World-leading interdisciplinary research into the complexities of biodiversity gains and losses in the Anthropocene, funded by The Leverhulme Trust and based at the University of York. #LCAB
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Victoria Coulton considers biodiversity change in Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures. With a 2030 deadline, governments around the world are under growing pressure to fulfil the targets established by the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
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Andrew Gibson reflects on the importance of direct ecological experience for environmental scholarship while supporting an undergraduate fieldtrip to Lutkemeerpolder - a small organic urban farm in the Netherlands.
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Tracey Hayes reflects on the cultural inflections of extinction in her latest PhD chapter. If the role of the archive is to preserve cultural traditions, what can they tell us about extinct creatures & what are the challenges of seeking out the extinct in the archive?
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The new @york.ac.uk Ecological Management Plan sets out practical and inclusive actions to enhance biodiversity, sustainability and wellbeing across campus, highlighting the importance of biodiversity in University life and decision-making.
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What can archaeology say about ‘rewilding’?
@jonathan-gdon.bsky.social recently attended the Into the Wild network meeting bringing together archaeologists, palaeoecologists, landowners & conservationists to discuss resilient & desirable futures for UK landscapes.
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Exploring human-nature relationships in Bangladesh’s city parks. PhD student Rebecca Morris reflects on a whirlwind reconnaissance trip, gaining insight into the context and dynamics of green spaces in one of the world’s fastest urbanising countries.
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Inspiring levels of curiosity and creativity at today's Imag(e)ining the Past collaging workshop @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social 1/
What if we pay for the presence of large carnivores, rather than for the damage they cause? This is what Sweden has been doing in the reindeer herding area since 1996, a scheme lauded as a gold standard for coexistence. But is it still delivering? We found worrying trends👇 www.slu.se/en/news/2026...
The latest article from Kate Rudd (Funding Programme Officer & PhD researcher @anthropocenebio.bsky.social) explores her research into capital deployment among UK nature-funding foundations and maps four paradigms of capital deployment:
Finding my way Into the Wild in Glasgow's west end on the way to the conference this morning @fossilbeetle.bsky.social @hannahfluck.bsky.social @kimjward.bsky.social
Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity
Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity
Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity
Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity
Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity
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The new University of York Ecological Management Plan is structured around interacting pillars of monitoring and management of biodiversity, education, research and wellbeing.
Sweden’s internationally acclaimed compensation scheme for coexistence between reindeer herders and wolverines helped the species recover. A new study now shows that the success has not lasted. Trust ...
