The new feature on the site shows where the citizen scientists have signed up! Please help us turn all Jozi landscapes green! Sign up at jozibeehotelproject.com or email us at [email protected]

The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods for Social-Ecological Systems | Taylor & Francis Group taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/…

The new IPCC 6th Assessment Report (AR6) provides an unprecedented degree of clarity about the future of our planet, and the need to reduce – and ultimately eliminate – our emissions of greenhouse gases. In this thread I take a look at some key findings from the report: 1/27

Very excited that Conservation Evidence is one of five major projects within the ai@cam. We will expand our current collaboration with the Computing Dept to develop novel means of using AI to present evidence to practitioners and decision makers (ai.cam.ac.uk/ai-deas/)

Our Forum article is now out in Trends in Ecology & Evolution highlighting the unique opportunity of #loadshedding as a natural experiment to explore the impacts of ALAN on wildlife behaviour with Chevonne Reynolds Robert L Thomson Davide M Dominoni authors.elsevier.com/a/1j7fncZ3X04nm Photo by Eric Nathan

Online now: Investigating the impacts of artificial light via blackouts dlvr.it/T7CLLy

Ever wondered about the upside of load shedding? Our proposal to use South Africa as a natural experiment for ALAN wildlife studies. Out now in Trends in Ecology & Evolution with the link authors.elsevier.com/a/1j7fncZ3X04nm #loadshedding Arjun Amar Robert L Thomson Davide M Dominoni Photo Eric Nathan

My first day City of Edmonton University of Alberta - here to create a Centre for Open Science & Synthesis in #Ecology & #Evolution. Looking for ~5 postdocs to join me in establishing the centre. Please apply - i-deel.org/opportunities.… Please RT

Online now: Problem-solving ability: a link between cognition and conservation? dlvr.it/T7gHKj

Is suppressing fire in woody savannas to enhance tree biomass and absorb carbo a #naturebasedsolution to climate change? No, it is ecological degradation. New paper in Global Change Biology by Ty Loft and colleagues explains why onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gc…

Global Change Biology | Environmental Change Journal | Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gc… This excellent paper by Joseph D.M. White shows frightening effects of woody plant encroachment on SA bird biodiversity, with 20% of species directly affected! @nicola_stvns

NEW JOB in #ornithology with BirdLife Science to help with the #conservation of #migratory #birds around the world: buff.ly/3X9VJ16

I will be recruiting two new PhD students to start in Feb 2025, to join a lively social-ecological research team working on protected areas. This is a competitive opportunity that involves applying for internal scholarships; I will support two or three applicants. If interested./

Thrilled to share my first publication in Scientific Reports! Our study focused on comparing morphometric responses of two congeneric species, the native Cape and the non-native house sparrows to increased urbanisation in SA. Link: doi.org/10.1038/s41598…

Applications are now open for the Student Conference on Conservation Science (SCCS) in Cambridge, UK. ⏰Application deadline: 12 September 2024 The conference will take place from 1-3 April, 2025. Bursaries are available - see website for details. sccs-cam.org

Big congrats to Nicholas James on publishing his first PhD thesis paper! We observed breeding Noddies on Heron Island foraging an order of magnitude further during periods of low food availability + roosting at the closest vegetated islands ~600 km away. 😲🤯 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

If you have a background in ecology + good CV + might be interested in a PhD involving meta-analysis and modelling for marine protected areas, please email me CV + short statement of interest asap.

📢 Application Deadline Extended! ACDI is still accepting applications for the Research Officer in Climate Responsive Nature-Based Solutions position 🌱 Join ACDI’s team and lead impactful climate & sustainability research. Apply here: jobs.uct.ac.za/job/Cape-Town-…