Uplifting ocean environmentalism. We spoke to the inspirational Manu Maunganidzi @The RACE Report and was left with a feeling of hope for our sea. “Timeless telephone conversation between the sea and the moon… Peace and freedom.” We haven’t felt buoyed by a sense of peace and freedom in years.

The crisis in UK higher education is worsening week by week — Exeter University is one of the best in the UK, with superb lecturers (and several You’re Dead To Me guests), but it’s planning massive job cuts in History, Archaeology, Classics — see the petition below to lend your voice in support

Dr Susan Greaney@suegreaney.bsky.social · last mo.

Petition against the job losses here: c.org/ddjtYXzdQQ

⚠️ 100 complaints, zero answers: Volkswagen’s carbon project in Tanzania ⚠️ A Volkswagen joint venture called VW Climate Partner is developing a carbon credit project on nearly 1 million hectares of Maasai land in northern Tanzania – without their free, prior, and informed consent.

🧨 What is Environmental Social Science? Check out our new webpage and find... Explainers Reports & papers Slide deck resource to share Case studies Recorded webinars accessnetwork.uk/what-is-envi... Created by the ACCESS team with invaluable input from social scientists all around the UK.

@campaign4parks.bsky.social thanks for inviting us to be part of the conversation with Defra to consider whether intersectional interests are fed into the governance of national parks and wider green and blue spaces. www.cnp.org.uk/news/discuss...

Communities in Nigeria’s Niger Delta have seen their rivers turn black, fish vanish, and farmland ruined by oil pollution. New documents reveal Shell knew the damage it was causing - and kept pumping anyway. Now, communities are demanding justice. graceblakeley.substack.com/p/shells-tox...

Shell's Toxic Legacy in Nigeria

Internal documents reveal that Shell knew it was polluting in the Niger Delta - and kept producing anyway. Now, communities are demanding justice.

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🌊 WORLD OCEAN DAY 🌊 8th June 2026 Remember: Indigenous People Are An Important Voice In Ocean Conservation. Indigenous peoples are also on the quest to conserve the earth’s resources, both on land as well as in the ocean. Credit: original art vector painting. Deepblue.com

"[This] could be a landmark moment [...] Done right, this bill could be the starting line for a truly clean, green & resilient future. For our seas, the stakes could not be higher." Our director @hugotagholm.bsky.social on the UK's new energy bill 👇 environmentjournal.online/energy/kings...

King’s Speech plugs in new era of UK energy

A series of Bills set out in King Charles’ parliamentary address will transform how Britain builds and expands infrastructure, and pays for its power.  In total, the King’s Speech on Wednesday 13th Ma...

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Even if the conflict in the Middle East ends today, higher fuel, fertiliser and pesticide prices will lead to a food shock in the coming months. There is no easy way out, but accelerating the net-zero transition will help prevent future shocks

Food shock is inevitable due to the Iran war – and it could get bad

Even if the conflict in the Middle East ends today, higher fuel, fertiliser and pesticide prices will lead to a food shock in the coming months. There is no easy way out, but accelerating the net-zero transition will help prevent future shocks

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December 2019, Effluent Testing, As Rumsey Lake Flows Through the Wetland, The Dump Was Built in, Entering Poole Brook and out to the @bayoffundy.bsky.social @who.int @wwf-ocean.bsky.social @blackoceancitizens.bsky.social @reepaere.bsky.social @realerinbrockovich.bsky.social @canadahealthwatch.ca

Republicans in Congress could impeach Trump for so many things and yet none have the guts, women included. Let me remind you of the people on Flight 93 on 9/11 that stood up for democracy! They stopped the hijackers! And you are worried about Trumps wrath?? Do the right thing! Grow a set!

Major reforms to the United Kingdom’s national research funding agency are aimed at boosting the nation's economy go.nature.com/3MeHCED

Is UK science in jeopardy? Huge funding reforms spark chaos and anxiety

Nature - Major reforms to the United Kingdom’s national research funding agency are aimed at boosting the nation's economy.

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🐋 Whale, whale, whale, what do we have here? A @kpbssandiego.bsky.social highlight on how to check out the magic of whales, featuring Scripps Oceanography graduate student and cetacean enthusiast Nicole Schriber! www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...

How to appreciate the whales of San Diego

San Diegans can find multiple species of whales at various times throughout the year off the area's shores. On Midday Edition Tuesday, we hear from local whale experts Nicole Schriber and Domenic Biag...

