MeerWissen Initiative
@meerwissen.bsky.social
MeerWissen - African-German Partners for Ocean Knowledge strengthen evidence-based conservation of Africa's oceans and coasts. Funded by BMZ, implemented by GIZ.
ORIENTATE TN organized a Seagrass Summer Camp - Empowering Young Minds for Coastal Protection
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Seagrass Summer Camp - Empowering Young Minds for Coastal Protection
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November 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
ORIENTATE TN organized a Seagrass Summer Camp - Empowering Young Minds for Coastal Protection
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Tune in today for this free #COP30 Virtual Ocean Pavilion webinar on #Ocean #TippingPoints and why they matter
November 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Tune in today for this free #COP30 Virtual Ocean Pavilion webinar on #Ocean #TippingPoints and why they matter
Bridging knowledge and impact: Scientists, policymakers, and communities for sustainable ocean management
🌍 16 African–German partnerships
🌊 Contribution to the UN Ocean Decade
👉 Learn more: meerwissen.org
#OceanDecade #CoDesign #MarineScience #CapacityBuilding
Credit: Ben Jones/Ocean Image Bank
🌍 16 African–German partnerships
🌊 Contribution to the UN Ocean Decade
👉 Learn more: meerwissen.org
#OceanDecade #CoDesign #MarineScience #CapacityBuilding
Credit: Ben Jones/Ocean Image Bank
November 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Bridging knowledge and impact: Scientists, policymakers, and communities for sustainable ocean management
🌍 16 African–German partnerships
🌊 Contribution to the UN Ocean Decade
👉 Learn more: meerwissen.org
#OceanDecade #CoDesign #MarineScience #CapacityBuilding
Credit: Ben Jones/Ocean Image Bank
🌍 16 African–German partnerships
🌊 Contribution to the UN Ocean Decade
👉 Learn more: meerwissen.org
#OceanDecade #CoDesign #MarineScience #CapacityBuilding
Credit: Ben Jones/Ocean Image Bank
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We’re in Belém, Brazil, at #COP30 to anchor our ocean in climate change solutions.
Our ocean is bearing the brunt of the changing climate and has been for decades, but it’s ALSO the home of climate solutions. Take action with us: https://bit.ly/4r9D2aH
Our ocean is bearing the brunt of the changing climate and has been for decades, but it’s ALSO the home of climate solutions. Take action with us: https://bit.ly/4r9D2aH
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We’re in Belém, Brazil, at #COP30 to anchor our ocean in climate change solutions.
Our ocean is bearing the brunt of the changing climate and has been for decades, but it’s ALSO the home of climate solutions. Take action with us: https://bit.ly/4r9D2aH
Our ocean is bearing the brunt of the changing climate and has been for decades, but it’s ALSO the home of climate solutions. Take action with us: https://bit.ly/4r9D2aH
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In 2022, the Australian Institute of Marine Science reported the highest levels of coral cover across two-thirds of the Great Barrier Reef in decades. So why aren't scientists celebrating?
📲Find out through the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub: go.whoi.edu/GBR2
📲Find out through the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub: go.whoi.edu/GBR2
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
In 2022, the Australian Institute of Marine Science reported the highest levels of coral cover across two-thirds of the Great Barrier Reef in decades. So why aren't scientists celebrating?
📲Find out through the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub: go.whoi.edu/GBR2
📲Find out through the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub: go.whoi.edu/GBR2
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🌊 World Tsunami Awareness Day 🌊
Tsunamis have no seasons.
They can happen anytime
and anywhere.
#TsunamiDay #GetToHighGround
Tsunamis have no seasons.
They can happen anytime
and anywhere.
#TsunamiDay #GetToHighGround
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🌊 World Tsunami Awareness Day 🌊
Tsunamis have no seasons.
They can happen anytime
and anywhere.
#TsunamiDay #GetToHighGround
Tsunamis have no seasons.
They can happen anytime
and anywhere.
#TsunamiDay #GetToHighGround
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Wishing our blood-belly comb jellyfish a very happy World Jellyfish Day!
You can probably guess where this comb jelly species got its name from, but did you know that down in the depths of the ocean where it lives, it doesn’t look red at all? 🤔
📷 Ryan Schwark (CC0 1.0 Universal)
1/3
You can probably guess where this comb jelly species got its name from, but did you know that down in the depths of the ocean where it lives, it doesn’t look red at all? 🤔
📷 Ryan Schwark (CC0 1.0 Universal)
1/3
November 3, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Wishing our blood-belly comb jellyfish a very happy World Jellyfish Day!
