Will Hayes
@NatureWilling
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Conservation Ecologist - Leverhulm Wildfire Centre Land-use change, Farming ,Fire, Biodiversity & Livelihoods in Ireland & Guyana
Ireland & Guyana
Joined October 2017
Dr. Will Hayes (@NatureWilling), Prof. Jay Mistry & Dr. @KayladeFreitas1 have launched a new project on sustainable fire management in the Rupununi, Guyana—centering Indigenous ecological knowledge & community collaboration. #Guyana #LeverhulmeWildfires #Fireresearch
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Meet Will (@NatureWilling), Research Associate, joining our Centre to explore the role of fire in conservation & agriculture, from Guyana's savannas to Irish farmlands. Stay tuned for insights! 🌍 #Conservation #FireManagement
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Thrilled to see this initiative fostering collaboration between farmers and environmentalists! More of this please #BuildingBridges
So much rancour in the world yet on Sunday last every participant at this 2 hr Deep Listening event hosted by @oliver_moore & me in Cloughjordan between farmers (mostly dairy) and environmentalists said they learned loads & wanted more connection like this. #BuildingBridges 💚
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🚨JOB ALERT!🚨 We are advertising three new lectureships on our £8.3 million E3 'Sharing Space for Nature' initiative. 2 Lecturers in Conservation Science - https://t.co/4vsDmrOUmh 1 Lecturer in Marine Conservation - https://t.co/QpScYWP4qF Deadline to apply is 6th May
jobs.kent.ac.uk
The Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) is seeking to appoint an ambitious and highly motivated lecturer. This is a fixed term vacancy for 48 months and it is our intention to make...
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Despite its appearance as a thriving native forest, what we saw during our mapping of invasive species in West Cork with the @AcresIreland team was unsettling – a mammoth #rhododendron infestation on good peatland. Call in the army @BioDataCentre @NPWSIreland @PeatlandConserv
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Chough nest cam: watch this space! @NPWSIreland has installed a livestream camera in a chough box in a barn #westcork Another chough cam is being installed in a cattle shed. They are due to go live soon. Thanks to @AlanMc_23 @BirdWatchIE & Jason Fathers, Wildlife Windows UK.
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Making conservation and science communication accesible and engaging to the general public is the name of the game! Thank you to Brian O'Shea , @BirdLife_News & Conservation International Guyana, for allowing me to illustrate these lovely birds! 📍: Seawall, Kitty Roundabout.
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Overall, our study demonstrates the utility of deforestation models in providing an early warning system to help direct action to parts of the planet that could play a pivotal role in mitigating the effects of global environmental change. #Guyana #biodiversity #conservation
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We predicted a 9% loss in forest cover by 2043, driven mainly by mining and settlements. Encouragingly, protected areas proved effective in reducding deforestation probability. Expanding this network in Guyana could slash forest, carbon and habitat losses!
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Our #deforestation model integrated past deforestation data and key drivers like infrastructure and land uses. It dynamically updates deforestation patterns in each pixel's vicinity for each projected time-period, building on the results of the previous time-period🌳📊
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We applied a spatio-temporally explicit modelling approach to address 4 key objectives: 1. Predict deforestation patterns in Guyana 2. Estimate carbon stock losses 3. Assess the impact on threatened species 4. Inform the design of conservation interventions for Guyana's forests
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Guyana boasts some of the most intact and biodiverse tropical rainforests on the planet, covering an area of 215,000 km². However, recently increases in mining activities pose a threat to the country's biodiversity and undermine its green economy goals. Image: @meshach_pierre
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Our latest research in Biological Conservation uncovers concerning trends for #Guyana's forests: a potential 9% loss by 2043 without intervention. Mining is a key driver. However a protected area expansion might be a part of the solution! @DICE_Kent
https://t.co/QIMA3DW4Il
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6. Notes Click here for published article in @STOTEN_journal
https://t.co/sfgaVeczVj Thank you #Guyana, @DICEKent & @UniKentGCDC Photos: @naturewilling & @meshach_pierre Any questions?
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5. Conclusions Human settlement has a greater impact on bird communities in forests. Finding over 20% of Guyana's native birds in human settlements underscores the potential for diverse urban habitats and wildlife through effective #conservation strategies. #DICECON23 #LandSea
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4. Results 6543 birds (172 species) - 21% of Guyana’s total. Greatest impact on bird community composition in #forest. Buildings negatively affect less urban-tolerant birds in #forest. Buildings and greenspace beneficial to many bird species in #savannah. #DICECON23 #LandSea
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3. Methods Many early rises with @srcsrupununi, @jessjessfisher & @meshach_pierre collecting bird and habitat data from 6 settlements (3 from each ecoregion) across #Guyana. Then back to the office for community, indicator species and urban tolerance analyses. #DICECON23 #LandSea
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2. Aims 1. To explore if human settlements are having a bigger impact on bird communities in #forests or #savannahs? 2. To identify key habitat features for birds with varying urban tolerances (e.g. trees, buildings). #DICECON23 #LandSea
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