Jonah Fisher

BBC Climate/Environment correspondent.
Previously Kyiv, Yangon, Bangkok, Lagos, Joburg, Khartoum, Asmara.
Planning an interesting trip? [email protected]

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The story of a special forest and the struggle to protect it by discovering unique species. It was quite a trip with @JulianBayliss1 and a team of extraordinary scientists including dung beetle researcher Dr Gimo Daniel and his unique bait(18 mins in) https://t.co/crIquPEvtr

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Does anyone have a print copy of the Guardian from this Thursday 16th July - my dad’s obituary was in it but we don’t have a copy! It was in the Journal section… thanks!

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A warning about a shortage of British cod, brought to you by… @JonahFisherBBC, featuring a guest called Kerry Lyne. It had to be! 🐟 🐟 🐟 #nominativedetermination

https://t.co/qUvUEOjO0m

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Can sinking old barges in an Essex estuary stop salt-marshes eroding away? Climate change is set to bring more intense storms and rising sea-levels - so @nationaltrust has undertaken what it calls "the ultimate recycling project"

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"It is irresponsible for any manufacturer of a wet wipe to have the word 'flushable' on it."

Chief exec of Water UK David Henderson tells #R4Today that the government may need to step in to ban the word from packaging because of the 'untold damage' to the water network.

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The wet wipe manufacturers may say the biodegradeable ones are flushable... but the message from the government and the water companies is bin them...

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So long, plastic wet wipes - but should we be flushing the new ones? https://t.co/Q2vUiSJO1t

[The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants @wildlifebcn]

Tune into BBC Breakfast this morning to hear conservation officer Iain Webb, Wildlife Trusts CEO Craig Bennett and others at Trumpington Meadows nature reserve talking about the impact of the heatwave and climate change on nature

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More about it here... https://t.co/VZSJZl1UUp

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Should we be doing more to monitor what's in the sewage sludge that's spread on farmers fields?

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@NemoGee drop me an email. [email protected]

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Thanks for watching.

[Hipscrew @StGeorge2304]

@JonahFisherBBC have some water near you when you go live!! That white muck in your mouth makes me feel sick watching you talk!!!

[Ros Atkins @BBCRosAtkins]

Elon Musk has had a lot to say about the grooming gangs scandal. We looked at 24 hours on Musk's X timeline and found a range of false and misleading information being amplified. Produced by Catherine Karelli, Shayan Sardarizadeh and Jake Horton. Graphics by Jacqueline Galvin.

[Jeremy Bowen @BowenBBC]

The man who led the offensive that overthrew Bashar al Assad invited me to the presidential palace in Damascus for an interview - now using his real name Ahmed al Sharaa - aka Abu Mohammed al Jolani #Syria #bbcnews https://t.co/KgBuzjlDLg

[Victoria Gill 💙💛 @Vic_Gill]

Buried deep in the ⁦⁦@BBCNews⁩ site, a story we’ve worked on for many months:
Dive into life in the polar bear capital of the world. W/ advice from a wise teen about why you might hit a bear on the nose!
⁦@PolarBears⁩ ⁦@katestephred⁩ https://t.co/WhfI2wRWbm

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@SophieRichmo Hi Sophie... yes a good point... the brief i was given was to look at the link between climate change and winter weather... and how we will have to adapt to new realities.

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@Gar26468717 It’s clear. Warmer air absorbs more water.

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@BBCMOTD If this is AI it should be labelled as such.

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Nominative determinism again.
https://t.co/XQihwHmIz7

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The BBC's "Team Sewage" has been nominated for an @pressgazette award... fingers crossed...

[Esme Stallard @EsmeStallard]

🗞️🙌 Delighted to have our investigation into illegal sewage spills shortlisted for the @pressgazette awards alongside some fantastic journalists

Check out the full list here - really shows the positive power of journalism

https://t.co/d2Xa6r7xfu