You can probably guess where this comb jelly species got its name from, but did you know that down in the depths of the ocean where it lives, it doesn’t look red at all? 🤔
📷 Ryan Schwark (CC0 1.0 Universal)
1/3
You can probably guess where this comb jelly species got its name from, but did you know that down in the depths of the ocean where it lives, it doesn’t look red at all? 🤔
📷 Ryan Schwark (CC0 1.0 Universal)
1/3
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This Thursday, join the launch event for the 'Handbook on Sustainable Ocean Plans: A Practitioner’s Guide'
🗓️ Thursday, 30 October 2025
🕦 4:00 to 5:00 PM (GMT)
📍 Online
🔗 Register here: www.wri.org/events/2025/...
🗓️ Thursday, 30 October 2025
🕦 4:00 to 5:00 PM (GMT)
📍 Online
🔗 Register here: www.wri.org/events/2025/...
October 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
This Thursday, join the launch event for the 'Handbook on Sustainable Ocean Plans: A Practitioner’s Guide'
🗓️ Thursday, 30 October 2025
🕦 4:00 to 5:00 PM (GMT)
📍 Online
🔗 Register here: www.wri.org/events/2025/...
🗓️ Thursday, 30 October 2025
🕦 4:00 to 5:00 PM (GMT)
📍 Online
🔗 Register here: www.wri.org/events/2025/...
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Is it possible to save coral reefs before it's too late?
Coral reefs are vital, but are threatened by unsustainable fishing, pollution, climate change & ocean acidification. They're the most endangered ecosystem and are at risk of disappearing globally.
— IPBES #NexusAssessment
Let's protect them!
Coral reefs are vital, but are threatened by unsustainable fishing, pollution, climate change & ocean acidification. They're the most endangered ecosystem and are at risk of disappearing globally.
— IPBES #NexusAssessment
Let's protect them!
October 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Is it possible to save coral reefs before it's too late?
Coral reefs are vital, but are threatened by unsustainable fishing, pollution, climate change & ocean acidification. They're the most endangered ecosystem and are at risk of disappearing globally.
— IPBES #NexusAssessment
Let's protect them!
Coral reefs are vital, but are threatened by unsustainable fishing, pollution, climate change & ocean acidification. They're the most endangered ecosystem and are at risk of disappearing globally.
— IPBES #NexusAssessment
Let's protect them!
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Approximately 1/3 of reef-building coral species are at high risk of extinction. 🪸 The loss of coral reefs could impact nearly 1 billion people who depend on them for food, medicine, storm protection, and livelihoods.
Learn more in the IPBES #NexusAssessment: https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment
Learn more in the IPBES #NexusAssessment: https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment
October 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Approximately 1/3 of reef-building coral species are at high risk of extinction. 🪸 The loss of coral reefs could impact nearly 1 billion people who depend on them for food, medicine, storm protection, and livelihoods.
Learn more in the IPBES #NexusAssessment: https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment
Learn more in the IPBES #NexusAssessment: https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment
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In this week's episode of the #WoS podcast, Dr Kelly Kingon talks about her research on one of the ocean’s most distinctive predators: hammerhead sharks.
Listen here:
saveourseas.com/worldofshark...
Listen here:
saveourseas.com/worldofshark...
October 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
In this week's episode of the #WoS podcast, Dr Kelly Kingon talks about her research on one of the ocean’s most distinctive predators: hammerhead sharks.
Listen here:
saveourseas.com/worldofshark...
Listen here:
saveourseas.com/worldofshark...
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@wildtrust.co.za is strengthening small-scale fisheries co-management and 17 of 39 committee nominees are women 👏🏾 Women's participation is not only about offering a seat at the table. It’s about building the confidence to take it 🪑
#GenderEquality #Fisheries
Photo credits: Mnqobi Zuma | WILDTRUST
#GenderEquality #Fisheries
Photo credits: Mnqobi Zuma | WILDTRUST
October 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
@wildtrust.co.za is strengthening small-scale fisheries co-management and 17 of 39 committee nominees are women 👏🏾 Women's participation is not only about offering a seat at the table. It’s about building the confidence to take it 🪑
#GenderEquality #Fisheries
Photo credits: Mnqobi Zuma | WILDTRUST
#GenderEquality #Fisheries
Photo credits: Mnqobi Zuma | WILDTRUST
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Research from #Fiji is showing high integrity and intact coral reefs had high resilience to category 5 cyclone, bouncing back in 4 years. These are reefs protected by communities in partnership with local tourism operators. #oceanoptimism
October 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Research from #Fiji is showing high integrity and intact coral reefs had high resilience to category 5 cyclone, bouncing back in 4 years. These are reefs protected by communities in partnership with local tourism operators. #oceanoptimism
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New PML research has revealed that particles shed from car tyres – a major but often overlooked source of #MicroplasticPollution – are both eaten by, and stick to the bodies of small marine animals: pml.ac.uk/news/micropl...
