Dr. Gernot Segelbacher @gernot@qoto.org

Interesting piece in the #Nature journal about the #birdsite and its importance in #science.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04506-6

As a very recent arrival on #Mastodon and in the #Fediverse, I'm seeing far more engagement here than on Twitter, despite having far fewer followers here.

Being here feels like the earlier days on Twitter, where posts are generously shared and where there is a genuine sense of building and supporting a community

I hope this continues and that the wider #Science and #Environment communities and also #universities jump on board.

For a now slightly dated view (in Nature) of the merits of Mastodon for scientists, see also this:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03668-7

#ScienceCommunication

Did #COP15 deliver for #biodiversity and people?
Here’s a nice breakdown of the strong and weak points of the agreement.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/20/cop15-montreal-did-it-deliver-for-natural-world-aoe?CMP=share_btn_tw

It's the #WinterSolstice!
Let's enjoy silence & darkness for a while.

So #COP15 proved to be an historic moment for #biodiversity. It’s not a perfect deal and it doesn’t have the full financial backing it needs to reach the 2030 targets, but it is a good start. We can build from here.
So many thanks to the thousands of people around the world that worked together to achieve this plan.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/19/cop15-historic-deal-signed-to-halt-biodiversity-loss-by-2030-aoe

Interessanter Blick auf Unterrichtsausfall:
Wegen Infektionsschutz 2020: Zukunft unserer Kinder ruiniert
Wegen Krankheitswelle 2022: Tja, Kinder, da müsst ihr jetzt halt durch, stellt euch nicht so an.

The EU #deforestation law helps to protect forests!
EU agrees #law to fight global #deforestation & #forest #degradation driven by EU production and consumption. #Together4Forests #WWF #EU
https://www.wwf.eu/?8350966/EU-leaders-seal-deal-for-groundbreaking-law-to-stop-deforestation

Die Woche der Entscheidungen über die Zukunft der Natur: Nach mehreren Jahren Vorbereitung soll bis kommenden Montag ein Weltnaturvertrag ausformuliert und beschlossen sein. @ThomasKrumenacker berichtet bei @riffreporter
für euch von der #cop15 in Montreal:

https://www.riffreporter.de/de/umwelt/biodiversitaet-naturschutz-cop15-montreal-globales-abkommen-ziele-havre

#Biodiversity and #nature conservation: Which countries want what at the forthcoming UN #COP15 which is supposed to deliver a „Paris"-style breakthrough for nature conservation and set global goals until 2030?
Carbonbrief has set up a fantastic data base for topics and positions:
https://www.carbonbrief.org/interactive-who-wants-what-at-the-cop15-biodiversity-summit/ Must have been a LOT of work!
Via @OceanTerra