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by Stacy D. Jupiter — Reposted by: Sangeeta Mangubhai, Gareth J. Williams

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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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Reposted by: Sangeeta Mangubhai, Richard Waite

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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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by Sangeeta Mangubhai

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Learn about Ministry of Fisheries staff Sereana Comeke Logavatu and her work in fisheries enforcement!
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by Sangeeta Mangubhai

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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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by Sangeeta Mangubhai — Reposted by: Sangeeta Mangubhai

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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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by Sangeeta Mangubhai — Reposted by: Sangeeta Mangubhai

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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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by Sangeeta Mangubhai — Reposted by: Sangeeta Mangubhai

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

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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.
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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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by Sangeeta Mangubhai

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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....
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by Sangeeta Mangubhai

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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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by Sangeeta Mangubhai

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Reading your book and just loving it even if parts of it make mevteary. Beautifully written.
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Reposted by: Sangeeta Mangubhai

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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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by Sangeeta Mangubhai

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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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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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by Sangeeta Mangubhai

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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.
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by Sangeeta Mangubhai — Reposted by: Sangeeta Mangubhai

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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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by Sangeeta Mangubhai

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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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by Sangeeta Mangubhai — Reposted by: Sangeeta Mangubhai

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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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Reposted by: Sangeeta Mangubhai

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Always stoked to see one of my pictures on the cover of a publication, yet this one confronts a poignant reality in our industry and region.
I'm thankful to SPC not only for portraying one of my favourite pictures, but also for interviewing me for this research.
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We are so lucky to have worked with Talanoa Intern, Ratu Rabeka Drauna earlier this year!

He has since jetted off on a two-year adventure to complete his Master's in Zoology at Otago University.

Here are his reflections on his time with us.

Vakanuinui vinaka, Ratu Rabeka!

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by Sangeeta Mangubhai — Reposted by: Sangeeta Mangubhai

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This incredible woman, Salanieta Kitolelei, is leading the way in championing the preservation traditional knowledge.
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Preserving Tradition: USP Scholar Champions TEK for Pacific Conservation
Salanieta Kotolelei earned her PhD at USP, focusing on indigenous knowledge and ocean conservation through groundbreaking research on Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK).
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Reposted by: Sangeeta Mangubhai, Gavin L. Foster

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🌊 Great Barrier Reef records largest annual coral loss in 39 years

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Great Barrier Reef records largest annual coral loss in 39 years
The Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral across most of its expanse in four decades of record-keeping, Australian authorities say.
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by Sangeeta Mangubhai

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A Global Network Driving Ocean Solutions | Pew Marine Fellows
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A Global Network Driving Ocean Solutions | Pew Marine Fellows
YouTube video by Pew
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Reposted by: Sangeeta Mangubhai, Dawn J. Wright

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Ahead of the IUCN World Conservation Congress, the DSCC & @wwf-australia.bsky.social urge IUCN members to support a motion callinf for the protection of seamounts & other vulnerable marine ecosystems from destructive activities.

Our #OceanLifelines need urgent protection! buff.ly/J07fsSY
Image of a deep-sea coral ecosystem, featuring various types of coral including a prominent orange branching coral, captured during the NERC IUCN Seamounts Project.
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by Sangeeta Mangubhai

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To protect coral reefs we must protect people.
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To protect coral reefs, we must also protect the people who depend on them
Coral reef conservation needs to take an equitable approach and include local impacted communities in decision-making and resource distribution.
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Reposted by: Sangeeta Mangubhai

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'Increasing Pacific Islander research and authorship in the academic literature'

Read the open access article in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social:

www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC25011

#PacificConsBio @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social

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The view is both over and under the sea's surface, of a Pacific island and the underwater ocean floor. A caption invites us to read an open access article in Pacific Conservation Biology titled 'Increasing Pacific Islander research and authorship in the academic literature'. The photo is credited as being by Damocean from Getty Images.
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Reposted by: Sangeeta Mangubhai

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Environmental activist Hipólito Quispe Huamán was shot and killed Saturday night in the Madre de Dios region of southeastern Peru, in what authorities suspect was a targeted attack linked to his work defending the Amazon rainforest.
Peruvian rainforest defender shot dead in suspected targeted killing
Environmental activist Hipólito Quispe Huamán was shot and killed Saturday night in the Madre de Dios region of southeastern Peru, in what authorities suspect was a targeted attack linked to his work…
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Reposted by: Sangeeta Mangubhai

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As climate change escalates, intense storms are becoming more common in the tropics and elsewhere, resulting in a variety of forest impacts.

Those effects are generating concern among researchers over potentially diminished carbon storage and altered forest composition.
Global warming is altering storms lightning, impacting tropical forests
A climate change-induced surge in brief but intense thunderstorms poses a growing but underrecognized threat to trees in tropical forests, a finding that could have major implications for carbon…
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