During our event Building Intentional Career Pathways in the Environmental Sector, Maliyah Womack discussed how the environmental sector needs people rooted in communities to make an impact.
Check out what she has to say!
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This week, we’re sharing stories on how we’re employing science and partnerships to ensure a healthy, sustainable planet.
Follow along: www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...
#EarthDayNOAA; #EarthDay2026; #EarthDay
What's your goal in risk communication?
You likely want your audience to take action to reduce a risk. Make sure you are clear on that goal and can integrate the action you want to see in your communication.
#CommunicationSkills #ScienceCommunication #Risk #RiskCommunication
✨This Friday: Communicating Risk Workshop✨
Do you need to communicate risk effectively and strategically to others from a scientific perspective?
Register here: buff.ly/THzBhSB
#CommunicationSkills #ScienceCommunication #Risk #RiskCommunication
Whether we're aware of it or not, we have a goal when we're communicating.
When you've identified that goal, the best audiences and messages will be clear.
#CommunicationSkills #ScienceCommunication #StrategicMessaging
✨This Friday: COMPASS Skill Sprint✨
"Communicating Science in Complex Settings" is designed to help scientists & technical experts build confidence communicating when it matters most.
Register today: buff.ly/QJATCsk
#SciComm #ProfessionalDevelopment #EnvironmentalScience #PolicyEngagement
Science plays a huge role in shaping policy and there are many ways to get involved. In our latest blog, we dive into ways you can make an impact within and beyond Capitol Hill 🏛️.
Read more: buff.ly/nO1A92S
#PolicyEngagement #ScienceInPolicy #SciComm
APRIL FOOLS!
We would never suggest that you use these outdated tactics in your science communication.
#CommunicationSkills #ScienceCommunication #ScienceEngage #StrategicMessaging
Academic journals are not the way to connect with community members!
Watch Dr. Nina Fontana's full interview here: buff.ly/P2ZG8cG
#CommunicationSkills #ScienceCommunication #ScienceEngage #StrategicMessaging #WomensHistoryMonth
🔬🌐 We invite you to propose a session, town hall, or scientific workshop for #AGU26, taking place 7–11 December in San Francisco, California, and to add your voice to the ongoing conversation: Where Science Connects!
🕒 Submit your proposal by the 22 April deadline: buff.ly/1sPRVfF
Our new COMPASS Skill Sprint: Communicating Science in Complex Settings, is designed to help scientists & technical experts build confidence communicating when it matters most.
Follow the link to register: buff.ly/QJATCsk
#SciComm #ProfessionalDevelopment #EnvironmentalScience #PolicyEngagement
Learn more about Sandy's story and her thoughts on effective risk communication: buff.ly/iEiJwb2
#CommunicationSkills #ScienceCommunication #ScienceEngage #StrategicMessaging #WomensHistoryMonth
At the heart of our cohort programs is connection.
We bring together diverse perspectives so people can learn from each other and carry that impact into their work, communities, and the broader field.
The ripple effects is what it's all about. 💫
#SciComm #mCDR #ClimateSolutions
Loved this lively episode of Plan Sea! ✨
Recorded at #OSM26 in Glasgow, COMPASS #mCDR Communication Leaders Dr. Abigale Wyatt, Dr. Mariam Swaleh & Dr. Kohen Bauer share reflections & insights from their experience in the program.
🎧 Listen here: www.carbontosea.org/2026/03/19/p...
Communities of color are 3x more likely to live in nature-deprived areas than white communities—and it's not by accident.
Learn more: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-nature-gap-c...
You could be the science expert that Congress need.
Emily Patrolia, COMPASS Board Chair & Founder of ESP Advisors, shares more about the importance of bridging science & policy: buff.ly/KoEwjwO
#CommunicationSkills #ScienceCommunication #ScienceEngage #StrategicMessaging
Our new COMPASS Skill Sprint: Communicating Science in Complex Settings, is designed to help scientists and technical experts build confidence communicating when it matters most.
Register today: buff.ly/QJATCsk
#SciComm #ProfessionalDevelopment #EnvironmentalScience #PolicyEngagement
Green 2.0 Job Board Listing graphic highlighting four roles: The Nature Conservancy – Senior Media Relations Manager (New York, New York, Mid-Level Experience, Pay Equity Pledge Participant); Trust for Public Land – Executive Assistant, Texas (Dallas, Texas, Entry Level Experience, Pay Equity Pledge Participant); Paul M. Angell Family Foundation – Program Officer, Conservation, Coral (Hybrid, Washington, D.C., Mid-Level Experience); and Grand Canyon Trust – Foundation Manager (Hybrid, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Mid-Level Experience). Footer directs viewers to greentwopointzero.org/careers for more listings.
