Cons Bio News

links to student news blogs about the latest conservation research. #Environment #endangeredspecies #conservation #environment student-run!

[ipbes @IPBES]

What are the 5 direct drivers of change in nature with largest relative global impacts?

1: Change in land & sea use.

2: Direct exploitation of organisms.

3: Climate Change

4: Pollution

5: Invasive Species.

— Newly launched @IPBES #GlobalAssessment #IPBES7

[Scott Solomon @ScottESolomon]

Extremely honored to receive a George R Brown Award for Superior Teaching from @RiceUniversity! It is an honor and a privilege to teach such wonderful students and to work with and be supported by such phenomenal colleagues!

[Neil David Burgess @NeilBurgess081]

Essential reading for anyone writing a paper or a report about international biodiversity conventions in the build up to #CBD #post2020 discussions. We have done our best to summarise the policy for scientists @unepwcmc @GomeraM

[Scott P. Egan @scottpegan]

We reviewed the biology effects of border walls on natural populations as a Public Policy Brief for the @BakerMexicoCtr with @FuSchmu, Linyi Zhang, Glen Hood, and Matt Comerford (spoiler alert: the evidence suggests walls are not good for nature): https://t.co/vs0U9nNwnz

[Carl Safina @carlsafina]

Bad news for bugs (and the rest of life on Earth): https://t.co/O7UmdLOCei

[Pew Environment @pewenvironment]

Massive win for marine conservation: Thanks to research from Pew marine fellow @KerrySkink, the South African government has committed to expand marine protection from 0.4% to 5% in 2019. Read the exciting news: https://t.co/Z15yarg3d4

[Science News @ScienceNews]

An otterly wonderful conservation success. Nearly 600 otters saved from nuclear testing were rehomed. Now? There are more than 25,000. https://t.co/jyr01g6q63

[Cons Bio News @ConsBIoNews]

Can Applying Psychology Encourage Private Land Conservation?
Using personal motivations to determine how to engage landowners. https://t.co/PE55amuU9M

[Cons Bio News @ConsBIoNews]

Captive Pandas: Are We Raising Them to be Picky-Eaters? https://t.co/xPJmkIsBn1

[Cons Bio News @ConsBIoNews]

What do conservation of European bison and a rare flower have in common? More than you might think! Check out the latest post: "Species adrift"! https://t.co/k0tuQzliek

[Conservation Biology @ConBiology]

We've compiled a virtual issue to recognize the contributions of students. The issue contains 47 student papers published in 2017 on topics ranging from conservation planning to social systems and to species and ecosystems. @Society4ConBio
@BiolSciNews https://t.co/nDi6bXC56a

[Conservation Biology @ConBiology]

Increasing the species diversity of deadwood is an effective strategy for wood-inhabiting fungal conservation in temperate forests. https://t.co/No3yqCx1bo #congen

[Cons Bio News @ConsBIoNews]

There’s no place like home – or is there? How riparian reserves are helping tropical birds survive in a plantation dominated landscape https://t.co/zqPxZkljd3

[Cons Bio News @ConsBIoNews]

Few conservation efforts target light pollution. Is this hurting our ecosystems? https://t.co/EHvqKdgFKp

[Cons Bio News @ConsBIoNews]

An Unorthodox Approach: How Lampreys can help Conserve Great Lakes Fish https://t.co/wBAiCXZpNL

[Cons Bio News @ConsBIoNews]

Can Crowdfunding Team Work Make the Biodiversity Conservation Dream Work? https://t.co/nhb8Z0zjXg

[Cons Bio News @ConsBIoNews]

Secondary Foundation Species: The Unsung Heroes of Biodiversity https://t.co/qNj5jIW7L1

[Cons Bio News @ConsBIoNews]

Can Logging Actually Benefit Butterflies? https://t.co/YfmjWpg5C1

[Cons Bio News @ConsBIoNews]

Weeding out the Wildlife: How Our Landscaping Choices Affect Predator Behavior https://t.co/dYjUeS4L3Q

[Cons Bio News @ConsBIoNews]

Rigs to Reefs: Using What We Have to Protect Coral Reefs https://t.co/vUBCP5oIep