Sara Hornborg
@sepietta.bsky.social
Researcher centring around seafood, climate, biodiversity. Cephalopod nerd. The worrying kind.
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University of Gothenburg announces a strategic professorship in biodiversity with an interdisciplinary profile
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The Crown Princess Victoria Professorship in Biodiversity - Academic Positions
Seeking an internationally recognized scientist for a prestigious professorship in biodiversity. Lead groundbreaking research, interdisciplinary collaboratio...
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October 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
University of Gothenburg announces a strategic professorship in biodiversity with an interdisciplinary profile
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A new report highlights the return on investment in oyster reef restoration—for every $1, communities get $1.70 in economic benefits! Since 2013, $20M invested in restoring NC’s oyster reefs has:
✅ Generated $34M in local business sales
✅ Supported 143 jobs
✅ Provided $8.7M in wages
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✅ Generated $34M in local business sales
✅ Supported 143 jobs
✅ Provided $8.7M in wages
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Oyster restoration "a shot in the arm" for business and nature - Oceanographic
Officials claim that local oyster restoration has returned benefits to businesses and nature almost two-fold, powering local economies.
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March 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
A new report highlights the return on investment in oyster reef restoration—for every $1, communities get $1.70 in economic benefits! Since 2013, $20M invested in restoring NC’s oyster reefs has:
✅ Generated $34M in local business sales
✅ Supported 143 jobs
✅ Provided $8.7M in wages
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✅ Generated $34M in local business sales
✅ Supported 143 jobs
✅ Provided $8.7M in wages
buff.ly/yUaNlww
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New online! Biogeochemical consequences of marine fisheries and aquaculture
Biogeochemical consequences of marine fisheries and aquaculture
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Published online: 18 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s43017-024-00633-yMarine fisheries and aquaculture support global food security. This Review considers how fishery and aquaculture activities influence marine nutrient…
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February 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
New online! Biogeochemical consequences of marine fisheries and aquaculture
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“Earlier this year, research led by scientists in Spain and Portugal suggested that 117 million hectares, or a quarter of the European land surface, “holds potential for rewilding” and, in so doing, can make a substantial contribution towards meeting existing biodiversity targets.”
A great article giving rewilding its fair shake by @whittledaway.bsky.social, interviewing @landethics.bsky.social. Rewilding is oft-maligned, in part from basic misunderstandings. Recent success stories show a different path www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Rewilding: A meaningful response to tackling the biodiversity crisis
The concept is an eco-centric approach which is nature-led and human-enabled
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January 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“Earlier this year, research led by scientists in Spain and Portugal suggested that 117 million hectares, or a quarter of the European land surface, “holds potential for rewilding” and, in so doing, can make a substantial contribution towards meeting existing biodiversity targets.”
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I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
"Sweden has vast 'old growth' forests – but they are being chopped down faster than the Amazon"
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"Sweden has vast 'old growth' forests – but they are being chopped down faster than the Amazon"
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Sweden has vast ‘old growth’ forests – but they are being chopped down faster than the Amazon
Research suggests these forests could disappear by the 2070s.
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March 24, 2024 at 1:45 AM
I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
"Sweden has vast 'old growth' forests – but they are being chopped down faster than the Amazon"
theconversation.com/sweden-has-v...
"Sweden has vast 'old growth' forests – but they are being chopped down faster than the Amazon"
theconversation.com/sweden-has-v...
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#SharksintheDark: Increased use and trade in deepwater sharks and rays needs to be closely monitored and managed to avoid increasing extinction risk. 🦑🌍🐟
#ElevatetheSkate #GlobalSharkTrends
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#ElevatetheSkate #GlobalSharkTrends
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March 7, 2024 at 7:14 PM
#SharksintheDark: Increased use and trade in deepwater sharks and rays needs to be closely monitored and managed to avoid increasing extinction risk. 🦑🌍🐟
#ElevatetheSkate #GlobalSharkTrends
bit.ly/SharksInTheD...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#ElevatetheSkate #GlobalSharkTrends
bit.ly/SharksInTheD...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...