@biodivoxford
The Oxford Nature Network is a network of researchers & practitioners in & around the University working on biodiversity. www.nature.ox.ac.uk/ Our talks in person & online: https://bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiversitynetwork
Do forests make it rain? 🌧️🌳This Friday 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 Register: oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
How can we finance nature-based solutions? Explore on the NbS Foundation Course with Prof Nicola Ranger and Dr Jimena Alvarez this April!
(Early Bird discount closes Fri 13 March ⏰)
Find out more & apply to join the April 2026 course 👉 🔗 www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/nature-based...
Indian pangolin, photo by Sandip Kumar, Wikimedia Commons
Long-tailed, or black-bellied, pangolin - photo by US Fish and Wildlife Service, Wikimedia Commons
A Philippine Pangolin pup nudges its mother, rolled up into a protective ball., photo by Shukran888 Wikimedia Commons.
Pangolins in numbers (thanks to @danchallender.bsky.social's brilliant talk):
- Largest: a 48kg pangzilla (Indian pangolin)
- Scaliest: Philippine pangolin, ~1000 per animal
- Most vertebrae in tail: 47, long-tailed pangolin (duh)
Pangolins are surprisingly strong - some enough to kill a leopard!
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Climate extremes are on the rise, and early life is extra vulnerable 🌧️
New research led by @devisatarkar.bsky.social reveals that cold snaps and heavy rain can stunt growth and survival prospects in young great tits 👇
Hopefully with @drhedgehog.bsky.social's findings, Hedgehog Hugh will no longer get into trouble on the A32.
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⏰ Final week to apply for a scholarship place on the NbS to Global Challenges Foundation Course! 🌎
✍ Check the eligibility criteria and apply here: forms.office.com/e/EBbg2ukWZ2
#Scholarship #NbSEducation #ClimateEducation #NatureEducation
Stop gentrifying our food! 🛑
🥦 In #FoodTakes 🥦 Episode 22, Jaden Woods (Black Rootz) explains how low-cost foods that were adapted by minoritised groups into rich food cultures are now becoming expensive fads that are no longer accessible.
🎥 Produced by @rebelwrit.bsky.social
#orfc2026
Join us this Friday for the last lecture of the series. @domspracklen.bsky.social will be asking: Do forests make it rain? Join online/in person (followed by a drinks reception, everyone is welcome)
Register & more info: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
Our latest article on the importance of local voices - and a reminder to book your place on our Effective Local Campaigning Workshop to help you amplify yours.
www.cpreoxon.org.uk/news/local-v...
@oxfordfoe.bsky.social @oxconservation.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social
What a fabulous talk on Friday by @guyshrubsole.bsky.social. If you missed it, you can catch up on Guy's talk: Holding large landowners to account for nature destruction & restoration, on our YouTube now.
@biology.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk
An infographic showing the relationship between business decision-making and biodiversity. The diagram has three main sections: Top: A teal circular diagram labeled "ENABLING ENVIRONMENT" with five segments: Values and norms Technology and data Capacity and knowledge Policy and legal Economics and finance Middle: A light blue square showing "Levels of business decision-making" with four quadrants: Portfolio Corporate Value chain Operations Connected to this are "Methods to inform" in dark blue, listing: Macro environmental economic models Life cycle approaches Spatial modelling Participatory mapping and monitoring Location-based observations Bottom: A landscape silhouette showing the interconnection between "BUSINESS" and "BIODIVERSITY" with two aspects: Dependencies (of businesses on biodiversity) Impacts (on biodiversity resulting from business action) The background features a green landscape with wind turbines, trees, and wildlife silhouettes.
Businesses both depend on and impact biodiversity, but many still lack the information to measure this. 🌍
🏡 IPBES new #BizBiodiversity assessment shows how existing methods can inform decisions across portfolios, value chains & operations.
🧪 Find out more: https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media
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...
🌿 Trees aren’t the only way to cool cities
New research by @ecioxford.bsky.social DPhil student Camilla Hyslop finds native grasslands in Johannesburg can cool neighbourhoods just as effectively as urban forests & were nearly 2°C cooler than heavily built-up areas.
www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/grassla...
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 !
Come & work with us. Be at the heart of Oxford’s environmental transformation. The Oxford Networks for the Environment are seeking an exceptional Impact Facilitator to evaluate, strengthen, and amplify the real-world impact of environmental research across the University. @ecioxford.bsky.social 👇
What does nature recovery mean? For Keith Kirby: A world where wildflowers are so common we don’t worry about children picking them. In this Nature Recovery podcast, we explore Wytham Woods, ash dieback, deer management, & how pple have shaped this landscape. www.buzzsprout.com/2135393/epis...
🐆 "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 ⬇️
It's World Wildlife Day, so the perfect moment to pencil a talk into your calendars.
9 March, at @morethanadodo.bsky.social we will host @danchallender.bsky.social from @biology.ox.ac.uk, talking about the elusive, endangered and no doubt enchanting pangolins.
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This is a fabulous opportunity. Please share far and wide.
Happy World Wildlife Day! 🦁
Here are just some of the species our researchers study alongside collaborators from around the world.
From animal behaviour and ecosystem dynamics to human-wildlife interactions and much more, our team works to support conservation efforts through data-driven research.
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...
The Soy Moratorium is critical for protecting the Amazon, but recent political choices threaten to undermine it
Dr Aline Soterroni explains why the science supports strengthening - rather than weakening - the #SoyMoratorium
➡️ www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/soy-mor...
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 now.
The UK’s report to the CBD, just published, shows we are making progress towards the ambitious targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. But action to date is insufficient to put nature on a path to recovery by 2030. www.linkedin.com/pulse/uk-rep...
ort.cbd.int/national-rep...
🌿 New blog! Ever wondered what happens when you try to map a whole country’s nature–finance flows? 🤔 Dive into this fascinating breakdown from @aliceillustrates.bsky.social, it’s eye-opening and super relevant for anyone thinking about conservation, investment, and the future of our planet.
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: https://bit.ly/4aXTh3i
New research led by mbsj.bsky.social, a researcher at the Environmental Change Institute, contributing important long-term insight into how Amazon forests are responding to increasing climate stress. 🌳
🌱 New research shows how to make sure the nature credits you buy are real, not just greenwashing. Dive into science-based tips for stronger biodiversity & climate impact from Nature Recovery experts. Read more👇
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @natduffus.bsky.social @joewbull.bsky.social
A flyer about an event taking place on 2 March at the Oxford Martin School. The event is titled "OPEN Conversation on Parliament, Policy, and Sustainable Impact". It will cover how researchers can better engage with the UK Parliament's Select Committees. The discussion panel will include Committee Specialists from the House of Commons and Oxford University academics.
Do you want to ⬆️ the impact of your research? Join @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social, the ZERO Institute & @smithschool.ox.ac.uk at @oxmartinschool.bsky.social on 2 March for a conversation on engaging with the UK Parliament's Select Committees. Read more & register: zero.ox.ac.uk/events/open-...
