#agroforestry — Public Fediverse posts
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Eager Beavers - Rodents Engineer Czech Wetland Project After Years Of Human Delay [ecosystem engineers]
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/beavers-save-czech-taxpayers-by-flooding-ex-army-training-site <-- shared technical media article
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver-engineered_dam_in_the_Czech_Republic <-- shared wiki technical page
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https://phys.org/news/2025-02-fine-beavers-czech-treasury-million.html <-- shared technical article
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https://youtu.be/GSTw8qmBP4Y?si=XK2Iy2pAltW91flj <-- shared video (Czech)
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H/T @ScienceGirl
"We don't expect any conflict with the beaver in the next 10 years," ~ Bohumil Fiser from the Czech Nature Conservation Agency
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“For seven years, planners struggled to complete a $1.2 million wetland restoration project in the Brdy region of the Czech Republic. The goal was to build a dam that would improve water management and bring back valuable wetland habitat, but the project remained trapped in a maze of permits and approvals.
Then a family of eight Eurasian beavers did what engineers had planned… without permits, machinery, or a budget.
The beavers built a network of dams in almost the exact area chosen for the proposed project, naturally restoring the wetland system officials had spent years trying to create. After seeing the results, authorities decided there was little point continuing with the original human-built dam.
Although some reports suggested the beavers completed the work overnight, experts say their construction likely took several weeks. The reason it seemed sudden is that the animals quietly worked away until their finished dams became impossible to miss.
Beavers are known as “ecosystem engineers” because their behaviour can reshape entire environments. By cutting trees and blocking streams, they create ponds and wetlands that support countless species, including fish, amphibians, insects, birds, and mammals.
Their wetlands also act as natural water reservoirs, helping during droughts, reducing flood risks, filtering water, storing carbon, and keeping landscapes wetter during wildfires…
Once heavily hunted across Europe, beaver populations have been recovering thanks to conservation efforts, proving that sometimes nature can solve problems humans spend years trying to fix…"
#water #hydrology #KlabavaRiver #Czech #BrdyRegion #protected #CzechRepublic #armytraining #military #beaver #Eurasianbeavers #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #restoration #biodiversity #crayfish #wetland #ecology #benefits #Beavers #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #Agroforestry #EnvironmentalScience #Conservation #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #EcosystemEngineers #nature #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flood #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #agriculture #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #drought #wildfire #valleysreborn #slowdetermination #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #ecosystemengineers #watermanagement -
Eager Beavers - Rodents Engineer Czech Wetland Project After Years Of Human Delay [ecosystem engineers]
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/beavers-save-czech-taxpayers-by-flooding-ex-army-training-site <-- shared technical media article
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver-engineered_dam_in_the_Czech_Republic <-- shared wiki technical page
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https://phys.org/news/2025-02-fine-beavers-czech-treasury-million.html <-- shared technical article
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https://youtu.be/GSTw8qmBP4Y?si=XK2Iy2pAltW91flj <-- shared video (Czech)
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H/T @ScienceGirl
"We don't expect any conflict with the beaver in the next 10 years," ~ Bohumil Fiser from the Czech Nature Conservation Agency
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“For seven years, planners struggled to complete a $1.2 million wetland restoration project in the Brdy region of the Czech Republic. The goal was to build a dam that would improve water management and bring back valuable wetland habitat, but the project remained trapped in a maze of permits and approvals.
Then a family of eight Eurasian beavers did what engineers had planned… without permits, machinery, or a budget.
The beavers built a network of dams in almost the exact area chosen for the proposed project, naturally restoring the wetland system officials had spent years trying to create. After seeing the results, authorities decided there was little point continuing with the original human-built dam.
Although some reports suggested the beavers completed the work overnight, experts say their construction likely took several weeks. The reason it seemed sudden is that the animals quietly worked away until their finished dams became impossible to miss.
Beavers are known as “ecosystem engineers” because their behaviour can reshape entire environments. By cutting trees and blocking streams, they create ponds and wetlands that support countless species, including fish, amphibians, insects, birds, and mammals.
