Maricela de la Torre-Castro (she)
@beagleship.bsky.social
Coastal/ocean management & governance/ seagrass / seascape / institutions / gender / fisheries / climate change / development
Mother, Professor & Citizen of the world
Family: twins, husband and bojack 🐶
Mother, Professor & Citizen of the world
Family: twins, husband and bojack 🐶
New article on masculinities & small-scale fisheries, analyzes the links between gear and masculinity, presents a typology for masculinity analysis
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Understanding masculinities should be a MUST in fisheries: The case of small-scale fishermen in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
New article on masculinities & small-scale fisheries, analyzes the links between gear and masculinity, presents a typology for masculinity analysis
rdcu.be/eTkji
HAPPY FRIDAY!!
@stockholm-uni.bsky.social @wiomsa.bsky.social @ambio-journal.bsky.social @seaaroundus.org @sthlmresilience.bsky.social
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HAPPY FRIDAY!!
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The ocean and the deep ocean both deserve attention @stockholm-uni.bsky.social @sthlmresilience.bsky.social @wiomsa.bsky.social @seaaroundus.org @projectseagrass.bsky.social @ambio-journal.bsky.social
COP30 elevated the ocean, bringing it closer to the heart of the global climate agenda, but the deep sea – everything below 200 metres and making up roughly 90% of the ocean – stayed buried in the margins. oceanographicmagazine.com/features/cop...
COP30 overlooked the deep ocean, protecting it must be a priority
The Maldivian government reopened gulper shark fishing, carving a species-level exemption that weakens both protections and reputations.
oceanographicmagazine.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The ocean and the deep ocean both deserve attention @stockholm-uni.bsky.social @sthlmresilience.bsky.social @wiomsa.bsky.social @seaaroundus.org @projectseagrass.bsky.social @ambio-journal.bsky.social
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Check on this paper:
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Dynamic livelihoods, gender and poverty in marine protected areas: Case study from Zanzibar, Tanzania - Ambio
Livelihood initiatives are common within marine protected areas (MPAs) aiming for poverty alleviation or higher income opportunities. However, results can be mixed in reality, as well as change over t...
link.springer.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Check on this paper:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@ambio-journal.bsky.social @stockholm-uni.bsky.social @sthlmresilience.bsky.social @worldfish.bsky.social @wiomsa.bsky.social
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Dynamic livelihoods, gender and poverty in marine protected areas: Case study from Zanzibar, Tanzania - Ambio
Livelihood initiatives are common within marine protected areas (MPAs) aiming for poverty alleviation or higher income opportunities. However, results can be mixed in reality, as well as change over t...
link.springer.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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new publication:
Beyond retreat: Land–seascape legacies of change and continuation
open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Beyond retreat: Land–seascape legacies of change and continuation
open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Beyond retreat: Land–seascape legacies of change and continuation - Ambio
Planned retreat is an increasingly common climate adaptation approach. Whilst effective at reducing exposure to unacceptable risks, it is subject to significant resistance. In response, research has f...
link.springer.com
March 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
new publication:
Beyond retreat: Land–seascape legacies of change and continuation
open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Beyond retreat: Land–seascape legacies of change and continuation
open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Our new paper is out in @ambio-journal.bsky.social!
We reviewed 3,600+ studies on ecosystem service trade-offs to reveal global patterns, gaps & blind spots.
📊 Trade-offs are still widely overlooked in policy decisions.
Read: doi.org/10.1007/s132...
Data: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We reviewed 3,600+ studies on ecosystem service trade-offs to reveal global patterns, gaps & blind spots.
📊 Trade-offs are still widely overlooked in policy decisions.
Read: doi.org/10.1007/s132...
Data: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Navigating ecosystem services trade-offs: A global comprehensive review - Ambio
Ecosystem service (ES) trade-offs are central to informed decision-making, often requiring the prioritization of some ES over others. This comprehensive review synthesizes insights from over 3000 stud...
doi.org
May 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Our new paper is out in @ambio-journal.bsky.social!
We reviewed 3,600+ studies on ecosystem service trade-offs to reveal global patterns, gaps & blind spots.
📊 Trade-offs are still widely overlooked in policy decisions.
Read: doi.org/10.1007/s132...
Data: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We reviewed 3,600+ studies on ecosystem service trade-offs to reveal global patterns, gaps & blind spots.
📊 Trade-offs are still widely overlooked in policy decisions.
Read: doi.org/10.1007/s132...
Data: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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New publication:
The great dispersal: The fall and rise of global environmental governance
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The great dispersal: The fall and rise of global environmental governance
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The great dispersal: The fall and rise of global environmental governance - Ambio
This article presents a new way of understanding Global Environmental Governance (GEG), historically and functionally. We outline a revised analytical framing, which connects the post-WWII moment of e...
link.springer.com
May 4, 2025 at 6:00 AM
New publication:
The great dispersal: The fall and rise of global environmental governance
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The great dispersal: The fall and rise of global environmental governance
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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new publication:
Hooking recreational fishers on sustainable fishing: Consistent psycho-social determinants raise potential for broad scale interventions
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Hooking recreational fishers on sustainable fishing: Consistent psycho-social determinants raise potential for broad scale interventions
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Hooking recreational fishers on sustainable fishing: Consistent psycho-social determinants raise potential for broad scale interventions - Ambio
The establishment of marine protected areas with high levels of compliance is a cornerstone of global marine conservation. Previous studies highlight the importance of psycho-social mechanisms (e.g. a...
link.springer.com
August 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM
new publication:
Hooking recreational fishers on sustainable fishing: Consistent psycho-social determinants raise potential for broad scale interventions
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Hooking recreational fishers on sustainable fishing: Consistent psycho-social determinants raise potential for broad scale interventions
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Submit to Ambio!! We love good science and to make a difference!!
