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Predirections

About the Substack

Weekly future-focused writing on biodiversity, climate, and water for a changing world โ€” by Prof. Jonathan Tonkin.

Free Subscription Benefits

  • Weekly writing from a working ecologist โ€” long-form essays and Nexus Notes, curating the science and policy of biodiversity, climate, and water

Paid Subcription Benefits

  • The paid section of every Nexus Notes โ€” explainers, data deep-dives, and a working scientist going deeper on what matters
  • Paid subscriber chat โ€” including exclusive threads from Jono
  • Your support keeps the expert-led, ad-free essays and signals free for everyone

Paid Subscription Plans

  • $8 a month
  • $60 a year

About Jonathan Tonkin

Anticipating the future of our living world. Professor of ecology published in Nature and Science and winner of NZ Prime Ministerโ€™s Emerging Scientist Prize. I use systems thinking to map out where our planet is headed and how we can navigate it.

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