Melanie McField
@McReefs
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Director, Healthy Reefs Initiative / Smithsonian Institution.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Joined March 2014
@MAstronomers Now to include the absorptive capacity of forests, mangroves and seagrass beds !! I want to see those plumes get absorbed - modeling the effect of planting more trees
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RT @UNBiodiversity: Nearly $7 trillion USD is invested annually in activities harming nature, while investments in Nature-based Solutions t…
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RT @BigFishInit: Save the day, Save the Nassau grouper! The Fishing Ban continues throughout March. Let breeding fish off the hook. Do yo…
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RT @HealthyReefs: We invite you to participate in the photographic and video contest to illustrate our upcoming 2024 #MesoamericanReef Heal…
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@MikeHudema I don’t understand the chocolate and coffee being so high … need to read more details
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RT @MikeHudema: The climate impact of the foods we eat. There is no time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables
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Great opportunity for a unique Belizean scientist with strong interpersonal and communications skills
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RT @ed_hawkins: Latest observations of global temperature change shown as a 'climate spiral' using monthly averages from January 1850 to Ju…
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My introduction to Reddit … to discuss reef conservation issues around the Treasures of the Caribbean documentary
Want to learn about the Cayman Crown, a recently-discovered coral reef kept secret until this year? Come ask @McReefs from @HealthyReefs (and with @PBSNature) your questions!
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Healthy Reefs is excited to be among the programs working to build this new way of financially supporting conservation
📅 Save the date! On April 26, Topl's @MurphyErinM and @c_georgen will be discussing how #changemakers, impact entrepreneurs, and business leaders can successfully integrate #blockchain to drive their #impact efforts and business efficiency.
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Tune in to ‘Treasure of the Caribbean’ Wednesday night on PBS for a look at the unique Cayman Crown reef with Healthy Reefs and researchers monitoring fish spawning aggregations.
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Thanks ICRI for helping to spread the word about the need for absolute full protection - 20% core protection - is desperately needed to stem the loss of all big fish.
🚨Don't miss the Mesoamerican Reef 2022 health report by the @HealthyReefs🚨 Key findings: 🎣Less than 10% of the #Mesoamerican reef coral reef area is protected from fishing 🐠Decline in #fish is a problem 🪸Overall reef health is poor Learn more👉
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Amazing work eith our partners in Inapesca in Pt Morelos, Mexico
El Inapesca trabaja con @HealthyReefs y @SmithsonianWLS en la reproducción de cangrejo rey (Maguimithrax spinosissimus), aliado en la restauración de los arrecifes de coral en el estado de Quintana Roo, en nuestro video te contamos un poco más.
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Our work contributes to most of these goals but progress is too slow
As ocean temperatures continue to rise at an alarming rate, the greatest hope for preserving and sustaining coral reefs lies in a collective stewardship by its many users and beneficiaries.
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RT @cristojc: Nature based solutions can address the triple planetary crisis of #Nature, #Pollution & #ClimateChange in an integrated manne…
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RT @SmithsonianWLS: The Sustainable Development Goals are a global call for action, but will we fully answer it by 2030? Each of the 17 #SD…
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RT @OceanSewage: "Data shows that so far in 2022, there have been 67 combined storm overflow releases over 44 days – totalling 166.6 hours…
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If anybody reading this hasn’t registered to vote- the deadline is in 2 days. Just do it !
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Valerie Paul presents Smithsonian’s work on probiotic treatments for Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease at #reeffutures2022
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