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A thousand of the world’s leading scientists and policymakers from nearly 150 countries are gathering in Manchester this week for a vitally important summit, supported by the UN and hosted by the UK government...
www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/02/04/w...
#biodiversity #natureloss @ipbes.net
www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/02/04/w...
#biodiversity #natureloss @ipbes.net
World’s leading scientists and policymakers gather in Manchester for international meeting on biodiversity - Water Magazine
A thousand of the world’s leading scientists and policymakers gather in Manchester for a vitally important summit on biodiversity.
www.watermagazine.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 7:09 AM
A thousand of the world’s leading scientists and policymakers from nearly 150 countries are gathering in Manchester this week for a vitally important summit, supported by the UN and hosted by the UK government...
www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/02/04/w...
#biodiversity #natureloss @ipbes.net
www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/02/04/w...
#biodiversity #natureloss @ipbes.net
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Great to be here in Manchester to focus on global biodiversity knowledge, especially given misguided US federal withdrawal from IPBES last month. US universities and institutions are still in! Happy to represent @Rutgers and network with other orgs on how we can support a biodiversity agenda
Stakeholders gather in Manchester, UK, ahead of the @ipbes.net Plenary to jointly reflect on their #biodiversity engagement and coordinate interventions to be delivered at the 12th Plenary session
February 2, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Great to be here in Manchester to focus on global biodiversity knowledge, especially given misguided US federal withdrawal from IPBES last month. US universities and institutions are still in! Happy to represent @Rutgers and network with other orgs on how we can support a biodiversity agenda
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80 international experts. 35 countries. All regions of the world.
The IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment brings together diverse disciplines to understand how business depends on and impacts nature. 🌍
Learn more about the assessment that will be discussed at #IPBES12: https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
The IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment brings together diverse disciplines to understand how business depends on and impacts nature. 🌍
Learn more about the assessment that will be discussed at #IPBES12: https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
January 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM
80 international experts. 35 countries. All regions of the world.
The IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment brings together diverse disciplines to understand how business depends on and impacts nature. 🌍
Learn more about the assessment that will be discussed at #IPBES12: https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
The IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment brings together diverse disciplines to understand how business depends on and impacts nature. 🌍
Learn more about the assessment that will be discussed at #IPBES12: https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
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#NovaScotia scientists dive deep into the province’s coastal biodiversity
Members of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s Nova Scotia chapter (CPAWS-NS) are freediving to understand life beneath the waves.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
Members of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s Nova Scotia chapter (CPAWS-NS) are freediving to understand life beneath the waves.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
Nova Scotia scientists dive deep into the province’s coastal biodiversity
Members of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s Nova Scotia chapter (CPAWS-NS) are freediving to understand life beneath the waves.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 29, 2026 at 4:28 PM
#NovaScotia scientists dive deep into the province’s coastal biodiversity
Members of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s Nova Scotia chapter (CPAWS-NS) are freediving to understand life beneath the waves.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
Members of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s Nova Scotia chapter (CPAWS-NS) are freediving to understand life beneath the waves.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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Curious about a political economy analysis of #DeepSeaMining? Check out next Monday’s COBRA webinar - more info here: cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
COBRA Webinar - February 2026 - COBRA: Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator
COBRA Webinar Series, February 2, 2026
cobra.bigelow.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Curious about a political economy analysis of #DeepSeaMining? Check out next Monday’s COBRA webinar - more info here: cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
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📢 Calling all youth ocean leaders!
Don't miss Earth Echo's 2026 Youth Leadership Summit: Building ResilienSEA, from January 29 to February 1!
✍️ Register today to join in person or online: www.earthecho.org/youth-summit #GenSea
Don't miss Earth Echo's 2026 Youth Leadership Summit: Building ResilienSEA, from January 29 to February 1!
✍️ Register today to join in person or online: www.earthecho.org/youth-summit #GenSea
2026 EarthEcho Youth Leadership Summit
YOUth ages 13-25 are invited to attend the 2026 EarthEcho International Youth Leadership Summit! Join young ocean advocates around the world - both in person in select cities and through a virtual option. This youth-led experience will bring together pa...
www.earthecho.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:29 PM
📢 Calling all youth ocean leaders!
Don't miss Earth Echo's 2026 Youth Leadership Summit: Building ResilienSEA, from January 29 to February 1!
✍️ Register today to join in person or online: www.earthecho.org/youth-summit #GenSea
Don't miss Earth Echo's 2026 Youth Leadership Summit: Building ResilienSEA, from January 29 to February 1!
