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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🍃Our very own @ymalhi.bsky.social in conversation with @julespretty.bsky.social in this podcast for “Hope! Camera! Action!” An inspirational podcast that will leave you feeling hopeful for the future of our beautiful planet. 🌍 @ecioxford.bsky.social

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Tatiana Filatova @tatianafilatova.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Another great day full of discussions with the International Advisory Board of the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics in Stockholm. From coevolving soc-economic & ecological systems, to individual behavior, nature & climate. Look forward to diving deeper in the next days lnkd.in/p/esg6deUN

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We are very happy to welcome our Scientific Advisory Board to Stockholm for the Beijer Institute annual board meeting! An extra warm welcome to the new board members Michele Barnes Maria Carmen Lemos…...

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

🛰️ Satellites are transforming biodiversity monitoring, but they can't do it alone. A new review highlights the opportunities, the gaps, and why field observations remain essential for tracking nature recovery. @jeaggu.bsky.social @ymalhi.bsky.social

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Satellites are transforming biodiversity monitoring for global nature targets, but major gaps remain

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🧵We're delighted to be part of a new project developing a flexible, collaborative evaluation framework for health, nature & place-based interventions in Oxfordshire. The aim? Build evidence with communities—not just about them. 🌿

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Developing a Flexible Collaborative Evaluation Framework for Health, Nature and Place-Based Interventions

Co-producing a flexible evaluation framework to help organisations measure and demonstrate the health, social and environmental impacts of nature- and place-based interventions.

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

New from @ymalhi.bsky.social in @aeon.co: an exploration of the Nature Relationship Index and why we need a better way to measure the relationship between human prosperity and nature. Read the essay: aeon.co/essays/it-do...

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Find out what happened when our researcher @ellabrowning.bsky.social, @northwildlife.bsky.social, the Rothbury community, a rap artist & others came together to unlock the secrets of the Rothbury Estate's wildlife and historic landscape. @ecioxford.bsky.social

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Monitoring nature sounds with Louis VI on The Rothbury Estate

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Eduardo Navarro Valencia @enavarro.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

A few pictures of me last week helping @naturerecovery.bsky.social with the deployment of their Lepisense of @ukceh.bsky.social units at Wytham Forest in Oxford! This system allows for the passive automated monitoring of moths!

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Did you miss Dale Squires last week? He gave a great talk on Fair & Equitable Benefit Sharing & the Common Heritage of Humankind in International Treaties for Nature. You can catch it here now. @ecioxford.bsky.social

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Fair, Equitable Benefit Sharing & the Common Heritage of Humankind in International Nature Treaties

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Jonny Turnbull 🇺🇦 @jonnyjjt.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Really glad to see our special feature of People and Nature is starting to trickle through. The issue includes some wonderful contributions from scholars and practitioners working on the digital dimensions of nature recovery!

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Did you miss Leah Gerber's insightful talk on designing conservation science for decision-making last week? Not to worry, you can watch it here now. @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk

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Designing Conservation Science for Decisions - Leah Gerber

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Environmental Delivery Plans are central to England’s Nature Restoration Fund, giving developers a way to fund nature recovery alongside new housing and infrastructure. Our new briefing sets out how EDPs can balance diverse evidence and proportionate risk in practice. @ecioxford.bsky.social

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An approach to assessing evidence for Environmental Delivery Plans (EDPs)

An approach to using evidence to create Environmental Development Plans

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

We’re excited to be #hiring new researchers to join the Farm Environments in Policy and Practice project @oxfordgeography.bsky.social If you’re passionate about farming, nature, participatory policy research, & getting out into fields, we’d love to hear from you.

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Prof Phoebe Barnard @phoebebarnard.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

For your weekend's viewing pleasure: a delightful, fascinating talk by @naturerecovery.bsky.social director @ymalhi.bsky.social on ecological vibrancy, the beating of the Earth's hemispheric green heart over the year, and wild vs ghost tropical islands. Enjoy! naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/yadvind...

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Yadvinder Malhi’s TED Talk: Measuring the Planet’s Heartbeat

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

New paper from Sruthi Krishna Moorthy and @ymalhi.bsky.social examines 60 years of tropical ecology research 🌍 The study highlights the growing dominance of tropical forest research and persistent global inequities in tropical ecology authorship. doi.org/10.1111/btp....

