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FRESHWATER · SPECIES · ACTION Taking urgent action to halt extinctions of freshwater species around the globe for SPECIES // for HABITATS // for COMMUNITIES 💧#freshwater 💧#conservation 💧#jointheshoal 👉 shoalconservation.org

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SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · Nov 20

Hi Bluesky 🌞

Excited to be swimming onto this platform in the hope of engaging with all the wonderful conservationists, nature lovers, fishkeepers, researchers, taxonomists, ichthyologists, explorers and individuals who care deeply about the health of Earth's freshwaters. Good to be here! 🐟 🐠 🌍

SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 1d

It'll be a shame to miss you there, Monni. But looking forward to catching up at the springs session!

SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 1d

🌍 Join us for this forum session at #IUCNCongress2025

🐟 Global Mechanisms for the Conservation of Overlooked Species

🗓️ Sun 12 Oct
⏰ 11am-12:30pm GST
📍 Conference Hall A - Session Room 7

Find out more 👇
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#IUCNCongress

SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 3d

🌍 Don't miss SHOAL at #IUCNCongress2025

We're hosting 🐟 Saving ASAP fishes: a radically collaborative approach

🗓️ Thu 10 Oct 2025
⏰ 4pm-4:45pm GST
📍 IUCN Asia Pavilion

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#IUCNCongress

SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 3d

🌍 We're excited to take part in this forum session at #IUCNCongress2025

🌊 Achieving conservation and socio-economic benefits from managing Invasive Alien Species in freshwater ecosystems

🗓️ Thu 10 Oct
⏰ 11am-12:30pm GST
📍 Conference Hall A - Session Room 6

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#IUCNCongress

SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 5d

🌍 We're excited to host the forum session at #IUCNCongress2025

🌊 Overlooked Yet Essential: Advancing the Recognition and Conservation of Springs for Biodiversity and Society

🗓️ Thu 9 Oct
⏰ 2-3:30pm GST
📍 Conference Hall A - Session Room 6

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#IUCNCongress

SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you Jane Goodall for all your tireless work to protect our natural world.

You will be greatly missed, though your legacy will live on along the road you paved for women in science and youth in conservation, environmental and humanitarian work. 💚

SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 7d

🌿 Will we see you at #IUCNCongress2025?

We’re so excited to head to Abu Dhabi for #IUCNCongress next week and connect with, learn from and be inspired by fellow conservationists from around the globe.

Here's where you can find SHOAL 👇
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SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 9d

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Overlooked yet Essential: Advancing the Recognition and Conservation of Springs for Biodiversity and Society

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SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 9d

Session: Overlooked yet Essential: Advancing the Recognition and Conservation of Springs for Biodiversity and Society
Partners: Saint Louis Zoo // Synchronicity Earth // Springs Stewardship Institute // IUCN Species Survival Commission// New Mexico BioPark Society
#IUCNCongress
📸 © Michi Tobler
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SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 9d

We invite you to continue this conversation and help shape the next steps for springs conservation actions at the IUCN World Conservation Congress:
📅 October 9, 2025
📍 Forum Room 6, at 14:00

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SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 9d

Motion 016 is a call to action. It unlocks the knowledge, policy, and partnerships needed to protect some of the most biodiverse and culturally important ecosystems on Earth.
Let's ensure springs are no longer neglected, but safeguarded for future generations.

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SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 9d

✔️ Strengthens expertise and capacity among ecologists, practitioners, and local stewards
✔️ Supports governments to integrate springs into national biodiversity strategies and restoration targets
✔️ Recognises cultural and spiritual values, including potential UNESCO World Heritage designations

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SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 9d

Motion 016 delivers a bold framework for mobilising global actions:
✔️ Mainstreams springs into IUCN’s Nature 2030 Programme
✔️ Establishes an inter-Commission Task Force for global coordination of efforts
✔️ Advances science, Red List assessments, and monitoring of spring biodiversity

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SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 9d

they face mounting threats from over-extraction, pollution, infrastructure development, climate change, and land-use pressures.
Without urgent action, we risk losing these irreplaceable systems and the knowledge, biodiversity, and cultural heritage they sustain.

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SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 9d

💧 As 'super-biodiversity hotspots', they often harbour hundreds of species in just a few square meters, many of them rare, endemic, and culturally significant

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Yet springs remain among the least studied and most neglected ecosystems, and are hotspots for extinction:

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SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 9d

This is an important step toward elevating springs from overlooked ecosystems to a global #conservation priority.

Springs are keystone ecosystems. They:
💧 link groundwater to surface water
💧 sustain unique and ancient species
💧 provide essential ecosystem services to people and nature

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SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 9d

We are delighted to share that Motion 016: Springs under Threat – Mobilising Urgent Action for Neglected Freshwater Systems has been formally approved during the e-voting process of the IUCN World Conservation Congress ‼️

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SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 9d

A community-based monitoring project is helping protect the rich diversity of freshwater fish species in the Ramsar-listed wetlands in the Colombian Amazon.

@ramsar.org @mongabay.com
news.mongabay.com/2025/09/indi...

Indigenous fishers lead science-backed conservation of Colombia’s wetlands

When Fredy Yavinape was a young child, he didn’t know the biological concept of an “umbrella species.” These are species that require large areas of undisturbed habitat to survive, which is why they s...

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SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 12d

The Denison's Barb (Sahyadria denisonii) is endangered on the. Without urgent and effective conservation action, she may become extinct in the wild in just a few short years ‼️

SHOAL are asking for your help. Donate today to give her a good shot at survival ::
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Saving Denise and Her Friends: A Fundraiser

YouTube video by SHOAL

SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 15d

If you’re passionate about freshwater biodiversity, invasive species, or nature-based solutions, this forum is an excellent opportunity to engage, learn, and drive meaningful change. Let’s make it happen together! 🌱

#NoFreshwaterIAS #IUCNCongress2025 #FreshwaterBiodiversity #InvasiveSpecies

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SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 15d

- Highlight case studies to inform future action and strengthen ecosystem resilience
- Chart actionable steps that deliver both conservation and socio-economic benefits

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SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 15d

We'll:

- Explore innovative strategies for conserving freshwater biodiversity through IAS management and eradication
- Foster cross-sector collaboration among Indigenous Peoples, local communities, policy makers, practitioners, and scientists to share lessons and scale up solutions

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SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 15d

🧵 Excited that at #IUCNCongress2025 we’ll co-host a forum session on “Achieving Conservation and Socio-economic Benefits from Managing Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in Freshwater Ecosystems”.

Key collaborators: Freshwater Life/Office français de la biodiversité/International Rivers/IUCN Secretariat.

SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 20d

Can the Mekong, the World’s Most Productive River, Endure Relentless Strain?

Not indefinitely. The river's story is a cascade of thresholds already crossed.

www.circleofblue.org/2025/water-c...

Can the Mekong, the World's Most Productive River, Endure Relentless Strain?

Explore the plight of Mekong River endangered fish, including the giant catfish and their struggle against extinction.

www.circleofblue.org

SHOAL @shoalorg.bsky.social · 28d

Critically Endangered European Eel returns to Scottish river after 90% decline 🙌

“We are not just restoring a single species here, we are attempting to put back a real building block of the ecology of the river system".

#ConservationOptimism
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2545181...

Critically endangered species returns to Scottish river

A critically endangered species has returned to a Scottish river, three years after the installation of an eel pass

www.heraldscotland.com