Restoring Ecosystems
Mark Day - Conserving & restoring nature @ speed & scale, passionate about freshwater ecosystems & grasslands.
Co-Founder of @AltynDala.bsky.social
@EarthshotPrize.bsky.social winner 2024 ‘Protect & Restore Nature’ + ‘UN World Restoration Flagship’
- Combining twin approaches of dam/weir removal with restoring river flood plain connectivity brings confirmed biodiversity & hydrological benefits @jmbecologist.bsky.social is right that they primarily mitigate climate impacts, and tackling emissions is key, so let’s do both! #GenerationRestoration
- “Could river restorations be key to easing floods?” To some extent yes, but tackling climate change is the key issue (& a lot of the surface flooding we’ve seen recently is nothing to do with rivers) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- 2nd gen anticoagulant rodenticides enable highly effective rat eradications on isolated islands, planned & delivered precisely In the public domain, however, liberal use causes avoidable secondary poisoning of predators Why not control their use!? @ausconservation.bsky.social @theconversation.com
- The authority that regulates pesticides finds ‘second generation’ rat poisons present unacceptable risks to Australian native animals. theconversation.com/household-ra...
- What a great podcast - Ben Goldsmith’s insightful conversation with Chuck Bonham about decades-long processes to restore the Klamath River by dam removal Truly inspiring, a story told with humility & emotion about the power of rewilding, and nature’s capacity for recovery #GenerationRestoration 🌰
