New research demonstrates that environments with a larger diversity of natural features, such as trees, birds, plants and waterways, are associated with greater mental well-being than environments with fewer features. medicalxpress-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/medicalxpr…

For climate resilience, nature recovery and ecosystem health, we need beavers back in our rivers - and soon! Happy #InternationalBeaverDay

It is crazy that the government keeps publishing these positive studies about beavers but won't sign off Natural England's licence plan or publish a species reintroduction plan. What's the point? gov.uk/government/new…

A real pleasure to get this one out - love the work chacruna is doing to provide digestible versions of peer-reviewed publications! 🫶🏻 Onaya Science Sam Gandy

In our latest Chacruna Institute article, Simon Ruffell, Sam Gandy, and their colleagues share their new article looking at the impact of Indigenous-led ayahuasca retreats on the nature-relatedness of participants.

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#psychedelics #science #ayahuasca

“Get on Your Knees”—Alberta Cops Raid Home Over Ayahuasca Delivery

‘To be arrested at gunpoint and your family home raided, for a plant medicine from Peru that has never killed anyone, is the sign of a plagued system.’

My first for Filter | harm reduction journalism

filtermag.org/alberta-ayahua…

🍄 MYCELIAL INTERNET MIND🍄 Our ecologist Sam Gandy is testing the view that there are no differences between different species of psilocybin mushroom. If you have taken any in the last year, your (secure, anonymised) data will be invaluable! 👉tinyurl.com/5n6hrkn5

Scotland's time to rewild.

We're standing with an alliance of charities, businesses, landowners and community groups calling for nature recovery across 30% of Scotland's land and seas by 2030.

Help make it happen. Sign the #RewildingNation charter.

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Now is your opportunity to speak up for nature in Scotland – we could be the world’s first #RewildingNation , with 30% of Scotland's land and seas committed to nature recovery. 🌿
Join us and The Scottish Rewilding Alliance: sign the Rewilding Nation Charter! 🖊️ rewild.scot/charter

An article I wrote on the synergy between natural settings and psychedelic experiences, and how nature can be better incorporated into psychedelic treatments, drawing on the work of Sam Gandy. psychedelic.support/resources/inte…

Sam has launched a new study to investigate the subjective effects attributed to different psilocybin mushroom species.

If you’re a psilonaut, please help out with this research! 🍄🙏❤️

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Why 'funga' is just as important as flora and fauna nationalgeographic.com/science/articl… via National Geographic FFungi #thinkfungi

Would you like lynx to be reintroduced? I am yet to be convinced that there are any insurmountable challenges to this happening. There are certainly many benefits.

I'm really delighted with the new cover design for the paperback edition of my book Traffication, out later this year: pelagicpublishing.com/products/traff…

Do you have experience with different types of psilocybin mushrooms? Want to assist with research?

Fill out this short anonymous survey that seeks feedback on different species of psilocybin mushrooms. Please share!

Another new paper! 💫🤩 This time led by Simon Ruffell & Sam Gandy 🌎 with our other co-founders Nige Netzband, WaiFung Tsang, curandero Rono Lopez, Arsalan Akhtar, jack.hollingdale, Nathan O'Rourke, Jerome Sarris & Dan Perkins 👉 journals.sagepub.com/eprint/VNAD6IX…. Summary below... (1/5)

Thanks Drug Science! Joint FA Sam Gandy should be tagged as well 😊

just came across this excellent article from Dr. Bruce Damer, exploring the use of psychedelics for creative problem solving, that cites our recent review paper journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… lucid.news/downloads-from… #psychedelic #psychedelic s #creativity

🎉Huge news from the EU where they've just adopted the #NatureRestorationLaw !

This has great implications for #nature , moving towards restoring rather than simply protecting it.

👏Well done to all of those involved in making this happen.
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#GoodNews