Nathan Bennett

Seismic noise from oil companies threatens Amazon River Mouth marine life OIAPOQUE, Brazil —  At the northernmost tip of Brazil, where the Amazon spills into the Atlantic, a fragile web of estuaries, mangroves, submerged reefs and open sea is showing signs of distress.…

Petrobras has been conducting surveys since 2013 using seismic airgun blasts that can destabilize marine ecosystems by interrupting essential communication in the marine food chain.

What happens to artisanal fishers when a deep-sea fishing port comes to town? This is Mongabay’s second story in a short series about the new Shimoni Fish Port. Read the first story here. SHIMONI, Kenya — On a drizzly March afternoon, more than two dozen vessels bobbed on…

What happens to artisanal fishers when a deep-sea fishing port comes to town?

Invitation to Organizations and Individuals to Support "A Call to Action to Support and Safeguard Ocean Defenders" Globally, the human rights of coastal populations and communities are threatened by a rapidly expanding ocean economy and related impacts on the environment and people. Local individuals, groups, and ...

🚨 📣 Yesterday at UN Open Conference, we launched a Call To Action to Support and Safeguard Ocean Defenders! 📣🚨

We call on the international #ocean community to recognize #HumanRights to a healthy ocean & the need to maintain safe civic spaces for ocean defenders.

🔗 SIGN HERE: tinyurl.com/mt6fp25b

Kicking off our event at #UNOC3 with #OceanDefenders sharing their personal testimonies - brave, wise and important stories to hear on this global stage 🌊📣

@riseup4theocean.bsky.social @nathanjbennett.bsky.social

#CoastalCommunities are at the intersection of #HumanRights abuses & #ocean protection. At #UNOC3, we're supporting a high-level side event bringing #CoastalCommunities & #OceanDefenders together with civil & public sectors, & govt reps, to explore challenges and solutions 👇👇

A healthy #ocean is a #HumanRight. Join us at #UNOC3 as we spotlight testimonies of #OceanDefenders & drive support for their right to a healthy ocean.

📅 11 June, 16:45–18:45 - Launch of A Call To Action to support & safeguard Ocean Defenders

🔗 events.humanitix.com/ocean-defend...

New Report Alert! -> Ocean Defenders: Protectors of Our Ocean Environment & Human Rights

📥 Download here: shorturl.at/o7OWi

This report sheds light on the struggles & resilience of those protecting marine environments & human rights. 🌊 ✊

🔁 Share widely! #OceanDefenders #HumanRights #BlueJustice

The consequences of oppressing diversity Communities are working to revive diversity and resilience by re-localising food systems, decentralising governance, and restoring traditional languages and land practices.

The science 🧪 is overwhelming and clear: diversity in all its forms is critical to our, and indeed the entire planet’s survival and continued thriving.

Read my latest here theecologist.org/2025/apr/04/...

Special Issue: Trends and Future Directions in the Conservation Social Sciences: Conservation Biology: Vol 39, No 2 <em>Conservation Biology</em> is the leading global journal in the field of conservation, publishing groundbreaking papers contributing to the conservation of biological diversity.

Great to see this Special Issue on "Trends and Future Directions in the Conservation Social Sciences" in @conbiology.bsky.social #ConSocSci #MarSocSci

The field has come a long way, and there is still room for growth:

New book chapter on "Ocean governance and the protection of ocean defenders" - outlines the main issues at stake and key avenues for further research.

#oceandefenders #humanrights #bluejustice #oceangovernance

www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...

New Report Alert! -> Ocean Defenders: Protectors of Our Ocean Environment & Human Rights

📥 Download here: shorturl.at/o7OWi

This report sheds light on the struggles & resilience of those protecting marine environments & human rights. 🌊 ✊

🔁 Share widely! #OceanDefenders #HumanRights #BlueJustice

Launch of the Report: “Ocean Defenders: Protectors of Our Ocean Environment and Human Rights” Join us on 11 March for the Launch of the Report: “Ocean Defenders: Protectors of Our Ocean Environment and Human Rights”. Ocean defenders - including Indigenous Peoples, small-scale fishers, women, y...

