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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot

Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Vin Fleming @vin-fleming.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Why such a negative take on this? If any other species had gone from Endangered in 2011 to Least Concern 10 yrs later it would be considered a success. And this has happened whilst the species was being harvested showing fisheries management can succeed - a win-win for cons'n & livelihoods 1/3

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 25/07/2026

To restore their land and identity, Brazil’s Laklãnõ/Xokleng Indigenous people have planted nearly 100,000 seedlings of the sacred, critically endangered Brazilian pine. This community effort has also restored water sources across 1,000 hectares of degraded land. Letícia Klein reports.

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For Brazil’s Xokleng people, saving a sacred tree means saving their culture

IBIRAMA-LA KLÃNÕ INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil — Zág, pronounced “zã,” is the Xokleng word for the Brazilian pine. This tree species, Araucaria angustifolia, is typical of the Atlantic Forest that…

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Vin Fleming @vin-fleming.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A really useful blog. Building social justice into projects and programmes isn’t just a ‘nice to have’ but an element that should be factored into projects and objectives at the start if outcomes are going to be sustained long-term

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Vin Fleming @vin-fleming.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

This rather attractive log pile is of ash stumps cut specifically (I think) to provide sticks (hurleys) for the game of hurling. The tree is felled 1-2m above ground level and the stump then cut out to include the buttress roots which provide a natural curve for the stick. Morkery wood, Lincs

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NDN Collective @ndncollective.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Today was a powerful day as thousands of Indigenous Peoples gathered at the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Greasy Grass to reignite our warrior spirit and remember who we are as mighty Indigenous Nations.

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Vin Fleming @vin-fleming.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Love how well camouflaged this female flower/crab spider (Mitusema vatia) is on these white lilac flowers in my garden. Not something you expect to come nose-to-face with when sniffing a flower. Latter are past their best now so a colour change for the spider will be in order soon

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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

A Summary of the UK's 7th National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has been published today, providing a concise overview of the UK’s 7th National Report (7NR). 🔗 jncc.gov.uk/news/uk-prog... @unbiodiversity.bsky.social

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Exciting news from Willow Tree Fen, where two crane chicks emerged from the reeds last week. We've been keeping their arrival quiet over the bank holiday as they are very sensitive to disturbance. If you're visiting, binoculars are recommended and our amazing Crane Watch volunteers are on hand.

Adult crane with two small crane chicks.
Photo by Crane Watch volunteer Dave Coats

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Vin Fleming @vin-fleming.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I have said before how good a site this is and how much better it could become with proper management. If you haven’t donated before this is a good opportunity to double your donation to help secure the future of this grassland which, at the moment , teems with skylarks and meadow pipits

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Vin Fleming @vin-fleming.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

This is a fantastic site, and well worth supporting if you are able. As good as it is (& I’ve been watching it for c25 years) it has the potential to be even better with appropriate management. A great opportunity for nature recovery in this intensively farmed county #lincsbirding

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Vin Fleming @vin-fleming.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Great to see so many present and former (like me) @jncc.bsky.social friends and colleagues at CITES CoP20 all contributing to positive outcomes. This is my tenth CITES CoP, covering 25 years, eight as a UK delegate, one as chair of Committee I and, now, supporting the CITES secretariat.

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Vin Fleming @vin-fleming.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

A pic from a few weeks ago now but the leaf colour on this pear has been outstanding. The leaves on this old Belgian variety usually go a dull dark red, not this good tho. No fruit this year and not the best quality in my opinion despite the description below. Text from 1884 ‘The Fruit Manual’

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 12/09/2025

NEW – Analysis: UK foreign aid for nature hits £800m record due to cash for carbon credits | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/Ug7Znf9

Bar chart showing that UK aid spending on nature reached nearly £800m last year, putting it on track to meet the £3bn climate-finance target. The UK’s annual international climate finance spending, £m, by financial year, for the five-year period covering the £3bn nature-finance goal. The light green bar indicates the amount of finance that would need to be provided in order to meet the target in the final year. Source: Carbon Brief analysis, FOI documents.

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Vin Fleming @vin-fleming.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Delighted to hear this. Having worked with both Alison and Nichola on CITES for over 20 years, I cannot think of any more deserving recipients. My heartfelt congratulations!

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Vin Fleming @vin-fleming.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

A great talk last night about a great book. @drmjwarren.bsky.social mentioned a family link to south Lincs where there is a ‘Cranmore Drove’ (also farm & lodge) nr Deeping St James. Cranes breed c10km away at LWT Willow Tree Fen. Is this the closest cranes now breed to a place once named after them?

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Vin Fleming @vin-fleming.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

A big thanks to Hannah Dale at @wildwrendale.bsky.social for showing us (conservation strategy group of @lincswildlife.bsky.social) the progress of nature recovery on their Lincs farm. A thrill too to see signs of beaver activity in their large enclosure. Can only get better in years ahead

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Vin Fleming @vin-fleming.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Good story - the use of song to retain indigenous knowledge and to restore Atlantic forest

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 20/04/2025

🗣️ “The countries that buy gold without knowing where it comes from are also helping to kill Indigenous peoples” – Alessandra Munduruku A new research by @greenpeace shows: Illegal gold mines in the Indigenous Sararé territory in Brazil have almost doubled in 2023 to 2024.

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Vin Fleming @vin-fleming.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

An impressive study (and map) into the history of the 438 known massacres (& >10k people) of indigenous Australians (against 13 the other way) during colonisation by Europeans. The most recent in the 1930s - within my parents’ lifetime www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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More than 10,000 First Nations people killed in Australia’s frontier wars, final massacre map shows

‘Horrendous’ eight-year long project has ended with final fact check, leaving a legacy ‘nobody can argue’ with, says researcher

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Vin Fleming @vin-fleming.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I like the way these brackets of Stereum hirsutum have colonised only the sapwood of these oak sawlogs, which have been lying at the trackside since being felled over a year ago. The logs were still capable of producing epicormic shoots in July (final photo). Temple Wood, Lincs

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