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Dear AI Companies, instead of sneakily scraping OpenStreetMap.org, how about a tiny $10,000 donation? We'll even throw in a shiny new download link to our entire planet's geo data! Who knew it was that easy! supporting.openstreetmap.org/donate/ #win #ai #bots #OpenStreetMap 🌍 🤖 🤑

📢NEW training module on the Trans-European Nature Network! Discover how NaturaConnect offers scientific support for designing the TEN-N by upholding the principles of CARE: Comprehensiveness, Adequacy, Resilience, & Effectiveness. Enrol now: tinyurl.com/ENA-NC #HorizonEU

Optimizing restoration: People-centric plans lead to tradeoffs with both climate and biodiversity | New PNASNews study lead by @IIASA_Vienna YSSP participant Trisha Gopalakrishna pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… Piero Visconti

Our new paper just out: nature.com/articles/s4155… urging caution in overstating potential benefits of animals for carbon sequestration. While benefits exist, we must recognise the uncertainties, limitations of scale and ethical implications Lead by Ethan Duvall and @EcologyRoo

Incorrect conclusions are being drawn from this recent Science paper on the effectiveness of climate policies around the world. What does the paper actually show? science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… 1/20+ 🧵

🌍 Join the #NaturaConnect Stakeholder Community! It brings together a diverse network of scientists, policymakers, NGOs & more to engage in designing a blueprint for a Trans-European Nature Network of protected & connected areas. buff.ly/3OkZD1e

At the @naturaconnect annual consortium meeting hosted by CNRS 🌍 Henrique Pereira presents the work of our 6 case studies and our integrative work to support the design and implementation of a coherent and resilient Trans-European Nature Network

“We fly lots, & we say that we shouldn't,” says Jonas De Vos, a transport geographer at UCL & the first author of the latest study. “We are hypocrites.” Climate leadership means walking the walk, academics need to put their house in order & lead by example nature.com/articles/d4158…

22 partner institutions across Europe met for the 3rd time to help realise the 4 targets of the EU biodiversity strategy related to protected area placement and effective management, ecological connectivity, restoration and recovery of species and ecosystems. Great progress made!

Strong evidence showing that getting a PhD is extremely bad for your mental health. A new paper uses Swedish medical records and matches them to the full population of PhD students for which the authors could get gender and birth year data from 2006 to 2017. After some exclusion

Protecting nature means thinking beyond borders. That’s why #NaturaConnect is working to help countries create a Trans-European Nature Network! 🎬Watch below to discover how NaturaConnect is helping countries put biodiversity on the path to recovery: buff.ly/3zQRO00

Primer for the #NexusAssessment is out. Following #IPBES11 you will hear more about the key takeaways from this large synthesis me and others have been working on for the last 3 years :)

🌿 We’re excited to present a new open-access harmonised database of red lists for European vascular plants! A vital resource for conservation efforts across Europe. Published in Scientific Data doi.org/10.1038/s41597… (1/3)

🆕Two project reports recently added to the NaturaConnect collection: doi.org/10.3897/rio.co… in our #openscience journal! 👌The Horizon Europe🇪🇺 project supports the development of the Trans-European Nature Network through #transdisciplinary #research. #biodiversity #naturalcapital

“ When a Clown moves into the Palace, he doesn’t become a King, The Palace becomes a Circus” is a Turkish proverb which is worth heeding in the coming days.

.CNRS 🌍 has released a dataset on the GEO BON #EssentialBiodiversityVariables Data Portal featuring predictive models for 1,200+ vertebrates across Europe, mapped at a 1 km² scale. Built on F.A.I.R. principles, it boosts transparency and collaboration! 👉 buff.ly/48DFq09

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Our new paper presenting the prior3D R package has just been published! It is about three-dimensional #conservation prioritization. Open access here: authors.elsevier.com/c/1k2dq15DJ-DH… Developed in the framework of MarinePlan. Vanessa Stelzenmüller Prior3D is available in #CRAN:

We are looking for new colleagues at our group in quantitative #biodiversity and #conservation science. See my post on the other, better platform🟦bsky.app/profile/martin…