Their wetlands also act as natural water reservoirs, helping during droughts, reducing flood risks, filtering water, storing carbon, and keeping landscapes wetter during wildfires…
Once heavily hunted across Europe, beaver populations have been recovering thanks to conservation efforts, proving that sometimes nature can solve problems humans spend years trying to fix…"
#water #hydrology #KlabavaRiver #Czech #BrdyRegion #protected #CzechRepublic #armytraining #military #beaver #Eurasianbeavers #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #restoration #biodiversity #crayfish #wetland #ecology #benefits #Beavers #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #Agroforestry #EnvironmentalScience #Conservation #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #EcosystemEngineers #nature #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flood #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #agriculture #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #drought #wildfire #valleysreborn #slowdetermination #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #ecosystemengineers #watermanagement -
‘Doves and food and fun’: the fight to save a farming pioneer
#Wakelyns needs £1.2m to save its diverse organic crops and ‘micro’ enterprises including a bakery and honeybee hives
"It’s almost a political project about land use – maximising the #sustainable productivity of the land." - David Wolfe
by Patrick Barkham
Tue 30 Jun 2026 06.00 EDT"The aerial view of Wakelyns matches the experience of visiting it at ground level: in a region dominated by prairie fields of industrial agriculture, here lies a vivid green lung of land. Its sounds and sights in summer – the sleepy purr of the turtle dove, the vivid pink flash of a bullfinch – have vanished from most of the British countryside.
"But Wakelyns is not a nature reserve – it is a thriving farm, a 'living laboratory' for #agroforestry and a hub for innovation and business. It is also under threat, and its owners must raise £1.2m to turn it into a charitable community benefit society.
"The 56-acre former pig farm in Suffolk was bought by Martin and Ann Wolfe in 1992. Martin was a government plant pathologist who wanted to do more innovative research than his employers had allowed. Seeking to farm crops with fewer pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers, he created one of the first agroforestry schemes in Europe.
"Turning productive cereal-growing fields into 56 narrow 'alleys' of farmed land between rows of planted trees had been 'widely regarded as mad', said their son, #DavidWolfe, an environmental lawyer who now runs Wakelyns with his wife, Amanda Illing. 'The farmer who sold the land to them said: ‘You’ve ruined a perfectly good wheat field’.'
"Today, Wakelyns is an inspirational example of agroforestry, which has become official government policy. The government’s carbon delivery plan wants to turn 10% of arable land into agroforestry by 2050, with financial incentives to encourage more farmers to transition into something like Wakelyns.
"The lush trees that divide the alleys are all crops. After more than 30 years, some are tall trees for timber, while others provide #apples, #cherries and #plums. The most lucrative tree crop is #hazel, which is coppiced on a seven-year cycle to produce high-quality hazel stakes for traditional hedgelayers. Each stake is sold for £1.40 and Wakelyns cannot grow enough.
The farm’s motto is '#ResilienceThroughDiversity'. It pioneered the first commercial #lentil growing in the UK, and is still the country’s only commercial #BlackLentil grower. 'If Britain is serious about wanting to feed itself, we should stop growing oilseed rape for biodiesel and grow #pulses,' said Wolfe.
"Wakelyns’ diversity encompasses a uniquely genetically diverse population of wheat and multiple varieties of apple tree. When big orchards, which typically grow a narrow range of apple varieties, complain of a terrible harvest, a mixed orchard such as Wakelyns’ is fine, because every year some varieties thrive. #Monocultural farmers, says Wolfe, 'put it all on red or black'.
"Wolfe and Illing took over the farm in 2020 after Wolfe’s parents died. To the innovative farming principles, they added 'enterprise stacking', bringing people back to the land via a series of symbiotic relationships."
#SolarPunkSunday #Trees #UK #MutualAid #HempTextiles #FoodSecurity #FoodForests #CropRotation #CropDiversity #OrganicFarming #SupportUKFarms #SupportLocalFarmers
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‘Doves and food and fun’: the fight to save a farming pioneer
#Wakelyns needs £1.2m to save its diverse organic crops and ‘micro’ enterprises including a bakery and honeybee hives
"It’s almost a political project about land use – maximising the #sustainable productivity of the land." - David Wolfe
by Patrick Barkham
Tue 30 Jun 2026 06.00 EDT"The aerial view of Wakelyns matches the experience of visiting it at ground level: in a region dominated by prairie fields of industrial agriculture, here lies a vivid green lung of land. Its sounds and sights in summer – the sleepy purr of the turtle dove, the vivid pink flash of a bullfinch – have vanished from most of the British countryside.
