Environmental Information: Use and Influence (Dalhousie Univ.)
@eiui.bsky.social
Researching the use & influence of information at the science-policy interface in marine contexts (www.eiui.ca)
Today's dominant global economic system “reinforces a worldview that separates humans & nature.” Obura et al. describe an alternative systems model of #sustainability that focuses on “a more inclusive framework that embraces sustainability-aligned values” @ptoett.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s444...
January 16, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Today's dominant global economic system “reinforces a worldview that separates humans & nature.” Obura et al. describe an alternative systems model of #sustainability that focuses on “a more inclusive framework that embraces sustainability-aligned values” @ptoett.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s444...
#Ocean #science is maximized when it is “translated into metrics, practical guidance & tools that can be directly applied by #policymakers, practitioners, & the public” write Von Schuckmann et al. They describe a framework to develop informative #indicators of ocean dynamics doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
January 15, 2026 at 7:41 PM
#Ocean #science is maximized when it is “translated into metrics, practical guidance & tools that can be directly applied by #policymakers, practitioners, & the public” write Von Schuckmann et al. They describe a framework to develop informative #indicators of ocean dynamics doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
Researchers rightly want to be credited for their work. But as @nature.com editors state “authorship also means accountability if issues arise. It is a matter of responsibility & transparency.” Authors should practice behaviours exhibiting “the highest standards of integrity” doi.org/10.1038/d415...
January 15, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Researchers rightly want to be credited for their work. But as @nature.com editors state “authorship also means accountability if issues arise. It is a matter of responsibility & transparency.” Authors should practice behaviours exhibiting “the highest standards of integrity” doi.org/10.1038/d415...
Do #NGOs have any impact on the global problem of illegal, unreported, & unregulated (IUU) fishing in the ocean outside of government control? Wicker et al. found that NGO efforts can address & diminish #IUU #fishing but they cannot fully replace cooperative government action doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
January 14, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Do #NGOs have any impact on the global problem of illegal, unreported, & unregulated (IUU) fishing in the ocean outside of government control? Wicker et al. found that NGO efforts can address & diminish #IUU #fishing but they cannot fully replace cooperative government action doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
#Climate change is an urgent, complex challenge facing humanity. What to do? Who to #trust? MacInnes et al. surveyed 6479 in 13 countries & found that while scientists were trusted, friends & family ("people like me") were the most trusted by both climate believers & skeptics doi.org/10.1016/j.gl...
January 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
#Climate change is an urgent, complex challenge facing humanity. What to do? Who to #trust? MacInnes et al. surveyed 6479 in 13 countries & found that while scientists were trusted, friends & family ("people like me") were the most trusted by both climate believers & skeptics doi.org/10.1016/j.gl...
Globally, #offshore #wind has become important In efforts to expand #renewable energy, but such initiatives can encounter local resistance. Batchelder et al. found functional & social dimensions of #place #attachment help to explain lobster fishers’ views in the Gulf of Maine doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
January 8, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Globally, #offshore #wind has become important In efforts to expand #renewable energy, but such initiatives can encounter local resistance. Batchelder et al. found functional & social dimensions of #place #attachment help to explain lobster fishers’ views in the Gulf of Maine doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
An area of science that is “strangely devoid of independent checks” is #academic #publishing. @jabyrnesci.bsky.social states “external oversight [e.g., ISO 9001] could push journals & publishers to work harder to reduce integrity issues that are harming scientific literature" doi.org/10.1038/d415...
January 6, 2026 at 3:40 PM
An area of science that is “strangely devoid of independent checks” is #academic #publishing. @jabyrnesci.bsky.social states “external oversight [e.g., ISO 9001] could push journals & publishers to work harder to reduce integrity issues that are harming scientific literature" doi.org/10.1038/d415...
#Trust in science means “trusting the social & ethical judgements made in the pursuit of science” writes H Douglas in a @sciencecouncil.bsky.social post. These values are central in deciding "when #evidence is sufficient for scientific information dissemination & use" council.science/blog/trust-d...
January 4, 2026 at 5:27 PM
#Trust in science means “trusting the social & ethical judgements made in the pursuit of science” writes H Douglas in a @sciencecouncil.bsky.social post. These values are central in deciding "when #evidence is sufficient for scientific information dissemination & use" council.science/blog/trust-d...
December 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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...
December 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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...
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...
December 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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...
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...
December 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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...
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...
December 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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...
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...
December 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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...
#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...
December 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
#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...
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...
December 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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...
“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...
December 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
“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...
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...
December 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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...
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...
December 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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...
Marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR), now mostly untested, could aid in removing atmospheric carbon. Grabb et al. highlight the importance of engaging #fisheries, aquaculture & #Indigenous communities in #mCDR #decisions & offer helpful recommendations @icesmarine.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/ices...
December 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR), now mostly untested, could aid in removing atmospheric carbon. Grabb et al. highlight the importance of engaging #fisheries, aquaculture & #Indigenous communities in #mCDR #decisions & offer helpful recommendations @icesmarine.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/ices...
The #ocean is receiving increased attention as a source of solutions to adapt to & mitigate the effects of #climate change. Veytia et al. applied machine learning to >44K publications & found research is slewed to #mitigation instead of #adaptation @joachimclaudet.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s441...
December 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The #ocean is receiving increased attention as a source of solutions to adapt to & mitigate the effects of #climate change. Veytia et al. applied machine learning to >44K publications & found research is slewed to #mitigation instead of #adaptation @joachimclaudet.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s441...
Research about use of #evidence at #science-policy interfaces focuses largely on #national/international levels, sometimes #provincial/state levels. Fecher et al. examined #decision-making at #local levels in Germany & found consultants rather than academics fill a key role doi.org/10.1093/scip...
December 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Research about use of #evidence at #science-policy interfaces focuses largely on #national/international levels, sometimes #provincial/state levels. Fecher et al. examined #decision-making at #local levels in Germany & found consultants rather than academics fill a key role doi.org/10.1093/scip...
#Fisheries are a key contributor to global food security. @brianpentz.bsky.social & @philiploring.com ask what are the impacts of democratic decline on marine fisheries, eg, on governance, & policy & suggest democratic decline is a major challenge to fisheries #sustainability doi.org/10.1111/faf....
December 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
#Fisheries are a key contributor to global food security. @brianpentz.bsky.social & @philiploring.com ask what are the impacts of democratic decline on marine fisheries, eg, on governance, & policy & suggest democratic decline is a major challenge to fisheries #sustainability doi.org/10.1111/faf....
#Plastic #pollution could be solved in a generation, "but #decision-makers will need to prioritise people & the planet” (Tom Dillon, Pew Charitable Trusts). Laville reports on research showing #reuse and #return schemes could eliminate the problem @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...
December 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
#Plastic #pollution could be solved in a generation, "but #decision-makers will need to prioritise people & the planet” (Tom Dillon, Pew Charitable Trusts). Laville reports on research showing #reuse and #return schemes could eliminate the problem @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The processes that lead #decision-makers to use scientific knowledge, esp. climate knowledge, are complex & fraught, write Lemos et al. They describe 3 “outcome-driven” pathways for #actionable climate knowledge, eg, broadening knowledge #co-production participation @pnas.org doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
December 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The processes that lead #decision-makers to use scientific knowledge, esp. climate knowledge, are complex & fraught, write Lemos et al. They describe 3 “outcome-driven” pathways for #actionable climate knowledge, eg, broadening knowledge #co-production participation @pnas.org doi.org/10.1073/pnas...