✍️ Register today to join in person or online: www.earthecho.org/youth-summit #GenSea
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Two interesting science journalism jobs, both remote in western Canada:
Western Canada editor, @cangeo.bsky.social (part time, anywhere west of Ontario)
canadiangeographic.ca/careers/
Biodiversity reporter, @thetyee.ca (full time, BC only)
thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
Western Canada editor, @cangeo.bsky.social (part time, anywhere west of Ontario)
canadiangeographic.ca/careers/
Biodiversity reporter, @thetyee.ca (full time, BC only)
thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
January 27, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Two interesting science journalism jobs, both remote in western Canada:
Western Canada editor, @cangeo.bsky.social (part time, anywhere west of Ontario)
canadiangeographic.ca/careers/
Biodiversity reporter, @thetyee.ca (full time, BC only)
thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
Western Canada editor, @cangeo.bsky.social (part time, anywhere west of Ontario)
canadiangeographic.ca/careers/
Biodiversity reporter, @thetyee.ca (full time, BC only)
thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
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Scientists being purged has never been a good thing for a society.
January 27, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Scientists being purged has never been a good thing for a society.
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Ignorance is power.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Ignorance is power.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Great list! Unfortunately not available at many institutions including those of authors.
COLLECTION | To coincide with our first anniversary, Nature Reviews Biodiversity has launched a collection of our content relating to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Targets: go.nature.com/4pV2cI1
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Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Targets
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets out 23 global targets to be met by 2030 that aim to help halt and reverse biodiversity loss.
go.nature.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Great list! Unfortunately not available at many institutions including those of authors.
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New paper! Mapping benthic biodiversity to facilitate future sustainable development, in @esajournals.bsky.social Ecosphere. By colleagues @cefasgovuk.bsky.social, with contributions from myself and PhD student Connor here @sheffielduni.bsky.social esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Mapping benthic biodiversity to facilitate future sustainable development
Human activities in the marine environment are expanding rapidly, with much of the growth in the Northeast Atlantic driven by offshore wind development. While offshore wind is critical for achieving ....
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:03 AM
New paper! Mapping benthic biodiversity to facilitate future sustainable development, in @esajournals.bsky.social Ecosphere. By colleagues @cefasgovuk.bsky.social, with contributions from myself and PhD student Connor here @sheffielduni.bsky.social esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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NOAA Fisheries jobs are to be posted soon. New questions are now required to be answered by all applicants, see below
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/careers-more...
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/careers-more...
January 22, 2026 at 7:02 AM
NOAA Fisheries jobs are to be posted soon. New questions are now required to be answered by all applicants, see below
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/careers-more...
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/careers-more...
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Really an excellent speech that offers a clear-headed analysis and way forward.
Let’s hope the values and strategy it articulates actually show up in concrete policies, programs and diplomacy.
Let’s hope the values and strategy it articulates actually show up in concrete policies, programs and diplomacy.
This is one of the sharpest analyses of international affairs that I've heard from a Canadian leader - or any national leader - in a long time. And I suspect he wrote the main bits himself. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Really an excellent speech that offers a clear-headed analysis and way forward.
Let’s hope the values and strategy it articulates actually show up in concrete policies, programs and diplomacy.
Let’s hope the values and strategy it articulates actually show up in concrete policies, programs and diplomacy.
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Greenland sharks grow less than 1cm per year, reach sexual maturity at 150 years old and are the slowest sharks in the world.
These deep-sea creatures live to at least 250 years, making them the longest-lived vertebrates on Earth.
#DeepSeaWonders
These deep-sea creatures live to at least 250 years, making them the longest-lived vertebrates on Earth.
#DeepSeaWonders
January 20, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Greenland sharks grow less than 1cm per year, reach sexual maturity at 150 years old and are the slowest sharks in the world.
These deep-sea creatures live to at least 250 years, making them the longest-lived vertebrates on Earth.
#DeepSeaWonders
These deep-sea creatures live to at least 250 years, making them the longest-lived vertebrates on Earth.
#DeepSeaWonders
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[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social]
A new United Nations treaty governing biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction entered into force on January 17th, 2026, creating the first global framework to conserve life on the high seas.
The agreement covers about 60% of the ocean.
A new United Nations treaty governing biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction entered into force on January 17th, 2026, creating the first global framework to conserve life on the high seas.
The agreement covers about 60% of the ocean.
A new treaty comes into force to govern life on the high seas
For most of modern history, the open ocean has been treated as a place apart. Beyond the 200-nautical-mile limits of national jurisdiction, it was governed by custom, fragmented rules, and the…
news.mongabay.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:17 PM
[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social]
A new United Nations treaty governing biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction entered into force on January 17th, 2026, creating the first global framework to conserve life on the high seas.
The agreement covers about 60% of the ocean.
A new United Nations treaty governing biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction entered into force on January 17th, 2026, creating the first global framework to conserve life on the high seas.
The agreement covers about 60% of the ocean.
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Today, 17 January 2026, the BBNJ Agreement enters into force. 🎉👏
#BBNJ creates a long-awaited legal framework to protect marine biodiversity across nearly half of our planet, strengthening ocean governance, enabling marine protected areas, and safeguarding the high seas for future generations.
