Zoology PhD student | Conservation Science Group, University of Cambridge | King's College | Data Science | 🏳️🌈 he/him
Cambridge, England
Joined September 2020
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At least 80% of the most important areas for biodiversity on land contain infrastructure, and this is likely to increase!
New paper from @BirdLife_Sci @wwf_uk @WWF @WWFNorge @Cambridge_Uni @ConservEvidence
doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.202…
See🧵below.
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Here's an amazing postdoctoral opportunity to shape a key biodiversity metric for the agrifood sector, working closely with me & the Agroecology group at Cambridge @Camzoology & @CoolFarmTool (forms.zohopublic.eu/coolfarm…). DM me for more information. DEADLINE 8AM 12 JAN 2025
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New online! The status, threats and conservation of Critically Endangered species bit.ly/4k5wvsz
Excited to be involved in both a workshop and symposium with @idoimpact @ICCB2025 . Join to hear about challenges, solutions and future directions for impact evaluation in conservation. I'll be speaking about some of my PhD work on using evidence in species conservation 🐅🫎🐨🦔
Join the Impact Evaluation Working Group @ICCB2025! Wondering where to find us? See below for the list of events we'll be hosting 🌏🪼
@Society4ConBio #ICCB2025
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📢Publication alert!
How can we diagnose the causes of wild species population decline more quickly and reliably?
A new paper by Prof Rhys Green and Prof Jeremy Wilson @RSPBScience suggests a way forward.
Read more about it here: bit.ly/43qvzdk
@BritishEcolSoc
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Conservation has never looked so cute. But all squees aside, the European hamster faces serious threats amid a serious int'l conflict.
Our #conservation dir. explains how we're helping scientists restore this endangered species ➤ blog.zoonewengland.org/2025/…
#WorldHamsterDay
ALT A small hamster nestled in tall green grass during sunlight.
*Positive news* Despite global declines in biodiversity, we find conservation has driven improvements in >100 species. This suggests with greater resource allocation to more species, conservation can halt and reverse biodiversity loss! First PhD paper: doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio…
ALT Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) (c) Octavio Jimenez Robles
Huge thanks to my supervisors and collaborators @Bill_Sutherland, @LynnDicks, @durleigh, @mollykgrace, @stubutchart, @RebeccaASenior, Silviu Petrovan, @CamESS_CCLEAR for funding & all those who contribute to the @IUCNRedList!
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Incase you missed it-this talk about our paper (what is a unit of nature) is now on you tube
youtube.com/watch?v=6z581smM…
Are you, or any of your followers, interested in the emerging biodiversity credit market & how nature is measured? Do share the link for this excellent seminar at Oxford University (online or in person) about our recent paper: 'What is a unit of nature?'
bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodivers…
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Invasive alien species are one of the main direct drivers of #biodiversity loss and species extinctions. Check out #EICAT, the IUCN standard to support global action on #InvasiveAlienSpecies
ow.ly/ktCQ50Br69P
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New paper in @ScienceMagazine on tiger recovery in India
India gained 30% tiger distribution in over a decade and now holds 75% of global wild tigers
Beyond ecological settings, tiger recovery was driven by peace and sustainability in the landscape
scim.ag/3EhNlFy
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Excited to share the new Conservation Evidence Toolkit!
A guide to a collection of tools 🛠️ and resources 📃for embedding evidence in conservation and improving practice. Tools were co-designed with practitioners, funders, policymakers.
Download here: tinyurl.com/CEevidencetool
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Our paper reviews the problem of invasive species carried with ornamental plants.
academic.oup.com/bioscience/…
youtube.com/watch?v=CgNVA0MI…
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📢Publication alert!
LIFE: A metric for mapping the impact of land-cover change on global extinctions
Published today in Philosophical Transactions of the @royalsociety B: Biological Sciences
Authors include @AliEyres and Prof Andrew Balmford
doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2023.03…
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20 yrs ago I started comparing the 3 lists of threatened birds BirdLife had published & working out overall trends. The Red List Index resulted from the ensuing collaboration & is now used by the world's governments & UN. Our new paper reviews the history royalsocietypublishing.org/d…
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Learn about today's announcement that a quarter of freshwater animal species (fish, crabs, crayfish, shrimps, dragonflies and damselflies) are threatened with extinction, and what @IndianapolisZoo is doing to help!
New blog post about a new @Nature publication! The Global Freshwater Fauna Assessment shows that a quarter of freshwater animals are at risk of extinction. The Global Center's Freshwater Conservation Coordinator co-authored the publication. 🌍🧪🐟
indianapoliszoo.com/gcss/blo…
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Attention all conservation geeks! On behalf of the @IUCNssc & @CMPmeasures, we are pleased to announce the formal publication of the "IUCN-CMP Classification of Direct Threats to Species and Ecosystems 4.0" in @ConBiology: doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14434.
Excited to attend my first BES! Presenting my 1st PhD chapter "what works in species conservation" in 3A at 11 on Wednesday. Come along if interested! Also keen to chat all things species conservation including extinction risk & action effectiveness! #BES2024