🌊 Join The Ocean Defenders Project & IUCN CEESP for the report launch of: Ocean Defenders: Protectors of Our Ocean Environment and Human Rights - Register: shorturl.at/WQPhV

Report explores the struggles & resilience of those safeguarding our oceans.

📅 March 11 | ⏰ 8AM PST / 11AM EST / 4PM CET

🌊 Join The Ocean Defenders Project & IUCN CEESP for the report launch of: Ocean Defenders: Protectors of Our Ocean Environment and Human Rights - Register: shorturl.at/WQPhV

Report explores the struggles & resilience of those safeguarding our oceans.

📅 March 11 | ⏰ 7AM PST / 10AM EST / 4PM CET

Solutions for the Planet’s Interlinked Challenges | Pages | WWF

📣 Hey conservationsky! 🌍 We recently launched the WWF Fuller Science for Nature Seminar Series, Solutions for the Planet's Interlinked Challenges. This series brings together experts from the two most recent IPBES assessments (Nexus & Transformative Change): www.worldwildlife.org/pages/soluti...

Frontiers | Ocean equity: from assessment to action to improve social equity in ocean governance

New paper on "OCEAN EQUITY: From assessment to action to improve social equity in ocean governance"

www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...

New paper on "OCEAN EQUITY: From assessment to action to improve social equity in ocean governance"

Link: www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...

"The level of equity embodied in most ocean policies, management practices, programs, initiatives, and funding portfolios is unknown."

Wildlife’s contributions to people - Nature Reviews Biodiversity Wildlife are central to nature’s contributions to people (NCP) but are often overlooked in NCP policy and management. This Perspective presents evidence for the integral role of wildlife in supporting...

New paper on “Wildlife’s contributions to people”

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Human well-being outcomes of large-scale marine protected areas Large-scale marine protected areas (LSMPAs, >100,000 km2) account for over half of the global ocean under protection, yet little is known about their …

What are the social impacts of large-scale marine protected areas? We reviewed the evidence in this paper.

Better management of the social impacts of marine protected areas can lead to more equitable & effective outcomes.

authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Our letter in @science.org on why the "WTO must ban harmful fisheries subsidies" is a finalist for the @weforum.org, GAEA award!
A lot of work coordinating this w/ @ubcoceans.bsky.social colleagues Anna Schuhbauer and Rashid Sumaila!
tinyurl.com/4768n3y6

I haven't seen a conservation social sciences starter pack so I decided to make one #ConSocSci #MarSocSci
I am sure that I have missed people... please help me identify more people to add and let me know if you'd like me to add you!
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Our annual WWF Lovejoy Symposium this year focused on “Sustainable Transformations: Tipping into Positive Change”

Miss the live version? You can watch the recorded version or download other resources here: wwf.brandlive.com/Sustainable-...

Frontiers | Ocean defenders and human rights Two pressing and overlapping marine policy issues are related to human rights in the ocean and the situation of ocean defenders. Human rights issues and viol...

Two pressing marine policy issues are related to human rights in the ocean and the situation of ocean defenders.

Ocean defenders often face marginalization, intimidation, criminalization, threats, violence & murders for their efforts to protect the ocean.

www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...

Environmental (in)justice in the Anthropocene ocean Environmental justice refers broadly to the distribution of environmental benefits and burdens, and the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of a…

Ocean issues are environmental justice issues.

Read more about how marine pollution, plastics, climate change, fisheries declines, and biodiversity degradation impact human wellbeing in coastal populations.

Environmental injustices in the ocean are growing.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable ocean - npj Ocean Sustainability npj Ocean Sustainability - The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable ocean

“the recognition of the human right to a healthy environment can catalyze ocean action & transform ocean governance” … through catalyzing ocean action, clarifying state obligations & private sector responsibilities, & increasing inclusiveness of governance

Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Ocean defenders are at the forefront of efforts to protect the oceans against threats to the marine environment and human rights.

Read more about the threats they are facing and their resistance activities at The Ocean Defenders Project: oceandefendersproject.org