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tl;dr:
The current extinction rate for all IUCN-assessed species is 7.28 times greater than the background rate evidencing anthropogenic mass extinction.
(This thread uses IUCN Red List's 2022-2 data. 2023-1 data is expected in December.)
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The following update of current chordate extinction rates calculation uses 2022-1 data.
A new workbook containing the 2022 calculations (and a comparison with previous data) has been added to the Open Science Framework project at osf.io/cfkpa/
I think about this work regularly, but struggle with initiation, so am going to start talking to people who might want to do the calculations with me. Like body doubling with peer review.
tl;dr:
The current extinction rate for all IUCN-assessed species is 7.28 times greater than the background rate evidencing anthropogenic mass extinction.
(This thread uses IUCN Red List's 2022-2 data. 2023-1 data is expected in December.)
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“Stanford spoke to the Public Service Commissioner on Friday and requested he undertake an integrity review.
“She declined to say how high she believed the conduct went in MBIE's management hierarchy.”
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“KiwiRail … only provided evidence of one engineering inspection being completed across the entire rail network between July 2016 and February 2024”. Almost 8 years without a single inspection across the whole country. rnz.co.nz/news/crime-and-jus…
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“In 1997, police officers in New York City raped … Abner Louima …. [and] were prosecuted.
“That sent a powerful message throughout the police force: Those who assault detainees may be punished. And that’s the message that must be sent throughout the Israeli security forces.”
This is a hard article to read, but I hope you'll do so. I've spent some time reporting on widespread rape and other sexual violence of Palestinian male and female prisoners by Israeli authorities, and the article is now published. The assault victims were warned not to give speak of what they endured -- they were sometimes told they would be killed or raped if they gave interviews -- but they found the courage to do so. One man described being raped three times in a single day in Israeli prison, the third time after he tried to protest. A young woman said the guards would come in at the beginning of each shift and strip her naked and abuse her. Another reported that she was shown photos of herself being raped and warned they would be released unless she cooperated with Israeli intelligence. Even three children who had been detained told me they had been sexually abused. Look, whatever our position on the Middle East, we should be able to agree on being anti-rape. Sexual assaults were horrific when Israeli women were targeted on Oct. 7, and they're equally horrific when Israeli authorities use them against Palestinians day after day after day. We should be able to find common ground in opposing rape. Here's a gift link to the article: nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opini…
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Opening notes by Prof. Chris Galvin, Mayor Grant Smith, and Mayor Michael Ford. Smith references the organisers, The Factory: thefactorynz.co.nz
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Attending a presentation by Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab on a Vision of Hope for Palestine: drive.google.com/viewerng/vi…
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Quote in light of recent developments.
Please cease using "waka jumping" in reference to the Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill 2018.
The choice of metaphor coopts a word such that a negative light is cast upon its culture. The Bill is not about 'waka jumping', so why 'waka' versus 'ship'? legislation.govt.nz/bill/gov…
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Attending The Power of Community.
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@mahdismaki leads discussion on shared experiences and the growth of Māori-migrant solidarity. profiles.canterbury.ac.nz/Ma…
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For more info: dia.govt.nz/Water-Services-P….
Just attended a presentation by the DIA on Local Water Done Well. Notes:
(1) Commerce Commission will oversee national water infrastructure and set rates.
(2) Council Controlled Organisations will be led by investment-focused boards to do two-waters.
(3) What stormwater plan???
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Just attended a presentation by the DIA on Local Water Done Well. Notes:
(1) Commerce Commission will oversee national water infrastructure and set rates.
(2) Council Controlled Organisations will be led by investment-focused boards to do two-waters.
(3) What stormwater plan???
"Fatalities in the Gaza Strip .... 24,682, including 7,356 children and 5,419 women, were identified as of 30 April. The number of injured was estimated at 77,908.... These numbers are likely higher with thousands of persons still missing". #CEASEFIRENOW
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You can experience more of Maungarongo Te Kawa's thinking through his exhibition, "Te Whare Pora: a sacred space". On now at @temanawanz. temanawa.co.nz/event/te-whar…
“We're in the trenches in New Zealand. We're at war. Art, music, poetry — that's how Indigenous people fight back.” — Maungarongo Te Kawa
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This Tuesday, on behalf of Te Pae Ao I'm presenting a Fast-track Approvals Bill oral submission to Environment Subcommittee B.
According to the submitters list, we follow @vegan_nz and precede @tewaimaoritrust. Hoping to see @MaramaDavidson. Wish us luck! parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/list-…
Attended my first meeting as a Te Pae Ao member today. Working with @docgovtnz to administer reserve sites "kia matua te mana o te ao tūroa e tū nei". Good to be helping ecosystems and the people (human or otherwise) who love them. legislation.govt.nz/act/publ…
Last week, I began a contract as Kaihautū at Te Manawa, our regional museum. The position of Kaihautū appears unique to the GLAMIR sector, the prime example being Te Papa. I love learning new things and there is lots of learning to be done here. tepapa.govt.nz/executive-tea…
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"Observation and statistical estimate showing plainly, that, as a race, the Maori is following the inexorable law of the decay and disappearance of the savage, before the more civilized nations of the earth." Justifying depopulation (1876). kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.…
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