Amateur orchid hunters are incredibly valuable in orchid research because they cover much more ground than a handful of experts can. @CSIRObit.ly/3mJLnCd
BREAKING: US media reports President Joe Biden will not extend the 31 August deadline to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan.
@Stone_SkyNews says US officials "can not guarantee the behaviour and cooperation of the Taliban" if the deadline is not met.
trib.al/gDNsiIS
New short communication piece published: Domesticating the Exotic? An Online Survey of Attitudes towards the International Wildlife Pet Trade by @andrea_contina, Christopher E Anderson, @LandUseChange #consocsci#openaccess | bit.ly/3ytVajE
It is with deep sadness that I inform you of the passing away of Prof Bob Scholes, Director of GCI and Wits Distinguished Professor, on Wednesday 28 April, following a hike in northern Namibia. This is a sad, sad day for Wits. Bob is irreplaceable.
Some fascinating weekend reading! The new #openaccess issue is now online. Issue 19(1) features research from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka Uganda, Indonesia and the USA | bit.ly/3tUCis9
Drones, robots and autonomous systems can transform the natural world in and around cities❗️
Our paper on it (NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION):
A global horizon scan of the future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on urban ecosystems
go.nature.com/3odhXex#UrbanEcology🌎
Really proud of the @naturvation team's work to share our learning about #naturebasedsolutions through this online resource. Definitely a highlight of 2020!
Our BOOK
"Ecology of Tropical Cities: Natural and Social Sciences Applied to the Conservation of Urban Biodiversity"
will be published by SPRINGER NATURE.
This book will have 60 chapters, which will be signed by 250 scientists from 31 countries.
🍾 😀✌️
🐸🐦🦊🐞🦋🐞🐟🌳🍄
New article published ahead of print: Rights, Resources, Rezoning and the Challenges of Governance in South Africa's Oldest Marine Protected Area by @EllaMuhl and Merle Sowman #consocsci#openaccess | bit.ly/36DBqPF
#BreakingNews: Media reporting @IPBES nominated for #NobelPeacePrize for "invaluable contribution to world peace & global development"
'recognition for experts around the world who contributed to IPBES w/ hope that science will be foundation of politics'
sueddeutsche.de/wissen/fried…