"Perhaps the future is foggy in Syria, but for now, the kingdom of fear is gone," Ammar Azzouz writes in DAWN's Democracy in Exile on the fall of the Assad regime. "Today, we mourn. Today, we remember. Today, we hope."

The End of Assad’s Kingdom of Fear in Syria

While Syrians lived in fear and silence, the Assad regime was afraid of its own people—of their pens and papers, their songs, their voices.

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New paper from CSP Alum Rafid Shidqi provides evidence of conservation goals - Designing and evaluating alternative livelihoods for shark conservation: a case study on thresher sharks in Alor Island, Indonesia loom.ly/OWWIcvo

Our recent published article by @oryxthejournal.bsky.social is covered by @forbes.com! www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...

How Livelihood Alternatives Are Changing The Future For Pelagic Thresher Sharks

By diversifying local incomes, Indonesia is exploring new strategies to reduce the pressures on pelagic thresher shark populations and promote sustainable fisheries.

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We have a great list of ongoing award, fellowship and grant opportunities that we thought our members might be interested in. 🌍 #conservation #MarineLife #ecology Check it out here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #conservation #funding #fellowships #awards

Award, Fellowship and Grants Opportunities

Award, Fellowship and Grant Opportunities Below is a list of some of the ongoing award, fellowship and grant opportunities that we thought our members might be interested in. Use the hyperlinks to ju...

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Excited that our paper is finally published! We evaluated the multi-faceted conservation for thresher sharks in reducing mortality and wellbeing outcomes to communities. This work was part of my previous internship w. @iccs.bsky.social @hollieboothie.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

How does it feel to do a PhD as an International student in the US right now? This is like another crisis after COVID-19, probably even worse...

As CITES turns 50, a new study in Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution reveals that the global wildlife trade agreement is failing to curb illegal extraction and trafficking. Researchers instead propose a new framework exploring institutionally diverse conservation models ⬇️ bit.ly/4hmla72

As CITES turns 50, Oxford researchers urge reforms to improve global wildlife trade regulation

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🚨New paper led by Valerie Kwan shows that ~85% of Southeast Asia's mangroves are likely to face carbon permanence risks from land use and climate change, and calls for wider avenues of finance and conservation policies to safeguard the region's valued mangroves 🌴🌊🌏 www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Permanence risks limit blue carbon financing strategies to safeguard Southeast Asian mangroves - Communications Earth & Environment

Socioeconomic and climate change permanence risks are likely to affect 85% of mangroves in Southeast Asia, limiting the potential of blue carbon credits as a strategy to finance mangrove conservation ...

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What is happening in the US right now? 😵‍💫

I've added a link to my webpage of conservation-related scholarships, fellowships, and awards (est. 2011 and growing!). www.aerinjacob.ca/funding--awa... 🦤🌎🧪

Funding & awards

A list of conservation-related scholarships, fellowships, funding, and awards.

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Ahead of the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, displaced academics describe their experiences settling into UK universities https://go.nature.com/4g0ekTj

How hosting Ukrainian scientists offers a template for supporting other scholars at risk

Ahead of the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, displaced academics describe their experiences settling into UK universities.

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Prospective PhD students: I am recruiting another 3 PhD students to join my Thriving Oceans Research Hub and work on the "Bright Spots 2.0" (aka exceptional responders) project as part of my ARC Laureate Fellowship www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese.... Scholarship Ad: www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...

Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Coral Reef Fisheries Sustainability

A $40,109 per annum stipend scholarship for a PhD student within Faculty of Science to conduct social sciences-based fieldwork.

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Three must read papers for PhD students. #scisky #PhD #science #research #academicsky 1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research Open Access journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Mark your calendars and save the date - we have exciting news! 🗓️ 🦈 The 5th Sharks International conference is set to take place from 4th to 8th May 2026 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Share and follow us for updates! @saveourseas.bsky.social @newenglandaquarium.bsky.social #sharksinternational2026

Loving Durham with its new snowy looks! Spent a little bit of time outside and showing my little baby daughter her first snow (ice)! ❄️🌨️

Where are all the field studies? This ⬇️ important but rather depressing paper describes how conducting, & crucially initiating, field studies is becoming harder & rarer. A short 🧵 (and a call for more fieldwork) www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

Extinction of experience among ecologists

Fieldwork-based research and education in ecology are under multiple threats and are progressively declining. We call for greater attention to this ongoing loss of direct field experience within the ecology community, as it could have widespread consequences for science and education, ultimately hindering efforts to address the ongoing biodiversity crisis.

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I took selfies with fish

Benjamin Jones@boardshortsben.bsky.social · 2y ago

I try to make the big blue more green

Indonesia was colonized by Europeans, especially the Dutch, for hundreds of years. This is why our people have unwavering support and kinship towards the Palestine cause. youtu.be/ohwMtPJ-ExI

When Indonesians Fought Dutch Colonization – And Won

YouTube video by AJ+

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Very jaw-dropping. But it all started to make sense…

📢 SCCS 2025 will be re-opening for applications (attend only) on 20th December 2024. 📢 ➡️ Please go to our website www.sccs-cam.org to find out more. SCCS is for early career researchers/conservationists. ✨ ⏰ The window will close on 10th January 2025 at 17:00hrs UK time

Student Conference on Conservation Science - Welcome

SCCS helps young conservation scientists gain experience, learn new ideas and make contacts that will be valuable for their future careers.

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Some people need to learn the basic etiquette of communication. If you’re scheduling a meeting in person, don’t cancel it like 2 minutes before.. smh

Doubt that this could work. How can you shoulder this type of insurance to Government’s budget, and in Rote? There’s barely even money for public health, and basic education… en.antaranews.com/news/338248/...

Indonesia explores coral reef insurance for conservation funding

Konservasi Indonesia (KI) stated that the funding mechanism for coral reef management involves transferring risk to non-governmental parties through coral ...

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Our latest project film in Banda Naira! This project started in 2023 to understand the fisheries threats towards thresher sharks. Our team is working with Banda's local fishers to initiate bycatch release practices, which will reduce mortality of these endangered sharks! youtu.be/6QcYy8kNaJM?...

Thresher Sharks of Banda Islands

YouTube video by Thresher Shark Indonesia

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Defra's next funding application window opens January 6. #OceanOptimism oceangrants.org.uk/knowledge-le...

OCEAN funding announced at COP29 for 20 projects to support marine protection and fight poverty - Ocean Grant Programme

Today is Nature, Indigenous People and Oceans Day at COP29. We’ve announced that we are funding 20 projects to reduce poverty, empower local communities and protect marine environments worldwide. The ...

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@csandbrook.bsky.social's thought-provoking article argues that the implications of AI will have less to do with how the conservation sector uses AI tools, and more to do with how AI shapes human society. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Beyond the Hype: Navigating the Conservation Implications of Artificial Intelligence

Conservation AI—the deliberate application of artificial intelligence technology to achieve conservation goals—has great potential to boost productivity, make existing conservation actions more effic...

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Reintegrating myself to the conservation science community. My name’s Rafid, a shark conservationist from Indonesia. I’m currently a PhD student @ Duke; also a Co-founder of local NGO threshershark.id which goal is to conserve sharks & communities’ livelihoods!

Shark guy @rafidshidqi.bsky.social is here!! 🦈