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We’re on the lookout for Mossy Earth members based in southwest Portugal who want to get hands-on volunteering for us! 🌱💪📸
Our work to restore the beautiful yet threatened native forests of the Mira Basin is gaining pace and we need your help. Join us for volunteering days at our plant nursery and for a day of action removing invasive species by the riverbank. If you’re not based in or near the Alentejo region, there’s still a chance to get involved online by monitoring wildlife on our cameMossy EarthPost · 2 weeks ago
New vlog from the Yasuni rainforest out on our second channel: https://youtu.be/YkzalIvzsqI
In this update on @MossyEarth-FieldNotes, Adriana goes into detail about our latest community project; providing English classes to rural Kichwa communities in the Yasuni region. We’ll also be catching up with our two new volunteers, Ben and Morgan, after a month and a half living in the rainforest!
With the rise in remote working opportunities and ecotourism, speaking English can be an important step for Mossy EarthPost · 2 weeks ago
New coral vlog out on our second channel 👉 https://youtu.be/tkmdTwJ-eGg
In this fresh update on @MossyEarth-FieldNotes...
🌊 Monsoon season brought strong waves that caused a stir on the reef, damaging coral and shifting rubble and other species around. Amidst the turbulence, we’ve discovered some new challenges facing our coral.
🧹 Maintenance work continues to stop the spread of algae and coral-killing species from smothering our young coral fragments.
🔦 Night dive - We found someMossy EarthPost · 4 weeks ago
🚀 New project launching: Restoring Forest Fungi - we’re running a trial to see if fungi can accelerate the restoration of montane woodland in Scotland 🍄🌲⛰️
Imagine a secret underground network, a vast web of life where plants and fungi share resources and help each other thrive. This is the world of mycorrhizal fungi, nature’s hidden allies. In a symbiotic relationship, fungi help trees by absorbing water and essential elements like phosphorus and nitrogen in return for energy in the formMossy EarthPost · 1 month ago
I am now working on the next episode covering of our rainforest project and I caught myself going back frequently to this first video we made about it a year ago. I think it is one of the most beautiful and exciting videos we have produced and looking back it is wonderful to see it all together. The project and the hard work our team has put in really shines through. So if you are keen on a refresher before the next video in this series comes out be sure to go back and check it out, I think it is definitelyMossy EarthPost · 1 month ago
🦅 New vlog update on our red kite project: https://youtu.be/v_x_raOetG8
Over the past 3 years, we’ve been releasing red kites to boost their struggling populations on the Iberian Peninsula with local partners AMUS.
In this update by Flora on our @MossyEarth-FieldNotes channel, find out…
✋ How to get involved in the campaign against wildlife poisonings that not only affect our released birds, but others who come to spend the winter in southern Europe.
🌲 The work AMUS is doing to proMossy EarthPost · 1 month ago
Looking for some feedback here!
Our films this past year have switched gears a bit to cover the stories of our projects in more depth and over a greater time span. This means fewer videos each year but more in depth ones with more filming and more editing.
We are able to do this because the work of keeping our members updated on the various projects we have going on falls more and more on the @MossyEarth-FieldNotes channel where we post 3-4 videos a month with raw on the ground project updates froMossy EarthPost · 1 month ago
It’s seagrass time! Our newest update from the muddy meadows in Scotland is here: https://youtu.be/emf_lWwhDgM
In this short vlog on our @MossyEarth-FieldNotes channel, get the latest on our seagrass ‘coring’ transplant trials - a method of transplanting seagrass and sediment together.
We’re concentrating on finishing the trials this winter to reduce the biosecurity risk of spreading a marine non-native invasive species newly found in the area (one whose larvae could inconspicuously be transMossy EarthPost · 1 month ago
Final Call: Innovation Programme Grants (March 31st) 🚨
We strive to make our projects as cost-effective as possible, ensuring interventions are backed by the best available evidence. As ‘Evidence Champions’, we continuously refine how we design and evaluate projects, with support from the Conservation Evidence team at the University of Cambridge.