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Submit to Ambio!! We love good science and to make a difference!!
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Sir David Attenborough..
#SirDavidAttenborough #SirDavid #DavidAttenborough #Attenborough #nature #mentalhealth #stress #joy #sustainable #sustainability 🌎
#SirDavidAttenborough #SirDavid #DavidAttenborough #Attenborough #nature #mentalhealth #stress #joy #sustainable #sustainability 🌎
August 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Sir David Attenborough..
#SirDavidAttenborough #SirDavid #DavidAttenborough #Attenborough #nature #mentalhealth #stress #joy #sustainable #sustainability 🌎
#SirDavidAttenborough #SirDavid #DavidAttenborough #Attenborough #nature #mentalhealth #stress #joy #sustainable #sustainability 🌎
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Pink Robin (Petroica rodinogaster): 13.5cm (5.3in). This is a small passerine bird with striking pink plumage found in southeastern Australia. Amazing photo taken by Deepak Karra in Victoria, Australia.
#bluesky #pinkrobin #robin #bird #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birds
#bluesky #pinkrobin #robin #bird #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birds
August 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Pink Robin (Petroica rodinogaster): 13.5cm (5.3in). This is a small passerine bird with striking pink plumage found in southeastern Australia. Amazing photo taken by Deepak Karra in Victoria, Australia.
#bluesky #pinkrobin #robin #bird #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birds
#bluesky #pinkrobin #robin #bird #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birds
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Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast – and the rate has doubled in 20 years. Article in @theconversation.com by Thorsten Mauritsen @stockholm-uni.bsky.social Steven Sherwood UNSW Sydney & Benoit Meyssignac Université de Toulouse #Climate
theconversation.com/earth-is-tra...
theconversation.com/earth-is-tra...
Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast – and the rate has doubled in 20 years
Real world measurements of how much extra heat the Earth is trapping are well beyond most climate models. That’s a real problem.
theconversation.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast – and the rate has doubled in 20 years. Article in @theconversation.com by Thorsten Mauritsen @stockholm-uni.bsky.social Steven Sherwood UNSW Sydney & Benoit Meyssignac Université de Toulouse #Climate
theconversation.com/earth-is-tra...
theconversation.com/earth-is-tra...
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New publication:
Thirty years of drivers and patterns of land-use change across the Amazon biome
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Thirty years of drivers and patterns of land-use change across the Amazon biome
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Thirty years of drivers and patterns of land-use change across the Amazon biome - Ambio
The Amazon biome is crucial for achieving global biodiversity and climate targets but is severely threatened by deforestation and land-use change. While direct deforestation drivers have been analysed...
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June 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
New publication:
Thirty years of drivers and patterns of land-use change across the Amazon biome
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Thirty years of drivers and patterns of land-use change across the Amazon biome
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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New publication:
Impact of the wildland–urban interface on large carnivore damage in the Polish Carpathians
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Impact of the wildland–urban interface on large carnivore damage in the Polish Carpathians
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Impact of the wildland–urban interface on large carnivore damage in the Polish Carpathians - Ambio
Large carnivore populations are recovering across Europe, likely influencing human–wildlife interactions in the areas where both human and carnivore activity overlap, like wildland–urban interface (WU...
link.springer.com
June 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
New publication:
Impact of the wildland–urban interface on large carnivore damage in the Polish Carpathians
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Impact of the wildland–urban interface on large carnivore damage in the Polish Carpathians
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The Trump administration has ended several U.S. science agencies’ subscriptions to Springer Nature journals, including the prestigious Nature titles. scim.ag/3I2aJJ4
Trump cuts subscriptions to Springer Nature journals
Other publishers appear unscathed in recent actions
scim.ag
June 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The Trump administration has ended several U.S. science agencies’ subscriptions to Springer Nature journals, including the prestigious Nature titles. scim.ag/3I2aJJ4
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How do we shift from destroying the planet to building a brighter future?
Carl Folke, leading environmental and sustainability scientist, shares his reflections on Sommar i P1, Sveriges Radio, 25 July: www.sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/carl...
Carl Folke, leading environmental and sustainability scientist, shares his reflections on Sommar i P1, Sveriges Radio, 25 July: www.sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/carl...
June 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
How do we shift from destroying the planet to building a brighter future?
Carl Folke, leading environmental and sustainability scientist, shares his reflections on Sommar i P1, Sveriges Radio, 25 July: www.sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/carl...
Carl Folke, leading environmental and sustainability scientist, shares his reflections on Sommar i P1, Sveriges Radio, 25 July: www.sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/carl...
My last student, Felicity Pike, defended on June 5th with a thesis about gender in Marine Protected Areas, cases from Zanzibar and Mexico.
June 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
My last student, Felicity Pike, defended on June 5th with a thesis about gender in Marine Protected Areas, cases from Zanzibar and Mexico.
I haven't written much since Musk bought Twitter and spoiled it.... maybe it is time to come back...
June 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I haven't written much since Musk bought Twitter and spoiled it.... maybe it is time to come back...