🌿 Job Board Friday is here!
Check out this week’s featured roles from @nature.org, Trust for Public Land, Paul M. Angell Family Foundation and @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social. Explore these roles and many more opportunities on the Green 2.0 Job Board at greentwopointzero.org/careers.
Warning people about risk isn’t enough.
Effective #RiskCommunication helps people understand what’s happening, why it matters, and what they can do.
In our latest blog post, we share a simple framework we use to cover all the bases: Hazard–Impact–Action.
Read more: buff.ly/aqncnH8
#SciComm
✨ This Friday: Outstanding One-Pagers✨
When your time is limited — and the person you’re meeting with may not be familiar with your work— a well-prepared one-pager can make all the difference.
Register here: buff.ly/MXUTnr0
#CommunicationSkills #SciComm #StrategicMessaging #OnePager
🚨 Last week to apply! 🚨
Ready to make an impact in DC? Join AGU for our spring Days of Action! Get training from policy experts and meet with your lawmakers on capitol hill. Learn more and apply by 15 March: buff.ly/m8Nyhph
Event graphic for “UPWELL: A Wave of Ocean Justice” featuring illustrated people emerging from an ocean wave. Text reads “Save the Date” for Tuesday, June 2, 2026 (afternoon) and Wednesday, June 3, 2026 (full day) at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St NW, Washington, DC. Planning committee includes Aquarium Conservation Partnership, Azul, Center for American Progress, Earthjustice, Green 2.0, Natural Resources Defense Council, Ocean Defense Initiative, and Urban Ocean Lab.
Upwell returns this June 2026 with two days of programming! 🌊
This event will prioritize the experiences and voices of historically marginalized communities in ocean conservation discussions. It will feature expert panels, guest speakers, and much more.
More info coming in the next few weeks.
It's Women's History Month! We'll be highlighting exemplary women that show what effective science communication and engagement can look like. Look out for our features throughout the month.
#WomensHistoryMonth #CommunicationSkills #ScienceCommunication #ScienceEngage #StrategicMessaging
✨ Upcoming Workshop: Outstanding One-Pagers✨
When your time is limited — and the person you’re meeting with may not be familiar with your work— a well-prepared one-pager can make all the difference.
Register here: buff.ly/MXUTnr0
#CommunicationSkills #SciComm #StrategicMessaging #OnePager
Learn more abt working with COMPASS!
- What does a virtual workshop look like vs in-person?
- Who can we bring to your workshop as policy, journalism, or community experts?
Register to join us tomorrow: buff.ly/ps7sseu
#CommunicationSkills #SciComm #StrategicMessaging
Join us at the Southeast & Caribbean Disaster Resilience Partnership meeting this week!
We're leading a Lunch & Learn session Wednesday on "Communicating Risk for Disaster Resilience."
#ScienceCommunication #CommunicationSkills #RiskCommunication #DisasterPreparedness
Risk communication often focuses on what could go wrong. But what if that framing is part of the problem?
In our latest post, we explore how positive framing — rooting #riskcomms in agency and aspiration — can turn risk messaging from paralyzing to galvanizing.
Read it here:
✨ Upcoming Workshop: Outstanding One-Pagers✨
When your time is limited — and the person you’re meeting with may not be familiar with your work— a well-prepared one-pager can make all the difference.
Register here: buff.ly/MXUTnr0
#CommunicationSkills #SciComm #StrategicMessaging #OnePager
#SciComm can get complex fast. That’s why we’re excited to share our new Skill Sprint: Communicating Science in Complex Settings! Over 4 weeks, we’ll cover strategic comms, #RiskComm, navigating conflict & policy engagement. You can also earn a professional certificate! Learn more: buff.ly/tCERxtC
“It is the only health condition where we want to study the symptom — race — rather than the ideological factor — racism. It’s amazing to me as an epidemiologist. To study health disparities, we must also study racism.” — Dr. Bill Jenkins
#PublicHealth #BlackHistoryMonth #ScienceCommunication