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Christina Chemtai Hicks is a British Kenyan environmental social scientist who is a Professor in the Political Ecology group at… more

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by Christina C. Hicks

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3-year postdoc @lancasteruni.bsky.social w/ Dr's John Childs & Nicola Firth

Decolonising the Deep Seabed: Countermapping Territory, Heritage & Knowledge

Offering an alternative t0 mainstream approaches to understanding the political geography of the deep seabed

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Job Opportunity at Lancaster University: Senior Research Associate - Decolonising the Deep Seabed: Countermapping Territory, Heritage and Knowledge
Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) is pleased to announce a Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) position as part of a Leverhulme Trust-funded project ‘Decolonising the Deep Seabed: Counterma...
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oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
Very excited to welcome @christinahicks.bsky.social to Oxford next week for her talk: "Global fisheries to support local food systems". Booking and event details: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/christ...
cc @petescarbs.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
A flyer with the description: Future of Food Trinity seminars. The flyer details the seminar as follows: Seminar room one, Oxford Martin School, Wednesdays at 16:00. Global fisheries to support local food systems. 30 April, Professor Christina Hicks, Lancaster University.
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The study was published in @plosbiology.org - you can find out more by following the link below

Follow @lec-reefs.bsky.social to stay updated on our researchers’ work

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Seychelles study shows seabird nutrients boost marine ecosystems around rat-free islands - Lancaster University
A newly published study shows that nutrients from seabird droppings boost the growth of algae in coral reefs in the Seychelles – helping to feed and sustain populations of herbivorous fish that feed o...
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plosbiology.org
Cross-ecosystem nutrient fluxes can influence recipient food webs. @cbenkwitt.bsky.social &co's study of #NutrientSubsidies shows that dynamic metrics better revealed flow & effects of #seabird derived nutrients through #CoralReef food chains @lec-reefs.bsky.social @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/44RFyJk
Left: White-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) flying near an island in the inner Seychelles. Seabirds provide key nutrient inputs to islands and nearby coral reefs, where they boost primary and secondary productivity. Right: Example herbivore exclusion cage used to measure algal turf productivity across a gradient of seabird nutrient inputs on coral reefs. Image credit: Casey Benkwitt.
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Reposted by: Christina C. Hicks, Christopher Wright, Martijn Duineveld

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“Despite overwhelming evidence of the interlinked, intergenerational, severe and widespread human rights impacts of the fossil fuel life cycle … these countries have and are still accruing enormous profits from fossil fuels, and are still not taking decisive action,” Elisa Morgera.
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UN expert urges criminalizing fossil fuel disinformation, banning lobbying
Rapporteur calls for defossilization of economies and urgent reparations to avert ‘catastrophic’ rights and climate harms
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by Christina C. Hicks

christinahicks.bsky.social
Looking forward to it!
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In my way to a series of exciting workshops in Lancaster and Montpellier - we’ll be developing the next generation bright spots analysis. Watch this space… @lec-reefs.bsky.social
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by Christina C. Hicks

christinahicks.bsky.social
Brilliant Bryce, and super clear!
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ipes-food.org
Huge congratulations to our @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social who has been awarded a Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize – for her outstanding achievements and contributions to Canada’s cultural and intellectual heritage.

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Molson Prizes
The Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes are awarded to two persons – one in the arts and the other in the social sciences and humanities, who have distinguished themselves by their outstanding a...
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pentlandcentre.bsky.social
The way the seafood industry operates is an excellent illustration of how a complex global supply chain impacts environmental, social and economic sustainability. As this article - which quotes Pentland Centre member @christinahicks.bsky.social - demonstrates.

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The hidden cost of your supermarket sea bass
Revealed: an investigation shows how consumers buying fish in the UK are playing a role in food insecurity and unemployment in Senegal
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globalfishingwatch.org
“We already have the tools… now we need governments to act.” 🌊

In a powerful op-ed for @ipsnews.net , actor and @oceana.bsky.social board member @teddanson.bsky.social calls on world leaders to confront illegal fishing, and spotlights @globalfishingwatch.org as a solution.

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Seafood Without Transparency is a Recipe for Disaster
Seafood is a staple in my house – fish tacos, paella, sushi. But no matter how good it tastes, I can’t help but wonder: was my fish caught responsibly? Or did something go horribly wrong before it eve...
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Reposted by: Christina C. Hicks, Monica G. Turner, Juan Rocha , and 1 more

dustinmulvaney.bsky.social
RIP Jim Estes, distinguished UC Santa Cruz professor and ecologist, dubbed “the sea otter whisperer.” 🦦 www.nature.com/articles/533...
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globalfishingwatch.org
Transparency is at the heart of everything we do - on the water, in policy and across digital spaces.

That’s why we’ve joined Bluesky. As more researchers, advocates and institutions move here, we’re showing up to share open data, science and stories that power ocean protection.
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by Christina C. Hicks

christinahicks.bsky.social
I don’t think so, Science now asks that “authors of Letters also make readers aware of financial and advisory competing interests.” After a contentious trophy hunting letter in 2019 raised complaints of conflict of interest
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Renowned Science mag changes policy after complaints about pro-trophy hunting letter
Commendable
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by Christina C. Hicks

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Always happy to discuss where this is necessary and possible

by Christina C. Hicks

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Very much looking forward to talking about everything fishy and nutritious in Oxford on Wednesday. Many thanks for the invitation @petescarbs.bsky.social
oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
Oxford Future of Food @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social · Apr 25
Very excited to welcome @christinahicks.bsky.social to Oxford next week for her talk: "Global fisheries to support local food systems". Booking and event details: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/christ...
cc @petescarbs.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
A flyer with the description: Future of Food Trinity seminars. The flyer details the seminar as follows: Seminar room one, Oxford Martin School, Wednesdays at 16:00. Global fisheries to support local food systems. 30 April, Professor Christina Hicks, Lancaster University.
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science.org
Most conservation initiatives require changes in human behavior. Insights from behavioral science may help bridge that gap.

