Sarah Lawless

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🚀 The Ocean Equity Index is out! 🫂 🎣 🐟

The Ocean Equity Index (#OEI) is a tool to guide the development of more equitable #ocean #governance and #management.

📰 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Here is a link around the paywall for my latest commentary
in One Earth titled " A decade of bright spots in conservation and ecology: Lessons, limits, and future directions"
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mIX89C%7E...

Designing gender-inclusive data systems in small-scale fisheries - Ambio Gender equality is a ubiquitous national goal, yet sectoral gender data gaps to support this goal persist. These gaps are both structural and sexist, concealing women’s contributions and impeding acti...

Sharing our paper on Designing gender-inclusive data systems in small-scale fisheries. Gaps are structural & sexist, hiding women’s contributions, impeding actions that would strengthen livelihoods, development, food security & environmental sustainability.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Not such a bright idea: cooling the Earth by reflecting sunlight back to space is a dangerous distraction A UN meeting this week considered a motion on a suite of technologies known as ‘solar radiation modification’, but no consensus could be reached on the controversial topic.

Not such a bright idea: cooling the Earth by reflecting sunlight back to space is a dangerous distraction
theconversation.com/not-such-a-b...

Promoting socially responsible governance of new marine climate intervention As climatic impacts in oceans intensify, novel marine climate interventions are increasingly popular. However, little is known about whether such interventions are socially responsible. Our analysis o...

🌏Promoting socially responsible governance of new marine climate intervention⏩ This paper shows that decisions about whether to intervene in marine systems often focus on scientific, economic, and ecological feasibility without fully anticipating risks to societies

@sarahlawless.bsky.social et al.

Governing novel climate interventions in rapidly changing oceans Marine systems are rapidly changing in response to global heating. The scale and intensity of change are triggering a host of novel interventions to sustain oceans and ocean-dependent societies. Howev...

The Brief draws on our new Science paper here: bit.ly/483njCV

Proud collaboration with @sarahlawless.bsky.social @profterryhughes.bsky.social @robertstreit.bsky.social and others from the amazing Governing Changing Oceans team

At #ClimateWeekNYC, ocean-climate solutions must advance climate, equity & biodiversity.

Our Funders Brief offers 5 strategies for responsible investment:

Governance readiness
Rights-based interventions
Locally led initiatives
Ethical capacity
Climate effectiveness

Funders brief: bit.ly/46Payuq

Climate interventions to save our oceans need stronger governance, experts warn Climate interventions are accelerating in our oceans—but without responsible governance, they could do more harm than good, according to new research.

“Without robust governance, we risk repeating past mistakes—implementing ‘solutions’ that are ineffective, inequitable, or even harmful”.

phys.org/news/2025-07...

Global heating is changing marine systems. 🌊 🌡️
In response, novel interventions are gaining traction fast.
They aim to sustain ocean systems and ocean-dependent societies - but come with risks. 💥

New review paper in Science

More below 👇 and paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Governing novel climate interventions in rapidly changing oceans Marine systems are rapidly changing in response to global heating. The scale and intensity of change are triggering a host of novel interventions to sustain oceans and ocean-dependent societies. Howev...

🌊 Governing novel climate interventions in rapidly changing oceans

Our climate interventions are rapidly evolving, from seaweed farms to engineered coral. However, governance is lagging, and without proper oversight, we risk trading one crisis for another...

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Title, lead author’s name, abstract and figure from a science policy article published in Science about ocean governance in the face of rapid changes in the oceans

The effects of climate change on #marine #ecosystems are increasingly negative prompting many new interventions to sustain the ocean. But, as Morrison et al. point out, #governance systems to prevent unintended consequences are “not yet in place” @profterryhughes.bsky.social‬ doi.org/10.1126/scie...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Land and Sea Management - Townsville, QLD, Australia James Cook University (JCU) is creating a brighter future for life in the Tropics and beyond, through education and research that makes a difference locally and globally.  We now have an opportunity a...

We’re hiring! 🌿 Join CIEHF at our JCU Node as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Land and Sea Management. Work on Country, blending Indigenous Knowledges & science for a better future. Apps close 22 May 2025. For full details see the link below: careers.jcu.edu.au/jobs/postdoc...

Published in @cp-cellrepsustain.bsky.social and co-authored with an incredible interdisciplinary team: Emily Ogier, @georgina-gurney.bsky.social @rebeccagruby.bsky.social, @pipcohen.bsky.social Robert Streit, Sisir Pradhan, Tiffany Morrison

New paper: Climate interventions in oceans are popular (e.g. marine restoration, bioengineering & mCDR) but bring social risks. We find foresight and mgmt of such risks are constrained by methods, public engagement & expertise. Governance reforms urgently needed
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Title, authors’ names, and abstract from a paper about marine-climate interventions that are often hampered by lack of governance

#Oceans are on the “front line” of novel climate actions write Ogier et al. But understanding of such actions is low. They surveyed intervention practitioners globally & found #decision-making focuses on technical matters rather than risks & benefits @sarahlawless.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Novel marine-climate interventions hampered by low consensus and governance preparedness - Nature Climate Change Oceans are on the front line of new planned climate actions, but understanding of novel marine-climate intervention development and deployment remains low. Here a survey among intervention practitione...

Our new study led by Em Ogier (UTAS) shows rapid emergence of often risky and experimental climate interventions in oceans. Interventions are proceeding with low governance preparedness and consensus. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@utas.edu.au
@jcuofficial.bsky.social
@profterryhughes.bsky.social

Novel marine-climate interventions hampered by low consensus and governance preparedness - Nature Climate Change Oceans are on the front line of new planned climate actions, but understanding of novel marine-climate intervention development and deployment remains low. Here a survey among intervention practitione...

New study highlights the lack of appropriate governance for emerging (and potentially dangerous) interventions in the ocean.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Frontiers | Ocean equity: from assessment to action to improve social equity in ocean governance

New paper on "OCEAN EQUITY: From assessment to action to improve social equity in ocean governance"

www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...

I made a starter pack of marine social scientists active on #Bluesky. Let me know who I'm missing!
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Would it be possible to add me too please? Thanks for starting!