Shannon Noelle Rivera
@shannonrivera.com
Transdisciplinary Conservation Researcher working globally on: Building Evidence, IWT, Gender, Animal Welfare, Wildlife Crime & fighting for underdogs | Working w UNODC, USFWS International Affairs, SCBOceania, USFS
https://linktr.ee/shannonrivera
https://linktr.ee/shannonrivera
Reposted by Shannon Noelle Rivera
We're still here.
We're still laughing.
We're still creating new memories.
We're still finding each other and building respite when it's hard.
We're still experiencing the joy of each other's company.
Someone will ask about this moment one day. Be sure to tell them what they couldn't take from you.
We're still laughing.
We're still creating new memories.
We're still finding each other and building respite when it's hard.
We're still experiencing the joy of each other's company.
Someone will ask about this moment one day. Be sure to tell them what they couldn't take from you.
November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We're still here.
We're still laughing.
We're still creating new memories.
We're still finding each other and building respite when it's hard.
We're still experiencing the joy of each other's company.
Someone will ask about this moment one day. Be sure to tell them what they couldn't take from you.
We're still laughing.
We're still creating new memories.
We're still finding each other and building respite when it's hard.
We're still experiencing the joy of each other's company.
Someone will ask about this moment one day. Be sure to tell them what they couldn't take from you.
The loss of Dr. Jane Goodall runs deep for the little girls who grew up to become defenders of wildlife.. She expanded the boundaries of what we believed we could do. Jane was our beacon.
I will carry her with me in all I do.
#janegoodall #conservation
I will carry her with me in all I do.
#janegoodall #conservation
October 4, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The loss of Dr. Jane Goodall runs deep for the little girls who grew up to become defenders of wildlife.. She expanded the boundaries of what we believed we could do. Jane was our beacon.
I will carry her with me in all I do.
#janegoodall #conservation
I will carry her with me in all I do.
#janegoodall #conservation
What an honor to have shared this earth with Jane Goodall.🖤 Her loss has carved a void in our world that could never be filled. It will be a privilege to watch even her memory continue to change the world, but today I’m just sad. May we all hold even a fraction of her conviction. #janegoodall #jane
October 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
What an honor to have shared this earth with Jane Goodall.🖤 Her loss has carved a void in our world that could never be filled. It will be a privilege to watch even her memory continue to change the world, but today I’m just sad. May we all hold even a fraction of her conviction. #janegoodall #jane
A very important person left us today.
It’s strange knowing that certain communities will feel the weight of this loss tremendously, while the rest of the world goes on moving.
But he made a difference, and I will remember him forever.
It’s strange knowing that certain communities will feel the weight of this loss tremendously, while the rest of the world goes on moving.
But he made a difference, and I will remember him forever.
August 14, 2025 at 6:03 AM
A very important person left us today.
It’s strange knowing that certain communities will feel the weight of this loss tremendously, while the rest of the world goes on moving.
But he made a difference, and I will remember him forever.
It’s strange knowing that certain communities will feel the weight of this loss tremendously, while the rest of the world goes on moving.
But he made a difference, and I will remember him forever.
Volunteered with Ladles of Love in Cape Town for #MandelaDay 🧡Giving back to honor Nelson Mandela’s legacy and support food security in South Africa.
I heard it was the largest single day volunteer event in the world?? Either way, it was great to help a little. Thanks for having me Cape Town!
I heard it was the largest single day volunteer event in the world?? Either way, it was great to help a little. Thanks for having me Cape Town!
July 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Volunteered with Ladles of Love in Cape Town for #MandelaDay 🧡Giving back to honor Nelson Mandela’s legacy and support food security in South Africa.
I heard it was the largest single day volunteer event in the world?? Either way, it was great to help a little. Thanks for having me Cape Town!
I heard it was the largest single day volunteer event in the world?? Either way, it was great to help a little. Thanks for having me Cape Town!
‼️It’s being reported “ that some Republicans in Congress are not uniformly accepting the Trump budget and killing the U.S. science programs… The Senate Approps is showing signs to be supportive of NOAA but has not finished their work.“
Keep up the pressure
CALL YOUR REPS
#SaveNOAA
Download #5Calls
Keep up the pressure
CALL YOUR REPS
#SaveNOAA
Download #5Calls
July 14, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Happening Today in #DC: “The Things We’ll Never Know”: a science fair of canceled grants
20+ researchers whose funding was cut by the Tr*mp admin will share what their research would have done if not cut under the new US government.
I wish we could watch it online.
nasawatch.com/congress/con...
20+ researchers whose funding was cut by the Tr*mp admin will share what their research would have done if not cut under the new US government.
I wish we could watch it online.
nasawatch.com/congress/con...
Congressional Event: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants
The Things We’ll Never Know: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants.
nasawatch.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Happening Today in #DC: “The Things We’ll Never Know”: a science fair of canceled grants
20+ researchers whose funding was cut by the Tr*mp admin will share what their research would have done if not cut under the new US government.
