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Environmental Information: Use and Influence (Dalhousie Univ.) @eiui.bsky.social · 1d

In a new paper Zurell et al. state countries are not on track to meet the #Kunming-Montreal Global #Biodiversity Strategy goals. They suggest expanding predictive #models in #conservation & a research agenda to improve predictive understanding @zurelllab.bsky.social @pnas.org doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Title, authors’ names, and photograph of several species of animals from a paper about enhancing predictive modelling to help meet the Global Biodiversity Strategy goals

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 2d

Hear what new @ipbes.net Executive Secretary Luthando Dziba has to say about the positive impact of science-based policy.

IPS Inter Press Service @ipsnews.net · 2d

Science-Informed Policy Action Key to Biodiversity Conservation
www.ipsnews.net/2025/10/scie... @ipbes.net @cicirussell.bsky.social #ForNature

Science-Informed Policy Action Key to Biodiversity Conservation

Dr. Luthando Dziba, Executive Secretary of IPBES, believes that we can address the crisis of biodiversity loss through science-based policy.

www.ipsnews.net

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 4d

Misleading content can be both hard to spot and dangerous. But how can we identify and debunk it? Join Professor Iryna Gurevych for the free Milner Prize Lecture on 17 November as she explores:
https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2025/11/how-to-spot-and-debunk-misleading-content/

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Science Magazine @science.org · 1d

"Climate change and weather extremes affect everyone, everywhere. Countries should not retreat from supporting the early warning systems and related technologies that save lives," writes Petteri Taalas in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/42tU88u

"Without sharing … data, weather forecasts and early warning systems would not be feasible." - Petteri Taalas, Finnish Meteorological Institute

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 2d

Guidebook for assessing and improving social equity in marine conservation portals.iucn.org/library/node... 🦑🧪🌍

Guidebook for assessing and improving social equity in marine conservation | IUCN Library System

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Environmental Information: Use and Influence (Dalhousie Univ.) @eiui.bsky.social · 2d

Individuals & organizations act to fill the gap btw #research & #policy. Martin interviewed leaders of 12 UK “evidence intermediary organizations” & found leaders need an “unusual blend of #boundary-spanning capabilities” for #relationship building @evidencepolicy.bsky.social doi.org/10.1332/1744...

Title, authors’ name, abstract, and keywords from a paper about the capabilities and skills of leaders in knowledge broker organizations in the UK

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CARL / ABRC @carl-abrc.bsky.social · 2d

📊 Join the BRI CoP on October 23 to unlock institutional insights with APC data from OpenAlex along with Jack Young & Kelvin Lee (McMaster).

📊 Rejoignez la CdP BIR le 23 octobre pour découvrir les perspectives institutionnelles avec les données APC d’OpenAlex.

🔗 www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-pa...

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Canadian Science Policy Centre @sciencepolicy.ca · 2d

Don't miss Canada’s largest science, technology and innovation policy conference this November 19-21, 2025 in Ottawa!

Learn more and view the agenda: WWW.CSPC2025.CA

#CdnSci #CdnInnovation #CSPC2025

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Ocean Networks Canada @oceannetworks.ca · 2d

Happy #WorldOctopusDay 🐙

Spot these incredible creatures on ONC’s subsea cameras—from BC’s coast to the deep ocean—and during our annual hashtag#ONCabyss expeditions.

See them in action on SeaTube 🐙 bit.ly/4q300Q1

#KnowTheOcean #CDNsci

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Evidence for Democracy @e4dca.bsky.social · 10d

The 2025 Science to Policy Accelerator Policy Briefs are now available.

This year’s cohort of early-career researchers addressed issues ranging from AI literacy to housing and healthcare, providing evidence-informed solutions for decision-makers.

Read: evidencefordemocracy.ca/training/sci...

Science to Policy Accelerator - Evidence For Democracy

Science to Policy Accelerator participants will master foundational knowledge in science policy and communication, then apply these concepts.

evidencefordemocracy.ca

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Environmental Information: Use and Influence (Dalhousie Univ.) @eiui.bsky.social · 3d

#Fisheries management is data-dependent, but #historical perspectives are often lacking. With #Mexico as a case study, Martinez-Candelas et al. studied use of historical data by fisheries #decision-makers & found existing data were not used but diverse ways they could be used doi.org/10.1016/j.oc...

Title, authors’ names, abstract, and keywords from a paper about use of historical data in fisheries management based on a case study in Mexico

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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 4d

A turning point in global biodiversity governance?

New Brief Report from @frabitz.bsky.social, @simonbeaudoin.bsky.social, Theresa Jedd, Ina Lehmann, Christian Prip, Guilherme de Queiroz-Stein & @etsioumani.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0964...

ABSTRACT
In the context of an intensifying global biodiversity crisis, we provide a critical assessment of political and institutional developments in global biodiversity governance between 2022 and 2025. We note that in this period, global biodiversity governance is generating sustained political momentum and institutional innovation consistent with transformative types of change that are needed to mitigate biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. We conclude that recent developments in global biodiversity governance contrast markedly with developments in other areas of global environmental governance, and that the adoption of the 2022 Global Biodiversity Framework has likely acted as a catalyst for increased ambition and institutional innovation.

