Stem the Tide of #Ocean #Pollution to Save Billions of Lives, Dollars, and Our #CoralReefs By Stacy Jupiter, Bodhi Patil & Christopher Corbin for The Economist's World Ocean Initiative blog impact.economist.com/ocean/biodiver… World Ocean Initiative Bodhi Patil Christopher Corbin #conservation

Watershed pollution causes ~1.4m deaths every year & ~US$12bn in economic losses annually. We can stem the tide of ocean pollution, save lives, and protect downstream ecosystems. Find out more from our Op-Ed: impact.economist.com/ocean/biodiver… @EconomistImpact Christopher Corbin Bodhi Patil

Watch how local communities are empowered through #WaterAction to safeguard their health and well-being x.com/i/status/16393…

#WaterAction through integrated watershed management, incorporating Nature-based Solutions, is now being scaled across #Fiji, #PNG & #SolomonIslands under the Kiwa Initiative Kiwa Initiative EU Pacific 🇪🇺 Agence Française de #Développement (AFD) 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 Development Canada Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade

Stem the tide of #oceanpollution to save billions of lives, dollars, and our coral reefs. Out now via Economist Impact, from Stacy Jupiter Regional Director WCS Melanesia , Bodhi Patil, and Christopher Corbin: impact.economist.com/ocean/biodiver… #WaterAction #ForCoral #WWWeek

Polluted water in coastal watersheds results in as many as 1.4m deaths annually. With them $12b in economic loss. Polluted water is also carried downstream to the ocean—recent study said water pollution is the #1 threat to reefs. We can do better. bit.ly/42Mx0Qc

Water is life. Nothing on the planet -- not plants, animals, or humans -- can live without it. it is an indispensable resource. Well said WCS.

.WCS Fiji, academics & government are working through #WISHFiji to co-design watershed interventions with Indigenous landowners that collectively reduce risk of water-related diseases & improve water quality to downstream coral reefs. Economist Impact bit.ly/42KmxVn

The #KiwaWISH+ team in Solomon Islands WCS Solomon Islands met with communities in #Kolombangara Island to inform them about the WISH+ project and obtain their Free, Prior & Informed Consent to participate in the project. 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿 #KiwaInitiative

Solving downstream coral reef and public health can be tackled through nested interventions at different scales, like we are undertaking through WISH Fiji and Kiwa WISH+ Bloomberg Philanthropies Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security EU Pacific 🇪🇺 Agence Française de #Développement (AFD) 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 Development Canada Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade

Land and sea ecosystems are intimately linked – as are the health of people and their watersheds. Explore the links in new science from WCS and partners like UN Environment Programme, UQ Science, and The Nature Conservancy, with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies 🪸 Read it here: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

What we do on land impacts health of communities and our waters. Things like agricultural runoff and poor wastewater management are threats to coastal populations and ecosystems.  New study co-authored by WCS details links and recommends key actions: doi.org/10.1017/cft.20…

Our global study showed that pollution is the #1 local pressure on coral reefs worldwide. So what do we do about it? @theWCS tackles runoff and wastewater management using the best science - read more here ⬇️ Stacy Jupiter Dr Amelia Wenger Ama Wakwella Bloomberg Philanthropies #Kiwa #WISH

New study from the WISH Fiji partnership showing that only 11% to 21% of rural households across five Fiji watersheds had access to safely managed sanitation systems: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art… Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security Bloomberg Philanthropies University of Sydney Fiji National University Edith Cowan University (ECU) WCS Fiji

This #WorldEnvironmentDay, let's take heed of WCS Regional Director Stacy Jupiter & co-authors Bodhi Patil & Christopher Corbin's call to stem the tide of #oceanpollution to save billions of lives, dollars & our #coralreefs. Read Op-Ed via @EconomistImpact here: bit.ly/45ORhqK

"#HumanHealth Depends on Thriving #Oceans", a short analysis of the intrinsic links between human health & ocean #conservation, is co-authored by #WISHFiji's Dr Stacy Jupiter & Dr Aaron Jenkins - the duo have been instrumental in bringing the WISH approach to life! #oceansday

Bula! Don’t miss the first public screening of the Mai na Uluniwai kina Tubuniwai: working together for our #health and #nature documentary. Tune in to The Morning Show_Fiji One this Saturday at 8am to watch the documentary!! Bloomberg Philanthropies Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security Kiwa Initiative

Looking forward to participating in & speaking on the WISH Fiji & Kiwa WISH+ projects at this event. Almost in Berlin! One more flight to go.