What is limiting transformative action on serious global environmental issues, e.g., climate change? It is not a lack of #actionable #knowledge or its #communication writes S. Díaz. She argues scientists should continue to ask questions as the answers can make a difference doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Iceland🇮🇸 is the latest country to ratify the #HighSeasTreaty. Every new ratification brings us closer to universal participation in this landmark Agreement. #60toGlobal Check out our Tracker to see the latest ratifications: https://highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratification/

Resilient #CoastalCommunities are vital to our shared future, protecting people, heritage & the oceans that sustain us. 🌊 WWF's supports 300,000+ rights holders across 178 sites to drive locally-led conservation, building climate resilience where it matters most💪 Discover more tinyurl.com/2n23e6wv

Climate misinformation is becoming a national security threat. Canada isn’t ready for it.

How are people in marine and environmental science using social media? Take the survey 👇

The causes of climate delays are complex write @samuel-lloyd.bsky.social & Rhodes. They studied the activity of the Climate Change Counter Movement in #Canada & outline strategies to counteract their influence, e.g., knowing who is spreading #climate #delay #discourse & where doi.org/10.1016/j.er...

The latest edition of the Canadian Science Policy Magazine is available now! In this 7th edition, CSPC proudly presents insights and perspectives from both established experts and emerging voices in the field of science and innovation policy: https://sciencepolicy.ca/cspc-magazine-2025/

In this article, just out, I argue that scientists have a crucial role in the science-policy interface: keep making questions, especially those whose answers decision-makers don't know they want to know, or know they do not want to know. Here's the link: journals.plos.org/sustainabili...

Our latest research on Rice's whale media coverage is included in this 2025 wrap up by @therevelator.org: therevelator.org/this-year-in...

Given the proliferation of LLM generated online discourse and synthetic data, why not read my latest paper involving speaking to actual real human beings in real life 'Scientists as Activists: An Ethnography of the 'Critical Moments' in Scientists' Transition to Activism' osf.io/preprints/ps...

What is living data? This question was top of mind for participants at the 2025 Living Data conference in Bogotá. In a new EIUI blog post Jumanah Khan notes this event was an occasion to consider how #biodiversity #data are collected, shared, & used in truly #respectful ways eiui.ca/its-alive-re...

The ocean gives us food, oxygen, livelihoods, and climate regulation. But it’s under threat from overfishing, climate change, pollution, and habitat loss. When our ocean is in crisis, so are we. Protecting it means protecting life itself. Learn more: www.unep.org/explore-topi...

The case for 'public-good curators', whose careful, principled work helps society find reliable information through transparent and accountable processes: senseaboutscience.org/championing-... @alicemeadows.bsky.social

A data breach last month has revealed the identities of the anonymous reviewers who evaluated thousands of papers for one of the world’s biggest conferences on #AI. https://scim.ag/4rUWjNr

The hype we have been sold for the past few years has been overwhelming. Hype Correction is the antidote.

Integrating #local ecological knowledge with scientific information can increase understanding of species ecology & inform #conservation/management action state Burbank et al. They found knowledge shared by #fishers filled an important knowledge gap @facetsjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1139/face...

A timely new article by the co-chairs of the IPBES #NexusAssessment Pamela McElwee and Paula Harrison titled “Time to act across crises: Lessons from the Nexus Assessment for UNFCCC COP 30” is now available. Read it here: https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000730

#ICYMI: Our latest paper in @conphysjournal.bsky.social provides "tips & tricks" for how to write constructive peer reviews The paper provides directed guidance on how to write effective comments and highlights additional attributes of useful reviews doi.org/10.1093/conp... @sebiology.bsky.social

In our new Biological Conservation paper, we show the potential of social media in improving #invasive species #distribution. Incorporating social media data 🔍 identified new locality records, 🔍 expanded range size for 67% of species Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... (1/6) @monashbiol.bsky.social

A summary of International Geodiversity Day @geodiversityday.bsky.social in the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark #NovaScotia @visitnovascotia.bsky.social ⚒️ www.geodiversityday.org/post/geodive...

Since only ~8% of the 30% goal to protect #marine #ecosystems by 2030 has been met, nations must commit to strategic implementation. Based on a workshop, Eger et al. discuss 5 key challenges & suggest integrated strategies (protection, #restoration, & management) as solutions doi.org/10.1038/s441...

🌊 Dive into marine biodiversity at WCMB 2026 in Bruges 🇧🇪 📅 17–20 Nov 2026 🔬 Global #MarineBiodiversity experts meet to explore biodiversity trends, innovation & science-to-policy. 📣 Abstracts open → 17 Mar 2026 🎟️ Registration now open 👉 www.wcmb2026.org #WCMB2026 #UNOceandecade #VLIZ

'The influence of public #policy and administration expertise on policy: an empirical study' by Robin Haunschild et al. From our latest issue, 21.4: doi.org/10.1332/1744... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social

This week in Nairobi at UNEA-7, fresh warnings underscored the planet’s accelerating decline — from wetlands loss to pollution and climate disinformation. But cost-effective, circular solutions exist, and community-led restoration efforts offer real grounds for hope.

Tackling the #TriplePlanetaryCrisis demands a better understanding of the world around us. On 17 December, join Tobias Brosch, Professor at University of #GENeva, for the Lightning Talks on "The Behavioural Science Behind #ClimateAction". #SciencePolicyForPlanetaryCrisis ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN17Dec25

#Marine protected areas are increasingly used as a #conservation tool, but they fall short of achieving the potential benefits for #biodiversity, climate, & food security. Stanley et al. describe 5 interrelated ways to enhance effectiveness of MPAs @joachimclaudet.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s441...