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Ocean Policy Collective @oceanpolicycol.bsky.social · 4d

Here are some things to look forward to this October!

1. The SeaWilding Conference, Spain's first large-scale interdisciplinary conference d key stakeholders in ocean conservation and restoration come together to drive transformative development.
Register Here: www.seawilding2025.org/en

SeaWilding Conference 2025

Spain's first marine rewilding conference. Experts and stakeholders unite for ocean restoration and conservation advances. Barcelona, October 23-25, 2025.

www.seawilding2025.org

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 4d

Don't miss our free, online Open and Engaged Conference 2025, as part of #InternationaOpenAccessWeek.

This year we're exploring the power, ethics, and responsibility embedded in how cultural heritage is created, shared, and preserved.

Register for free: bit.ly/BLEngagedCon...

A collage of images including a person with headphones on working at a desk, a person weaving straw together and someone in a lab holding a bottle. A open padlock graphic is laid over each image and text reads Open and Engaged 2025. Who owns our knowledge? Monday 20th, Wednesday 22nd, Thursday 23rd October, online conference..

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Unai Pascual @upascual.bsky.social · 4d

Towards a relational biodiversity economics (following the steps of ecological, feminist and other heterodox/critical economic thinking). Our new paper is out.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

PNAS

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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Environmental Information: Use and Influence (Dalhousie Univ.) @eiui.bsky.social · 4d

The #coast is a public good, but #public #access is increasingly a #barrier in Atlantic Canada. Manuel et al. provide a summary report of a workshop held at the 2025 Coastal Zone Canada conference. The report discusses access challenges and next steps, eg, a 2026 symposium hdl.handle.net/10222/85448

Cover image of a report about a workshop on coastal access presented at the 2025 Coastal Zone Canada conference, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, 9-11 June 2025

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 6d

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...

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 4d

🚨 @ipbes.net #NexusAssessment reveals the urgent need for integrated action to address 5 interconnected global crises: biodiversity loss, climate change, food, health & water. 🌍

🔗 Read more from ecotact: eco-act.com/blog/ipbes-n...

Biodiversity loss: IPBES Nexus Assessment Report calls for integrated action to address five global crises | EcoAct

EcoAct’s team of biodiversity and nature experts review the key takeaways from the latest IPBES Nexus Assessment Report.

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Oceana @oceana.bsky.social · 7d

#FUNFACT: Humans have only seen just 0.001% of the deep sea – meaning it is almost entirely unexplored.

But deep-sea mining could cause irreversible harm to this mysterious, fragile world.

Learn what’s at stake 👉 https://oceana.ly/487nQUi

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Eos @eos.org · 6d

Good news: A new study suggests that bans and fees on plastic bags are successful in reducing the number of plastic bags that end up on beaches.

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Read more in our October issue: bit.ly/Eos-Oct2025

Policy Success: Fees and Bans on Plastic Bags Reduce Beach Trash - Eos

Regardless of the patchwork of regulations aimed at limiting plastic bag use in the United States, new research indicates that such legislation does, indeed, limit the number of plastic bags found on…

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Environmental Information: Use and Influence (Dalhousie Univ.) @eiui.bsky.social · 5d

Global efforts to stem #biodiversity loss have failed repeatedly. Drawing on the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment Report, @annelarigauderie.bsky.social et al. explain why past efforts failed, outline 5 key strategies to address this issue, & highlight roles for everyone doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Title, authors’ names, and first page of a perspective paper about biodiversity loss and the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment

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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 7d

Communities living close to nature have a mental map. And transforming this mental map into tangible, visible and shareable data for ecosystem and biodiversity assessment through GIS system is extremely vital. 🌐🌿

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 6d

🌍 Climate change is threatening migratory species across the board, warns a new report

🐋 Migratory ocean wildlife (like humpback whales and some turtle, shark, and fish species) face shrinking habitats and shifting ranges due to warming seas

https://bit.ly/3IGHCM6

Climate change is threatening all of the ocean's migratory species - Oceanographic

A report from the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species warns that all migratory species are being impacted by climate change.

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European Science Communication Institute @esci.eu · 10d

Science communication isn’t a script, it’s a conversation. 🗣️

From COVID lessons to AI challenges, researchers stress empathy, openness & trust to rebuild dialogue between science and society.

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Science communication is a conversation, not a script

On 23 January 2020, reports became reality as the first COVID-19 case was detected in Australia. It was a grim foreshadowing of further disaster for a nation experiencing its most intense and catastrophic bushfire season, known as the Black Summer.

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John Fellowes @jrf66.bsky.social · 9d

Implementing the The Values Assessment (VA) of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)" ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss3/a...

Ecology & Society: Biocultural ethics and Earth stewardship: a novel integration to revitalize multiple values of nature

The Values Assessment (VA) of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) highlights that contemporary political decisions prioritize economic values o...

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