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Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
@mikemascia.bsky.social
Conservation Pioneer | Thought Leader | Changemaker | Evidence, Strategy, & Impact

Bridging science & policy to build a better world for people & nature.
New study in @ScienceMagazine finds that investing billions in nature conservation can prevent pandemics that cost trillions. We have been penny wise and pound foolish...#coronavirus #nature

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January 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay. But rather than contribute to environmental organizations, I am donating to individuals and organizations fighting injustice in the US & around the world. Join me. Sustainability requires justice; justice requires sustainability. #BlackLivesMatter
January 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The latest research from @ScienceMagazine: Reducing transmission of the #coronavirus.

Masks and testing are necessary to combat asymptomatic spread in aerosols and droplets.#COVID please RT

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January 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Conservation is contagious - and sometimes it goes viral. New study in Nature Sustainability:#nature #ConservationGoesViral #sciencefriday

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January 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
New study: Synergies, tradeoffs, and equity in social impacts of marine conservation. Who wins? Who loses? What do we know?#nature #poverty

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January 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
.@ICCB2019? Join @takiwamura, @SiyuQ, & @Mike_Mascia for insights from land systems science. July 24. 4:00 pm. Hall 3, level 3. See you there! #ICCB2019
January 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
.@ICCB2019 modern slavery & conservation. contact @j_decker_sparks to learn more. #ICCB2019
January 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
.@sciencemagazine: Widespread legal changes make clear that legal designation of national parks & other protected areas is an early milestone on road to conserving nature, not the final destination.#PADDD #TC9

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January 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay! Thanks to everyone working on behalf of the planet and all its inhabitants.
January 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
US Worldwide Threat Assessment: "Global environmental and ecological degradation, as well as climate change, are likely to fuel competition for resources, economic distress, and social discontent through 2019 and beyond.#climatechange #Security

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January 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
.@qz discusses recent @ConservationOrg study on the risk of climate change to companies around the world.Original @NatureClimate article here:

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January 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
New study: companies have major blind spots on #climaterisk. Read it herein @NatureClimate. #COP24 #ClimateChange

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January 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
JOB: Director, Social Science (Conservation International; DC). Leads Social Science Initiative & fantastic team. Impact evaluation expertise desired. Please RT & encourage strong candidates to apply.#SocSciResearch #ImpactEvaluation #nature

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January 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Stoked to listen and learn about diversity, equity, and inclusion from conservation leaders @NACCB2018 plenary. #NACCB2018
January 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Call for “two-eyed seeing” - indigenous & western - @NACCB2018 kickoff plenary. Thrilled to learn & (re)connect. Thank you @Society4ConBio & @SCBNorthAmerica. #NACCB2018
January 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Presentation film offer @NACCB2018: Mike Mascia, "The Uncertain Future of Protected Lands and Waters," Monday, July 23, 4:00 pm, Dockside 1. Thanks, @SCBNorthAmerica. #NACCB2018
January 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Legal changes are affecting national parks & other protected areas around the world, but the impacts of these legal changes are hard to see. Do you have pictures or maps that tell the story #whenPADDDhappens? If so, please share! #PADDD #BearsEars #ANWR #Virunga
January 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
In the beginning... from the deepest corner of the archives. #DUML #Duke
January 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Once upon a time... found on a long forgotten shelf. #GoUBears
January 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Planning for conservation? Make your plan stronger by making it dynamic, accounting for social context, & recognizing human agency. New study in @ESAFrontiers.

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January 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Attending #AAG2018 & interested in conservation, land-use, or tropical forests? Check out @SiyuQ's presentation on #PADDD in the #Amazon @ 9AM Tuesday in Studio 3 (Marriott, 2nd floor). That's TODAY!
January 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
PAID research internship: Marine Conservation beyond Protected Areas (Conservation International, D.C.). Deadline March 26.

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January 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Paid research internship: Dynamics of protected area governance (Conservation International, D.C.). Deadline March 26.#PADDD

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January 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Recognize outstanding conservation leadership, innovation, & service by nominating someone (yourself?) for an award from @Society4ConBio. Deadline is March 15! Details @#conservation #InternationalWomensDay

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January 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Help plan the world's largest conference on the science of biodiversity conservation! @Society4ConBio is looking for volunteers to help with the 29th International Congress for Conservation Biology (Kuala Lumpur, July 2019). Deadline March 23. Details @

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January 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM