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UNSW Centre for Sustainable Development Reform
@unsw-csdr.bsky.social
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CSDR activities span more than 20 countries and are focused through three pathways: Development Beyond GDP, Unlocking Zero-Carbon Transitions and Economies that work for People and Nature.

University of New South Wales, Faculty of Law and Justice
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2/2 Key findings from NEW research on socio-cultural values:
📍Location: studies concentrate in UK, US & Aus, with limited rep from Global Majority nations

🤌Framing: 'ecosystem services' remains dominant, though terminology evolving

❓Values: recreation & tourism dominate while others = understudied
Conceptualizing and measuring socio-cultural values in marine and coastal environments: progress and research needs from a systematic map
Marine and coastal environments underpin societal wellbeing and prosperity, yet decisions about their management often overlook socio-cultural values because they are mainly intangible and non-mone...
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December 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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2/2 Interested in ending 2025 with new knowledge & skills? Upcoming @oceanaccounts.bsky.social webinar - Ocean Economy Satellite Accounts
- Getting started
- Practical approaches to build economic baselines with available data
- Advance post-2030 agenda

🔗 www.oceanaccounts.org/webinar-meas...
Webinar. Measuring First, Targeting Second – Building Usable Ocean Economy Accounts
Dr Phil James Director The Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP) Secretariat Environmental economist specialising in fisheries and ocean economics, social data and accounting for blue economic deve...
www.oceanaccounts.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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2/2 Report on ocean-based NDCs was officially launched at #UNFCCC #COP30 Virtual Ocean Pavilion event "Advancing Ocean-Based Climate and Biodiversity Action: Integrated Opportunities for Big Ocean States"

🎥 Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmo1...
Advancing Ocean-Based Climate and Biodiversity Action: Integrated Opportunities for Big Ocean States
YouTube video by Global Ocean Forum
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November 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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3/3 📢 Launch of Action Agenda for #GenderEquity, #biodiversity and #climate comes as >90 countries call for adoption of an ambitious and action-oriented Gender Action Plan at #COP30 under #UNFCCC, incl #EuropeanUnion & #AOSIS
climate.ec.europa.eu/news-other-r...
📸 Patrofia Cordeiro
EU rallies a global call for gender equality and inclusive climate action at COP30
The EU and partners have endorsed a Global Statement on Gender Equality and Climate Action at COP30, reaffirming that empowering women and girls is essential for effective, inclusive and ambitious cli...
climate.ec.europa.eu
November 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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2/3🤝Join the #COP30 Nature Pavilion to officially launch the Action Agenda for transformative action on #GenderEquity, #climate and #biodiversity.

🗓️17 Nov 2025, 13:00-14:00 Brasília time (GMT-3)
🔗 nature4climate.org/event/gender...
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Gender Equality for Climate and Nature: An Action Agenda | Nature Hub
This event at the Nature Hub COP30 will showcase tangible solutions and leadership pathways for Indigenous and grassroots women in climate governance, finance, and delivering nature-based solutions on...
nature4climate.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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3/3 🌿19 Nov | Webinar. Ocean Accounts and Marine Spatial Planning: mapping seagrass from local to global scales
Webinar will introduce how ecosystem mapping can support #OceanAccounts for #seagrass extent and condition. Hosted by @oceanaccounts.bsky.social

🔗 www.oceanaccounts.org/webinar-ocea...
Webinar. Ocean Accounts and Marine Spatial Planning: mapping seagrass from local to global scales
Webinar 19 Nov 2025 - machine learning methods for mapping seagrass using earth observation data, with applications for natural capital accounting.
www.oceanaccounts.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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2/3 🛠️ 12 Nov | Webinar: Introduction to #OceanAccounts
Hosted by @belmontforum.bsky.social led by @oceanaccounts.bsky.social Director.
Part of 4-part series on #OceanAccounting covering Environment (10 Dec), Economic (21 Jan) & social (26 Feb) domains.

🔗 Learn more: belmontforum.org/archives/new...
Webinar: Introduction to Ocean Accounts - Belmont Forum
The Belmont Forum is hosting a training webinar series for research consortia preparing proposals for the Ocean 2 Collaborative Research Action (CRA). The event is also open to the broader Belmont For...
belmontforum.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM