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Stacy Jupiter @stacyjupiter.bsky.social · 2d

Coral reefs with high ecological integrity are able to quickly recover from extreme climate impacts. In our new study in Coral Reefs, we found high integrity Fiji reefs were able to rebound rapidly following a category 5 cyclone.
Full study:
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Reef in the Vatu-i-Ra Seascape, Fiji, with new coral growth post Tropical Cyclone Winston. Photo (c) Tom Vierus

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 4d

In recent years, policymakers have made pledges for huge tree-planting projects a cornerstone for meeting national carbon reduction goals, but failed to cut fossil fuel emissions.

But a new study shows the carbon sequestration estimates made for those forestation projects may be wildly optimistic.

There’s far less land available for reforestation than we think, study finds

Josep “Pep” Canadell, executive director of the Global Carbon Project, says he believes countries large and small need to think twice before pledging to collectively plant billions of trees as a…

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · 17d

Integrating gender equity, disability and social inclusion in nature-based solutions for climate adaptation: principles, case studies and lessons learned. Supported by the Kiwa Initiative. library.sprep.org/content/inte...

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · 17d

Want to communicate in inclusive ways? Check out "Stars to sail by: Navigating gender and social inclusion in fisheries communications" in SPC Women in Fisheries Bulletin! www.spc.int/digitallibra...

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · 17d

The 42nd SPC Women in Fisheries Bulletin is out. If you sign up for the bulletin it gets delivered straight to you! Get in touch if you have any stories or publications you want to share.
fame.spc.int/publications...

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · 17d

Fish powder: Assessing profitability and affordability in Timor-Leste. SPC Women in Fisheries Bulletin. www.spc.int/digitallibra...

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Talanoa Consulting @talanoaconsulting.bsky.social · 22d

Gender-based violence in Pacific fisheries is a human rights as well as a livelihoods issue.

This review by our colleagues @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social and Gina Houng Lee affirms calls for vital research and action:

Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · Sep 1

SPC funded and published report on gender-based violence in fisheries and research priorities in the Pacific is now available. Grateful for the opportunity for
@talanoaconsulting.bsky.social to lead this critical piece of work, and those who we interviewed. www.spc.int/DigitalLibra...

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · 17d

Learn about Ministry of Fisheries staff Sereana Comeke Logavatu and her work in fisheries enforcement!
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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · 17d

Community engagement through SPC’s people centred approach revitalises the Federated States of Micronesia’s fish aggregating devices and safety at sea. Check out SPC Women in Fisheries Bulletin. www.spc.int/digitallibra...

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · 17d

Integrating gender equity, disability and social inclusion in nature-based solutions for climate adaptation: principles, case studies and lessons learned. Supported by the Kiwa Initiative. library.sprep.org/content/inte...

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · 17d

Want to communicate in inclusive ways? Check out "Stars to sail by: Navigating gender and social inclusion in fisheries communications" in SPC Women in Fisheries Bulletin! www.spc.int/digitallibra...

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · 17d

Fish powder: Assessing profitability and affordability in Timor-Leste. SPC Women in Fisheries Bulletin. www.spc.int/digitallibra...

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · 17d

The 42nd SPC Women in Fisheries Bulletin is out. If you sign up for the bulletin it gets delivered straight to you! Get in touch if you have any stories or publications you want to share.
fame.spc.int/publications...

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Wildlife @worldwildlife.bsky.social · 17d

Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla): This incredible mammal from Central & South America can eat 30,000 termites or ants in a day. Awesome photo taken by Yoann Lebrun in the Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. For more from Yoann check out: www.PantanalJabiru.com #anteater #pantanal #brazil #ants

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · 17d

Insights on the roles of women in effective and procedurally just environmental governance from coastal fisheries management in Fiji. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Insights on the roles of women in effective and procedurally just environmental governance from coastal fisheries management in Fiji

Women are widely viewed as the backbone of their villages, yet their participation in fisheries management is limited by restrictive gender roles. Men and women alike agree that women have valuable k....

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · 17d

The next 45 years: let’s see Vanuatu reclaim spaces for women
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The next 45 years: let’s see Vanuatu reclaim spaces for women - Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre

There is a long way to go in restoring the traditional role of ni-Vanuatu women in leadership and reducing violence against women, says Anna Naupa.

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · 18d

Reading your book and just loving it even if parts of it make mevteary. Beautifully written.

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Dr Tracy Westerman AM @drtracywesterman.bsky.social · 28d

Exceedingly cool that we are already tapping 300 eager Darwin peeps for my author talk/Darwin book launch.
It’s almost sold out folks so don’t delay to register to this free event thanks to the City of Darwin

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 18d

The first part of the WTO’s treaty banning harmful fisheries subsidies, known as Fish One, entered into force Sept. 15 after more than two decades of negotiation.

The treaty will lapse in four years if no follow-up “Fish Two” deal can be reached, but negotiations remain stalled.

24 years on, part one of WTO treaty curbing fisheries subsidies takes effect

Part one of the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s treaty to ban harmful fisheries subsidies finally came into force Sept. 15. WTO member states adopted the treaty in June 2022 following a grueling…

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · 27d

Wonderful story on the talented Renee Hill-Lewenilovo www.spc.int/updates/blog...

Early Career Ocean Professional: Renee, the ocean voice of migratory species

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · Sep 8

Shout out to my Pacific colleagues from the University of the South Pacific who compared microplastics in ark clams (kaikoso) in the 1980s vs. 2023/24. They found that kaikoso from recent years had more microplastics, and contained more different types.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · Sep 1

SPC funded and published report on gender-based violence in fisheries and research priorities in the Pacific is now available. Grateful for the opportunity for
@talanoaconsulting.bsky.social to lead this critical piece of work, and those who we interviewed. www.spc.int/DigitalLibra...

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · Sep 1

SPC funded and published report on gender-based violence in fisheries and research priorities in the Pacific is now available. Grateful for the opportunity for
@talanoaconsulting.bsky.social to lead this critical piece of work, and those who we interviewed. www.spc.int/DigitalLibra...

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · Aug 31

You gave us such a rich understanding of the issues. Have some other ideas I might reach out to you about in due course.

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · Aug 29

Our new paper provides 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗷𝗶. Inclusion is the key! @talanoaconsulting.bsky.social @morenamills.bsky.social conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Insights on the roles of women in effective and procedurally just environmental governance from coastal fisheries management in Fiji

Women are widely viewed as the backbone of their villages, yet their participation in fisheries management is limited by restrictive gender roles. Men and women alike agree that women have valuable k...

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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