Find your #scicomm sweet spot!

Posted by Tom Rayner
On October 16, 2019
#ASFB2019, capacity, career, communication, contracts, curiosity, deficit, dialogue, engagement, KPI, mindset, outreach, participatory, performance, scicomm, stakeholders

Under pressure Researchers and natural resource managers are under pressure to communicate their work. That includes summarising key outcomes for policy and decision-making, relaying concerns and opportunities to community groups, campaigning for funding to address critical knowledge gaps and supporting their own careers.

Seagrass lacks protection at global scale

Posted by Laura Griffiths
On October 9, 2019
conservation, decision, impacts, legislation, multiple pressures, policy, protection, seagrass, threats

Seagrass ecosystems face multiple threats, from pollution to sea level rise. However, management is failing to adequately protect these ecosystems and prevent their decline. We reviewed global policy relevant to seagrass protection and identified some critical gaps. We need to rethink how we protect coastal ecosystems in general, and seagrasses in particular, from multiple cumulative […]