Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
@mikemascia.bsky.social
Conservation Thought Leader & Changemaker | Evidence, Strategy, & Impact
Bridging science & policy to build a better world for people & nature.
Bridging science & policy to build a better world for people & nature.
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Conservation Social Science: Understanding People, Conserving Biodiversity
<p><b>Groundbreaking book that examines the essential contribution of the social sciences to understanding and conserving biodiversity across the globe</b> <p>Authored by leading scholars at the nexu...
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Conservation Social Science: Understanding People, Conserving Biodiversity. For conservation practitioners, scholars, & students.
For more info, see www.wiley.com/en-us/Conser...
For more info, see www.wiley.com/en-us/Conser...
The U.S. government is abdicating its responsibility to manage protected lands and waters. @hannahnatanson.bsky.social of @washingtonpost.com reports on the aftermath...
#ConservationAbandonment #PaperParks @catalyzconserv.bsky.social
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#ConservationAbandonment #PaperParks @catalyzconserv.bsky.social
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They retired from the government. Now they’re back, protecting forests Trump abandoned.
The U.S. Forest Service lost thousands of workers under Trump. Volunteers and retirees are trying to help — but things are breaking.
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The U.S. government is abdicating its responsibility to manage protected lands and waters. @hannahnatanson.bsky.social of @washingtonpost.com reports on the aftermath...
#ConservationAbandonment #PaperParks @catalyzconserv.bsky.social
wapo.st/4r4727z
#ConservationAbandonment #PaperParks @catalyzconserv.bsky.social
wapo.st/4r4727z
@theobserveruk.bsky.social highlights widespread but overlooked abandonment of conservation initiatives globally.
As @jamestapper.bsky.social reports, abandonment happens via both abdication of management responsibilities (e.g., "paper parks") & rollbacks of formal protections (e.g., #PADDD*).
As @jamestapper.bsky.social reports, abandonment happens via both abdication of management responsibilities (e.g., "paper parks") & rollbacks of formal protections (e.g., #PADDD*).
Conservation projects abandoned as rich countries retreat from climate fight | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
@theobserveruk.bsky.social highlights widespread but overlooked abandonment of conservation initiatives globally.
As @jamestapper.bsky.social reports, abandonment happens via both abdication of management responsibilities (e.g., "paper parks") & rollbacks of formal protections (e.g., #PADDD*).
As @jamestapper.bsky.social reports, abandonment happens via both abdication of management responsibilities (e.g., "paper parks") & rollbacks of formal protections (e.g., #PADDD*).
Conservation abandonment is a policy blind spot.
#ICYMI, read the article here: rdcu.be/eQpdN
#OpenAccess #nature #climate @catalyzconserv.bsky.social
#ICYMI, read the article here: rdcu.be/eQpdN
#OpenAccess #nature #climate @catalyzconserv.bsky.social
Conservation abandonment is a policy blind spot
Nature Ecology & Evolution - Amidst the collective push to establish nature conservation initiatives, little attention has been paid to ensuring that they persist over time. The abandonment of...
rdcu.be
November 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Conservation abandonment is a policy blind spot.
#ICYMI, read the article here: rdcu.be/eQpdN
#OpenAccess #nature #climate @catalyzconserv.bsky.social
#ICYMI, read the article here: rdcu.be/eQpdN
#OpenAccess #nature #climate @catalyzconserv.bsky.social
One year ago, I said this. I wish I had been wrong.
In 2025, we should anticipate widespread environmental backsliding in the USA and around the world. #PADDD #30x30 #climate #nature
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
12 big changes Trump could make to climate and environment policy
Clean energy tax breaks, pollution rules and America’s participation in the Paris climate agreement could all be on the chopping block once Donald Trump returns to office.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
One year ago, I said this. I wish I had been wrong.
Trump Administration to End Protections for 58 Million Acres of National Forests
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Reposted by Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
Hands off our public lands!
www.publicdomain.media/p/senate-vot...
www.publicdomain.media/p/senate-vot...