"But Wakelyns is not a nature reserve – it is a thriving farm, a 'living laboratory' for #agroforestry and a hub for innovation and business. It is also under threat, and its owners must raise £1.2m to turn it into a charitable community benefit society.
"The 56-acre former pig farm in Suffolk was bought by Martin and Ann Wolfe in 1992. Martin was a government plant pathologist who wanted to do more innovative research than his employers had allowed. Seeking to farm crops with fewer pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers, he created one of the first agroforestry schemes in Europe.
"Turning productive cereal-growing fields into 56 narrow 'alleys' of farmed land between rows of planted trees had been 'widely regarded as mad', said their son, #DavidWolfe, an environmental lawyer who now runs Wakelyns with his wife, Amanda Illing. 'The farmer who sold the land to them said: ‘You’ve ruined a perfectly good wheat field’.'
"Today, Wakelyns is an inspirational example of agroforestry, which has become official government policy. The government’s carbon delivery plan wants to turn 10% of arable land into agroforestry by 2050, with financial incentives to encourage more farmers to transition into something like Wakelyns.
"The lush trees that divide the alleys are all crops. After more than 30 years, some are tall trees for timber, while others provide #apples, #cherries and #plums. The most lucrative tree crop is #hazel, which is coppiced on a seven-year cycle to produce high-quality hazel stakes for traditional hedgelayers. Each stake is sold for £1.40 and Wakelyns cannot grow enough.
The farm’s motto is '#ResilienceThroughDiversity'. It pioneered the first commercial #lentil growing in the UK, and is still the country’s only commercial #BlackLentil grower. 'If Britain is serious about wanting to feed itself, we should stop growing oilseed rape for biodiesel and grow #pulses,' said Wolfe.
"Wakelyns’ diversity encompasses a uniquely genetically diverse population of wheat and multiple varieties of apple tree. When big orchards, which typically grow a narrow range of apple varieties, complain of a terrible harvest, a mixed orchard such as Wakelyns’ is fine, because every year some varieties thrive. #Monocultural farmers, says Wolfe, 'put it all on red or black'.
"Wolfe and Illing took over the farm in 2020 after Wolfe’s parents died. To the innovative farming principles, they added 'enterprise stacking', bringing people back to the land via a series of symbiotic relationships."
#SolarPunkSunday #Trees #UK #MutualAid #HempTextiles #FoodSecurity #FoodForests #CropRotation #CropDiversity #OrganicFarming #SupportUKFarms #SupportLocalFarmers
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🌳 Serviço de Tecnologia Alternativa - SERTA is an agroecological initiative and a small map of another future: agroforestry and patient regeneration, hands-on learning and shared knowledge, and learning by doing woven into place. https://agroecologymap.org/l/193 #Agroecology #Agroforestry
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🌳 Serviço de Tecnologia Alternativa - SERTA is an agroecological initiative and a small map of another future: agroforestry and patient regeneration, hands-on learning and shared knowledge, and learning by doing woven into place. https://agroecologymap.org/l/193 #Agroecology #Agroforestry
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Wakelyns needs £1.2m to save it, as it really does point us towards a far more positive future!
"The challenge for Wakelyns is to secure the farm in perpetuity. Wolfe is willing to donate his half of the farm to the community benefit society but his brother needs to sell his half, and so £1.2m must be raised to buy it."
#Food
#Climate
#ClimateChange
#Agriculture
#Farming
#Agroforestry
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Wakelyns needs £1.2m to save it, as it really does point us towards a far more positive future!
"The challenge for Wakelyns is to secure the farm in perpetuity. Wolfe is willing to donate his half of the farm to the community benefit society but his brother needs to sell his half, and so £1.2m must be raised to buy it."
#Food
#Climate
#ClimateChange
#Agriculture
#Farming
#Agroforestry
#UK #UKPol -
1/2 The Agricultural Oasis - Wakelyns Farm
When agroforestry is our children's future can the U.K - we afford to lose this pioneering farm, a vivid green lung of land, an incredibly rare living laboratory?