Learn more on #EarthDay:
How behavioral science can help conservation
Leveraging cognitive biases and social influence can make conservation efforts more effective
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phillevin.bsky.social
This Earth Day, no photo could hold what I wanted to say. So I wrote about the National Nature Assessment: a project canceled, a team revived, a future still being written. Because we are—still—united by nature.
🍃 weareunitedbynature.org
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phillevin.bsky.social
They canceled the National Nature Assessment. We kept going. The science didn’t stop. Neither did our hope, or our resolve. The work is still happening—independent, evolving, and grounded in purpose. Because weareunitedbynature.org

🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/o...
Opinion | We Found a Work Around to Trump Defunding Science
When knowledge is threatened, don’t just mourn it. Build around it.
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saveohioparks.bsky.social
"In America, if you don't knuckle under, you get a knuckle sandwich."

Trump may announce EO on Earth Day pulling enviro organizations' statuses, declaring them "terrorist" orgs. bit.ly/3Gg67OD

@billmckibben.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com @columbusfreepress.bsky.social @toledonews.bsky.social
Earth Day Massacre? Environmental Groups Fear Trump Ready to Take Aim at Nonprofit Status | Common Dreams
Environmental groups fear Trump may target their tax-exempt status on Earth Day. Legal teams are preparing for potential action.
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ipes-food.org
Just IPES-Food's animation video, "WHY CHEAP FOOD COMES AT A VERY HIGH PRICE", being shown on the main floor of the @fao.org.

While cheap ultra processed food is the norm, a low price tag comes with very heavy costs — for health, people, & planet.

📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGd6... #scalingtca
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jennifer-clapp.bsky.social
Was happy to speak with Jeremy at Eat this Podcast last week - episode out now. Thanks so much for the opportunity to talk about the rise of corporate power in the agricultural inputs sector and its wider consequences. (It's been a busy few weeks with podcasts!)

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oceana.bsky.social
🌊 How to campaign for ocean protection in challenging times
🎣 Stories from fishers in the U.K and Ireland
🥤 What are microplastics — and why should we be worried about them?

Catch articles on all this & more in Oceana's Spring 2025 Magazine, now online!
Spring 2025 | Oceana
Spring 2025
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astra.bsky.social
A huge honor to get to write something with my hero @naomiaklein.bsky.social.

We wish it was a happier topic, but it's an urgent one.

We dove deep into the apocalyptic fervor of the far right to issue a warning about the rise of End Times Fascism.

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EU chief 'surprised' at #fish status in #Brexit talks
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Really? Where were you last time? #brexitreality 🐟
EU chief 'surprised' at importance of fish in Brexit talks - BBC News
EU commissioner Kaja Kallas says she hopes a 'reset' deal with the UK can still be signed next month.
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science.ubc.ca
Ocean economics professor Dr. Rashid Sumaila of @ubcoceans.bsky.social says deep-sea mining might lead to short-term profits for mining companies & some financial benefits for countries like the Cook Islands, but the long-term costs are significant.

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The $20 trillion fight over who controls the seabed, Part 2
Honolulu,HAWAII — In order for their sovereignty to be recognized internationally, Indigenous Pacific peoples had to adopt the nation-state structure created by imperial powers, conf
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Reposted by: Christina C. Hicks, Ana S. L. Rodrigues, Joseph A. Tobias , and 1 more

juliajones.bsky.social
Two fully-funded PhD scholarships @BangorUni
in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May. If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/3)
www.bangor.ac.uk/conservation...
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deepseadawn.bsky.social
"If science is to honour one of its core values — a commitment to the truth wherever it might lead — scientists must stand up for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in science."
-- Arthur Caplan

Don't wait out four hard years: speak truth to power NOW
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Don’t wait out four hard years: speak truth to power
The importance of diversity in science is an unshakeable reality that the scientific community must stand by.
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Reposted by: Christina C. Hicks, Andrea Cattaneo

willmasters.bsky.social
New paper uses lowest-cost healthy diets in each country plus alternative definitions of other basic needs to measure the extent and depth of global poverty.

Great work from @jonasstl.bsky.social & coauthors @unigoettingen.bsky.social, much needed for #TeachEcon #EconSky & #FoodSky
Global poverty and the cost of a healthy diet
Access to a healthy diet is a fundamental human need, yet a significant portion of the global population faces barriers to realizing it. Conventional …
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Reposted by: Christina C. Hicks, Anita Guerrini

dochfroehlich.bsky.social
Without fishery scientists there is no US seafood future. www.intrafish.com/opinion/musk...
Musk’s chainsaw is slicing into fisheries management. Will the industry stand up?
Sustainable fisheries management is imperative for the survival of America's seafood industry. It's time to make that known.
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