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Great news for Iceland’s surf community & coastal ecosystems! 🏄‍♂️🌊 Thanks to the efforts of local surfers & activists, construction that threatened one of the best breaks has been halted—for now. Protecting waves means protecting nature! #SaveTheWaves #Iceland www.ruv.is/english/2025...
Construction temporarily halted after surfers' appeal - RÚV.is
Construction work on a land reclamation project off the coast of Þorlákshöfn in South Iceland has been halted, until the Environmental and Natural Resources Appeals Committee has reviewed an appeal by...
www.ruv.is
February 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Scholarship and Fellowship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students seeking to pursue a career in the fields of atmospheric and related oceanic/ hydrologic sciences

@geolatinas.bsky.social #scholarship
AMS Scholarships and Fellowships
Learn about AMS Scholarship and Fellowships!
www.ametsoc.org
December 23, 2024 at 6:08 AM
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Vissir þú að 50% af súrefni heimsins er framleitt í höfunum? Þó margir telji að regnskógar sé helsta uppsprettan, þá eru það í raun svifþörungar, þang og aðrar ljóstillífandi lífverur í hafinu sem gegna þessu mikilvæga hlutverki.

#staðreynddagsins #vísindi
December 18, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Who would’ve thought MPAs were the way to go for biodiversity AND fisheries?

Well we do. And that’s why we need to change the situation in Iceland. MPAs currently cover 0.07% of Iceland’s EEZ.

We are on a mission to get this number up to AT LEAST 30% 🌊🌍🇮🇸

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Evidence of spillover benefits from large-scale marine protected areas to purse seine fisheries
Global tuna fisheries are valued at more than $40 billion, with the majority of this value derived from purse seine fisheries. Recently created large-scale marine protected areas are potentially big e...
www.science.org
December 18, 2024 at 10:24 AM
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🚨 OUT NOW 🚨

📚 The @ipbes.bsky.social #NexusAssessment Summary for Policymakers is now available!

➡️ Explore the most comprehensive assessment ever of the interconnections between biodiversity, water, food, health & climate.

🌏 Options for a just & sustainable future!
www.ipbes.net/node/85582
December 17, 2024 at 8:08 PM