Graduate Program Opportunity 📌 The University of California Santa Cruz is inviting applications for the solutions-oriented coastal science & policy graduate program.🌴🌍 Applications close on 20th Dec 2023 at 11:59pm (PST).🗓 For more details, visit 👉 bit.ly/3rWWZHO

That's wild! It's the final week of the #WorldLemurFestival #LemurArtChallenge and the theme is "In the wild"! To be entered in our drawing for #lemur gear, post your work on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook with the hashtag #WorldLemurFestival and #LemurArtChallenge!

We are looking forward to seeing everyone in Washington #DC tonight to celebrate the #WorldLemurFestival! Our sponsors really stepped up — we have so many amazing raffle prizes! THERE. WILL. BE. A. LOT. OF. CHOCOLATE. Doors @ 7pm | #Trivia @ 8pm | See you there, upstairs!

Become a Masters Fellow in Coastal Science and Policy! Applications close December 20th. csp.ucsc.edu/prospective-st…

Good luck Carly Batist, Ph.D.!!

I’m so excited to attend this Black in Marine Science Week #BIMSWeek with you @billfishExpert. I look forward to listening to your keynote speech! #BlackinMarineScience

==== The WWF -Education for Nature (EFN) team is pleased to offer an Information Session for potential applicants to our 2024 WWF Fellowships and Grants on December 6, 2023, 8.00-9.00AM US ET. Attendees can register here: wwfus.zoom.us/meeting/regist….

🔔🔔🔔Potentially useful workshop for Malagasy students this Saturday.

🇲🇬 Malagasy youth speak out during "Nature, Land Use, Biodiversity & Ocean Day." Nehemia Randrianantoandro , Community Engagement & Youth mobilization will focus on "Youth Engagement on Nature Based solutions for adaptation in Madagascar, barriers & opportunities for scaling up."

What a wonderful way to spend your prize money- WIOMSA something for our ECR's to think about? Visiting fellows program UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social) - open!

Women marine scientists have been making waves for years. Happy #InternationalWomensDay 🌊👩🏽‍🔬🤿👩🏼‍🎓🔬👩🏾‍🚀

Mrs Ando Rabearisoa—a renowned conservationist working on marine ecosystem conservation in Madagascar—specialises in studying the involvement of local communities in the design and implementation of marine conservation efforts through LMMAs.

Inspiring women in ocean Science: Ando Rabearisoa wims.wiomsa.org/2024/03/13/ins…

Job Opening: Principal Associate, Coastal Wetlands and Coral Reefs blog.wiomsa.net/2024/04/02/job…

La #France revendique des #AMP à la Française, convaincus qu'une #biodiversité à la française s'en accommode. Il faut préférer des espaces plus petits qui conservent réellement la biodiversité et dont les #pêcheurs seraient les premiers #bénéficiaires. tf1info.fr/environnement-…

UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Coastal Climate Resilience partners with BIMS to incorporate perspectives from Black marine scientists news.ucsc.edu/2024/06/bims-p… via UC Santa Cruz

🚨 Great news! The Republic of Ghana has announced its commitment to join the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI). The international standard ensures information about marine fisheries is transparent and publicly available - crucial for fair and sustainable management. 🎣

BIMS Dives into Coastal Stewardship and Marine Conservation in Belize wi... youtu.be/kQ9KrDmzYh4?si… via YouTube

2/2🔸 Through LMMA, sustainable marine resource management in Madagascar is a concrete example of balancing economic benefits with ocean protection. 🌊👏 Read the interview on RFI : bit.ly/4d7s8K9 #Biodiversity #SustainableManagement #Fisheries

I will give a talk at BIMS Week 2024 on Do Locally Managed Marine Areas reduce poverty in Madagascar?. Hoping for a great turnout! #BIMSWeek2024 #MarineScienceisLit #BlackinMarineScience - via #Whova event app