Jussi T EronenThis is not sustainable.
https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biaf149/8303627
Anna Haukka
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Birds, nature conservation, environmental education & teaching. EN/FI.
Tere VadénParas reagoida varhain ja yhdessä -- käykää allekirjoittamassa vetoomus yliopistoille ja korkeakouluille.
Päivän demokratiateko.
openpetition.eu/!tqcpn
Avoin vetoomus tieteen vapaude...
Avoin vetoomus tieteen vapaude...
Avoin vetoomus tieteen vapauden puolesta - Online petition
Hyvät yliopistojen ja ammattikorkeakoulujen rehtorit, Olemme tiedeyhteisön jäseninä seuranneet huolestuneina tieteen vapauden ja sananvapauden tilan kapeutumista Yhdysvalloissa. Osana presidentti Trumpin monimuotoisuuden, yhdenvertaisuuden ja inkluusion vastustamista sekä ilmastonmuutoksen vastaisen työn vaikeuttamista on nyt myös tiettyjen sanojen käyttö kielletty sekä julkishallinnolta että tiede- ja tutkimusyhteisöltä (1, 2, 3). Olemme saaneet myös lukea, että tämä pyrkimys kaventaa tieteen v
@kaarne Ei tässä varmastikaan suorituksia katsota. Keskimääräinen ei ikinä kerro kenenkään yksilön suosikkeja ja helmari on itseasiassa Suomen linnuista kärkijoukoissa!
@waeiski Kiitos!🦉
Tuomas Väisänen 📼🧟♂️Check out the brand new #PhD from @annaha "Understanding Human-Bird Interactions"!
Her #research focuses on the interplay of #conservation issues and the aesthetic values of #bird species. Additionally, she examines the reasons for spatio-temporal changes in bird feeding. Her PhD book is also visually stunning!
Anna will defend her PhD on Friday, January 24th 2025, and the defence will be live-streamed.
Her PhD is available here: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/589892
Tobias PlieningerFriends in the EU, please go vote in the European elections next week - for nature & sustainability, against right-wing populism. We need to act against the rollback of the Green Deal, for a nature-&-people-friendly Common Agricultural Policy & for an ambitious nature restoration law. Here's an overview of the environmental policy performance of the political parties & parliamentary groups. #EuropeForNature. https://www.wwf.eu/campaigns/2024_eu_elections/eu_parliament_scoreboard
Sybren Stüvel 🧡🤍
IPBES🌍 Every year, billions of migratory birds face daunting challenges.
From habitat loss to #ClimateChange, their journeys grow ever more perilous.
Watch our🆕video to learn about the challenges they face and how to protect them on #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! 🐦
An important read by @camilasberaldo on how every day does not need to be as productive: ”Embracing a concept of productivity that considers the variation in our minds and bodies isn’t just healthier — it’s freeing. We are all doing our 100%.”
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00648-x
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00648-x
🐦 New results! 🐦 Our study uses a citizen science based bird attractiveness dataset to show that on average people like birds with colors departing from the average bird’s brown-grey color, especially red and blue are more liked. Also, small size or long crest or long tail predict visual attractiveness. Read more on npj Biodiversity: https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-023-00026-2
What drives our aesthetic attraction to birds? - npj Biodiversity
In the Anthropocene, the era when the imprint of humans on nature is pervasive across the planet, it is of utmost importance to understand human relationships with other species. The aesthetics of nature, and of species, is one of the values that plays a role in shaping human-nature relationships. Birds are ubiquitous across the world. The beauty of birds exerts a powerful tug on human emotions, and bird-rich areas attract scores of eco-tourists. People naturally find some birds more beautiful or interesting than others, but we currently lack a global understanding of the specifics of what makes a species aesthetically attractive. Here, we used a global citizen-science database on bird attractiveness covering nearly all extant bird species, to show that there are specific visual features that drive our aesthetic appeal for some bird species over others. First, our aesthetic attraction is highest for smaller birds with specific, vivid colors (e.g., blue and red, and departing from brown-grey) and extreme ornaments (a long crest or tail). Second, our aesthetic attraction is highest for species with broad ranges, possibly because such species may be more familiar to us. The features that make us attracted to a particular bird strongly align with broad human visual aesthetic preferences in modern society. Unveiling the visual features underpinning our aesthetic attraction to birds is a critical step towards optimizing conservation (e.g., via conservation marketing) and education campaigns, and leverage the cultural ecosystem service potential of birds.