Evan Walker

Evan Walker

@ecologicalev.bsky.social

Environmental conservation & sustainability at WWF 🐼. Enjoyer of books, music, movies, and skateboarding, often in Ohio

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The IPBES #BizBiodiversity Report is clear: EVERY business (no exceptions!) depends on biodiversity, and every business impacts biodiversity. Explore: https://www.ipbes.net/business-impact w/ 100 specific actions for businesses, governments, financial actors & civil society. #NoAI

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A study in Nature Geoscience used mid-Holocene proxy records from 5,000-7,000 years ago to refine climate models, which suggest future winter sea ice could shrink by nearly 1 million square kilometers more than previously projected. go.nature.com/4i73WvR 🌏🌊🧪

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The US now has >80k public EV charging stations. While growth has slowed due lack of incentives & to slowed Tesla network growth, the new chargers being added are faster. Tesla remains the largest single network, but now has <50% of all chargers deployed. 🧪💡🔌☀️💨💧🔋 insideevs.com/news/811678/...

insideevs.comAmerica Now Has More Than 80,000 Public Fast Charging PortsWe dive deep into how U.S. charging infrastructure got faster and more widespread in the third quarter.

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Dozens of AI sea ice prediction systems exist today, covering both poles over a range of timescales. Calculations that once took days to run can now be executed in minutes. But speed and skill are not the same as trustworthiness, say scientists. eos.org/science-upda...

eos.orgReliable AI Sea Ice Forecasts Depend on Sustained Observations - EosSea ice is a fundamental regulator of Earth’s climate and an increasingly urgent forecast target itself. Can we trust the AI systems now being built to predict it?

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Researchers in northern Thailand have discovered 16 new species of yeast-like fungi living inside wild and garden flowers. Belonging to the Aureobasidium genus, these species hold potential for enzyme production and plastic breakdown while offering insights into plant biodiversity. By Naina Rao.

mongabay.cc16 new fungal species found hiding in Thailand’s flowersResearchers surveying garden and wild flowers across northern Thailand have uncovered 16 previously unknown species of black, yeast-like fungi living inside the flowers, according to a recent study.…

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Why sustainability matters for managing geopolitical risks – United Nations Environment – Finance Initiative https://www.byteseu.com/2425516/ This article originally appeared in Green Central Banking as a joint opinion piece from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)—the central bank of the …

byteseu.comWhy sustainability matters for managing geopolitical risks – United Nations Environment – Finance Initiative - Bytes EuropeThis article originally appeared in Green Central Banking as a joint opinion piece from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)—the central bank of the Netherlands—and

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Again, 'El Niño-driven'! These wildfires are fuelled by deforestation, land clearing, peatland drainage for palm oil plantations, and anthropogenic climate change. To say 'El Niño-driven' deviates from the actual causes. 🧪🌍🔥🌳🍁🦍

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Concerns are rising in Africa about the potential water use by data centers. While water usage by data centers is a global problem, Africa is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...

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'Despite a drop in deforestation in 2025, forest losses pile up in the Mekong Over the course of 2025, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand & Vietnam lost a combined 746,168 ha of tree cover (1.8 mn acres), incl more than 154,000 ha (380,000 acres) of primary forest' news.mongabay.com/2026/09/desp...

news.mongabay.comDespite a drop in deforestation in 2025, forest losses pile up in the MekongBANGKOK — Over the course of 2025, the Mekong countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam lost a combined 746,168 hectares (1.8 million acres) of tree cover, an area roughly equivalent ...

This is going to be an increasingly important topic in our warming world.

Journal of Applied Ecology@jappliedecology.bsky.social

To mitigate the risk of ticks persisting in previously unsuitable cold regions, this study recommends adoption of integrative pest management approaches and reducing the use of pesticides 🪳 🌏️ 🧪 👉️ buff.ly/lCfM0dL

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Opportunity is a key driver of wildlife crime: "40% of respondents said it was the driving factor in their involvement." Only 16% say circumstances were their main motivation, which questions the livelihoods argument as a poaching driver (without denying it). news.mongabay.com/2026/09/how-... 🌎

news.mongabay.com‘How did you come to be here?’ Study digs into origins of Zambian wildlife crimeThe man in the Zambian prison recalled how he ended up there. He’d been approached by someone who had an uncle in the capital, Lusaka, who was willing to buy ivory and pangolin scales. He gave the man...

Finally, a proposal to address the lack of pro baseball in rural Wyoming national parks. Great work everyone!

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Exclusive: MLB approached the Trump administration about hosting a game at a national park, officials said, and Grand Teton was scouted. The Tetons are about “wildlife, opportunity for solitude, not for more amusement,” said the county commissioner. https://wapo.st/3Vh0N50

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Joined CNN to talk about the Nor’easter: Moderate to major coastal flooding 60 mph gusts 2-4” of rain 20-25’ waves & significant erosion 1’ of sea level rise since 1940s, 6” since the early 90s. Thanks to climate change that water reaches farther inland.

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It's Climate Week NYC 🌍—and the research is in: dread isn't moving people on climate. Whitney Dailey found the highest-intensity emotional driver in climate comms is also the least used: fairness. She writes for PRNEWS on what actually resonates. 📖 www.prnewsonline.com/climate-comm...

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Protecting existing forests is key to conservation and carbon storage Analysis of a huge area in the Amazon rainforest suggests that protecting remaining forests from disturbances is the best way to safeguard biodiversity and carbon stocks. connectsci.au/news/news-pa...

connectsci.auProtecting existing forests is key to conservation and carbon storageAnalysis of a huge area in the Amazon rainforest suggests that protecting remaining forests from disturbances is the best way to safeguard biodiversity and carbon stocks.The study, published in the jo...