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2025 World Fisheries Day - TBTI Global Join us for the celebration of inland small-scale fisheries on the 2025 World Fisheries Day.

🗣️ This Friday – World Fisheries Day – celebrate with TBTI Global as they hold their The Beauty and the Bounty at Risk webinar.

Join them as they celebrate the people and waters that keep life flowing through inland small-scale fisheries!

📆 21 November
🕝 2:30pm GMT
👉 tbtiglobal.net/2025-world-f...

"Years of fieldwork and countless late nights."
Baran Yoğurtçuoğlu's words about the new Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of Western Asia.

"A work I’ll be proud of for the rest of my life!"

Co-authors: Jörg Freyhof, Arash Jouladeh-Roudbar, Cüneyt Kaya.
Open access: degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Ubuntu Magazine, Autumn 2025 Get the full Ubuntu Magazine experience here: Ubuntu Magazines raises awareness on nature conservation projects. We stand for a better understanding of what’s happening on the frontlines of conservati

SHOAL are the cover stars of this month's Ubuntu Magazine!

Read:
🐟 Why SHOAL's Mike Baltzer started the initiative back in 2019.
🐠 The biggest barriers to success – and how to overcome them.
🐡 Why freshwater fish conservation matters to us all.

And much more! Dive in👇
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SHOAL at the IUCN World Conservation Congress - Shoal The 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress was a chance to connect with partners, shape conservation policy and gather support for 1000 Fishes.

We left ENERGISED and INSPIRED to build on the productive conversations that were had and connections that were made, ready to catalyse more momentum behind 1000 Fishes!!

Read more in our write up 👇
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- followed 15 motions, all of which were approved – including 2 that SHOAL proposed. ✅

- gathered increased support for the landmark 1000 Fishes initiative. 🤝

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Last week the SHOAL team returned from an inspiring and exciting whirlwind few days at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 🌍

We:
- were involved in 6 sessions, at both the Forum and the Exhibition.

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➕ TEAM UPDATE!

We're thrilled to welcome Grace Brady to the SHOAL team as Data Officer.

Grace’s interest in fish has sent her around the world, from Iceland to Australia, and she's worked in fisheries management organisations before joining SHOAL.

👋 Give Grace a big freshwater welcome!

🌍 We're excited to take part at #IUCNCongress2025

🐠 Transforming Biodiversity Conservation Beyond Protected Areas - OECMs in Asia to Advance KM-GBF Target 3

🗓️ Sat 11 Oct
⏰ 6pm-6:45pm GST
📍 IUCN Asia Pavilion

Find out more 👇
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#IUCNCongress

🌍 #IUCNCongress2025 we're looking forward to taking part in~

💧 Innovative Actions for Effective and Resilient Freshwater Connectivity and Conservation

🗓️ Mon 13 Oct
⏰ 12pm-1pm GST
📍 IUCN Green List

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#IUCNCongress

Starting now!

Head over to Conference Hall A, Section Room 6 to hear from the experts on springs conservation :: for #biodiversity and #society

#IUCNcongress #IUCNWorldConservationCongress @monnikaboom.bsky.social

It'll be a shame to miss you there, Monni. But looking forward to catching up at the springs session!

🌍 Join us for this forum session at #IUCNCongress2025

🐟 Global Mechanisms for the Conservation of Overlooked Species

🗓️ Sun 12 Oct
⏰ 11am-12:30pm GST
📍 Conference Hall A - Session Room 7

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#IUCNCongress

🌍 Don't miss SHOAL at #IUCNCongress2025

We're hosting 🐟 Saving ASAP fishes: a radically collaborative approach

🗓️ Thu 10 Oct 2025
⏰ 4pm-4:45pm GST
📍 IUCN Asia Pavilion

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#IUCNCongress

🌍 We're excited to take part in this forum session at #IUCNCongress2025

🌊 Achieving conservation and socio-economic benefits from managing Invasive Alien Species in freshwater ecosystems

🗓️ Thu 10 Oct
⏰ 11am-12:30pm GST
📍 Conference Hall A - Session Room 6

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#IUCNCongress

🌍 We're excited to host the forum session at #IUCNCongress2025

🌊 Overlooked Yet Essential: Advancing the Recognition and Conservation of Springs for Biodiversity and Society

🗓️ Thu 9 Oct
⏰ 2-3:30pm GST
📍 Conference Hall A - Session Room 6

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#IUCNCongress

Thank you Jane Goodall for all your tireless work to protect our natural world.

