Sangeeta Mangubhai

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.

'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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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…

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.

Timely paper from @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social and co-authors suggesting strategies to improve Pacific Islander research and authorship in the academic literature. Read the full article from Pacific Conservation Biology here: www.publish.csiro.au/PC/fulltext/...

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…

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.

Australia’s Courts Say Climate Change Is a Political Problem. The ICJ Just Made it a Legal Issue. As Australia’s courts rule yet again that climate is outside their jurisdiction, the ICJ made it a legal obligation for countries to act on the crisis.

Earlier this month Australia's courts declared climate change a political hot potato they couldn't touch. The ICJ just gave them permission to. @roycerk2.bsky.social on that story: drilled.media/news/icj-2

The ICJ’s ruling means Australia and other major polluters face a new era of climate reparations | Harj Narulla Countries are now bound under international law to reduce emissions or pay damages to affected nations – a clear statement that the status quo is not sufficient

The ICJ ruling gives some needed and welcome hope for climate justice and upping efforts to mitigate calamatous climate crises. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Healthy environment a human right, UN court says in landmark climate ruling Court’s decision expected to be used in future litigation and to support political negotiations by vulnerable states

🚨BREAKING🚨 ICJ ruling that a healthy environment is a human right could be a real turning point in setting out governments’ legal responsibility to tackle #climate crisis 👇

Hope and frustration as Indonesia pilots FSC’s logging remedy framework JAKARTA — Indonesia is testing whether one of the world’s most powerful timber certifiers can deliver justice — or merely a reset — to forest communities harmed by industrial logging. At stake is the…

Indonesia is the first test case for the Forest Stewardship Council’s new remedy framework, which allows logging firms to regain ethical certification by addressing past environmental and social harms.

However, NGOs have found serious flaws in the process.

Microplastics in sea turtle nests could cause a dangerous gender imbalance Scientists are finding microplastics everywhere they look for them. A new study finds these tiny plastic particles in sea turtle nests on a remote Malaysian island. Researchers warn that…

Microplastics in sea turtle nests could cause a dangerous gender imbalance

Australia’s reckoning with Indigenous people takes one cultural glide forward, two political steps back | Julianne Schultz As we approach the second anniversary of the rejection of the voice to parliament, there’s a tension at the heart of the global celebration of First Nations artists

Australia’s reckoning with Indigenous people takes one cultural glide forward, two political steps back | Julianne Schultz

Fiji’s Patriarchal Bargain The patriarchal bargain shaping Fijian society has often played out as a man seizing power by force, followed by voters legitimizing him at the ballot box.

One of the clearest and honest pieces on Fiji’s Patriarchy by @mnailatikau.bsky.social. There is much work to be done in our country. thediplomat.com/2025/07/fiji...

Resilient Reefs Pasifika Building the resilience of Pacific reefs and the communities that depend on them

Resilient Reefs Pasifika: Building the resilience of Pacific reefs and the communities that depend on them. @talanoaconsulting.bsky.social #ResilientReefsPasifika #PacificIslands #ClimateAction www.barrierreef.org/what-we-do/p...

Marine Conservation Leadership: Does Australia Deserve a Spot on the Podium? ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

Torres Strait Islands: Indigenous elders lose landmark climate battle against Australian government The ruling said the government did not owe a duty of care to protect the Torres Strait islands from climate change.

BBC News - Indigenous elders lose landmark climate battle against Australian government
www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Fight for Climate Justice at the World Court Vanuatu, a South Pacific island nation on the frontlines of the climate crisis, is fighting for climate justice at the world’s highest court.

The Fight for Climate Justice at the World Court. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Fiji’s Patriarchal Bargain The patriarchal bargain shaping Fijian society has often played out as a man seizing power by force, followed by voters legitimizing him at the ballot box.

One of the clearest and honest pieces on Fiji’s Patriarchy by @mnailatikau.bsky.social. There is much work to be done in our country. thediplomat.com/2025/07/fiji...

