The wealthiest one percent are now responsible for more deaths than all geological hazards combined...

🧨 What is Environmental Social Science? Check out our new webpage and find... Explainers Reports & papers Slide deck resource to share Case studies Recorded webinars accessnetwork.uk/what-is-envi... Created by the ACCESS team with invaluable input from social scientists all around the UK.

@campaign4parks.bsky.social thanks for inviting us to be part of the conversation with Defra to consider whether intersectional interests are fed into the governance of national parks and wider green and blue spaces. www.cnp.org.uk/news/discuss...

Communities in Nigeria’s Niger Delta have seen their rivers turn black, fish vanish, and farmland ruined by oil pollution. New documents reveal Shell knew the damage it was causing - and kept pumping anyway. Now, communities are demanding justice. graceblakeley.substack.com/p/shells-tox...

🌊 WORLD OCEAN DAY 🌊 8th June 2026 Remember: Indigenous People Are An Important Voice In Ocean Conservation. Indigenous peoples are also on the quest to conserve the earth’s resources, both on land as well as in the ocean. Credit: original art vector painting. Deepblue.com

"[This] could be a landmark moment [...] Done right, this bill could be the starting line for a truly clean, green & resilient future. For our seas, the stakes could not be higher." Our director @hugotagholm.bsky.social on the UK's new energy bill 👇 environmentjournal.online/energy/kings...

Even if the conflict in the Middle East ends today, higher fuel, fertiliser and pesticide prices will lead to a food shock in the coming months. There is no easy way out, but accelerating the net-zero transition will help prevent future shocks

December 2019, Effluent Testing, As Rumsey Lake Flows Through the Wetland, The Dump Was Built in, Entering Poole Brook and out to the @bayoffundy.bsky.social @who.int @wwf-ocean.bsky.social @blackoceancitizens.bsky.social @reepaere.bsky.social @realerinbrockovich.bsky.social @canadahealthwatch.ca

Republicans in Congress could impeach Trump for so many things and yet none have the guts, women included. Let me remind you of the people on Flight 93 on 9/11 that stood up for democracy! They stopped the hijackers! And you are worried about Trumps wrath?? Do the right thing! Grow a set!

Major reforms to the United Kingdom’s national research funding agency are aimed at boosting the nation's economy go.nature.com/3MeHCED

🐋 Whale, whale, whale, what do we have here? A @kpbssandiego.bsky.social highlight on how to check out the magic of whales, featuring Scripps Oceanography graduate student and cetacean enthusiast Nicole Schriber! www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...

For the second time in 3 years, manufacture, installation & export of batteries, electric cars, solar, wind and related tech accounted for more than 1/3 of China’s economic growth www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

🗣️ 'The government came to power with a commitment to end the need for food banks. This promise really matters.' Our Principal Policy Adviser @katieschmuecker.bsky.social sets out the implications of 6.8 million people living in very deep poverty at the time of the last general election 🔽

Britain's challenge is not a lack of talent but a systemic issue that filters it out. 14.2 million people live in poverty. Coastal towns like Tendring, Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth face significant deprivation, and poverty rates in sectors such as fishing are high. www.jrf.org.uk/uk-poverty-2...

Home Office admits facial recognition tech issue with black and Asian subjects

Canada's most lucrative fishery — and a global black market — rely on American eel. But Canada was among the countries who voted against global trade restrictions on the eel last week, and won't list it under the Species At Risk Act, @moiradonovan.bsky.social reports. thenarwhal.ca/american-eel...

Here's just a few highlights from an action-packed week so far... 🛰️#IOCS #IOCS25

Our voices against climate change,biodiversity loss&pollution. Africa's being too vulnerable to impacts of climate change,we've offered solution through climate education,tree planting,training youths on circular economy&advocacy @ucjglobal.bsky.social Kindly donate to us chuffed.org/project/158586…

A truly great opportunity to move the conservation needle 🦒🐘🦓🌳... Our office neighbours @legacylandscapes.bsky.social are looking to fill 2 Programme positions. More info ➡️ legacylandscapes.org/vacancies/

In a series of recent moves, the Trump administration and Congress have waged an all-out assault on the Arctic, aiming to maximize drilling across the entire region.​ Here’s a roadmap of what Congress and the Trump administration are planning, and what you can do to stop it.

🌊 A Shared History: Naval power, enslavement, and migration. Olusoga's BBC series unpacks these ties, helping 2nd generation immigrants connect to Britain's story. The waters that bore witness must be protected. History demands we champion the ocean. #SharedHistory #SlaveryLegacies #DavidOlusoga

Thanks to @noc.ac.uk for joining me to celebrate Black History Month and the achievements of @divaamon.bsky.social @ashadevos.bsky.social among many other marine and fisheries scientists.