✅ Farm to shop (200m)
✅ Enterprise stacking (a complexity of people)
✅ Product diversity
✅ Ecological complexity
✅ Resilience through diversity
✅ Exemplary agricultural carbon capture
#Food #Climate #ClimateChange #Agriculture #Farming #Agroforestry #Nature
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1/2 The Agricultural Oasis - Wakelyns Farm
When agroforestry is our children's future can the U.K - we afford to lose this pioneering farm, a vivid green lung of land, an incredibly rare living laboratory?
✅ Farm to shop (200m)
✅ Enterprise stacking (a complexity of people)
✅ Product diversity
✅ Ecological complexity
✅ Resilience through diversity
✅ Exemplary agricultural carbon capture
#Food #Climate #ClimateChange #Agriculture #Farming #Agroforestry #Nature
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Greetings #mastodon.
I had a deep thought today and I need your contribution!
[1]Could the world face hunger if each person knew how to grow food and has access to the land to grow from? https://gofund.me/8da0ff4a0
[2]How many trees could the world have if each of us planted two trees as birthday tree cakes?
#environment #trees #afforestation #agroforestry #nature #fruits #gardening #agriculture #biodiversity #sustainability #linux #photography #fediverse #climate #wildlife #hunger #soil #flora -
Greetings #mastodon.
I had a deep thought today and I need your contribution!
[1]Could the world face hunger if each person knew how to grow food and has access to the land to grow from? https://gofund.me/8da0ff4a0
[2]How many trees could the world have if each of us planted two trees as birthday tree cakes?
#environment #trees #afforestation #agroforestry #nature #fruits #gardening #agriculture #biodiversity #sustainability #linux #photography #fediverse #climate #wildlife #hunger #soil #flora -
There are so far 4 days without anyone's donation to our land fundraising account https://gofund.me/8da0ff4a0 .
Kindly support us by donating any amount today such that we can be able to establish an environmental and food production centre which will help also feed many vulnerable families in the community.
#environment #biodiversity #ecology #wildlife #nature #afforestation #agroforestry #photography #fediverse #linux #gardening #mutualaid #mastodon #hunger #agriculture #crops #ecosystem #Dort -
There are so far 4 days without anyone's donation to our land fundraising account https://gofund.me/8da0ff4a0 .
Kindly support us by donating any amount today such that we can be able to establish an environmental and food production centre which will help also feed many vulnerable families in the community.
#environment #biodiversity #ecology #wildlife #nature #afforestation #agroforestry #photography #fediverse #linux #gardening #mutualaid #mastodon #hunger #agriculture #crops #ecosystem #Dort -
How many storms did it survive? How many birds found shelter in its branches? How many forests began from its seeds? An old tree is a lifetime of giving. Let's be the generation that protects, not destroys, our natural heritage.
#trees #biodiversity #environment #ecology #ecosystem #forestry #nature #ClimateAction #photography #fediverse #linux #mastodon #agroforestry #afforestation #Reaforestation #deforestation #Greenyouthmovement #wildlife #EcoConservation
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How many storms did it survive? How many birds found shelter in its branches? How many forests began from its seeds? An old tree is a lifetime of giving. Let's be the generation that protects, not destroys, our natural heritage.
#trees #biodiversity #environment #ecology #ecosystem #forestry #nature #ClimateAction #photography #fediverse #linux #mastodon #agroforestry #afforestation #Reaforestation #deforestation #Greenyouthmovement #wildlife #EcoConservation
https://gofund.me/8da0ff4a0 -
Help us plant hope. We're raising funds to buy land for a large tree nursery that will provide thousands of free fruit trees to communities across Uganda. These trees will help families grow food, fight hunger, restore the environment, and build lasting food forests for future generations. Every donation brings us closer to this life-changing vision.
https://gofund.me/8da0ff4a0#environment #fruits #trees #nature #biodiversity #gardening #afforestation #agroforestry #wildlife #ecology #ecosystem
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Help us plant hope. We're raising funds to buy land for a large tree nursery that will provide thousands of free fruit trees to communities across Uganda. These trees will help families grow food, fight hunger, restore the environment, and build lasting food forests for future generations. Every donation brings us closer to this life-changing vision.
