Indonesia is designing a roadmap to safeguard Indigenous and local traditional knowledge for conservation. While communities manage an estimated 29 million hectares, lack of legal recognition leaves territories vulnerable to exploitation and criminalization. Hans Nicholas Jong reports for Mongabay.

New Indonesia roadmap aims to protect Indigenous knowledge for biodiversity

JAKARTA — The Indonesian government is developing a roadmap to protect local wisdom in biodiversity conservation, a move aimed at strengthening the recognition and protection of Indigenous peoples…

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How do we ensure a globally coordinated and sustained research agenda to address the biodiversity crisis? We think it's time to explore a World Biodiversity Research Programme - a mechanism to coordinate and better connect biodiversity research with global policy needs. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

A global research coordination programme is urgently needed for biodiversity - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Nature Ecology & Evolution - A global research coordination programme is urgently needed for biodiversity

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🐟 New research led by wonderful Liliana Sierra Castillo asks communities in #Mexico & #Honduras what makes small-scale #aquaculture work in their context. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Community-centered approaches to aquaculture in small-scale fisheries - Ambio

Aquaculture is the fastest-growing seafood production system globally, offering economic and social opportunities for small-scale fishing communities. Yet, it is often introduced through top-down, tec...

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Fifteen countries from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe adopted the Mombasa Declaration on June 17, 2026. Together, they committed to advance global fisheries transparency and strengthen efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

To help combat illegal fishing, 15 countries commit to sharing fisheries data

Fifteen countries have adopted the Mombasa Declaration to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

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-->JOB<-- Professor of Indigenous Conservation Arizona State University, Rob Walton School of Conservation Futures (SCF) invites applications for a full-time, academic year (9-month) tenure-track appointment. Apply at apply.interfolio.com/185163 #AcademicSky

[Commentary]At the Our Ocean Conference, Angola’s Fisheries Minister Carmen dos Santos urges African leaders to demand an end to industrial krill fishing in Antarctica. As fleets scale up extraction for supplements and pet food, the loss of this foundational species threatens coastal economies.

Protect Antarctic krill to preserve the health of Africa’s coastal communities (commentary)

This week, as governments of various coastal states gather in Mombasa, Kenya, for the Our Ocean Conference, Africa must demand an end to industrial krill fishing in the Southern Ocean before…

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Super Reefs can withstand climate impacts - they are out there, we need to find & protect them & learn their secrets. @emilysdarling.bsky.social of @wcs.org notes that protecting source reefs can maintain dispersal networks & help degraded reefs recover: insideclimatenews.org/news/1406202...

As Global Warming Threatens Corals Worldwide, Woods Hole Scientists Search for ‘Super Reefs’ That Can Take the Heat - Inside Climate News

If protected, researchers say these coral strongholds may help repopulate more degraded reefs across the Central Pacific.

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The promise of “simpler rules” is politically attractive. The consequences may be far less so. Reopening the #CommonFisheriesPolicy could unravel years of progress towards sustainable fisheries, creating new risks. Thanks, @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social, for helping bring clarity.

Last year was a lot. I led a Nature paper while completing six months of #chemotherapy 🤪 🦀 . In this "Behind the Paper" blog, I reflect on what made both possible. Spoiler: It wasn't resilience or grit. It was my colleagues 😭 🥰. 🔗 The blog post is available here: go.nature.com/4ebvcIX

⚖️ Marine protection cannot be a box-ticking exercise 🪸 French authorities have been given a legal deadline to strengthen protection measures for the Bancs des Flandres Natura 2000 site. Conservation measures should be judged by their ecological results, not by the existence of procedures alone.

Ocean Protection: French Court Rules That Natura 2000 Measures Must…

The Environmental Justice Foundation exists to protect the natural world and defend our basic human right to a secure environment.

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As is the annual tradition, we hope many of you will take the opportunity to use the Climate Stripes this week to start important conversations about the risks from, and solutions to, climate change. Officially, #ShowYourStripes for 2026 is on Sat 20th June. www.ShowYourStripes.info

A new study analyzed 1 676 marine gene patents to map who is patenting what in the ocean. The researchers found that: 🧬 private companies focus on industrial and agricultural applications 🧬 universities and research institutes develop foundational tools for downstream innovation

🪸 Bamboo coral forests, sponge gardens & a myriad of unknown creatures found 3,000m deep, in a realm of perpetual darkness & immense pressure. How can we even consider deep-sea mining when we're only just discovering what's there?! #DefendTheDeep oceanographicmagazine.com/news/scienti...