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Shifting Trends in Tropical Ecology Research Over Six Decades

We analyzed over 170,000 tropical ecology publications (1960–2023) using a large language model to extract study location and biome information at scale. We show that research has grown across all bi....

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Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

This Friday we are hosting the inspirational David Abrams, about intimate understanding of our place on this Earth

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Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Looking forward to hosting Merlin Hanbury- Tenison to talk about his book (Our Oaken Bones) and his quest to restore Britain’s temperate rainforests. 415 pm today, in person and online, all welcome

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

🌿 How can community science help us understand the benefits of nature? New Oxford research shows it’s already contributing useful evidence, especially on biodiversity, but important gaps remain. Better support could help connect local knowledge with decision-making.

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Community science for assessing nature’s benefits: a systematic review and survey

How can community science initiatives support assessments of nature’s benefits?

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Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Here's a conversation with restoration pioneer Bernado Streassburg and me on the remarkable story of urban forest restoration in Rio de Janeiro, from the 19th century to the 21st, recording in gorgeous Tijuca National Park @naturerecovery.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhXe...

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Tijuca: the story of nature recovery in Rio's astonishing urban rainforest

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Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

We have organised this event in Earth Day to commemorate the memory and legacy and Dom Phillips and Bruno Perreira and celebrate the launch of the paperback of Don’s book and explore futures. In person only , at Oxford’s beautiful Natural History Museum - all welcome @naturerecovery.bsky.social

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

“We’ve forgotten what we’ve lost.” @guyshrubsole.bsky.social on nature, memory, & land. A powerful conversation about ownership, inequality, & what real nature recovery might look like in Britain. www.buzzsprout.com/2135393/epis... #Nature #Biodiversity #Rewilding #UKNature @ecioxford.bsky.social

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Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Very excited to see the online natural resonance festival starting next week using the arts to explore connection with nature (and to play a small part with a few readings…). Sign up on the link below www.naturalresonance.world/2026-nrf-eve...

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2026 NRF Events — Natural Resonance

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Ivy isn't a 'parasite', and it doesn't 'strangle' trees. Instead, it's a massively important natural part of forest ecosystems, providing food and shelter to a great range of animal inhabitants. But also, it's *beautiful*.

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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

‪ 🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲 👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity! Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪

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The Iris Project @theirisproject.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Yesterday, we held our Tree Conference. The whole of Year Twelve spent the day filled with walking in woodland, a keynote lecture from Professor Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social, and taking part in 12 different workshops! Find out more here: tinyurl.com/3n6rb8zp

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

It was an honour to give a talk at Oxford University’s Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery last night, with the title ‘Ill Fares the Land? Holding large landowners to account for nature destruction & restoration’ Huge thanks to @ymalhi.bsky.social for inviting me! bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

This was such a great talk. Well deserving of a re-watch.

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Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

It was wonderful to host you @guys hrubsole.bsky.social , and such a terrific talk and provocative discussion on a topic not talked about enough (until you began writing about it) The talk will be listed on our YouTube, alongside our amazing library of previous talks youtube.com/@oxfordnatur...

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Birmingham Climate Justice Coalition @brumcjc.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

“Winston Churchill did intervene in Iran and we are living with the consequences of that today” @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

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Natural History Museum, London @nhm-london.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Come for the dinosaurs, stay for the architecture! 🤩 We couldn’t resist sharing some more photos taken on a recent stroll around the Museum! Have you ever noticed these details? ✨

A view of the stairs inside Hintze Hall. The handrail is highly decorated, with carvings of animals. At the top of the stairs, a giant sequoia slice is visible.

A view of the ornate arches in Hintze Hall, carved with floral patterns. In the background, stairs are visible.

A view of the ornate arches in Hintze Hall, carved with floral patterns. In the background, there are tall, arched windows, and a statute of Charles Darwin.

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Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Wow, less coal burning in England than since the time of Shakespeare…

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Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Looking forward to hosting @guyshrubsole.bsky.social today 415 pm to explore this history of land ownership in England and its role in nature loss and recovery. In person and online - all welcome !

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 05/03/2026

NEW ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 2.4% in 2025 as coal fell to a 400-year low. Incredibly, we used less coal last year than than in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet. All the details in our article: www.carbonbrief.org/...