#Microplastics #Plastic
#Microplastics #Plastic
Microplastics: tiny tyre particles found to stick to and be eaten by estuarine animals
New PML research has revealed that particles shed from car tyres – a major but often overlooked source of microplastic pollution – are both eaten by, and stick to the bodies of small marine animal
pml.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
New PML research has revealed that particles shed from car tyres – a major but often overlooked source of #MicroplasticPollution – are both eaten by, and stick to the bodies of small marine animals: pml.ac.uk/news/micropl...
#Microplastics #Plastic
#Microplastics #Plastic
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Participants at day 1 of the World Summit of Indigenous Peoples and Nature focused on the implementation of the IUCN Global Indigenous Agenda, #Indigenous leadership in global policy, and redefining the #climate narrative
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/world-summit...
#IUCNcongress #IUCN2025
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/world-summit...
#IUCNcongress #IUCN2025
October 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Participants at day 1 of the World Summit of Indigenous Peoples and Nature focused on the implementation of the IUCN Global Indigenous Agenda, #Indigenous leadership in global policy, and redefining the #climate narrative
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/world-summit...
#IUCNcongress #IUCN2025
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/world-summit...
#IUCNcongress #IUCN2025
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... some technical support to promote Women in Ocean food ♀️💪. Deadline 17 October.
www.hatch.blue/programs/wom...
www.hatch.blue/programs/wom...
Hatch Blue Program - Women In Ocean Food Africa
Bridging the gap for female founders in the blue economy
www.hatch.blue
October 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
... some technical support to promote Women in Ocean food ♀️💪. Deadline 17 October.
www.hatch.blue/programs/wom...
www.hatch.blue/programs/wom...
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Meet the “squidworm” 🦑🪱
Discovered by WHOI biologist Larry Madin and colleagues, this 4-inch-long animal was just one of roughly 6,000 new species uncovered during the Census of Marine Life, a decade-long global effort involving more than 2,700 scientists to explore and document ocean life.
Discovered by WHOI biologist Larry Madin and colleagues, this 4-inch-long animal was just one of roughly 6,000 new species uncovered during the Census of Marine Life, a decade-long global effort involving more than 2,700 scientists to explore and document ocean life.
October 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Meet the “squidworm” 🦑🪱
Discovered by WHOI biologist Larry Madin and colleagues, this 4-inch-long animal was just one of roughly 6,000 new species uncovered during the Census of Marine Life, a decade-long global effort involving more than 2,700 scientists to explore and document ocean life.
Discovered by WHOI biologist Larry Madin and colleagues, this 4-inch-long animal was just one of roughly 6,000 new species uncovered during the Census of Marine Life, a decade-long global effort involving more than 2,700 scientists to explore and document ocean life.
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Conservation through collaboration
Working alongside Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya Forest Service, and local communities, we work to safeguard millions of acres across Kenya – from Tsavo's plains and Chuylu's cloud forest to Lamu's mangroves and Shimba’s coastal rainforest.
Working alongside Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya Forest Service, and local communities, we work to safeguard millions of acres across Kenya – from Tsavo's plains and Chuylu's cloud forest to Lamu's mangroves and Shimba’s coastal rainforest.
September 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Conservation through collaboration
Working alongside Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya Forest Service, and local communities, we work to safeguard millions of acres across Kenya – from Tsavo's plains and Chuylu's cloud forest to Lamu's mangroves and Shimba’s coastal rainforest.
Working alongside Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya Forest Service, and local communities, we work to safeguard millions of acres across Kenya – from Tsavo's plains and Chuylu's cloud forest to Lamu's mangroves and Shimba’s coastal rainforest.
🌊 Seagrass is fighting back. Researchers found that Neptune balls — fibrous bundles from Mediterranean seagrass — are trapping ocean plastic and often washing it back to shore.
🔍 Read more:
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
#seagrass #neptuneballs #oceanplastic
🔍 Read more:
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
#seagrass #neptuneballs #oceanplastic
'It's a way of the sea returning the trash to us': Why plastic-filled 'Neptune balls' are washing up on beaches
As tiny pieces of plastic clog our oceans, natural meadows of seagrass are bundling up microplastics and spitting them back out onto beaches in the form of "Neptune balls".
www.bbc.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🌊 Seagrass is fighting back. Researchers found that Neptune balls — fibrous bundles from Mediterranean seagrass — are trapping ocean plastic and often washing it back to shore.