https://gofund.me/8da0ff4a0#environment #fruits #trees #nature #biodiversity #gardening #afforestation #agroforestry #wildlife #ecology #ecosystem
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🌳 In this agroecological initiative, Sítio Familia Orgânica turns land care into practical poetry: agroforestry and patient regeneration, community power, and hands in the soil. https://agroecologymap.org/l/218 #Agroecology #Agroforestry
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🌳 In this agroecological initiative, Sítio Familia Orgânica turns land care into practical poetry: agroforestry and patient regeneration, community power, and hands in the soil. https://agroecologymap.org/l/218 #Agroecology #Agroforestry
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🌳 Núcleo de Agroecologia NHEENGATU ESALQ/USP is an agroecological initiative showing care as something concrete: restore soil, share knowledge, grow food. https://agroecologymap.org/l/179 #Agroecology #Agroforestry
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🌳 Núcleo de Agroecologia NHEENGATU ESALQ/USP is an agroecological initiative showing care as something concrete: restore soil, share knowledge, grow food. https://agroecologymap.org/l/179 #Agroecology #Agroforestry
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@samuel26/116846712598150088
#EnvironmentalConservation #ClimateAction #Sustainability #Permaculture #Agroecology #FoodForest #Agroforestry #SoilHealth #TreePlanting #SchoolGardens #CommunityOutreach #Nature #FoodSecurity #ZeroWaste #LandRestoration #SustainableFarming #Naturfrënn 🌍🌱💚🙏!
#Umweltschutz #Klimaschutz #Nachhaltigkeit #Permakultur #Agrarökologie #Waldgarten #Agroforstwirtschaft #Bodengesundheit #Baumpflanzung #Schulgärten #Gemeinschaftsarbeit #Natur #Ernährungssicherheit #NullAbfall -
RE: https://mastodon.social/@samuel26/116846712598150088
#EnvironmentalConservation #ClimateAction #Sustainability #Permaculture #Agroecology #FoodForest #Agroforestry #SoilHealth #TreePlanting #SchoolGardens #CommunityOutreach #Nature #FoodSecurity #ZeroWaste #LandRestoration #SustainableFarming #Naturfrënn 🌍🌱💚🙏!
#Umweltschutz #Klimaschutz #Nachhaltigkeit #Permakultur #Agrarökologie #Waldgarten #Agroforstwirtschaft #Bodengesundheit #Baumpflanzung #Schulgärten #Gemeinschaftsarbeit #Natur #Ernährungssicherheit #NullAbfall -
Would you have a little money to spare for a great environmental project in Uganda?
https://www.gofundme.com/f/environmental-conservation-uganda
Every Euro or Dollar counts.
Thank you, from the youth of Uganda!
#EnvironmentalConservation #ClimateAction #Sustainability #Permaculture #Agroecology #FoodForest #Agroforestry
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Would you have a little money to spare for a great environmental project in Uganda?
https://www.gofundme.com/f/environmental-conservation-uganda
Every Euro or Dollar counts.
Thank you, from the youth of Uganda!
