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Nathan J Bennett@NathanJBennett
23 Nov 2022
Environmental (In)Justice in the Anthropocene Ocean

This new paper examines how pollution, plastics, climate change, environmental and fisheries declines converge, accumulate & impact coastal populations around the world's oceans. #marsocsci #bluejustice

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Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea@undoalos
Oct 6
Meet Nathan Bennett from @World_Wildlife Global Science Team @WWFscience & Coordinating Author of the chapter on equity, justice & human rights in the ocean for #WOAIII

Learn more: woa.un.org

#OceanScience #ShareTheKnowledge
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Nathan J Bennett@NathanJBennett
Sep 10
All people must be safe to speak on behalf of the ocean & human rights! Yet, ocean defenders worldwide are often experiencing repression &* violence. We therefore issue a call to action to support & safeguard ocean defenders. #oceandefenders #bluejustice

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WWF News@WWFnews
2 Dec 2025
WWF's @NathanJBennett argues that recognizing healthy oceans are a human right is key to protecting them in @MongabayOrg. news.mongabay.com/2025/12/health…
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UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social)@UBCoceans
29 Sep 2025
RESEARCH: Accounting for human–nature linkages in area-based conservation monitoring through social–ecological indicator bundles. Co-authored by Dr. Anna Schuhbauer and Dr. @NathanJBennett conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/co… via @Society4ConBio #ConservationBiology #OpenAccess
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Coastal Communities Initiative@ACCLCInitiative
11 Jun 2025
“There really is a role for everyone to support the #HumanRight to a healthy #ocean & to step up in support of ocean defenders around the world.”

@nathanjbennett shares how we can take action in support of #CoastalCommunities & the right to a healthy ocean👇

📽️@seavoiceonline
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ICSF
@ICSF1
3 Jun 2025
Marine conservation lessons from Mozambique
A conservation initiative to ease overfishing is finding success by placing community at its heart and championing gender equity
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Nathan J Bennett@NathanJBennett
29 May 2025
A healthy #ocean is a #HumanRight. Join us at #UNOC3 as we spotlight testimonies of #OceanDefenders & drive support for their right to a healthy ocean.

📅 11 June, 16:45–18:45 - Launch of A Call To Action to support & safeguard Ocean Defenders

🔗 events.humanitix.com/ocean-defender…
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Coastal Communities Initiative@ACCLCInitiative
29 May 2025
#CoastalCommunities are at the intersection of #HumanRights violations & #ocean protection. At #UNOC3, we’re supporting a high-level side event designed to explore challenges faced & potential solutions to them with community members, govt, civil society & public sector insight👇
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Stefan Partelow@SBPartelow
8 Apr 2025
Open postdoc position @LeibnizZMT

Project STEPS (Sustainable Tourism Evolving Paradigms) analyzes sustainable tourism in tropical islands. Interdisciplinary mixed methods to examine pathways for a paradigm shift to sustainability.

Deadline April 14

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ICSF
@ICSF1
4 Apr 2025
Small-scale fisheries (SSFs) are the backbone of coastal and inland communities worldwide. Yet, despite their importance, they face systemic challenges.

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Nathan J Bennett@NathanJBennett
1 Apr 2025
Great to see this Special Issue on "Trends and Future Directions in the Conservation Social Sciences" in @ConBiology @SCB_SSWG #ConSocSci #MarSocSci

The field has come a long way, and there is still room for growth: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15231739/2…
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EJ Milner-Gulland@EJMilnerGulland
31 Mar 2025
Super PhD opportunity with funding for either a UK or an overseas student, on the impact of governance and management structures on #conservation and community outcomes in #Cameroon. There must be some amazing applicants out there, please spread the word! kent.ac.uk/durrell-instit…
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Nathan J Bennett@NathanJBennett
28 Mar 2025
New book chapter on "Ocean governance and the protection of ocean defenders" - outlines the main issues at stake and key avenues for further research

Link: elgaronline.com/edcollchap/boo…
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GENeva Environment Network@GENetwork
17 Mar 2025
Replying to @GENetwork @SREnvironment @ISHRglobal @FranciscansIntl @Earthjustice @SGI_OUNA @unige_int @NathanJBennett @IUCN @IUCN_CEESP @UNEP
Ocean defenders -- they are at the forefront of the #KMGBF.

