Hello world! I'm Nara, an Indonesian who is a current Marine Affairs PhD student at the University of Rhode Island. Welcome to my Twitter account :)

Nature: 🌱 Slows global warming 🌱 Helps keep people safe from climate impacts But we’re destroying it. Nature can continue to help us, but only if we help it first! bit.ly/SecretAlly #COP27 #SecretAlly #naturepositive via WWF Climate & Energy

Coastal communities receive multiple benefits from ocean habitats, such as coastal protection, fish production and tourism opportunities. Learn more about them below 👇 via The Nature Conservancy

‘One of the most important talks no one has heard of’? Maybe... 🤔 But the more people learn about the #HighSeasTreaty, the more they care about the outcome. We must not miss this moment to protect our ocean. #BBNJ theguardian.com/environment/20…

A historic milestone has been reached following nearly two decades of negotiations. Negotiators agreed on the text for new legally binding agreement that aims to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.

A recap of the biodiversity databases we highlighted this week (a thread)...

Seagrasses store vast amounts of climate-warming carbon, but the world has lost half its seagrasses just since 1990. But dugongs – a little known cousin of the manatee – are unlikely ally in maintaining and restoring the world’s seagrass, scientists have found.

Due to the great interest in our tweets last week, this week we will continue to share global databases of use for biodiversity monitoring... #biodiversity #species #monitoring #data #databases

Meet the #whales 🐳of the Eastern Pacific #Ocean 🌊 This region, where productive oceanographic conditions support a diversity of whale populations and their migratory routes, is a hub for #whale superhighways or blue corridors. #ProtectingBlueCorridors

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Marine Protected Areas (#MPAs), if managed optimally, could offer protection of coastal and marine ecosystems, enhance #biodiversity, and deliver socio-economic benefits!💧 Know more 👉 bit.ly/3JfDrnL

APCRS 2023 Let's go! APCRS2023

#APCRS2023 starts strong! Plenary by Rili Djohani, highlights the importance & value of local communities. People living with the ocean know so much that can contribute to how we think about conservation & resource management. All values should be considered for good management!

New paper on "Advancing ocean equity at the nexus of development, climate and conservation policy" in npj Ocean Sustainability WWF Science MarSocSci SCB Social Science Working Group WWF Oceans 🌊 UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social) IUCN CEESP #oceanequity #marsocsci Read here: rdcu.be/dHS4T nature.com/articles/s4155…

‘Sympathy cards for scientists’ (a recent New Scientist cartoon) -