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

On Friday @profkatej.bsky.social discussed AI for Nature Recovery – Improving the Journey from Data to Decisions, & explored how AI, bioacoustics, sensing tech & machine learning are reshaping biodiversity monitoring & conservation policy. You can watch it here. @ecioxford.bsky.social

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AI for Nature Recovery – Improving the Journey from Data to Decisions

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Do forests make it rain? 🌧️🌳on 13.3 Prof Dominick Spracklen will be exploring how tropical forests shape rainfall, heat, fire & public health, and why deforestation is an immediate climate risk. In person & online. @ecioxford.bsky.social bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...

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School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford @oxfordgeography.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

🐆 "If conservation is framed just in terms of reducing extinction, we risk ending up with under-ambitious #conservation goals." This #WorldWildlifeDay, read our recent Q&A with Dr Molly Grace - Co-Chair, IUCN Green Status of Species Working Group - on the state and future of wildlife conservation ⬇️

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

🔊 New blog! AI is shaping how we picture #Rewilding 🌿. A new study finds it leans on charismatic species & pretty landscapes, ignoring people 👥 & ecological mess 💀. It's time for richer stories. @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

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Digital natures in the AI-era

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

What happens when a musical composer joins an ecology lab?🎶 Zack Di Lello collaborates with the Ecoacoustics project, led by @ellabrowning.bsky.social, transforming ecological data into music and inviting new ways to listen to environmental change. www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/where-m...

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Where Music Meets Ecology: Sound & Environmental Research

What happens when experimental music enters an ecology lab? DPhil composer Zack Di Lello is using data sonification and sound art to translate ecological research into listening experiences that deepe...

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Gas prices jumped again this morning and are on track to double - a stark reminder of our exposure to fossil fuel volatility. The real solution isn’t more drilling, but moving away from combustion: electrify, use renewable power, and boost energy efficiency.

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Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Looking forward to hosting @hdavidcooper.bsky.social for his talk on the UK trends in trying to halt biodiversity loss @jncc.bsky.social

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Are we on track to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030? On 4 March 2026 (5–6:15pm), Dr David Cooper joins us at the Oxford Martin School, in person and online, to assess progress on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and what comes next. Register: bit.ly/4aXTh3i

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Really enjoyed discussing The Lawton Principles (more, bigger, better and more joined up) with the ever enthusiastic John Lawton. youtu.be/GMlzvNxM2N0?...

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The Lawton Principles: more, bigger, better and more joined up.

YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

On Friday @profkatej.bsky.social discusses how nature recovery depends on turning ecological data into clear, timely, actionable insights. Hear how sensing tech, automated acoustics & AI can strengthen the data-to-decision journey for better ecosystem monitoring. Register here to attend in person 👇

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ATTEND IN PERSON: AI for Nature Recovery – Improving the Journey from Data to Decisions - Prof Kate Jones - Booking by Bookwhen

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Happy #DarwinDay … celebrating here with @ymalhi.bsky.social

Smiling in front of the statue of Charles Darwin in the London Natural History Museum

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Mike Kaspari @mikekaspari.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Gotcha beat. Dan Janzen could be pithy when he wanted to be.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

How much temperate rainforest could there be in the UK and Ireland, and where? Despite campaigns calling for restoration in both countries, these questions have been difficult to answer. In our new paper we assess the evidence base 🌏🧪🌐🌳🌲 1/9

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Comparison of three temperate rainforest climate envelopes for Britain and Ireland: Where could our rainforest be?

There are multiple methods for creating climate envelopes for temperate rainforest, and these climate envelopes result in different extents across Ireland and Britain. An awareness of these differenc...

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

This Friday, Prof Ian Mell explores how green infrastructure has become mainstream in policy & practice, drawing on research from the UK to examine how scale, time & the politics of place shape the quality & impact of urban green infrastructure Online/in-person oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com

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Nature-based Solutions Initiative @naturebasedsols.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

"My message today is simple: nature is not a nice to have - it is critical national infrastructure." If you missed it, this was Prof Nathalie Seddon's opening at the #NationalEmergencyBriefing Watch the expert briefing on nature & find routes to take action➡️ www.nebriefing.org/briefings/na...

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