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Bioneers: "Climate Change Has Two Drivers"
https://bioneers.org/climate-change-has-two-drivers-weve-been-largely-ignoring-one-ztvz2604/

#Bioneers #Nature #WildLife #Soil #SoilBioDiversity #RestoringNature #Ecology #Desertification #ReWilding #ClimateChange #Climate #SoilQuality #ClimateDiary #WaterIsLife #ClimateAction #BioDiversity

Climate Change Has Two Drivers. We’ve Been Largely Ignoring One. - Bioneers

Brett KenCairn explores how nature-based solutions can address the overlooked role of land degradation in driving climate change.

Bioneers

Pollinators Apr 26

Sunday, April 26th. The compost pile has been flipped to the west of the pallet sided bin. The compost pile is mostly browns. The last apples and brassica stalks of the fall 2025 season are still whole as the compost was frozen for months. The pitchfork is the right tool to fork and sift the lumpy materials. Nettle water extract and comfrey water extract were added on top. It’s a lovely compost pile #compost #SoilBiodiversity, #nematodes, #minnesota, #Zone4b

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Earthworm 🐌Apr 17

@HighCountryNew @high-country-news-HighCountryNew

💯 the invisible ecosystem services provided by the soil microbial community is difficult to overstate.
Soil aggregation (=erosion prevention), carbob storage, water purification, breakdown of pollutants, biodiversity, soil fertility for agricultural production...

I liked this part
"fungal diversity can be protected no matter where it occurs. Land managers can allow more woody debris to remain on the landscape as a food source for fungi; anyone can improve their backyard’s soil health by composting."

We take care for birds, thus let's take care for our fungi!

#SoilMicrobiology #SoilMicrobes #Fungi #Mycorrhiza #SoilBiodiversity

Frank Ashwood Apr 15

This week is #GSB4 #GSB2026, the highlight of the international soil biodiversity calendar.

Sadly I couldn't make it this time (ah, the joys of being a new father), but it looks like everyone is having an incredible time and lots of constructive discussions about soil biodiversity!

I guess I'll just contribute from here with some photos instead, starting with this beautiful red-legged mite traversing a moss-covered log.

#SoilBiodiversity #SoilEcology #Macrophotography #Soil #TheWorldBeneathOurFeet

andresrguez Apr 14

We are also present at #gsb2026 ☺️ #soilbiodiversity @[email protected] David Fernández Calviño @[email protected] showing results from our agricultural sites at #bioserviceseu project.

Frank Ashwood Apr 10

I appreciate all the love for my previous post, so, here's a little more velvet worm / Peripatus cuteness to start your weekend off right!

Beneath that adorable little eye, you can see the stumpy glue cannon, which it uses to subdue prey!

#SoilEcology #Macrophotography #SoilBiodiversity #Entomology #TheWorldBeneathOurFeet #Onychophora #Peripatus

Frank Ashwood Apr 7

I recently discovered this incredible creature while on a night walk in the NZ bush. Known as a 'Velvet Worm', this adorable invertebrate is actually an active predator which immobilises its prey with organic glue fired from turrets on its head!

Basically unchanged in about 400 million years, they are so wonderful that of course they get more than a few mentions in my upcoming book 'The World Beneath Our Feet' (coming later this year).

#SoilEcology #Macrophotography #SoilBiodiversity #Entomology #TheWorldBeneathOurFeet #Onychophora

Frank Ashwood Apr 2

Want to learn how to start doing soil animal macrophotography? Or how to improve your current macrophotography? Perhaps you just fancy a rare glimpse into mine and Andy Murray's enigmatic minds? Well, here you go!

A new perspectives article has just dropped in Soil Organisms journal, where Monica Farfan digs into mine and Andy's love for documenting and communicating soil biodiversity using photography! It was a very fun interview, jammed full of macrophotography tips and photos.

It's completely free to access:
https://www.soil-organisms.org/SO/article/view/504/517

#SoilBiodiversity #SoilFauna #Macrophotography #Entomology #Soil #Nature #TheWorldBeneathOurFeet

Michael ヘビ Steinwandter Apr 1

YEAH! 🎉
Today #BEN-EAF kick-offs as collaboration of Eurac Research, South Tyrol (#AlpSoil_Lab) and the James Hutton Institute (#EnB group), Scotland.

We will identify alpine #SoilFauna in the Highlands using traditional and modern #eDNA methods.

Stay tuned!
https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18172.50561

#SoilBiodiversity #MountainSoils #MountainsSoilBiodiversity #Scotland #AlpineSoils #SoilMacroFauna #SoilMesoFauna

Frank Ashwood Mar 18

The final proofs of THE WORLD BENEATH OUR FEET are in, so it's almost time for this labour of love to go to the printers!

My popular science-style book about the incredible life in soil is now available for pre-order EVERYWHERE, so please go bag yourself a copy! Now I just have to decide the shortlist of my photographs to go into it...

#Soil #TheWorldBeneathOurFeet #SoilBiodiversity #Author #NatureBooks