SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG)

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A global community strengthening conservation social science and its application to conservation practice. 🌍🌿 #consocsci https://scbsocialscience.org

Our new preprint maps the resources available to track progress towards global biodiversity commitments. We identify where monitoring is strong, where gaps remain, and how better coordination can support implementation of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. @ecioxford.bsky.social

Mapping monitoring resources to support progress tracking of global biodiversity-related commitments

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What does it take to report on gender and the environment with accuracy, depth, and care? Join us for “How to Cover Gender and the Environment” with Karen Coates, Omaira Bolaños, and Ananya Chakraborty. 📅 Aug 11, 2026 | 13:00 UTC Register: mongabay.cc/gender-webin...

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Indonesia has ratified ILO Convention 188, committing to stronger protections, fair pay and safer conditions for fishing crews. Labor advocates say closing these legal gaps will help curb illegal fishing, though updating national regulations and enforcement remains a major hurdle.

New treaty promises safer conditions for Indonesia’s fishing crews

JAKARTA — Endi sat in front of the door leading to the second deck of a fishing boat at the Nizam Zachman fishing port in Jakarta. As he waited for the vessel to depart, the 42-year-old member shared…

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Come say hi at #NACCR2026! We have some great #consocsci content going on! Don't forget to join us for the @scbsswg.bsky.social business meeting!

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Interested in #ConSocSci? Attending #NACCR2026? Leveraging Social & Behavioral Sciences for Conservation & Restoration 📅 July 14 🕥 10:30–12:00 📍 N208-C @scientistsophia.bsky.social @fosonline.bsky.social @nature.org @arizonastateuni.bsky.social @universityofga.bsky.social @uwmadison.bsky.social

Once in a while you get a week when a whole strain of highly complementary papers is published. Such was the case this week, with three great papers all discussing the social dimensions of conservation in relation to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’s target of 30x30 🧵

The Merlin Bird ID app will soon allow users to contribute data to monitor bird populations and aid conservation efforts. The project at Cornell University that produced the Merlin Bird ID app was funded by NSF’s Directorate for STEM Education (EDU), which was gutted by the Trump regime. 🪶

Birdsong data from Merlin ID app to help global biodiversity project

Cornell Lab for Ornithology plans data linkup between app and population monitoring on eBird platform

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