Thank you for joining this #GRET2025 on ocean defenders and communities at risks, highlighting that as they are at the forefront of conservation and #KMGBF, protecting their rights is a must.

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GENeva Environment Network@GENetwork
14 Mar 2025
Replying to @GENetwork @Earthjustice @astridpuentes @UNHumanRights @UNOceanDecade @treatycouncil @GOMaluku @WWFLeadOceans @NathanJBennett @IUCN @IucnOcean @SREnvironment
Nathan Bennett of People & the Ocean Specialist Group for @IUCN & @WWF describes how recognizing #R2E can catalyze ocean action & transform ocean governance by:

🌊 Clarifying states obligations
🌊 Enhancing #OceanEconomy practices
🌊 Improving ocean governance inclusiveness
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UBC IRES • bsky.app/profile/ires.ubc.ca@ubcires
11 Mar 2025
The fear of billion-dollar lawsuits is stopping countries from phasing out fossil fuels.

The Guardian analyzed the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system, citing a 2023 report by IRES/
@ubcSPPGA prof @EnvirOptimist:
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Nathan J Bennett@NathanJBennett
11 Mar 2025
We are thrilled to announce the launch of "Ocean Defenders: Protectors of our ocean environment and human rights" - Download from here: oceandefendersproject.org/project-public…
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ipbes
@IPBES
8 Mar 2025
On #IWD2025, let's highlight the unseen impacts of environmental exploitation: gender-based violence that often goes unreported.

Environmental justice and women's safety are inseparable. 📢

-@IPBES #TransformativeChangeAssessment

#ForAllWomenAndGirls
A circular design with a white center containing a quote, set against an aerial view of a forest landscape with autumn colors and a teal-colored water body. The IPBES logo appears in the top right corner. The quote reads: 'Violence linked to extractive industries is often perpetrated by men against women, overlooked, and likely underreported.' Key phrases 'Violence linked to extractive industries' and 'overlooked, and likely underreported' are emphasized in dark teal, while other text appears in a lighter shade. The text 'IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment' appears at the bottom. The quote is framed by a circular border in teal and gold tones."
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Mary Lawlor@MaryLawlorhrds
8 Mar 2025
Women human rights defenders challenge systems, fight for justice & lead the way to more just & equal societies. Their courage must be met with protection, not persecution. On #InternationalWomensDay & all year long, we must stand with them.
Colourful digital illustration celebrating International Women’s Day, featuring a collage of six stylised portraits of diverse women human rights defenders in bold, contrasting colors. The central text reads: 'Happy International Women's Day to Women Human Rights Defenders Everywhere,' with 'International Women’s Day' in a script-like font. The bottom right corner features the logo of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders.
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Mary Lawlor@MaryLawlorhrds
5 Mar 2025
This afternoon, I'll be presenting my report on the challenges faced by human rights defenders working in isolated, remote & rural areas to the @UN_HRC.

📑 Full report here: bit.ly/HRC5853

📺 Follow my remarks from 16:30 CET webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k…

#OutOfSight #HRC58
Screenshot of the front page of a UN report authored by Mary Lawlor, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, and titled 'Out of sight: human rights defenders working in isolated, remote, and rural contexts.' The summary states that the report analyses the challenges, risks, and gaps in protection faced by human rights defenders in remote areas, with a focus on attacks and practical obstacles linked to their location. The report is from the Fifty-eighth session of the Human Rights Council, held from 24 February to 4 April 2025, under Agenda Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, including the right to development.
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