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Why I write this...
...and a directory of sorts. Start here!
Aug 14, 2025
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Better legacy
Being a good ancestor in an age of short-term thinking
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2025 was a wild ride
Some reflections on the crazy year that was. Predirections in 2025.
Jan 11
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Nexus Notes - US says 👎 to IPCC etc., El Niño impacting arthropods, long conservation, and more
Nexus Notes #18
Jan 9
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Three things I’ve been thinking about: managing for means vs. extremes, slowing down, and divisiveness
Here are three things I’ve been thinking about this week – 30/12/2025
Dec 30, 2025
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What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers
Apr 29, 2025
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Short-term thinking is killing the planet
Feb 23, 2025
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The paradox of patient urgency
Mar 19, 2025
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Change is afoot, but not always how you expect
Feb 14, 2025
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Where Predirections is heading next
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Dec 27, 2025
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The baselines have shifted — we’re fixing rivers anyway
How river restoration is succeeding in surprising and inspiring ways.
Dec 22, 2025
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I interrupt my break for some news...
And a thanks for being here.
Nov 23, 2025
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Nov 19, 2025
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Nexus Notes – Antarctic moss, human right to a safe climate, extinction of ecologists(?), and the importance of feedback
Nexus Notes #17
Nov 12, 2025
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Real action requires looking forward, not back
The world is changing at pace – a pace that requires approaches that are anticipatory, not reactionary
Nov 7, 2025
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Nexus Notes – Anticipatory Global Biodiversity Framework, funding cuts, billion dollar disasters, and multifunctional scapes
Nexus Notes #16
Oct 30, 2025
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Future-focused writing on biodiversity, climate, and water — by Dr. Jonathan Tonkin.
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