Youths voices should be heard not suppressed coz they're leaders of tomorrow,so heart breaking to steward them a collapsed planet earth which can't grow&sustain crops without fertilizers,an overheating planet unfavorable to hold life. The time is now to act away from inaction @ucjglobal.bsky.social

📣 Open call to understand experiences of racism for people of colour working/studying in UK marine, coastal and fisheries. Take part here 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/VHCSM28 Please share with your networks #Ocean #OceanJustice #MarineScience #Fishing #Renewable #Offshorewind #Marine #Restoration

Warmer waters in the Bering Sea caused snow crabs to crash. Now, scientists are racing to predict the future of the lucrative fishery. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4hrUVwG

Doesn’t matter what the evidence states, the powers and funding models of key decision making organisations remain unchanged. Environmental racism persists. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"Politicians have managed to instill suspicion of all intellectual efforts into the public by dangling before their eyes a danger from without…proceeding to suppress the freedom of teaching and to deprive of their positions all those who do not prove submissive…” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Climate change is disrupting migratory routes and reshaping critical habitats across the planet. arstechnica.com/science/2025...

📢 On 25 October, at the margins of #SBSTTA27, Swedbio and partners will showcase the work of diverse actors advancing #HRBA for Biodiversity and Climate! The event will launch the HRBA Dialogue report & the HRBA Community of Practice on PANORAMA Solutions! Join us! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The festival of lights is truly a magical time 🪔 Let’s take inspiration from Diwali’s central message of light and hope. Happy Diwali to all those celebrating in London and around the world.

The #HighSeasTreaty comes at a crucial moment as our ocean faces growing threats like #ClimateChange and #Overfishing. As its entry into force approaches, the real test will be in countries turning commitments into real protective action. Read more via @earthdotcom.bsky.social

🚨 Launched: State of Wildfires Report 2024-25 The Americas felt the harsh reality of what it means to live on a more fire-prone planet, with extreme #wildfire episodes made 2-3 times more likely by #climate change. 🔥 Full details via our brand new website: stateofwildfires.com/latest-report/

Corpus Christi lured industry with “cheap energy and abundant water.” Now both are running out. The myth of infinite resources always ends in the same place: drought, denial, and disbelief. apple.news/A5FIymjzIRiy...

Want to make Antarctic science heard? Applications are now open for Ice Narratives, a fellowship translating Antarctic research into policy-relevant multimedia. Three early career researchers will receive USD 750. 📝 Apply by 30 November 2025: scar.org/scar-news/ic... @polarsecco.bsky.social

Environmental defenders are being killed for protecting our future – the law needs to catch up theconversation.com/environmenta...

BREAKING: Brexit has done nothing to stop the sharp decline in UK fish populations. Politicians have consistently set catch limits too high and allowed international trawlers to plunder our seas. So much for putting our coastal communities first.

apnews.com/article/trin... in Trinidad and Tobago fear for their lives and jobs after US strikes in the Caribbean

Co-production has limits, and can serve to reproduce power structures if emptied of its political, transformatory intent, but we must understand its emancipatory potential as an incremental strategy that has the power to transform urban planning practices. www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub...

On October 3rd, I’m asking you to register to vote. zohranfornyc.com/register

Meta is building a $10B data center in rural Louisiana that will use more daily power than New Orleans in peak summer, to be powered by 3 new gas plants. It's unclear how much Meta will pay toward gas plants, raising concerns that residents could bear the cost through higher utility bills.

📣 Open call to understand experiences of racism for people of colour working/studying in UK marine, coastal and fisheries. Take part here 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/VHCSM28 Please share with your networks #Ocean #OceanJustice #MarineScience #Fishing #Renewable #Offshorewind #Marine #Restoration

Gender Based Violence in fisheries in the Pacific Islands region: (1) industrial fisheries;  (2) “sex for fish” and sex trafficking; (3) child labour;  (4) fish factories and canneries;  (5) seafood marketplaces; and  (6) monitoring, control and surveillance officers. www.spc.int/digitallibra...

Plastic pollution, discarded fishing nets and coastal development are taking a heavy toll on Nigeria's sea turtles. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

CW: Rape Reporting this absolutely horrific story as an ‘isolated incident’ in the same week we’re seeing such extensive coverage of far-right rallies is doing far more than not connecting the dots. Meanwhile, I hope this woman finds justice and peace. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

From Argentina’s Gran Chaco, 2,600 Indigenous women artisans are proving how culture and conservation go hand in hand, transforming ancestral crafts into sustainable livelihoods. ✨  Read the story of the 2025 #EquatorPrize winner. 👇 www.equatorinitiative.org/2025/07/31/c...

The Rural Racism Project, led by the Centre for Hate Studies launches its findings. The nationwide study represents one of the most comprehensive investigations to date into the lived experiences of racially minoritised communities in rural and semi-rural areas of the UK 👉 le.ac.uk/hate-studies...

Environmental scientist and global advocate Jessica Hernandez works to secure women’s rights and to integrate Indigenous science into environmental policy go.nature.com/3VBRtp5

Decolonize scientific institutions, don’t just diversify them. Indigenous scholars set out eight steps to stop marginalization in academia and to enable a shared Indigenous agenda in science. www.nature.com/articles/d41...