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Predirections

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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€” Every essay delivered straight to your inbox, 100% free, open access, and paywall-free.

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  • Your support keeps expert-led, ad-free essays free and open for everyone.
  • Get a seat in supporter-only discussions where the thinking behind each essay gets worked out in the open, and direct conversations with me along the way.
  • Think of it as stepping inside the workshop, not just reading what comes out of it.

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  • $6 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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