Nathan Bennett

The IUCN Guidebook for Assessing and Improving Social Equity in Marine Conservation launched this week. Available to download now: portals.iucn.org/library/node...

You can also join us for a webinar on October 28th to learn more!
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#consocsci #marsocsci #marineequity

Accounting for human–nature linkages in area‐based conservation monitoring through social–ecological indicator bundles As the coverage of area-based conservation increases across the globe, it is critical to improve understanding of the social and ecological outcomes of such measures and the pathways to their outcome...

RESEARCH: Accounting for human–nature linkages in area-based conservation monitoring through social–ecological indicator bundles. Co-authored by Drs. @annaschuhbauer.bsky.social & @nathanjbennett.bsky.social conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... via @society4conbio.bsky.social

Reverse the great rewiring of childhood with a great rewilding of childhood: Jeff Opperman Across all neighborhoods, relinquishing parental control remains a challenge, but can be accomplished most effectively through collective action — parents, neighborhoods, and schools working together ...

My new op-ed on how we need a "great rewilding" of childhood to counteract the "great rewiring of childhood" described in Anxious Generation @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social

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Identifying and closing gaps in corporate reporting of ocean impacts - Nature Sustainability Increasing transparency about firms’ reporting of environmental impacts is especially important in the context of a growing ocean economy. This study analyses the content of sustainability and annual ...

🌊 How are the largest companies reporting their impacts on ocean ecosystems?

In new research co-authored by ORRAA Board Member, Robert Blasiak, a study reviewed 75 major companies across eight sectors of the ocean economy.

🔗 Find out more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Recommendations to transform fisheries in a wellbeing economy.

Many fisheries worldwide are unsustainable, driven by overfishing and a focus on economic growth. What if fisheries were managed for wellbeing instead?

This is the question we ask in this new paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#NewPaper in Science Advances finds that domestic fishing vessels account for the majority of port visits around the world. Comprehensive inspections at port for both foreign and domestic fishing fleets are a key deterrent for #illegalfishing.

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Frontiers | Ocean equity: from assessment to action to improve social equity in ocean governance Inequity is ubiquitous in the ocean, and social equity receives insufficient attention in ocean governance and management efforts. Thus, we assert that propo...

Interesting stuff from @nathanjbennett.bsky.social on monitoring approaches to measure progress towards "ocean equity" 👇. @oceanpia.bsky.social
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...

Thanks Markus, and stay tuned, we have an IUCN CEESP report coming out specifically focused on marine conservation at the upcoming world conservation congress.

A global village coming together for a plastic pollution treaty Inger Andersen's speech at a multi-stakeholder event ahead of INC-5.2.

Ahead of talks to #BeatPlasticPollution in Geneva, grateful to the Government of Switzerland for hosting the #INC5.2 Multistakeholder Forum.

We need a #PlasticsTreaty for the people that helps deliver on the right of everyone, everywhere to a safe, healthy environment.

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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.

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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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