Israel bombs Gaza, Syria as alarm grows over rise in starving children UN says one in 10 children screened at their clinics in Gaza are malnourished amid Israel’s siege.

UN says one in 10 children screened at their clinics in Gaza are malnourished amid Israel’s siege.

Increasing Pacific Islander research and authorship in the academic literature Disseminating research through academic publishing is essential for contributing to global knowledge, advancing critical fields and finding solutions to humanity’s challenges. However, for Pacific Isl...

How do we meaningfully increase Pacific Islander participation in academic literature? Timely insights and strategies put forward by this brilliant lineup of Pacific authors.

Our colleagues @mereoni.bsky.social and @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social among them!

www.publish.csiro.au/PC/fulltext/...

Meet Neotrygon romeoi: Fiji’s New Blue-Spotted Maskray - Institute of Marine Resources (IMR) Dr Kerstin applying preservation techniques on a Fiji Maskray specimen for further studying. Note: This...

Discovery of new species of ray in Fiji. Nice work University of the South Pacific!

www.usp.ac.fj/institute-of...

🌊Pacific Island voices shouldn't be lost at sea!

How can we support Pacific Island #biodiversity and #climatechange research?

This #openaccess article shares 8 key strategies to break down some of the barriers faced

www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC25011

#PacificConsBio @csiropublishing.bsky.social

Pacific Islander researchers are underrepresented in academic publishing. A new study led by Fiji-based colleague @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social asks: Why? And how do we fix it? 🧵
#DecolonizeScience #PacificKnowledge #AcademicEquity

Our perspective piece in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social provides 8 strategies for "Increasing Pacific Islander research and authorship in the academic literature". @romiteshkant.bsky.social @mereoni.bsky.social @rufinovarea.bsky.social Free to download: www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC25011

Our perspective piece in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social provides 8 strategies for "Increasing Pacific Islander research and authorship in the academic literature". @romiteshkant.bsky.social @mereoni.bsky.social @rufinovarea.bsky.social Free to download: www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC25011

New global index puts nature at the heart of human progress Researchers from the University of Oxford, including those from the Oxford Martin Programme on Biodiversity and Society, have joined international…

A new global index proposes a hopeful shift: measuring how people & nature thrive together. The Nature Relationship Index, co-developed by Oxford Martin's Biodiversity and Society Programme , could reshape how we define progress.

Read more: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/new-glo...

State of American Men 2025 | Equimundo Promoting nurturing, equitable, non-violent masculinity since 2011

Interesting report, and would like to see this sort of report and work in my part of the world.
www.equimundo.org/resources/st...

The Fight for Climate Justice at the World Court Vanuatu, a South Pacific island nation on the frontlines of the climate crisis, is fighting for climate justice at the world’s highest court.

The Fight for Climate Justice at the World Court. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

COVID-19 highlights the need to improve resilience and equity in managing small-scale fisheries - npj Ocean Sustainability npj Ocean Sustainability - COVID-19 highlights the need to improve resilience and equity in managing small-scale fisheries

For those that missed it "COVID-19 highlights the need to improve resilience and equity in managing small-scale fisheries." @joshuacinner.bsky.social @ashadevos.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Call for papers for our special issue "Tides of Change: Reflective and Practical Skills for the Next Generation of Marine Researchers" with Oceans and Society:

www.cogitatiopress.com/oceanandsoci...

On navigating the complexities of doing interdisciplinary research. Please share!

Butterflies- not just beautiful, but essential! 🦋

Sadly, they are declining in many areas of the world...🌍

Protecting pollinators safeguards #biodiversity.

Learn more: @ipbes.net #PollinationAssessment

www.ipbes.net/assessment-r...

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Empowering iTaukei voices in workplace safety A proud iTaukei academic and newly appointed lecturer in the Department of Management at the University of Otago, Dr Jekope Maiono is using culturally grounded methods to bring workplace safety for Pa...

Empowering iTaukei voices in workplace safety
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