We’ve launched a new #PolicyLabs collection: “Science Advice in Challenging Settings”, created with @ingsa.org. It explores how science advisors can navigate complexity, crises, and uncertainty in policymaking. Read more: policylabs.frontiersin.org/science-advice

Mfuni et al examined how #biodiversity is constructed in #conservationpolicy discourses globally and in biodiversity priority countries, using Africa and Zambia as a case study, through critical discourse analysis and critical insights from political ecology.🐾 doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70211

An analysis of 700,000+ climate change papers found that the five most climate-vulnerable countries produced 0.04% of them. US, China, Uk, Germany, Australia, meanwhile, account for 52%.

Good news! Endangered bottlenose whales in the Gully MPA are growing in number after decades of decline. Their friendliness toward boats made them easy targets for whaling. By the mid-2000s their population had declined to 130, but after 20 yrs of protection they're up to 210. https://bit.ly/3YiCH82

In a climate of uncertainty, values conflict, & mis- & disinformation F. Baylis argues for science #diplomats to help “clarify which policy options support which policy objectives” & science #advocates “to champion the pursuit of knowledge” @sciencecouncil.bsky.social council.science/blog/science...

🎯 The evidence is clear: Having a clear vision and including Indigenous & local knowledge leads to better outcomes for both society and nature's contributions to people. IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment: https://www.ipbes.net/transformative-change-assessment

'Training researchers to engage in #policy in the United States: mapping the growth and diversity of programme models' by K.L. Akerlof et al. From our latest issue, 21.4, with #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1332/1744... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social

Our call for Abstracts & ECR Funding Award submissions are OPEN for the OPI XI Conference! 📍 University of Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada 📅 15-19 June, 2026 Closing date for abstracts: 19 December 2025 See our website oceanspast.org/2026-opi-xi/ to explore conference sub-themes & submit!

2026 ACCESS/BoFEP Conference: 5.19.26-5.22.26 Mt. Allison University, Sackville, NB: “Connecting communities to ocean science”. Abstracts due 3.31.26. Public forum scheduled for evening of 5.20.25: "Making Connections and Ocean Literacy". [email protected] and [email protected]

“Academics must recognize that the importance of science is not self-evident” write Coyle & Kenny. They outline 5 recommendations for #scientists & #policymakers that emphasize that the way suppliers of #evidence & #expertise interact with #policy needs to change @nature.com doi.org/10.1038/d415...

Killer whales + dolphins = teamwork? For the first time, these ocean giants were caught hunting salmon together off B.C.’s coast. Dive into the surprising alliance and what it means for marine science. Video: buff.ly/bGW1g85 Read more: buff.ly/4xWl9gv (🏷️ @news.ubc.ca, @hakai.org)

"No policy is an island: Complex challenges demand many minds" New editorial by Daniel Jutras, Rector, Université de Montréal for CSPC's 2025 Canadian Science Policy Magazine: https://sciencepolicy.ca/posts/no-policy-is-an-island-complex-challenges-demand-many-minds/ #CdnSci #CSPC2025

Next week the 2nd European #ScienceDiplomacy Conference kicks off in Copenhagen. Fuly hybrid, join all sessions online - including a session involving a Vatican Cardinal, a freelance artist, and a Director of the WHO! See the full agenda now: buff.ly/CPLWiIk #FMSTAN #INGSAEurope #FMSTAN #Scipol

Read about what social scientists think, what they think their peers and institutions think, and what might cause the difference.

Stakeholder participation in environmental resource management “enhances the quality of #information available to managers” state Bratton et al. They studied #decision-making in marine #fisheries & developed a framework to assess participation of different #stakeholder groups doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

🌍 For the first time ever, COP30 put information integrity on the climate agenda – and a new global declaration to fight climate disinformation is now reality Read more about this milestone via @friends-earth.bsky.social

🌊 The Best Practice Guide for MPA Management and Monitoring, developed by MARE-ISPA, offers step-by-step frameworks for governance, indicators and adaptive monitoring, showing how ARNET advances its mission through @marescience.bsky.social. #MARE #CIMA #CBMA #ScienceForPolicy

The new Global Environment Outlook lays out a simple choice for humanity: we can continue down our current path with rising climate impacts, nature loss, degraded land and polluted air - or change direction & secure a healthy planet, people and economies. More on #GEO7: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

Caribbean coral experienced “the most destructive thermal stress ever recorded” in 2023-24 - the reefs have now lost 48% of hard coral since 1980, study finds #climatecrisis Story by @isaaqtomkins.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Recognition is growing that pairing #Indigenous Knowledge Systems with western science can contribute to improved #fisheries management. Swerdfager et al. discuss challenges in meeting this outcome in Canada & outline an agenda to address the hurdles @oceanacanada.bsky.social doi.org/10.1139/face...

FINAL CALL: Deadline 30th June 2026 Do you have research to share on the production, mobilisation or use of evidence? Consider submitting your paper to our themed collection on Making and Using Evidence Get in touch if you have any questions! www.nature.com/collections/... @annetteboaz.bsky.social

At #UNEA7 opening, UNEP ED @ingerandersen.bsky.social stressed that the environmental crises we face are shared challenges. Her message was clear: only by working together and grounding decisions in science can we secure a stable climate, healthy nature, and a pollution-free future: bit.ly/48KxbA1

How is AI changing publishing? Join Calvin Chan from Biochemistry and Cell Biology and Danie Descoteaux from Journal of Molecular Biology on Dec. 16 at 8:30 AM PST for insights on opportunities, risks, and best practices. Hosted by @csmb-scbm.bsky.social. Register: https://ow.ly/4FgR50XFJ4r