#EnvironmentalConservation #ClimateAction #Sustainability #Permaculture #Agroecology #FoodForest #Agroforestry
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🌳 From living soil to local tables, Karamoja, Northeastern Uganda is an agroecological initiative nurturing agroforestry and patient regeneration, community power, and learning by doing. https://agroecologymap.org/l/628 #Agroecology #Agroforestry
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🌳 From living soil to local tables, Karamoja, Northeastern Uganda is an agroecological initiative nurturing agroforestry and patient regeneration, community power, and learning by doing. https://agroecologymap.org/l/628 #Agroecology #Agroforestry
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🦫 Could Beavers Help Tackle One Of Climate Change’s Fastest-Growing Challenges? [UK] 🦫
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/climate-change-beavers-hidden-battle-against-britains-rome-cook-frgve/ <-- shared technical article
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx26r1gz1x8o <-- shared media article, “Beavers have helped reduce flood risk…”
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https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/saving-species/beavers <-- shared overview, beavers in the UK
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https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/nx-s1-5738979/beavers-britain-climate-change-flooding <-- shared media article, “As floods get worse, Britain tries a new solution: beavers”
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https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/why-rewild/reintroductions-key-species/key-species/eurasian-beaver <-- shared reintroduction overview
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https://youtu.be/NXZjt1M6loY?si=pwjU0t1GXxGLfNnD <-- shared video, “Watch the moment wild beavers return to Cornwall” [UK]
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https://youtu.be/65HBgO33GDo?si=2qfBAa2Qaz23I81g <-- shared video, “First Beavers in Bedfordshire in over 400 years” [UK]
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https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/our-work/our-projects/scottish-beavers/ <-- shared overview, beaver reintroduction into Scotland
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https://youtu.be/vCjvCQHX7mQ?si=fJS9E1wi0LyDq5Fw <-- shared video, “Scotland Released 11 Beavers Into a Dead River — What They Did With Mud and Sticks Was [amazing]”
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H/T @RomeCook
“In [this] article, [the author] explore[s]:
🌿 How beaver-created wetlands support biodiversity
🦟 Their potential influence on mosquitoes and other insect pests
🕷️ The indirect role they may play in tick ecology
🦇 How dragonflies, bats, birds, amphibians and beneficial insects contribute to natural pest regulation
🚜 What this could mean for sustainable agriculture and agroforestry
🌍 Why this matters for biodiversity, farming, and human and animal health in a changing climate…
The beaver isn’t simply creating wetlands. It may be rebuilding the ecological balance that our landscapes have gradually lost….”
#Beavers #BeaverConference2026 #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #Entomology #IntegratedPestManagement #BiologicalControl #Agroforestry #SustainableAgriculture #ClimateChange #OneHealth #EnvironmentalScience #Conservation #Research #ResearchCollaboration #Wildlife #EcosystemServices #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #trophiccascade #Rewilding #Nature #SpeciesReintroduction #Environment #EcosystemEngineers #nature #restoration #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flood #flooding #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #hydrology #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer # agriculture #benefits #agroforestry #vegetation #waterquality #ecology #ecosystem #restoration #riversystemsstabilisation #climatechange -
🦫 Could Beavers Help Tackle One Of Climate Change’s Fastest-Growing Challenges? [UK] 🦫
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/climate-change-beavers-hidden-battle-against-britains-rome-cook-frgve/ <-- shared technical article
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx26r1gz1x8o <-- shared media article, “Beavers have helped reduce flood risk…”
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https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/saving-species/beavers <-- shared overview, beavers in the UK
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https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/nx-s1-5738979/beavers-britain-climate-change-flooding <-- shared media article, “As floods get worse, Britain tries a new solution: beavers”
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https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/why-rewild/reintroductions-key-species/key-species/eurasian-beaver <-- shared reintroduction overview
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https://youtu.be/NXZjt1M6loY?si=pwjU0t1GXxGLfNnD <-- shared video, “Watch the moment wild beavers return to Cornwall” [UK]
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https://youtu.be/65HBgO33GDo?si=2qfBAa2Qaz23I81g <-- shared video, “First Beavers in Bedfordshire in over 400 years” [UK]
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https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/our-work/our-projects/scottish-beavers/ <-- shared overview, beaver reintroduction into Scotland
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https://youtu.be/vCjvCQHX7mQ?si=fJS9E1wi0LyDq5Fw <-- shared video, “Scotland Released 11 Beavers Into a Dead River — What They Did With Mud and Sticks Was [amazing]”
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H/T @RomeCook
“In [this] article, [the author] explore[s]:
🌿 How beaver-created wetlands support biodiversity
🦟 Their potential influence on mosquitoes and other insect pests
🕷️ The indirect role they may play in tick ecology
🦇 How dragonflies, bats, birds, amphibians and beneficial insects contribute to natural pest regulation
🚜 What this could mean for sustainable agriculture and agroforestry
🌍 Why this matters for biodiversity, farming, and human and animal health in a changing climate…
The beaver isn’t simply creating wetlands. It may be rebuilding the ecological balance that our landscapes have gradually lost….”