Scientists uncover hidden worlds in the Arctic deep - Oceanographic

Scientists on a Greenpeace Arctic expedition have discovered never-before-seen deep-sea ecosystems and potential new species.

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A marine heatwave around the British Isles could have contributed to the UK's record 35.1C heatwave on land last month, according to scientists. Story feat @oceanterra.org & @noc.ac.uk 👇 www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Absolutely stunning 🐳. Sounds like a future OECM to me, i.e. protected for cultural & scientific values.

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Finally, footage from that new whale graveyard. The fact that fossils and fresh carcasses mix together in this spot is bonkers. But of course it makes sense, because the scavengers that live down there also need a steady supply over millions of years. They can't just suddenly adapt to the deep.

📣 🇨🇦 hosting 2027 #OurOcean conference. #OOC 📣 www.canada.ca/en/fisheries...

We are getting ready to launch our next call for proposals to invest €17 million in #Mangroves, #BlueCarbon and #30x30 in 🇮🇩, 🇵🇭, 🇻🇳 & 🇮🇳. Don't want to miss it? Subscribe to our funding alerts: ogy.de/1ocw #OOC11 #OurOceanKenya

🐟🎣 On #WorldOceanDay I’m happy to have contributed in a small way to the Third World Ocean Assessment! It’s the UN’s most comprehensive assessment of the marine environment, and for the first time it includes a chapter on #equity un.org/regularproce...

🐟New in Geo🐟 'Is understanding "fish as food" enough? Reclaiming power and politics in aquatic food research and policy' by @sophiestanden.bsky.social This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section on sustainable food systems. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

🌿 Upcoming webinar 🌿 “𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐌𝐆𝐁𝐅: strengthening engagement across fishery value chains, from catch to consumers” will explore how fisheries actors can support implementation of the #KMGBF. 📅 9 June | 8:00–9:30AM (EDT) 💻 tinyurl.com/FisheriesBio... fao.org #SustainableFisheries

🐟 #Tuna has overtaken #cod as the UK’s top-selling #seafood. PML’s Prof Angus Atkinson MBE explores the increase of Atlantic #BluefinTuna in #SouthWestUK - and what it reveals about #ClimateChange, species adaptation and #fishing pressures. 🔗 theconversation.com/tuna-has-ove...

🐸 Late last year, I was humbled to join the board of the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Network (#NEBN), a grassroots organization, co-governed with Indigenous peoples. Together, we steward the UNESCO Biosphere designation for the Niagara Escarpment, one of Canada's most biodiverse ecosystems.

🌐Looking for your next career move? 📍Join ICES Secretariat, Copenhagen, Denmark as a Data Officer ⏰Apply soon - Sunday 17 May is the deadline! ℹ️ Apply here https://www.ices.dk/about-ICES/Jobs-in-ICES/Pages/Data_officer202604.aspx

RESEARCH: Integrating global targets for protected areas and sustainable fisheries. Co-authored by @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social and Dr. Daniel Pauly @seaaroundus.org www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Integrating global targets for protected areas and sustainable fisheries

The global ocean harbors millions of unique species, many of which help to provide food and nutrients for nearly half of the world’s human population.…

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@whoi.edu's Marine Policy Center is inviting applications from established career professionals for its three-month residential Visiting Scholar Program in ocean science, policy, and decision-making. Applications deadline: June 15 www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/u...

Marine Policy - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Conducting social scientific research that integrates economics, policy analysis, and law with basic research in ocean sciences. ResearchPeoplePublications

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🎣 New research led by Ella-Kari Muhl on how small-scale fisheries #SSF can move from vulnerability to viability #V2V 🦀 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Transition pathways from vulnerability to viability of small‐scale fisheries in Africa and Asia

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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🐠 This morning at #5worldssfcongress youth shared their visions for the future, while senior participants listened (and were assigned as note takers 🥳😆). We heard about love for the ocean and #ssf, solidarity, hope and the need to create space for youth to lead today (not tomorrow) 🎣

🎣🐠300 people from over 50 countries are gathering in Hua Hin, Thailand for the 5th World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress ✨ #5worldssfcongress #5ssfcongress #ssf #tbti

📣 We intend to launch our next call for proposals before summer. Subscribe to our funding alerts to ensure you don't miss it ogy.de/1ocw (no spam, just #OceanGrants 💶🌊 info). #OceanOptimism #30x30

💵 Billions flow into marine climate adaptation projects in the Global South, but contextual inequities can undermine their impact 🌍 www.nature.com/articles/s44... Our new global analysis of 35,000+ projects shows less than a third of projects explicitly consider equity 🐟 🦀