World Bank Global Environment Practice Senior Director at the ProBlue Forum on Marine Biodiversity “There will never be a World free of poverty without a healthy ocean” Great to see such thinking from the World Bank.

Attending World Bank’s ProBlue Forum on Marine Biodiversity in Costa Rica. Impressive line-up of speakers

Just found a new (to me) psychology phrase: "pluralistic ignorance". It refers to people holding one view but mistakenly assuming that the majority of others hold a different view, so they keep quiet. Very relevant for climate change action, where lots want action but think they're in the minority.

Book on #KnowledgeManagement and Communities of Practice at the World Bank coming out on March 5. This compendium of stories, which I edited together with Ede Ijjasz Vasquez and Monika Weber-Fahr, illustrates how Communities of Practice can break silos Check it out www.routledge.com/Communities-...

5 Ways the Ocean Justice Strategy Will Improve Conservation The Biden administration’s Ocean Justice Strategy will serve ocean conservation, and broader conservation efforts, by elevating the importance of ocean justice within the federal government.

www.americanprogress.org/article/5-wa...

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Climate scientists hail 2023 as ‘beginning of the end’ for fossil fuel era Cautious optimism among experts that emissions from energy use may have peaked as net zero mission intensifies

Source www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Call climate change what it is: violence | Rebecca Solnit Rebecca Solnit: Social unrest and famine, superstorms and droughts. Places, species and human beings – none will be spared. Welcome to Occupy Earth

💚💚💚 the Climate Defiance action✊✊✊

Fossil fuel profiteers & their enablers should be reminded daily, hourly, every minute, every second, of the REAL violence they've been perpetrating & continue to perpetrate against people who've contributed least to #ClimateBreakdown

chuffed.org/project/stop...

Opinion | I’m a Climate Scientist. I’m Not Screaming Into the Void Anymore. Something has changed in the United States, and not just the climate.

Great piece from Dr. Kate Marvel.

The fossil fuel industry is not only hampering our ability to transition by refusing to plan for a phasing out of oil, coal and gas, but also by dampening our belief that we can create a better world without them.

But we can, we already are.

Climate change is hurting coral worldwide. But reefs off the Texas coast are thriving Far off the Texas coast there is a beautiful surprise in the Gulf of Mexico that draws divers from around the world.

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Not surprising that the healthiest reefs are far from shore

"Some of the world's healthiest coral reefs can be found in the Gulf of Mexico....the reefs in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary boast a stunning amount of coral coverage."

Here’s a gift link to my @nytimes.com op-ed arguing that because of the tireless work of the policymakers, engineers, activists, and others who listened to the science, we now have a fighting chance for a better world
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/o...

One of several #NatureBasedSolutions associated with marine ecosystems

Could billions of oysters protect us from the next big storm? Flash flooding in New York City. Sinking coasts in Louisiana. To guard against the effects of climate change, these communities are turning to bivalves.

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I’m generally a fan of offsets as a pragmatic approach to mitigating environmental harm. But not in this case. Plastic manufacturers and packaging companies need to be held accountable for the damage they are causing.

How sea anemones living on deep-sea hydrothermal vents avoid metal poisoning The anemone Alvinactis idsseensis dominates its toxic environment thanks to an unusual number of genes geared toward protecting cells from heavy metals.

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Life near deep-sea hydrothermal vents can be pretty metal…literally. DNA reveals an unusually high number of genes geared toward protecting cells from heavy metals

www.sciencenews.org/article/sea-...

#addocean

Thoughtful article on possible unintended consequences of the High Seas Treaty by Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood in the @theconversationus.bsky.social 🧪🦑🌎🐡🦈🐧 Found in the new "Fisheries" feed
theconversation.com/new-treaty-t...

New treaty to protect the world's oceans may hurt vulnerable African fisheries A new ocean treaty could redirect the unsustainable fishing practices that were happening on the high seas to coastal African nations.

New high seas treaty to protect the world's oceans may hurt vulnerable African fisheries. Also, there are virtually no coral reefs in the high seas, please stop saying this will protect them. #NotJustArea theconversation.com/...

A smart urban street tree canopy shouldn’t just be considered urban infrastructure… given all the many quantifiable and unquantifiable public interests supported by urban trees, they should be considered ESSENTIAL infrastructure. HT @davidlois_UNED for the graphic.

So much we don’t know about the deep sea; and another reason to just say no to deep seabed mining.

Newly discovered deep-sea enzyme breaks down PET plastic Plastic pollution is increasingly affecting the health of coasts and oceans. One well-known problem is plastic bottles made from polyethylene terephthalate, or PET.

Newly discovered deep-sea enzyme breaks down PET plastic

Plastic pollution is increasingly affecting the health of coasts and oceans. One well-known problem is plastic bottles made from polyethylene terephthalate, or PET.

phys.org/news/2023-09...

The Salmon on Your Plate Has a Troubling Cost. These Farms Offer Hope. Land-based aquaculture is still coming into its own, but it stands to upend an industry plagued by environmental concerns.

🧪 Can land-based salmon farming offer a more sustainable source for one of America's favorite seafoods?
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/16/d...

I’m Phil. I’m a citizen scientist and ocean advocate focusing on the interface between marine conservation and livelihoods of coastal communities.

US government considers protecting octopuses used in research Prior to the pending rules, no invertebrates were subject to regulation.

A spot of good news for World Octopus Day: the US government may officially include cephs in research ethics protections. No one who’s ever worked with an octopus would deny their intelligence. 🧪🐙

Microplastics pose risk to ocean plankton, climate, other key Earth systems Research finds impacts by tiny plastic particles on marine plankton and microbes could disrupt carbon and nitrogen cycling in the world’s oceans, possibly putting Earth’s operating system and the ...

In my latest article for @mongabay.bsky.social, I explore how ocean microplastic pollution is affecting plankton and marine microbial communities.

Emerging evidence suggests this disruption at the base of the food chain could have knock-on effects for climate, nitrogen cycling and ocean oxygen.

Thanks for sharing. Did you look at impact of microplastics on Cyanobacteria? I recall a study a while back that found that exposure to microplastics could reduce their photosynthetic output…..

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How do invasive species impact coral reef food webs? A 2023 study led by Juan Pablo Lozano-Peña reveals that invasive #lionfishes have broader diets than native Caribbean mesopredator fishes. 🦁🐠

Link to publication: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#isotopes #ecology #coralreef