The challenge? There’s still so much we don’t know. Existing evidence on ecosystem restoration is often limited, and rigorous scientific comparisons oMossy EarthPost · 1 month ago
🪚🌴The work to fell eucalyptus trees is going well at our pilot project in Portugal’s Mira Basin, which you can see here: https://youtu.be/W6f7R_yqvIA
In this update on our @MossyEarth-FieldNotes ...
On dry days between the downpours, we’ve been out learning from our partners at ProNativa, who are steadily bringing down the towering eucalyptus trees along 1.75 km of riparian gallery. This is a tricky task in the steep valley, where we want to avoid harming any of the native ash and alder trees tMossy EarthPost · 1 month ago
In our latest update from the Amazon rainforest on our @MossyEarth-FieldNotes channel, we’ve been working on several fronts to develop our base in the jungle! This includes building new infrastructure using traditional methods, installing solar panels and running more workshops to help local women learn new culinary skills!
There are also updates on a river clean up operation that we supported and a curious snake that came to check out all the work that's been happening at the house 🐍
👉 Mossy EarthPost · 3 months ago
🪚 🌴 We’ve started cutting down eucalyptus trees at a pilot plot for our ‘Rewilding Abandoned Eucalyptus Plantations’ project in the Mira Basin of southwest Portugal!
It’s been an eagerly anticipated wait ahead of this exciting yet challenging fieldwork. The technicalities of low-impact felling, which focuses on removing towering non-native trees while preserving native regeneration, are central to our efforts in reaching large-scale rewilding.
🔥 In Portugal, abandoned eucalyptus plantaMossy EarthPost · 3 months ago
🪸 Our latest coral project vlog here! https://youtu.be/VIcTa55vAJI
On our@MossyEarth-FieldNotes Yudi introduces the structural system we're testing, shares updates on the major developments at our coral reef, showcases the exciting new 3D mapping system, and gives insights into our pesky little enemies—the Drupella snails.
This is one of my personal favorite projects. Thank you for being a part of it and supporting our work!
Which topic in this video interests you the most? Let us know in Mossy EarthPost · 3 months ago
👕 Our new clothing and accessories collection is launching: https://store.mossy.earth/?utm_source...
Featuring beautiful designs all inspired by the species and ecosystems we’re working to restore, you can now wear the wilderness you love in a range of t-shirts, jumpers & bags.
We’ve been asked about Mossy Earth gear for a while so it’s exciting to say it’s finally here! Made with nature in mind, we chose a Circular Economy Supplier who uses organic materials, renewable energy and plastic-freMossy EarthPost · 3 months ago
📢 New Paper Alert: Integrating Evidence into Conservation Funding 🌿📖
We’re excited to share a new paper that we contributed to as part of our partnership with Conservation Evidence!
Through discussions and an online workshop, we collaborated with other organisations working to integrate evidence into their funding decisions. Together, we distilled key lessons and practical recommendations from our shared experiences. The paper offers guidance for organisations looking to improve conservation ouMossy EarthPost · 4 months ago
🎥 We’re starting a second project in Portugal’s Mira Basin to tackle an urgent conservation challenge: To save two freshwater fish species dangerously close to extinction. Find out more in our latest Mira vlog: https://youtu.be/p0D1ZGzv5ts
🐟 The Mira-chub (Squalius torgalensis) and the Southwestern arched-mouth nase (Iberochondrostoma almacai) are small cyprinid species found exclusively in the Mira River Basin (with the Southwestern nase also occurring in a neighbouring basin). This makes themMossy EarthPost · 4 months ago
We’re excited to share our new innovation grant promotional video and webpage with you all!
https://youtu.be/UDdIJv0jrGk?utm_sour...
https://www.mossy.earth/science/innov...
As we prepare for applications to open on the 3rd February, you can browse the eligibility criteria and start planning your ideas by downloading our application form and honing your experimental design.
Through these rigorous tests, we hope to uncover improvements in the efficiency of rewilding methods which could unlock massive Mossy EarthPost · 4 months ago