I wish we could watch it online.
nasawatch.com/congress/con...
20+ researchers whose funding was cut by the Tr*mp admin will share what their research would have done if not cut under the new US government.
I wish we could watch it online.
nasawatch.com/congress/con...
Reposted by Shannon Noelle Rivera
If people think American scientists are somehow going to land in Europe, I've got news for you about the difference between millions and billions.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
July 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
If people think American scientists are somehow going to land in Europe, I've got news for you about the difference between millions and billions.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
📣 Just published: A landmark study using 20 years of data from 133 LMICs, fixed-effects Poisson models, and dynamic microsimulation forecasting reveals a staggering toll.
⚠️ Cutting #USAID support could result in 14 million preventable deaths by 2030.
4.5 million of them would be children under 5.
⚠️ Cutting #USAID support could result in 14 million preventable deaths by 2030.
4.5 million of them would be children under 5.
July 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
📣 Just published: A landmark study using 20 years of data from 133 LMICs, fixed-effects Poisson models, and dynamic microsimulation forecasting reveals a staggering toll.
⚠️ Cutting #USAID support could result in 14 million preventable deaths by 2030.
4.5 million of them would be children under 5.
⚠️ Cutting #USAID support could result in 14 million preventable deaths by 2030.
4.5 million of them would be children under 5.
📣Critical study just released:
Based on panel data from 133 LMICs (2001–2021) using fixed-effects Poisson models, stratified mortality analyses, & microsimulation forecasting…
Cavalcanti et al estimates the impact of USAID cuts:
14 million deaths by 2030
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Based on panel data from 133 LMICs (2001–2021) using fixed-effects Poisson models, stratified mortality analyses, & microsimulation forecasting…
Cavalcanti et al estimates the impact of USAID cuts:
14 million deaths by 2030
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality
across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates
show that, unless the a...
www.thelancet.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
📣Critical study just released:
Based on panel data from 133 LMICs (2001–2021) using fixed-effects Poisson models, stratified mortality analyses, & microsimulation forecasting…
Cavalcanti et al estimates the impact of USAID cuts:
14 million deaths by 2030
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Based on panel data from 133 LMICs (2001–2021) using fixed-effects Poisson models, stratified mortality analyses, & microsimulation forecasting…
Cavalcanti et al estimates the impact of USAID cuts:
14 million deaths by 2030
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Ok #56 came quicker than expected 🇿🇲
Walked over Victoria Falls Bridge, where mist from Mosi-oa-Tunya rises, the border blurs, and just like that I made it to #Zambia
Walked over Victoria Falls Bridge, where mist from Mosi-oa-Tunya rises, the border blurs, and just like that I made it to #Zambia
June 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Ok #56 came quicker than expected 🇿🇲
Walked over Victoria Falls Bridge, where mist from Mosi-oa-Tunya rises, the border blurs, and just like that I made it to #Zambia
Walked over Victoria Falls Bridge, where mist from Mosi-oa-Tunya rises, the border blurs, and just like that I made it to #Zambia
Reposted by Shannon Noelle Rivera
In 2019, Malawi dismantled the Chinese-led Lin-Zhang wildlife trafficking syndicate, a major win in its fight against the illegal wildlife trade, thanks partly to funding from the U.S. govt.
Bu the Trump administration’s recent slashing of international development funds now threatens these gains.
Bu the Trump administration’s recent slashing of international development funds now threatens these gains.
Wildlife crime crackdown in jeopardy worldwide after US funding cuts
In 2019, Malawi registered a massive win in the fight against the illegal wildlife trade. Intelligence-driven operations culminated in the arrest of more than a dozen members of the Chinese-led…
news.mongabay.com
May 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
In 2019, Malawi dismantled the Chinese-led Lin-Zhang wildlife trafficking syndicate, a major win in its fight against the illegal wildlife trade, thanks partly to funding from the U.S. govt.
Bu the Trump administration’s recent slashing of international development funds now threatens these gains.
Bu the Trump administration’s recent slashing of international development funds now threatens these gains.
The dissolution of the #EPA research arm & shift of scientific functions to policy offices signals a profound politicization of environmental governance in the United States. Beyond staff cuts, this risks eroding scientific independence—turning #evidence-based regulation into policy-driven science.
May 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The dissolution of the #EPA research arm & shift of scientific functions to policy offices signals a profound politicization of environmental governance in the United States. Beyond staff cuts, this risks eroding scientific independence—turning #evidence-based regulation into policy-driven science.
