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Professor of plant ecology, lover of biodiversity and ecological restoration, especially in open landscapes; cosmopolitan.🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧🇩🇪
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I was hoping for this! "The destruction of the CDU" sequel film! Brilliantly done. Vielen Dank für diesen Schatz @lilischote und co!

Despite his climate leadership stance ahead of COP30, Brazilian President Lula da Silva is pushing to approve oil exploration at the mouth of the Amazon. Sarah Brown for @mongabay.bsky.social (edits by @alecspop.bsky.social) news.mongabay.com/2025/02/lula...

Raise your hand 🖐️ if you agree President Zelenskyy & the brave people of Ukraine are Heros & Donald Trump's January 6th MAGA are Zeros! I want all of my 131K friends to follow YOU! 💙💛 Like 💙 & Repost ♻️, you will meet NEW Friends 🎉 Interact in the comments meet even MORE 🚀 Who is with me? 🖐️

How the kelp forest looks in intact areas, with all the millions associated species, versus how it looks in more sea urchin grazed areas. Huge areas of kelp forests have been lost along the Norwegian coast, and we do a lot of work to restore these magnificent forests. #PhycologyFriday

Funny that.

Prairies!

Gratuliere Michael, mal eine sehr gute Nachricht!

Die absoluten Basics für jede Wirtschaft: ▶️ Stabiles Klima ▶️ Fruchtbare Böden ▶️ Trinkbares Wasser ▶️ Saubere Luft Fragen zu #Klimakrise, #Artensterben, #Umweltverseuchung im #Quadrell: NICHTS. NADA. NIENTE.

Der #GreenDeal ist das größte Umwelt- & Klimaschutzprogramm, das Europa jemals auf den Weg gebracht hat. Dieser Meilenstein für Naturschutz, Klimaschutz und Kreislaufwirtschaft ist in großer Gefahr! Bitte unterstützt & verbreitet diesen wichtigen Aufruf! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-02...

Es war inspirierend trotz der politischen Lage gerade. Vielen Dank! Wir bleiben am Ball. Mein Teil inkludiert meine Arbeit im Wissenschaftlichen Beirat für Natürlicher Klimaschutz, #WBNK. Wir beraten zum Zukunftsprogramme Aktion Natürlicher Klimaschutz, #ANK. Check it out! Viele MÖGLICHKEITEN.

Habeck hat schon 2019 skizziert, vor welchen Herausforderungen wir stehen: Trump, China, verschlafende Industriewende. Deshalb stehen wir vor einer entscheidenden Wahl: Entweder gelingt ein Wandel hin zu einer zukunftsfähigen Industrie, oder wir verlieren den Anschluss - mit fatalen Folgen! 🧵

The difference a year makes: 5 years ago the narrative of the EU Commission was dealing with climate breakdown, now it's competitive ability of companies and migration. The Green Deal is in danger due to right wing parties, fossil fuel lobby watering it down into oblivion.

Sigh. Thanks for putting it in words.

Looking not at all worried about the accusations of attempted assassination within a coup d'état? I think not. Parabéns Brasil for upholding the law unlike some other countries so-called government at the moment. #Brazil #justice #Bolsonaro

1. A few years ago, people like me were widely attacked in the media for “declinism”. How could we fail to see that we were heading into a capitalist utopia, in which everything would keep getting better? This is a thread about what we could see that our critics could not. 🧵

The question isn’t IF climate change is making extreme weather worse—it’s how much. Science can put a number on how many more homes flood, how much more rain a hurricane dumps, how much larger wildfires grow--and how much worse it will get if we don't act now. More by @frediotto.bsky.social & I:

Kurz vor der #Bundestagswahl in Deutschland: wir wollen eine lebenswerte Zukunft, die uns nicht die Welt kostet? Dann brauchen wir paradoxerweise viele Investitionen jetzt, viel Veränderung damit unser Leben stabil bleibt. Wählt Parteien, die das ANK weiter aufbauen. @roberthabeck4bk.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Some more eloquence on the elephant in the room. Climate and Biodiversity breakdowns and the spectre of linked social breakdown. Why are the politicians in Germany barely talking about climate change or massive loss of biodiversity that underpins our lifestyles?