You will be greatly missed, though your legacy will live on along the road you paved for women in science and youth in conservation, environmental and humanitarian work. 💚

🌿 Will we see you at #IUCNCongress2025?

We’re so excited to head to Abu Dhabi for #IUCNCongress next week and connect with, learn from and be inspired by fellow conservationists from around the globe.

Here's where you can find SHOAL 👇
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Overlooked yet Essential: Advancing the Recognition and Conservation of Springs for Biodiversity and Society

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Session: Overlooked yet Essential: Advancing the Recognition and Conservation of Springs for Biodiversity and Society
Partners: Saint Louis Zoo // Synchronicity Earth // Springs Stewardship Institute // IUCN Species Survival Commission// New Mexico BioPark Society
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We invite you to continue this conversation and help shape the next steps for springs conservation actions at the IUCN World Conservation Congress:
📅 October 9, 2025
📍 Forum Room 6, at 14:00

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Motion 016 is a call to action. It unlocks the knowledge, policy, and partnerships needed to protect some of the most biodiverse and culturally important ecosystems on Earth.
Let's ensure springs are no longer neglected, but safeguarded for future generations.

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✔️ Strengthens expertise and capacity among ecologists, practitioners, and local stewards
✔️ Supports governments to integrate springs into national biodiversity strategies and restoration targets
✔️ Recognises cultural and spiritual values, including potential UNESCO World Heritage designations

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Motion 016 delivers a bold framework for mobilising global actions:
✔️ Mainstreams springs into IUCN’s Nature 2030 Programme
✔️ Establishes an inter-Commission Task Force for global coordination of efforts
✔️ Advances science, Red List assessments, and monitoring of spring biodiversity

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they face mounting threats from over-extraction, pollution, infrastructure development, climate change, and land-use pressures.
Without urgent action, we risk losing these irreplaceable systems and the knowledge, biodiversity, and cultural heritage they sustain.

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💧 As 'super-biodiversity hotspots', they often harbour hundreds of species in just a few square meters, many of them rare, endemic, and culturally significant

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Yet springs remain among the least studied and most neglected ecosystems, and are hotspots for extinction:

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This is an important step toward elevating springs from overlooked ecosystems to a global #conservation priority.

Springs are keystone ecosystems. They:
💧 link groundwater to surface water
💧 sustain unique and ancient species
💧 provide essential ecosystem services to people and nature

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We are delighted to share that Motion 016: Springs under Threat – Mobilising Urgent Action for Neglected Freshwater Systems has been formally approved during the e-voting process of the IUCN World Conservation Congress ‼️

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Indigenous fishers lead science-backed conservation of Colombia’s wetlands When Fredy Yavinape was a young child, he didn’t know the biological concept of an “umbrella species.” These are species that require large areas of undisturbed habitat to survive, which is why they s...

A community-based monitoring project is helping protect the rich diversity of freshwater fish species in the Ramsar-listed wetlands in the Colombian Amazon.

@ramsar.org @mongabay.com
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YouTube video by SHOAL Saving Denise and Her Friends: A Fundraiser

The Denison's Barb (Sahyadria denisonii) is endangered on the. Without urgent and effective conservation action, she may become extinct in the wild in just a few short years ‼️

SHOAL are asking for your help. Donate today to give her a good shot at survival ::
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If you’re passionate about freshwater biodiversity, invasive species, or nature-based solutions, this forum is an excellent opportunity to engage, learn, and drive meaningful change. Let’s make it happen together! 🌱

#NoFreshwaterIAS #IUCNCongress2025 #FreshwaterBiodiversity #InvasiveSpecies

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