Nearly 400 experts were dismissed from the National Climate Assessment — the report that guides how the US responds to #climatechange
We don’t need a report to see the crisis, but we need it to guide strategy, funding & protect the most impacted
Make no mistake- gutting the process is the strategy
We don’t need a report to see the crisis, but we need it to guide strategy, funding & protect the most impacted
Make no mistake- gutting the process is the strategy
April 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Nearly 400 experts were dismissed from the National Climate Assessment — the report that guides how the US responds to #climatechange
We don’t need a report to see the crisis, but we need it to guide strategy, funding & protect the most impacted
Make no mistake- gutting the process is the strategy
We don’t need a report to see the crisis, but we need it to guide strategy, funding & protect the most impacted
Make no mistake- gutting the process is the strategy
👗#fashion IS a statement but I want to make sure I’m saying the right thing.
We consume so much every day without even realizing — fast fashion, fast scrolling, fast food.
i Loved the #BeattheWaste campaign from @unep.org & got inspired as I head to the thrift store to find some field gear✌🏽
We consume so much every day without even realizing — fast fashion, fast scrolling, fast food.
i Loved the #BeattheWaste campaign from @unep.org & got inspired as I head to the thrift store to find some field gear✌🏽
April 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
👗#fashion IS a statement but I want to make sure I’m saying the right thing.
We consume so much every day without even realizing — fast fashion, fast scrolling, fast food.
i Loved the #BeattheWaste campaign from @unep.org & got inspired as I head to the thrift store to find some field gear✌🏽
We consume so much every day without even realizing — fast fashion, fast scrolling, fast food.
i Loved the #BeattheWaste campaign from @unep.org & got inspired as I head to the thrift store to find some field gear✌🏽
Reposted by Shannon Noelle Rivera
US based scientists are not ok.
April 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
US based scientists are not ok.
I’m having a really hard day 💔
Today was a great day to celebrate those leaving on their own terms.
And cry.
I don’t know how we will ever recover from the loss of experience and commitment.
Today was not a win for conservation.
And cry.
I don’t know how we will ever recover from the loss of experience and commitment.
Today was not a win for conservation.
April 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I’m having a really hard day 💔
I get it from my grama ♥️🏴
At 89.83 years old, she's heading back home to Edinburgh for her 90th birthday. She's been on the go since she was a 19-year old lassy. She taught her kids and grandkids the valuable lesson of International travel. We lucked out with this mom! 😍
April 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I get it from my grama ♥️🏴
Reposted by Shannon Noelle Rivera
I really do wish researchers & journalists would stop stating that ‘humans are responsible’ for catastrophic biodiversity decline. The Q of ‘which humans’ matters here. It’s time to call out the global capitalist system as the driver of losses instead. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Biodiversity loss in all species and every ecosystem linked to humans – report
Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts
www.theguardian.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I really do wish researchers & journalists would stop stating that ‘humans are responsible’ for catastrophic biodiversity decline. The Q of ‘which humans’ matters here. It’s time to call out the global capitalist system as the driver of losses instead. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I would kill for a bookmark button.
How am I suppose to save all the research papers I’ll probably never read?😔
How am I suppose to save all the research papers I’ll probably never read?😔
Check, check, 1,2,3 🎤... Hot take - Bluesky Admin. I can't tell you how many times I review a post & think it looks great; Send it off into the ether, eager to see the replies & *only then* see the typo. PLEASE! PLEASE! Add an edit button. Can I see a show of hands from all who agree? 🧪💡🔌✋
March 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I would kill for a bookmark button.
How am I suppose to save all the research papers I’ll probably never read?😔
How am I suppose to save all the research papers I’ll probably never read?😔
Reposted by Shannon Noelle Rivera
Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
February 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
If I were to ask you:
❓What’s the US Fish and Wildlife Service?
& you don’t really know — but you care about wildlife— have this be the article you read today, please.
“Many people don’t even know what the FWS does, so the gravity of this loss may not sink in.”
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
❓What’s the US Fish and Wildlife Service?
& you don’t really know — but you care about wildlife— have this be the article you read today, please.
“Many people don’t even know what the FWS does, so the gravity of this loss may not sink in.”
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
Trump’s job cuts at this overlooked agency put every American at risk
A “wholesale decimation of expertise” threatens the natural resources we all rely on, a former top government official tells Vox.
www.vox.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
If I were to ask you:
❓What’s the US Fish and Wildlife Service?
& you don’t really know — but you care about wildlife— have this be the article you read today, please.
“Many people don’t even know what the FWS does, so the gravity of this loss may not sink in.”
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
❓What’s the US Fish and Wildlife Service?
& you don’t really know — but you care about wildlife— have this be the article you read today, please.
“Many people don’t even know what the FWS does, so the gravity of this loss may not sink in.”
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
Reposted by Shannon Noelle Rivera
Every scientist, long before they were a scientist, was a little kid who stood in front of a fish tank or stared up at the stars or turned over a rock to look at the bugs underneath and said “wow”. On the best days, working in science still feels like that.
February 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Every scientist, long before they were a scientist, was a little kid who stood in front of a fish tank or stared up at the stars or turned over a rock to look at the bugs underneath and said “wow”. On the best days, working in science still feels like that.