Powerful moment as the President of Palau addresses deep sea mining negotiations: "As small Pacific Island nations, we find ourselves once again at the mercy of powerful external forces, reminiscent of the colonial exploitation that has scarred our history" #StopDeepSeaMining

Yessss we have just surged past 30 governments supporting the movement to #StopDeepSeaMining from starting - with 4 new Pacific, Latin American and European states joining in the last day alone! Thank you Malta, Honduras, Tuvalu and Guatemala & the campaigners that won this 🙌

AUSTRIA has just become the 32ND country to announce they stand against deep sea mining! 🇦🇹 That’s 5 NEW countries in the past 48 hours 👏 People power is working! RT to share the good news✊

Oh how I love deep-sea gossamer worms. Just looks at these elegant and beautiful dancers of the twilight zone 💙

“Transparency and accountability is my top priority” says incoming head of International Seabed Authority, Leticia Carvalho A Fraught Election Just Reshaped the Next Steps for Deep Sea Mining bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

It’s a new era for ocean governance, where we have the first female head of the deep sea mining regulator, and governments chose not to reelect the candidate who was surrounded in scandal and accused of impropriety including being too close to industry subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews…

Dr Helen Scales on why there might still be hope for the Earth’s oceans: “A worse version of today’s ocean is not inevitable, but underestimating the scale of the problems and what needs doing to tackle them would be unwise.” lithub.com/taking-the-lon…

Join Dr Helen Scales author of What the Wild Sea Can Be, at The Royal Geographical Society for Making Waves: Voices for Water Speaker Programme on Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:00 - 21:30 WildernessUK Book here eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-waves…

There's just 1 month to go before our upcoming event "Making Waves: Voices for Water" 🌊 Tickets are available now: eventbrite.com/e/925865858707 Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Mark Agnew Dr Helen Scales . Jules Pretty Dr Amy-Jane Beer

Join Dr Helen Scales author of What the Wild Sea Can Be, at The Royal Geographical Society for Making Waves: Voices for Water Speaker Programme on Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:00 - 21:30 WildernessUK Book here eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-waves…

🏆 AND THE NOMINEES ARE... Congratulations to this year's #BGPrize2024 nominated books, representing the best in contemporary non-fiction writing. 📚 Discover the longlist: Blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/colle…

I am thunderstruck and over the moon in equal measures 💙🌊

🚨 We have extended the deadline for the new coral's name. You now have until October 8th! Just submit your name suggestion and a 250-500 word explanation to help name this new deep-sea coral! 🐠 Take this opportunity now ➡️ deep-sea-conservation.org/coral-naming-c… Dr Michelle Taylor

Sept 24 at Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in London I'll be joining a lineup of amazing speakers for a fundraising event in aid WildernessUK Signed copies of my Baillie Gifford Prize longlisted book #whatthewildseacanbe will be available to buy 🌊 Ticket details here:

Sunday book review: What The Wild Sea Can Be by Dr Helen Scales Review by Jonathan Wallace. markavery.info/2024/09/15/sun… 'Scales writes with verve and her love and knowledge of the marine environment shine through' Marine Conservation Society Blue Marine Foundation Grove Press UK

Let’s come together for the future of our rivers and seas 🌊 Buy your tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-waves… @adventureagnew Dr Amy-Jane Beer Dr Helen Scales . Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

📢Well worth a read - thank you Victor Vescovo: Deep seabed mining - expensive, technologically challenging, massively damaging solution to yesterday's problem. 👉👉#ThinkDeeply and invest in #CircularEconomy solutions instead of sinking💰into risky #deepseamining !

📢NEW battery research: 'The new battery design could be used in a wide range of applications. The researchers also claim that it could increase the range of an electric car by 70 per cent.' 👀👀No deep sea minerals here... independent.co.uk/tech/electric-…

New dates for my autumn book tour. I’ll be in London, Falmouth and Cambridge talking about What the Wild Sea Can Be and how to be hopeful for the future of the ocean. Links to tickets ➡️ helenscales.com/portfolio/what…

Tomorrow, if you’re in London and have an evening free, do come and support WildernessUK and pick up a signed copy of my book What The Wild Sea Can Be