#Beavers #BeaverConference2026 #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #Entomology #IntegratedPestManagement #BiologicalControl #Agroforestry #SustainableAgriculture #ClimateChange #OneHealth #EnvironmentalScience #Conservation #Research #ResearchCollaboration #Wildlife #EcosystemServices #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #trophiccascade #Rewilding #Nature #SpeciesReintroduction #Environment #EcosystemEngineers #nature #restoration #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flood #flooding #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #hydrology #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer # agriculture #benefits #agroforestry #vegetation #waterquality #ecology #ecosystem #restoration #riversystemsstabilisation #climatechange -
‘Doves and food and fun’: the fight to save a farming pioneer’
“The aerial view of Wakelyns matches the experience of visiting it at ground level: in a region dominated by prairie fields of industrial agriculture, here lies a vivid green lung of land. Its sounds and sights in summer – the sleepy purr of the turtle dove, the vivid pink flash of a bullfinch – have vanished from most of the British countryside.
But Wakelyns is not a nature reserve – it is a thriving farm, a “living laboratory” for agroforestry and a hub for innovation and business. It is also under threat, and its owners must raise £1.2m to turn it into a charitable community benefit society.”
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‘Doves and food and fun’: the fight to save a farming pioneer’
“The aerial view of Wakelyns matches the experience of visiting it at ground level: in a region dominated by prairie fields of industrial agriculture, here lies a vivid green lung of land. Its sounds and sights in summer – the sleepy purr of the turtle dove, the vivid pink flash of a bullfinch – have vanished from most of the British countryside.
But Wakelyns is not a nature reserve – it is a thriving farm, a “living laboratory” for agroforestry and a hub for innovation and business. It is also under threat, and its owners must raise £1.2m to turn it into a charitable community benefit society.”
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🌳 Fazenda Santa Clara - Bela Vista de Goiás is an agroecological initiative tending more than crops: soil, water, seeds, people, and the ties between them. https://agroecologymap.org/l/221 #Agroecology #Agroforestry
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🌳 Fazenda Santa Clara - Bela Vista de Goiás is an agroecological initiative tending more than crops: soil, water, seeds, people, and the ties between them. https://agroecologymap.org/l/221 #Agroecology #Agroforestry
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🌱🛰️ Agroecology Map now has two new satellite layers for mapped locations: EVI and NDMI. These indicators help communities look at living landscapes from new angles, together with NDVI. They make it easier to follow vegetation, water stress, restoration, and seasonal change over time. 🗺️💚💧
Take a look
https://agroecologymap.org/location/the-food-farm/ndmihttps://agroecologymap.org/location/the-food-farm/evi
#Agroecology #AgroecologyMap #Agroforestry #EVI #NDMI #NDVI #GIS
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🌱🛰️ Agroecology Map now has two new satellite layers for mapped locations: EVI and NDMI. These indicators help communities look at living landscapes from new angles, together with NDVI. They make it easier to follow vegetation, water stress, restoration, and seasonal change over time. 🗺️💚💧
Take a look
https://agroecologymap.org/location/the-food-farm/ndmihttps://agroecologymap.org/location/the-food-farm/evi
#Agroecology #AgroecologyMap #Agroforestry #EVI #NDMI #NDVI #GIS
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#NewZealand / #Aotearoa #CommunityGardens - #NUWAO
"NUWAO aims to develop #NatureBased #UrbanDesign solutions, rooted in #Indigenousknowledges that support #ClimateChange adaptation and individual and community wellbeing in different contexts across Aotearoa and #Oceania.
Relationship to #IndigenousKnowledge
Indigenous communities worldwide have cultivated land for generations, crafting sustainable agricultural techniques in harmony with nature and rooted in local ecosystems. Throughout #TeMoananui Oceania, a rich diversity of TraditionalAgriculture and #agroforestry practices exists (Thaman, 1994, Thaman et al., 2006), and can be the basis of, or integrate into community gardens.
Community gardens can blend traditional methods, Indigenous #EcologicalKnowledge, and cultural values into their design, plant selection, and upkeep. Community gardens serve as vital spaces for honouring and preserving indigenous knowledge. They embrace traditional plant varieties, cultivation methods, and seasonal cycles passed down through generations.