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For the second time in 3 years, manufacture, installation & export of batteries, electric cars, solar, wind and related tech accounted for more than 1/3 of China’s economic growth www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Green energy sector drove more than 90% of China’s investment growth last year, analysis finds

Industry bigger than all but seven world economies, and accounts for more than third of China’s economic growth

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🗣️ 'The government came to power with a commitment to end the need for food banks. This promise really matters.' Our Principal Policy Adviser @katieschmuecker.bsky.social sets out the implications of 6.8 million people living in very deep poverty at the time of the last general election 🔽

Britain's challenge is not a lack of talent but a systemic issue that filters it out. 14.2 million people live in poverty. Coastal towns like Tendring, Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth face significant deprivation, and poverty rates in sectors such as fishing are high. www.jrf.org.uk/uk-poverty-2...

UK Poverty 2026: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK

This report sets out the nature of poverty in the UK, and evaluates changes under the last Conservative-led Government. It also sets out the scale of action necessary for the current Government to del...

jrf.org.uk

Home Office admits facial recognition tech issue with black and Asian subjects

Home Office admits facial recognition tech issue with black and Asian subjects

Calls for review after technology found to return more false positives for ‘some demographic groups’ on certain settings Ministers are facing calls for stronger safeguards on facial recognition technology after the Home Office admitted that it is more likely to incorrectly identify black and Asian people than their white counterparts on some settings. Following the latest testing conducted by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) of the technology’s application within the police national database, the Home Office said it was “more likely to incorrectly include some demographic groups in its search results”. Continue reading...

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Canada's most lucrative fishery — and a global black market — rely on American eel. But Canada was among the countries who voted against global trade restrictions on the eel last week, and won't list it under the Species At Risk Act, @moiradonovan.bsky.social reports. thenarwhal.ca/american-eel...

Illegal American eel fishing is big business in Canada. Ottawa just voted against protections | The Narwhal

Federal fisheries department also announced American eel will not be listed as a species at risk, despite illegal fishing pressures

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Here's just a few highlights from an action-packed week so far... 🛰️#IOCS #IOCS25

Plymouth Marine Laboratory@pml.ac.uk · 8mo ago

Proud to be at #IOCS2025 🚀 One of the world’s key gatherings for #OceanColour & #RemoteSensing - where the #ScientificCommunity and #SpaceAgencies unite to shape future #SatelliteMissions, data needs and more. Discover the science our team are bringing to the table: pml.ac.uk/news/where-s...

Our voices against climate change,biodiversity loss&pollution. Africa's being too vulnerable to impacts of climate change,we've offered solution through climate education,tree planting,training youths on circular economy&advocacy @ucjglobal.bsky.social Kindly donate to us chuffed.org/project/158586…

A truly great opportunity to move the conservation needle 🦒🐘🦓🌳... Our office neighbours @legacylandscapes.bsky.social are looking to fill 2 Programme positions. More info ➡️ legacylandscapes.org/vacancies/

In a series of recent moves, the Trump administration and Congress have waged an all-out assault on the Arctic, aiming to maximize drilling across the entire region.​ Here’s a roadmap of what Congress and the Trump administration are planning, and what you can do to stop it.

The Step-by-Step Plan to Sell Off the Arctic, and What You Can Do About It

The Trump administration and Congress have waged an all-out assault on the Arctic. Here are three actions you can take to protect it.

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🌊 A Shared History: Naval power, enslavement, and migration. Olusoga's BBC series unpacks these ties, helping 2nd generation immigrants connect to Britain's story. The waters that bore witness must be protected. History demands we champion the ocean. #SharedHistory #SlaveryLegacies #DavidOlusoga

David Olusoga@davidolusoga.bsky.social · 9mo ago

My new series - Empire With David Olusoga - starts 9pm on BBC Two. Whole series on @bbciplayer.bsky.social from tonight.

Thanks to @noc.ac.uk for joining me to celebrate Black History Month and the achievements of @divaamon.bsky.social @ashadevos.bsky.social among many other marine and fisheries scientists.

As Black History Month draws to a close, I am as always grateful to be invited by National Oceanography Centre honouring the trailblazing achievements of black and south Asian people of colour… | Gur...

As Black History Month draws to a close, I am as always grateful to be invited by National Oceanography Centre honouring the trailblazing achievements of black and south Asian people of colour marine...

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Youths voices should be heard not suppressed coz they're leaders of tomorrow,so heart breaking to steward them a collapsed planet earth which can't grow&sustain crops without fertilizers,an overheating planet unfavorable to hold life. The time is now to act away from inaction @ucjglobal.bsky.social

📣 Open call to understand experiences of racism for people of colour working/studying in UK marine, coastal and fisheries. Take part here 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/VHCSM28 Please share with your networks #Ocean #OceanJustice #MarineScience #Fishing #Renewable #Offshorewind #Marine #Restoration