Late repost - announcing our new EFFS-chair, Mary Kelly-Quinn 💙wishing her all the best for this new adventure 👩‍🔬

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4/4 ⏳ Delaying action means rising environmental, health & economic costs.
We stand with the 600+ scientists calling for bold, science-based EU action to protect Europe’s waters - now, not later 🌊🌱
🔗 Full statement + signatories in comments.
#ProtectOurWaters #Sustainability #ActNow

3/4 📉 The data is alarming:
☠️ 85% decline in freshwater species since 1970
☠️ Less than 50% of EU waters in good health
☠️ Hundreds of harmful chemicals go undetected
Freshwaters are 🌍 biodiversity hotspots - and they’re under threat.
#Biodiversity #EUpolicy #NatureCrisis

2/4
These scientists are urging the EU to:
🧪 Update pollutant lists based on modern science
⚠️ Address chemical mixtures, not just individual substances
🛑 Enforce the Water Framework Directive
🔍 Use advanced monitoring tools

#ScienceForPolicy #FreshwaterCrisis

1/4 🔬💧 Over 600 scientists from across Europe have signed a joint statement calling on the EU to urgently update its water pollution rules.
📢 Freshwater ecosystems are collapsing - and outdated policies aren't keeping up.
#WaterPollution #EUEnvironment

The countdown has started - SEFS14 conference will start in 4 days!! Have a look at the programme
We are excited and look forward to meet as many early-career limnologists as possible 🐟🌿🐌💦 we have planned interesting gatherings only for you 😃

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🆘Help needed from early-careers working on macrophytes🌱

Fill this survey to help identify the existing research agenda of the macrophyte research community, current challenges, and future research direction to respond to global ecological demands.

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‼️ Open for applications ‼️

The Brian Moss Student Competition for the best published paper in Limnology appearing as part of a Ph.D. or MSc thesis.

Hello Bluesky!🙂 Some colleagues and I are compiling early-career researcher perspectives on the future of #macrophyte research. So, if you are a student or post-grad interested in #aquaticplants - please take a moment to fill out our survey before July 1st: forms.office.com/r/rVNmmcNFKN

📢 The early bird registration deadline to attend at the next SEFS14 has been extended 📢
If you haven't registered, go for it now and take advantage of the extension 😀

We will definitely be there and we think this is a great initiative for everyone, especially for early career 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬😊

We have a #PhD opportunity at our lab at UNIMIB (Italy) focused on #plastics and #carbon in #freshwater ecosystems

See more info below⏬ or send me a message if interested in learning more!

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📣The abstract submission deadline for the 14th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences #SEFS14 has been extended to 10 April for oral & poster presentations⏱️

We're looking forward to meeting many of you there, partcicularly early-careers 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬

Read our statement 🔗https://www.freshwatersciences.eu/effs/index.asp?page=NEWS&Id=6&IdItem=293&p=#Conte

Europe’s waters are NOT in good health.

@EU_Commission, @EUCouncil, and @Europarl_EN must follow scientists’ advice and reject proposals that undermine the Water Framework Directive.

#ProtectWater #CleanWater #WorldWaterDay