We are hiring! 💼

UNEP-WCMC seeks a highly motivated Associate Programme Officer with experience in ecosystem restoration to join our Nature Restored team.

Closing date: 15 May 2024
Apply here: tinyurl.com/y86ysvnj

Highlighting the gap on spatial regulatory data in the official MPAs databases frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… SimonaLippi Antonio Di Franco #mariagraziagraziano European Marine Board EU Maritime & Fish EU Environment EU_ScienceHub #Biodiversity_Strategy #Kunming_Montreal_GBF

I am thankful to all those who defended the 🇪🇺 Nature Restoration Law today!

Why it’s crucial:

To keep our soils & lands productive & safeguard our farmers’ future
To tackle biodiversity crisis & meet our climate targets
To preserve our economic basis for many of our industries

Just published: A pulse check for trends in sea turtle numbers across the globe
cell.com/iscience/fullt…

Low-frequency maritime traffic noise disrupts cetacean communication, navigation, and behavior. Through #NETCCOBAMS , #ACCOBAMS empowers conservationists, scientists, and policymakers to address this growing threat. #lowfrequencynoise #MarineConservation #CetaceanConservation

We towed a hydrophone 14,000km to estimate that 2,800 sperm whales live in the Mediterranean Sea (corrected for acoustic availability). Most surprising result for me was the high densities off Algeria 🇩🇿, near a busy shipping thoroughfare #ACCOBAMS #ASI

doi.org/10.3389/fmars.…

We need healthy seas for healthy humans and wellbeing

Today our new rules for a reinforced, revamped 🇪🇺 fisheries control system enter into force!

They modernise the way we monitor fishing activities to ensure a level playing field & that we protect better our precious marine resources.

oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-fisher…

#EUGreenDeal

📢Job alert!📢
Fancy working towards ecosystem-based management at the science-policy interface?
Interested in using or learning to use marine food web models?
Natural England are recruiting a Senior Specialist in Marine Ecosystems. Full details: civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?j…

Science Officer Ana Rodriguez & Sheila Heymans' review article was published today in Frontiers - Marine Science on 'Using ecosystem models to inform ecosystem-based fisheries management in Europe', linked to EcoScopium: tinyurl.com/2p8th9du

❗️📢 The SCANS-IV estimates are published! A huge step forward in understanding #cetacean abundance and distribution in the NE Atlantic. An amazing project to be involved with. Access the report here: bitly.ws/Wf3r 🐬🐳🐋🛩️🚢

Shark & ray extinction risk has been rising over the past half century. Now, 1/3 of sharks and rays are classified as threatened.🌊

—ipbes #SustainableUse Assessment

Sustainable use of wild species should be ensured.

📷More on how valuable sharks & rays are w/ BES-Net (Biodiversity and Ecosystems Network)⬇️

Due to its popularity as a tourism destination, the #Mediterranean Sea is under huge environmental pressure.

#EMFAF -funded project #REBOOTMED 🇫🇷🇮🇹🇪🇸🇹🇳🇲🇦🇲🇷 is re-imagining coastal & maritime eco-tourism in the Western Mediterranean.

In full👉 europa.eu/!4WHHYN

A win for Europe’s ♻️ circular economy!

Very positive to see the European Parliament taking an ambitious stand in favour of our proposal on Ecodesign for sustainable products.

Investing in innovative, energy & resource efficient goods is the best move we can do.

#EUGreenDeal

We very much welcome the positive vote on Nature Restoration Law by European Parliament!

We look forward to launch trilogues & conclude the agreement by end of the year.

The European Commission remains fully committed to help finding balanced compromise solutions.

A good day for Europe!

Yes we can 🙏💪🏻💪🏻 repubblica.it/green-and-blue…

The world is watching us.

Young people came to Strasbourg to tell us we must act.

We have come a long way, we cannot lose time.

We need the Nature Restoration Law now to tackle the climate & biodiversity crises.

Let’s secure our future together!

ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

The #NatureRestorationLaw survives!! EPP Group's shameful attempt to reject it was just voted down by MEPs. Now let's hope they support an ambitious law that is fit to #RestoreOcean & #RestoreNature ! César Luena / ❤️🇪🇺 Caroline Roose 🌍 🐟 🌻 Pierre Karleskind Pascal Canfin

NRL is NOT rejected!! #restorenature

Stop calling the killer whale encounters with boats 'attacks'. Andrew Trites UBC Marine Mammal Research Unit said he is concerned that framing the encounters as 'attacks' could lead to misunderstandings about killer #whales .
businessinsider.com/stop-calling-k… via Business Insider