In Africa & elsewhere, smaller cats tend to get lost when it comes to research & conservation. In West Africa, these species risk falling into total obscurity as continuing insecurity plagues the region. news.mongabay.com/2024/10/west-a…

The impacts of armed conflict on biodiversity have long been neglected. A UN meeting hosted by Colombia is a golden opportunity to begin changing that go.nature.com/3U7UHQY

Here ZSL we've been working with Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) Міндовкілля України WWF Colombia to draw attention to the need to address the impacts of armed conflict on biodiversity loss at #COP16, including providing conservation support to conflict affected countries nature.com/articles/d4158…

We spoke to CBC News about #Gaza's environment: "The intensity of it is an order magnitude greater than we've seen before — because it has been ongoing for so long, because it has been this deliberate effort to cause very severe damage." cbc.ca/news/world/isr…

Thanks to MinAmbiente Colombia #COP16Colombia is an historic opportunity to begin mainstreaming peace and security into the implementation of the Global #Biodiversity Framework. Our nature commentary with ZSL, Міндовкілля України & WWF Colombia explains nature.com/articles/d4158… 🧵

Just published 📢 More armed conflicts are under way today than at any point since the Second World War. How can COP16 address the impact of war on biodiversity and the environment? #ZSLPapers nature.com/articles/d4158…

Ahead of COP16 COLOMBIA 🇨🇴 on #Biodiversity, United Nations UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office pooled funding is featured in nature Magazine‼️: follow the work of #TheNatureFacility fund, the 'Kibira Peace Forest' and how armed conflict impacts biodiversity: --> nature.com/articles/d4158… --> mptf.undp.org/fund/naf00

Recommended read in nature mentioning NPA's work on environmental considerations in #mineaction. We urge states attending #COP16 to consider the effect of armed conflict on biodiversity, and conservation’s role in promoting peacebuilding. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Conservation journals that prioritise research that transcends particular ecosystems or species may not be publishing science with the most impact. Managers and decision-makers need science that can be easily applied to the issues that they face conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/co…

#COP16 has begun: World leaders MUST address the devastating impacts of #war on our planet's #biodiversity! Let's end the silence on war's environmental toll. True #conservation can only thrive in the context of #peace! nature.com/articles/d4158…

Looking forward to talking about peace, climate action and COP29 at today’s webinar, there’s still time to register and join us!

New paper! Mapping illegal trade routes of live cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula. The Society for Conservation Biology conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/co… ACCO ZSL @TorridAnalytics Hirola Conservation Prof Sarah Durant Africa Range Wide Cheetah Conservation Initiative

Our new paper out in #ConservationBiology maps illegal trade routes for trafficking live #cheetah cubs from Horn of Africa to Gulf States. A trafficking network model identifies areas where cheetah populations are most at risk to #IllegalWildlifeTrade conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

If you are in Cali for #COP16 don't miss the African CSOs Biodiversity Alliance event on the global nexus of biodiversity loss, climate change and conflict on Tues 29th Oct 10:15. Doug Weir from Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) will be making introductory remarks with a panel of speakers incl Peace Nexus, Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN)

Baby cheetahs are being torn away from their mothers in Kenya and sold in Somalia for just about Sh10,000. #Starinfographics

It barely featured in the campaign, but it looks like the world’s most powerful economy is about to elect a climate denying authoritarian who hates clean technology. The chances of global temperatures spiralling out of control just increased substantially.

Reminder: Victory for Trump is likely to all but end global hopes of staying below 1.5C, our analysis found in March carbonbrief.org/analysis-trump…

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

Excellent commentary in nature on conservation policies & environmental impacts of war Midori Paxton #EnvConflictDay #EnvironmentalSecurity #ClimateSecurity