🔍 Read more:
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
#seagrass #neptuneballs #oceanplastic
🔍 Read more:
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
#seagrass #neptuneballs #oceanplastic
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🎉 Ahead of this year's #WorldRiversDay, we’ve awarded over £200,000 of funding to 11 pioneering organisations, kickstarting a pipeline of new river woodland creation and restoration activities! (1/3)
Find out more 🔗 www.riverwoods.org.uk/transforming...
Find out more 🔗 www.riverwoods.org.uk/transforming...
September 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🎉 Ahead of this year's #WorldRiversDay, we’ve awarded over £200,000 of funding to 11 pioneering organisations, kickstarting a pipeline of new river woodland creation and restoration activities! (1/3)
Find out more 🔗 www.riverwoods.org.uk/transforming...
Find out more 🔗 www.riverwoods.org.uk/transforming...
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[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social]
In 2012, Sri Lanka’s National Red List pronounced the towering Doona ovalifolia tree “extinct in the wild.” The species lingered only as a single cultivated specimen in the Royal Botanic Gardens - a melancholy reminder of what had been lost.
In 2012, Sri Lanka’s National Red List pronounced the towering Doona ovalifolia tree “extinct in the wild.” The species lingered only as a single cultivated specimen in the Royal Botanic Gardens - a melancholy reminder of what had been lost.
Extinct-in-the-wild plant rediscovered in Sri Lanka thanks to social media
In 2012, Sri Lanka’s National Red List pronounced the towering Doona ovalifolia tree “extinct in the wild.” Known locally as pini-beraliya, the species lingered only as a single cultivated specimen…
news.mongabay.com
September 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social]
In 2012, Sri Lanka’s National Red List pronounced the towering Doona ovalifolia tree “extinct in the wild.” The species lingered only as a single cultivated specimen in the Royal Botanic Gardens - a melancholy reminder of what had been lost.
In 2012, Sri Lanka’s National Red List pronounced the towering Doona ovalifolia tree “extinct in the wild.” The species lingered only as a single cultivated specimen in the Royal Botanic Gardens - a melancholy reminder of what had been lost.
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History made for the ocean: #BBNJ Agreement enters into force, protecting high seas & deep seabed, safeguarding life under water.
“Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step forward to save our ocean, & to save our future” - ED @ingerandersen.bsky.social
“Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step forward to save our ocean, & to save our future” - ED @ingerandersen.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 6:01 AM
History made for the ocean: #BBNJ Agreement enters into force, protecting high seas & deep seabed, safeguarding life under water.
“Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step forward to save our ocean, & to save our future” - ED @ingerandersen.bsky.social
“Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step forward to save our ocean, & to save our future” - ED @ingerandersen.bsky.social
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Happy World Manta Day from the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group!
There are three species of mantas around the world! The largest one, the Oceanic Manta Ray, can reach a huge 700 cm disc width and it is known for its elegance and intelligence.
© IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group and Eloisa Pinheiro
There are three species of mantas around the world! The largest one, the Oceanic Manta Ray, can reach a huge 700 cm disc width and it is known for its elegance and intelligence.
© IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group and Eloisa Pinheiro
September 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Happy World Manta Day from the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group!
There are three species of mantas around the world! The largest one, the Oceanic Manta Ray, can reach a huge 700 cm disc width and it is known for its elegance and intelligence.
© IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group and Eloisa Pinheiro
There are three species of mantas around the world! The largest one, the Oceanic Manta Ray, can reach a huge 700 cm disc width and it is known for its elegance and intelligence.
© IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group and Eloisa Pinheiro
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🎉 The @WTO #FisheriesSubsidies Agreement is now in force–a big step to curb subsidies threatening #SustDev.
But the work isn’t over yet. It’s crucial to implement the agreement & conclude additional rules to #StopFundingOverfishing.
🔗 www.iisd.org/articles/sta...
But the work isn’t over yet. It’s crucial to implement the agreement & conclude additional rules to #StopFundingOverfishing.
🔗 www.iisd.org/articles/sta...
September 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
🎉 The @WTO #FisheriesSubsidies Agreement is now in force–a big step to curb subsidies threatening #SustDev.
But the work isn’t over yet. It’s crucial to implement the agreement & conclude additional rules to #StopFundingOverfishing.
🔗 www.iisd.org/articles/sta...
But the work isn’t over yet. It’s crucial to implement the agreement & conclude additional rules to #StopFundingOverfishing.
🔗 www.iisd.org/articles/sta...