Senate Votes Down Measure Aimed At Blocking Public Land Sell-Off
Republicans are eyeing federal public land sales to help offset Trump's tax and spending cuts.
www.publicdomain.media
April 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Hands off our public lands!
www.publicdomain.media/p/senate-vot...
www.publicdomain.media/p/senate-vot...
The mindset behind the mayhem.
Opinion | The Rise and Fall of Elon Musk (Gift Article)
His belief that liberal democracy has failed and that technologists should lead can be traced to the unusual life of his grandfather.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The mindset behind the mayhem.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social: Trump's approach to tariffs, vaccines, etc., remind me of Soviet approach to agriculture with Lysenko. Did not end well. Is history rhyming?
Trofim Lysenko - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
April 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social: Trump's approach to tariffs, vaccines, etc., remind me of Soviet approach to agriculture with Lysenko. Did not end well. Is history rhyming?
Reposted by Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
Education. Social Security. Fisheries.
Maine "has been subjected to unusual, overlapping investigations and arbitrary reversals of funding, turning it into a test case for the Trump administration’s approach to perceived adversaries."
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #WaPo
Maine "has been subjected to unusual, overlapping investigations and arbitrary reversals of funding, turning it into a test case for the Trump administration’s approach to perceived adversaries."
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #WaPo
How the Trump administration took aim at Maine
Maine has faced investigations and arbitrary reversals of funding, turning it into a test case for the Trump administration’s approach to perceived adversaries.
wapo.st
April 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Education. Social Security. Fisheries.
Maine "has been subjected to unusual, overlapping investigations and arbitrary reversals of funding, turning it into a test case for the Trump administration’s approach to perceived adversaries."
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #WaPo
Maine "has been subjected to unusual, overlapping investigations and arbitrary reversals of funding, turning it into a test case for the Trump administration’s approach to perceived adversaries."
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #WaPo
U.S. gov't sets stage to open national monuments, critical habitat, & other protected lands for mining & fossil fuel extraction.
#nature #biodiversity #climate #energy #backsliding #PADDD
www.latimes.com/environment/...
#nature #biodiversity #climate #energy #backsliding #PADDD
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Interior Secretary Burgum eyes national monuments for energy resources
Conservation groups fear the Trump administration may seek to redraw the boundaries of national monuments, including two newly created ones in California.
www.latimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
U.S. gov't sets stage to open national monuments, critical habitat, & other protected lands for mining & fossil fuel extraction.
#nature #biodiversity #climate #energy #backsliding #PADDD
www.latimes.com/environment/...
#nature #biodiversity #climate #energy #backsliding #PADDD
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Reposted by Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
Conservation Biology and Conservation Science and Practice are now on Bluesky! Give them a follow:
@conbiology.bsky.social and @conservationsp.bsky.social
@conbiology.bsky.social and @conservationsp.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Conservation Biology and Conservation Science and Practice are now on Bluesky! Give them a follow:
@conbiology.bsky.social and @conservationsp.bsky.social
@conbiology.bsky.social and @conservationsp.bsky.social
Reposted by Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
Countering disinformation: good practices.
Countering Disinformation Effectively: An Evidence-Based Policy Guide
A high-level, evidence-informed guide to some of the major proposals for how democratic governments, platforms, and others can counter disinformation.
carnegieendowment.org
February 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Countering disinformation: good practices.
This is not normal. Trust your eyes, raise your voice, & remind your elected officials to do the right thing.
Opinion | How Trump is reshaping reality by hiding data
Sweeping statistical purges are part of a broader attempt to reinvent “truth.”
wapo.st
March 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This is not normal. Trust your eyes, raise your voice, & remind your elected officials to do the right thing.
