Olga Rych, MSc

Today we are publishing the first of a series of data-driven stories about how Israeli checkpoints strangle life in the West Bank www.wired.com/story/how-is...

I cannot see a dead fish as a "conservation success". Bluefin tuna are still rare - they only avoid being technically endangered cos they stabilised at a tiny number. That's not a healthy population, just a stable one. Let them breed and really do well before you fish for them if you have to.

The vast majority of people care about animal welfare, but factory farming continues growing. Will animals always suffer? In a brilliant new piece, Koji Flynn Do and Martin Gould argue there’s a Kuznets curve for animal welfare: we can turn things around. worksinprogress.co/issue/will-f...

Bearded reedling 15cm They live in temperate regions of Europe and Asia, their diet shifts from insects in the summer to reed seeds in the winter. Males have a blue-grey head with a striking black "moustache" and bright orange-brown body. Females are a simpler buff-brown without moustache.

I'm interested in finding and potentially supporting people who are interested in doing long-form writing on the big efforts in global health: Gavi, Global Fund, PEPFAR, etc. If this is you or someone you know, please make yourself known!

Coexistance #birds #birdphotography #switzerland #cormorants #terns #waterbirds #nature

I am very proud of this one, as I am a complete newbie in #birdphotography Mrs Common Blackbird holding nest building material. Evidently about to engage in some #DIY #birds #wildlife #blackbird #wildlifephotography #switzerland #LacLeman

1/3 Fishing gear kills more marine life than any other form of ocean plastic. Lost nets alone threaten 66% of marine species, every sea turtle species, 50% of seabirds, whales, sharks, dolphins. The fishing industry’s deadliest hidden legacy. 🌊

Make that one trillionaire and many billionaires

I was almost ready to pack up and go, and then this little friend showed up.

Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer writes that yellow and purple flowers grow together as their contrasting colors make them mutually irresistible to pollinators. These colors are pretty together. These buttercups and geraniums work together so both get pollinated. Isn’t it beautiful? #nature #swiss

Loooove 🌈🦄🏳️‍🌈

Nearly 2 billion people live in the red area. It is becoming completely uninhabitable. What do the climate deniers, who also hate immigration, think is going to happen?

Great spotted woodpecker came visit. They often land on the old wooden pole near our yard and I always feel both awed and concerned about how much work these birds need to put in to get their food. Be kind to birds. Don’t cut trees unnecessarily, even the old dead ones. They’re someone’s dinner.

I’m a Roly Poly, not a garden pest. The soil, leaves and rotting plants are my home. I help break down decay and return nutrients back to the Earth. I don’t bite, sting or destroy your garden. I’m just a tiny cleanup crew, doing my part for nature. PLEASE DON’T CRUSH ME FOR EXISTING. 🩶🩶🩶

Time to revisit Erin Brockovich the movie as a refresher on working with communities to curb the power of evil… ahhm … bad people.

While everyone’s eyes are on the Amazon, Borneo has quietly lost about 92% of its original primary rainforest since the 1970s. That’s one of the fastest large-scale ecosystem losses ever recorded.

These data centers do not produce jobs. These centers raise electricity rates and create electric shortages. These centers use tens of millions of gallons of water and discharge toxic water, causing environmental pollution and noise pollution. Why are they getting billion-dollar tax breaks???

“According to the FDA email from Prasad…they determined 10 children died "after and because of" the COVID vaccine. But Prasad said the true number was likely higher”. What the report ACTUALLY said: “No cases [of pediatric deaths] were classified as certain in relation to COVID-19 vaccination”.

to put it plainly, i don’t think it is possible for WHO to move faster than it did. it was notified by the member states and tedros declared a PHEIC almost immediately after? the problem here is the world (especially us) failing to invest enough in preparedness

New Evidence Data Centers May Cause Hotter Weather

Good morning. #Switzerland #Alps

"One study found that increasing the number of people who receive SNAP benefits by 5 percent could have prevented nearly 32,000 suicides over 15 years. And a $1 increase in minimum wage has been linked to roughly 8,000 fewer suicide deaths over a decade."

If you’re in Portland, OR, you’ve got a few more days to sign up for an in person nature writing class I’m teaching. It’ll be held at the Bird Alliance sanctuary. Outside! All levels welcome. Still a couple spots left I’d love to fill! birdallianceoregon.org/event/writin...

Mont Blanc. Just to add perspective that sometimes all our human nonsense is just that - dangerous human nonsense.

This is an astounding piece, I read it yesterday, it is deeply researched and incredibly compelling. You will not feel reassured by reading it. I do wish society would pause on this whole “AI is awesome & we must use it for everything, cuz it’s the future” thing. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

We’re #hiring a Senior Policy Officer who will lead on developing and implementing policy and advocacy strategies with international institutions and governments. Apply here before 17 May 👉 ilga-europe.org/job-opportunities/senior-policy-officer/

One month left to apply for our Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Development Award If you have an innovative idea for a randomised controlled trial proposal, but need to build your team, develop your clinical trial protocol or generate pilot data, find our more and apply below. ⤵️

In 1966, abortion was suddenly restricted for most women in Romania. In the decades that followed, maternal mortality increased, and by the 1980s, more than 80% of maternal deaths happened as a result of abortion complications.

An absolute dream of a shot. I hope the author submitted for wild life photography pubs or awards.

"AI is not a magical tool built by people in San Francisco making millions of dollars a year and pushing their companies to insane valuations. Artificial intelligence is an extractive technology that relies on the brutal labor of underpaid workers around the world" www.404media.co/ai-is-africa...