Moreover, these gardens act as hubs for intergenerational knowledge exchange, with elders imparting wisdom to younger members, ensuring the continuity of traditional practices. These gardens can also foster #CulturalExchange and understanding, offering platforms for Indigenous and non-Indigenous individuals to come together, learn from one another, and foster mutual respect. By embracing Indigenous knowledge, community gardens can not only bolster environmental #sustainability and food security but also fortify #CulturalResilience and advocate for #SocialJustice."
Learn more:
https://nuwao.org.nz/community-gardens/#SolarPunkSunday #CommunityGardens #BuildingCommunity #FoodSecurity
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#NewZealand / #Aotearoa #CommunityGardens - #NUWAO
"NUWAO aims to develop #NatureBased #UrbanDesign solutions, rooted in #Indigenousknowledges that support #ClimateChange adaptation and individual and community wellbeing in different contexts across Aotearoa and #Oceania.
Relationship to #IndigenousKnowledge
Indigenous communities worldwide have cultivated land for generations, crafting sustainable agricultural techniques in harmony with nature and rooted in local ecosystems. Throughout #TeMoananui Oceania, a rich diversity of TraditionalAgriculture and #agroforestry practices exists (Thaman, 1994, Thaman et al., 2006), and can be the basis of, or integrate into community gardens.
Community gardens can blend traditional methods, Indigenous #EcologicalKnowledge, and cultural values into their design, plant selection, and upkeep. Community gardens serve as vital spaces for honouring and preserving indigenous knowledge. They embrace traditional plant varieties, cultivation methods, and seasonal cycles passed down through generations.
Moreover, these gardens act as hubs for intergenerational knowledge exchange, with elders imparting wisdom to younger members, ensuring the continuity of traditional practices. These gardens can also foster #CulturalExchange and understanding, offering platforms for Indigenous and non-Indigenous individuals to come together, learn from one another, and foster mutual respect. By embracing Indigenous knowledge, community gardens can not only bolster environmental #sustainability and food security but also fortify #CulturalResilience and advocate for #SocialJustice."
Learn more:
https://nuwao.org.nz/community-gardens/#SolarPunkSunday #CommunityGardens #BuildingCommunity #FoodSecurity
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🌳 A living agroecological initiative: Mazi Farm cultivates agroforestry and patient regeneration so communities can taste regeneration and a more generous future. https://agroecologymap.org/l/326 #Agroecology #Agroforestry
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🌳 A living agroecological initiative: Mazi Farm cultivates agroforestry and patient regeneration so communities can taste regeneration and a more generous future. https://agroecologymap.org/l/326 #Agroecology #Agroforestry
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🌳 Binahon Agroforestry Farm is an agroecological initiative and a small map of another future: agroforestry and patient regeneration, hands-on learning and shared knowledge, and community power woven into place. https://agroecologymap.org/l/321 #Agroecology #Agroforestry
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🌳 Binahon Agroforestry Farm is an agroecological initiative and a small map of another future: agroforestry and patient regeneration, hands-on learning and shared knowledge, and community power woven into place. https://agroecologymap.org/l/321 #Agroecology #Agroforestry
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🌳 BTLLAgroforestry is an agroecological initiative reminding us that regeneration begins locally: agroforestry and patient regeneration, learning by doing, abundance with care. https://agroecologymap.org/l/531 #Agroecology #Agroforestry
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🌳 BTLLAgroforestry is an agroecological initiative reminding us that regeneration begins locally: agroforestry and patient regeneration, learning by doing, abundance with care. https://agroecologymap.org/l/531 #Agroecology #Agroforestry
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🌳 Soul Fire Farm is an agroecological initiative where forests return to the center of food and care. Through agroforestry and patient regeneration, it turns food sovereignty into daily practice. https://agroecologymap.org/l/406 #Agroecology #Agroforestry
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🌳 Soul Fire Farm is an agroecological initiative where forests return to the center of food and care. Through agroforestry and patient regeneration, it turns food sovereignty into daily practice. https://agroecologymap.org/l/406 #Agroecology #Agroforestry
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🌳 COOPESAFRA - Cooperativa de Economia Popular Solidária da is an agroecological initiative showing care as something concrete: restore soil, share knowledge, grow food. https://agroecologymap.org/l/58 #Agroecology #Agroforestry