Reposted by Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
Other SCB Bluesky accounts to follow:
ICCB 2025 - @iccb2025.bsky.social
SCBNA - @scbnorthamerica.bsky.social
SCB Oceania - @scboceania.bsky.social
SCB Europe - @scbeurope.bsky.social
#conservation #biodiversity #wildlife
ICCB 2025 - @iccb2025.bsky.social
SCBNA - @scbnorthamerica.bsky.social
SCB Oceania - @scboceania.bsky.social
SCB Europe - @scbeurope.bsky.social
#conservation #biodiversity #wildlife
March 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Other SCB Bluesky accounts to follow:
ICCB 2025 - @iccb2025.bsky.social
SCBNA - @scbnorthamerica.bsky.social
SCB Oceania - @scboceania.bsky.social
SCB Europe - @scbeurope.bsky.social
#conservation #biodiversity #wildlife
ICCB 2025 - @iccb2025.bsky.social
SCBNA - @scbnorthamerica.bsky.social
SCB Oceania - @scboceania.bsky.social
SCB Europe - @scbeurope.bsky.social
#conservation #biodiversity #wildlife
A reminder: Richest 50 people in America have more wealth than poorest 165 MILLION.
But that isn't enough...
so they're dismantling the Federal gov't and gov't services (that 99% of us rely on) and pushing through massive tax cuts (for themselves).
But that isn't enough...
so they're dismantling the Federal gov't and gov't services (that 99% of us rely on) and pushing through massive tax cuts (for themselves).
The 50 Richest Americans Are Worth as Much as the Poorest 165 Million
A look at U.S. wealth data through the first half of 2020 shows stark disparities by race, age and class.
www.bloomberg.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A reminder: Richest 50 people in America have more wealth than poorest 165 MILLION.
But that isn't enough...
so they're dismantling the Federal gov't and gov't services (that 99% of us rely on) and pushing through massive tax cuts (for themselves).
But that isn't enough...
so they're dismantling the Federal gov't and gov't services (that 99% of us rely on) and pushing through massive tax cuts (for themselves).
"courage is contagious"
MacArthur Foundation to Increase Giving for Two Years in Response to ‘Crisis’
The move was prompted by the Trump administration’s freeze on federal foreign aid and the now-suspended freeze on federal grants.
www.philanthropy.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"courage is contagious"
Reposted by Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
I'm compiling a list of money wasted by Elon's mass firings in National Parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and other public lands. If you know of an example, please add it here. I'll publish the result.
February 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I'm compiling a list of money wasted by Elon's mass firings in National Parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and other public lands. If you know of an example, please add it here. I'll publish the result.
Countering disinformation: good practices.
Countering Disinformation Effectively: An Evidence-Based Policy Guide
A high-level, evidence-informed guide to some of the major proposals for how democratic governments, platforms, and others can counter disinformation.
carnegieendowment.org
February 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Countering disinformation: good practices.
Reposted by Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
Are you inspired by the incredible work of early career African women in conservation? Nominate an outstanding individual for the YWCB Award, recognizing their contributions to advancing conservation biology in Africa.
📅 Deadline: 24 March 2025
📧 Learn more: conbio.informz.net/InformzDataS...
📅 Deadline: 24 March 2025
📧 Learn more: conbio.informz.net/InformzDataS...
February 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Are you inspired by the incredible work of early career African women in conservation? Nominate an outstanding individual for the YWCB Award, recognizing their contributions to advancing conservation biology in Africa.
📅 Deadline: 24 March 2025
📧 Learn more: conbio.informz.net/InformzDataS...
📅 Deadline: 24 March 2025
📧 Learn more: conbio.informz.net/InformzDataS...
Conservation International is looking for a consultant to do the final independent evaluation of the GCF-funded "Sustainable Landscapes in Eastern Madagascar" project. Details here: lnkd.in/g-iZ6HGh
#climate #nature #livelihoods #evaluation #consultant #job
#climate #nature #livelihoods #evaluation #consultant #job
January 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Conservation International is looking for a consultant to do the final independent evaluation of the GCF-funded "Sustainable Landscapes in Eastern Madagascar" project. Details here: lnkd.in/g-iZ6HGh
#climate #nature #livelihoods #evaluation #consultant #job
#climate #nature #livelihoods #evaluation #consultant #job