Sangeeta Mangubhai

IUCN pays tribute to Jane Goodall IUCN joins the global community in mourning the loss of Jane Goodall, renowned ethologist and dedicated IUCN member, and celebrates her extraordinary life.

IUCN pays tribute to Jane Goodall 

IUCN joins the global community in mourning the loss of Jane Goodall, renowned ethologist and dedicated IUCN member, and celebrates her extraordinary life. 

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Spending my morning writing about the threats to our lands and natural resources in Fiji, and thinking about the links to human health. It reminded me of the resources that are being developed under WISH Fiji project. wishfiji.sydney.edu.au/index.php/pu...

Designing gender-inclusive data systems in small-scale fisheries - Ambio Gender equality is a ubiquitous national goal, yet sectoral gender data gaps to support this goal persist. These gaps are both structural and sexist, concealing women’s contributions and impeding acti...

Sharing our paper on Designing gender-inclusive data systems in small-scale fisheries. Gaps are structural & sexist, hiding women’s contributions, impeding actions that would strengthen livelihoods, development, food security & environmental sustainability.
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It was an honor to work and learn alongside these collaborators to highlight women's roles in fisheries management and the procedural dimensions of environmental justice.

Gender-based violence in Pacific fisheries is a human rights as well as a livelihoods issue.

This review by our colleagues @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social and Gina Houng Lee affirms calls for vital research and action:

Designing gender-inclusive data systems in small-scale fisheries - Ambio Gender equality is a ubiquitous national goal, yet sectoral gender data gaps to support this goal persist. These gaps are both structural and sexist, concealing women’s contributions and impeding acti...

Sharing our paper on Designing gender-inclusive data systems in small-scale fisheries. Gaps are structural & sexist, hiding women’s contributions, impeding actions that would strengthen livelihoods, development, food security & environmental sustainability.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Bangladesh plans to rehabilitate captive elephants in the wild As part of the conservation process for Asian elephants, Bangladesh has taken a new step to retrieve captive elephants from their current owners and rehabilitate them in the wild. According to the…

With only about 268 left in the wild, Bangladesh’s Asian elephants are now critically endangered.

About 96 of these elephants are currently living in captivity. A new effort aims to retrieve these captive elephants and rehabilitate them back into the wild.

Research from #Fiji is showing high integrity and intact coral reefs had high resilience to category 5 cyclone, bouncing back in 4 years. These are reefs protected by communities in partnership with local tourism operators. #oceanoptimism

Just finished @drtracywesterman.bsky.social incredible book Jilya. Powerful narrative on her transformational work in mental health and trauma, and the failure of national system to support Aboriginal Australians in culturally appripoetae ways.

Research from #Fiji is showing high integrity and intact coral reefs had high resilience to category 5 cyclone, bouncing back in 4 years. These are reefs protected by communities in partnership with local tourism operators. #oceanoptimism

World’s top fossil fuel producers set to grow despite Paris targets The world’s 20 largest fossil fuel producing countries are on track to produce more than twice the amount of coal, oil and gas in 2030 than would be consistent with the global goal to limit warming…

The world’s 20 largest fossil fuel producing countries are on track to produce more than twice the amount of coal, oil and gas in 2030 than would be consistent with the global goal to limit warming to 1.5° Celsius (2.7° Fahrenheit), according to the new Production Gap Report 2025.

Reef in the Vatu-i-Ra Seascape, Fiji, with new coral growth post Tropical Cyclone Winston. Photo (c) Tom Vierus

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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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…

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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....

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....

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.

The next 45 years: let’s see Vanuatu reclaim spaces for women
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Reading your book and just loving it even if parts of it make mevteary. Beautifully written.

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

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…

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.

Early Career Ocean Professional: Renee, the ocean voice of migratory species

Wonderful story on the talented Renee Hill-Lewenilovo www.spc.int/updates/blog...