement again. www.gofundme.com/f/reham-and-... 068
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Imagine setting out in a desperate attempt to save your loved ones from starving and being shot in the back as you carry a bag of flower. No, I will #neverforget. 0112
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 22/11/2025Can we just start referring to him as piggy now? 3200
Reposted by Prof Rachael GarrettJonatan Hildén @jhilden.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Tämä lienee jo tuttu 1286
Reposted by Prof Rachael GarrettBen Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 10/11/2025The Israeli army killed Gaza civilians in a free-for-all, say ... ... Israeli soldiers who served there. 057
Reposted by Prof Rachael GarrettThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 06/11/2025One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNScnewyorkermag.visitlink.meThe Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of ThousandsThe short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes. 42792125977
Reposted by Prof Rachael GarrettAmee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 06/11/2025On average Meta shows its platforms’ users an estimated 15 billion “higher risk” scam advertisements every day. (Meta earns about $7 billion in annualized revenue from this category of scam ads each year.) www.reuters.com/investigatio...reuters.comMeta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents showMeta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show. 12188111
Reposted by Prof Rachael GarrettAndy Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️ revkin.substack.com @revkin.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Gutsy and fascinating work developing a chicken pain index, in essence, as a path to more ethical animal-agriculture futures in a protein-hungry world by @cleoverk.bsky.social 🧪🐓. Paper and summary: 🧵 241
Reposted by Prof Rachael GarrettDr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 06/11/2025"In total, the Gates Foundation (formerly known as the The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) has donated $3,519,491 to Lomborg’s think tank. The most recent tax filing on record includes a 2022 donation to the Copenhagen Consensus Center worth $1.25 million" - @rtakver.bsky.social, @desmog.comdesmog.comBill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn LomborgTax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center. 811267
Reposted by Prof Rachael GarrettDr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 04/11/2025😢 "Perhaps the most striking findings is that the British public vastly overestimates the cost getting to net zero by almost 14,000%, fueling scepticism & a reluctance to pay. On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to @thecccuk.bsky.social forecast of just 0.2%"fgsglobal.comAre the advocates for net zero losing the fight?The cost of misunderstanding: How public perception shapes the net zero debate 411676
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 03/11/2025@lailaberning.bsky.social congratulations on your stellar defense today!! 030
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 30/10/2025ICMY ‼️ GLP land system science experts published our 8️⃣ policy principles for sustainable & just land systems. Following these principles from agenda setting to formulation to implementation can help improve land policy. @glp-earth.bsky.social @royalsociety.org @camunigeography.bsky.social 272
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 24/10/2025#USA2025 How to Make Sense of the Federal Forces on the Streets www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comWho Are the Federal Forces Behind Trump’s Mass Deportations and Crime Crackdown?As President Trump deploys ICE, Border Patrol, the National Guard and other forces to U.S. cities, here’s how to tell them apart — and what their powers are. 231
Reposted by Prof Rachael GarrettErle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Policy principles for sustainable and just land systems @rachgarr.bsky.social etal. @royalsociety.org royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10.... 072
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 20/10/2025That's 250 million not going to helping people. @senategop.govpeeps.us @houserepublicans.bsky.social This is how you serve your country? What a joke. 050
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 19/10/2025@conservation.cam.ac.uk @camunigeography.bsky.social @homertoncollege.bsky.social 010
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 19/10/2025The study revealed how international #diplomacy and advocacy by civil society have been pivotal in creating the awareness and demand for political leadership to emerge. Moving to the 2010s, #Indigenous rights were seen as an important complement to political will and law enforcement." 120
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Public write up of our recent @consletters.bsky.social paper. "Our results were clear: across both countries, our experts judged that #political will and #law enforcement were by far the most important factors for protecting #forests... theconversation.com/protecting-b...theconversation.comProtecting Brazil and Indonesia’s tropical forests requires political will, law enforcement and public pressureHow Brazil and Indonesia have cut down on deforestation. 1156
Reposted by Prof Rachael GarrettEmanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 17/10/2025wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...404media.coWikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.” 8677113710
Reposted by Prof Rachael GarrettJennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Baha and Samaa have worked hard to make their tent into a nice home for their girls, but it provides neither shade nor insulation, it's infested with insects, and they're all suffering from the effects of malnutrition. Please help. gofund.me/db56c7ce3 @mommunism.bsky.social @lexialex.bsky.social 🍉 21117
Reposted by Prof Rachael GarrettDrop Site @dropsitenews.com · 24/09/2025🚨🇪🇸 Breaking: Spain has dispatched a navy vessel to support the Global Sumud Flotilla heading to Gaza. Speaking from New York, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Spain “condemns the genocide” in Gaza and demanded Israel uphold international law and allow Spanish citizens to sail safely in the... 18840336
Reposted by Prof Rachael GarrettJason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Reporting here: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...theguardian.comIsrael attack on Yemeni newspaper was second deadliest on journalists ever recordedPress freedom group says ‘brutal and unjustified attack’ is deadliest since 2009 Maguindanao massacre in Philippines 013855
Reposted by Prof Rachael GarrettNational Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 09/09/2025The age of warnings is over. The climate and nature crisis is already here, threatening our food, health and national security. On 27 Nov, top UK experts deliver the official briefing our leaders urgently need. Make sure your MP attends❗️ #TimeToStepUp www.nebriefing.org 25751
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 24/07/2025As we say: ⭐ #optimism “..people get so disheartened after all of these international climate agreements because they don’t see instantaneous improvement. But it speaks to how this pressure [by conservationists and the public] is still really important.” 100
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 24/07/2025Read the fantastic @mongabay.com coverage: news.mongabay.com/2025/07/wher...tinyurl.comWhere there’s political will, there’s a way to stop tropical deforestation, study findsPolitical will is among the most important factors in preventing tropical deforestation, according to a group of experts surveyed for a new study — with strong political commitment often arising out o... 231
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 24/07/2025🧭 The bottom line? Conservation trends come and go, but lasting change depends on sustained public, civic, and international pressure over the long term. This is especially important for protecting forests when political will wanes, as in the Brazilian Amazon in the late 2010s. 120
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 24/07/2025Our approach spotlighted less tangible drivers of forest protection that are vital for generating political will but often more difficult to evaluate than discrete policy interventions: 🗣️ Civil society advocacy 🌍 International diplomacy 📢 Public awareness 110
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 24/07/2025‼️ We find political will and law enforcement were by far the most critical factors in both regions. But how does political will emerge? 100
Prof Rachael Garrett @rachgarr.bsky.social · 24/07/2025Our new study, led by Joss Lyons-White, @spencerthink.bsky.social, & myself in Conservation Letters, asked 36 experts in forest conservation across the Brazilian Amazon & Indonesia what factors have mattered most for protecting forests in these countrieslnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 101