Again the big Q, the elephant in the room: why are the politicians in German #Bundestagswahl not talking about the importance of biodiversity and a stable climate as *the basis of our societies and existence? We know a lot, e.g. see below, more shade trees, more pollinators, resilient chocolate.

If DOGE wants to cut actual government waste, are they going to cut subsides to fossil fuels, Big Ag, and military contractors too? I’ll just wait…

Bring back the wolf! He’s not long gone, you know. He went out when sheep came in. Sheep cleared men and women. Now let wolves clear sheep… —Edwin Morgan, “Wolf” in VIRTUAL & OTHER REALITIES, @carcanet.bsky.social 1997 www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/inde...

Wenn ihr die AdD wählt, schiesst ihr euch selbst ins Bein. Ganz wichtig: die AfD will, wie die CDU, den Spitzensteuersatz senken....dh. die Partei des kleinen Mannes oder Frau liegt ganz woanders. Wo druckt dein Schu? #Bundestagswahl

phys.org/news/2025-02... Leakage between conservation activities is an important thing that we certainly need to take much more into account. We still need to avoid strong plant and insect decline in the Global North though! #multifunctionality could help too.

This is so true. The exchange with the far-right is more an absurd game than a serious exchange. Words don't mean much to them, only power to feed their deeply battered egos.

Vance's speech in Munich was a nasty piece of gaslighting. In one fell swoop, the Transatlantic Alliance was dumped in the bin. We know who has gone over to the dark side now. It's like playground bullying politics, except it's deadly real on a global stage.

Friends, May we never forget that while negotiations,statements, addresses and the rest of the (undoubtedly important) diplomacy track are happening,exhausted #Ukrainian men &women in military uniform are holding back evil on the frontlines. Without them,there would be no diplomacy track at all.

There will be an emergency summit on Monday among European leaders,organized by French President Macron This was reported by Radosław Sikorski,Foreign Minister of Poland.He added that he expects the European leaders to discuss "in a very serious fashion"the challenges posed by U.S.President Trump."

Don’t Believe Him www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o... This is a most insightful article on King Trump. Do read, it'll cheer you up.

Preprint alert!🚨 You want biomass data without clipping the vegetation? Use your smartphone for a 3D scan! In our manuscript you get instructions & a complete Jupyter notebook for immediate use! doi.org/10.32942/X2T... 🪴+📱=💚 #biodiversity #ecology #globalchange #photogrammetry

This chimes perfectly with one conclusion at our final event for the #Grassworks project on what leads to success in grassland restoration, in Berlin last week: find and develop shared values between people, and these relational values can be major levers for change. #biodiversity #values

www.theguardian.com/world/articl... Great article on how we need to stop focusing on growth at all costs, and instead get into quality of life and sustainability.

survey.academiccloud.de/index.php/38... Please take our fun, short survey on your preference for grasslands or forests and how much biodiversity you think is found in the habitats. It's in German, will post English vs next.

This is a great initiative, that we should all support. I've donated. Will you? freeourfeeds.com

While many struggle to make ends meet, the wealth of the super-rich has soared. It doesn’t have to be this way. There’s another way—one that prioritises fairness, sustainability, and equality. It starts with making those at the top pay their fair share. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/40FunBq #Davos

Musk's fascist salutes are a signal, showing how far he intends to go. They point to the destruction of democracy he seeks, the impunity, the violent pursuit of power. They point to the empire he wants to build, and to the degradation of all our lives as he sets out to crush our humanity.

The next hero. Brilliantly clear speech and request.

We’re thrilled to announce that "The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (And How it Came to Control Your Life)", featuring bestselling author & environmental activist @georgemonbiot.bsky.social, is now available streaming from MEF! Watch the trailer & learn more: bit.ly/3PrUsNZ