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Out today! ‘Quantifying coral reef–ocean interactions is critical for predicting reef futures under climate change’ in @natecoevo.nature.com
#EcologicalOceanography #InterdisciplinaryResearch #CoralReefs #OceanicSubsidies

doi.org/10.1038/s415...

@sosbangor.bsky.social

Motherfucking wind farms…

“Without robust governance, we risk repeating past mistakes—implementing ‘solutions’ that are ineffective, inequitable, or even harmful”.

phys.org/news/2025-07...

Researchers are warning that the rapid emergence of novel ocean-based climate interventions has outstripped the capacity of governments and communities to respond appropriately. 👩‍🔬🌊🌏

Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/45tSWnb

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Published today in Science:

“The pace of new interventions is outstripping the capacity to prevent unintended consequences - because governance systems are not yet in place.”

Stop the cowboys before they do even more damage!

Find the paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

And more on the author team, here: snappartnership.net/teams/govern...
and here: governingchange.org

“To avert unintended consequences and secure benefits for climate, oceans, and people, maritime nations must implement responsible transformation governance principles with skill and haste.”
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“Few maritime nations, if any, have the capacity and mechanisms in place to fully anticipate, monitor, and respond to these rapidly evolving dynamics.”
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“The very real hazard of maladaptation, whereby intervention risk outweighs climate benefit, could accelerate a parallel social- ecological crisis.”
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In sum:

“Risks include opportunity cost, whereby overhyped interventions can crowd out less hyped but more effective solutions.”
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The paper outlines:

1️⃣Why the space of marine climate interventions poses particular challenges (for governance, sustainability, justice, ecology, and climate action, ....)

2️⃣ What these specific challenges are, and...

3️⃣ Which principles for governance can help address these challenges and risks.

Scoring examples of interventions across “Climate Benefit”, “Intervention Risks”, “Governance Readiness” and “Policy Profile” shows not all are created equal.

The paper is a collaboration amongst 24 international scientists, brought together in a SNAPP working group: snappartnership.net/teams/govern...

It introduces an overview of the diverse set of “novel marine-climate interventions”, in virtually every ocean basin 🌎🌍🌏 across 8 main intervention types:

Global heating is changing marine systems. 🌊 🌡️
In response, novel interventions are gaining traction fast.
They aim to sustain ocean systems and ocean-dependent societies - but come with risks. 💥

New review paper in Science

More below 👇 and paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🌊 Governing novel climate interventions in rapidly changing oceans

Our climate interventions are rapidly evolving, from seaweed farms to engineered coral. However, governance is lagging, and without proper oversight, we risk trading one crisis for another...

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Protecting existing coral reefs MUST be our priority.

A message that's been voiced several times before by @profterryhughes.bsky.social and others, but one that we should not lose sight of.

My short 'News&Views' piece in @natureecoevo.bsky.social

Link: tinyurl.com/2jfskntd

This piece covers the new paper by Mula et al. in @natureecoevo.bsky.social

"Restoration cannot be scaled up globally to save reefs from loss and degradation"

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New paper: Climate interventions in oceans are popular (e.g. marine restoration, bioengineering & mCDR) but bring social risks. We find foresight and mgmt of such risks are constrained by methods, public engagement & expertise. Governance reforms urgently needed
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...