#BBNJ creates a long-awaited legal framework to protect marine biodiversity across nearly half of our planet, strengthening ocean governance, enabling marine protected areas, and safeguarding the high seas for future generations.
January 17, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Today, 17 January 2026, the BBNJ Agreement enters into force. 🎉👏
#BBNJ creates a long-awaited legal framework to protect marine biodiversity across nearly half of our planet, strengthening ocean governance, enabling marine protected areas, and safeguarding the high seas for future generations.
#BBNJ creates a long-awaited legal framework to protect marine biodiversity across nearly half of our planet, strengthening ocean governance, enabling marine protected areas, and safeguarding the high seas for future generations.
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Trump Wants to Accelerate Extraction in Venezuela. So Do Drug Trafficking Organizations. - Inside Climate News
Illegal mining has enriched the Maduro regime and criminal groups while devastating the Amazon and its people. The U.S. is pulling out of organizations aimed at stopping the harm.
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January 18, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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The worst climate and weather news you’ll see today.
Update: A bid to safeguard the National Center for Atmospheric Research failed Thursday after the Senate passed a spending package without an amendment to save the center's funding. eos.org/research-and...
Trump Administration Plans to Break Up NCAR - Eos
The Trump administration is planning to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, one of the world’s leading climate and Earth science research laboratories, according to a statement fro...
eos.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
The worst climate and weather news you’ll see today.
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⏳ Years of negotiation, advocacy & collaboration have led to this historic moment!
The #HighSeasTreaty is now in force, a testament to the leadership of governments, civil society, Indigenous leaders, scientists & many more ocean champions everywhere.
➡️ https://bit.ly/4aNEvO8
The #HighSeasTreaty is now in force, a testament to the leadership of governments, civil society, Indigenous leaders, scientists & many more ocean champions everywhere.
➡️ https://bit.ly/4aNEvO8
January 18, 2026 at 12:08 PM
⏳ Years of negotiation, advocacy & collaboration have led to this historic moment!
The #HighSeasTreaty is now in force, a testament to the leadership of governments, civil society, Indigenous leaders, scientists & many more ocean champions everywhere.
➡️ https://bit.ly/4aNEvO8
The #HighSeasTreaty is now in force, a testament to the leadership of governments, civil society, Indigenous leaders, scientists & many more ocean champions everywhere.
➡️ https://bit.ly/4aNEvO8
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SCBNA strongly opposes the decision of the U.S. to withdraw from more than 60 international scientific, environmental, and cultural organizations.
Full statement: tinyurl.com/5n7s9wk8
Full statement: tinyurl.com/5n7s9wk8
January 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
SCBNA strongly opposes the decision of the U.S. to withdraw from more than 60 international scientific, environmental, and cultural organizations.
Full statement: tinyurl.com/5n7s9wk8
Full statement: tinyurl.com/5n7s9wk8
Canada, where are you?
They keep on coming! Ghana🇬🇭 has ratified the #HighSeasTreaty.
Every new ratification brings us closer to truly universal participation in this landmark Agreement.
Let’s keep the momentum going! 🌎 #60ToGlobal
https://highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratification/
Every new ratification brings us closer to truly universal participation in this landmark Agreement.
Let’s keep the momentum going! 🌎 #60ToGlobal
https://highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratification/
January 15, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Canada, where are you?
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A mid career fellowship: The Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) has opened the call for applications for the Klaus Töpfer Sustainability Fellowship 2027: www.rifs-potsdam.de/de/institut/...
Klaus Töpfer Sustainability Fellowship 2027 (f_m_x)
www.rifs-potsdam.de
January 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
A mid career fellowship: The Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) has opened the call for applications for the Klaus Töpfer Sustainability Fellowship 2027: www.rifs-potsdam.de/de/institut/...
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Angelo Villagomez highlights concerns over the expedited timeline for public comments on deep-sea mining in the Northern Mariana Islands.
www.nminewsservice.com/villagomez-c...
www.nminewsservice.com/villagomez-c...
Villagomez warns of rushed timeline as deep-sea mining process advances near Marianas
Angelo Villagomez, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, told NMI News Service’s Good Morning Marianas that a federal deep-sea mining push is moving too fast, with public comments due...
www.nminewsservice.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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NEW: A federal judge today struck down a stop work order Trump issued before Christmas on a big New England offshore wind project under construction
It’s a huge ruling and suggests other stop work orders against offshore wind farms in progress may very soon fail too
It’s a huge ruling and suggests other stop work orders against offshore wind farms in progress may very soon fail too
How Trump’s Case Against Revolution Wind Fell Apart (Again)
A federal court has once again allowed Orsted to resume construction on its offshore wind project.
heatmap.news
January 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
NEW: A federal judge today struck down a stop work order Trump issued before Christmas on a big New England offshore wind project under construction
It’s a huge ruling and suggests other stop work orders against offshore wind farms in progress may very soon fail too
It’s a huge ruling and suggests other stop work orders against offshore wind farms in progress may very soon fail too