Dr. Blake Alexander Simmons

Environmental social scientist for Tampa Bay | Instructor @HarvardExt | Interested in pro-environmental behavior change for people and nature. Views my own.

[Dr. Blake Alexander Simmons @BAlexSimmons]

Our latest paper in @ScienceMagazine discusses one of the biggest threats to the #GreenEnergy transition: ISDS. Gov't cancelation of oil/gas projects could bring $340b in compensation claims by #FossilFuel investors. We can't let that happen.
Read here: https://t.co/YXeQPgd4EH

[Dr. Blake Alexander Simmons @BAlexSimmons]

HAPPENING SOON @NACCB2024 : What’s it mean for #conservation to be #equitable & how do we know? Join us for a discussion of the ways in which conservation (in)equity manifests, how we can measure (in)equitable outcomes & steps for achieving #equity across contexts. #NACCB2024

[Dr. Blake Alexander Simmons @BAlexSimmons]

Our latest paper examines the risks to isolated US #wetlands from last year’s #SupremeCourt ruling in Sackett v EPA. Over 3 million wetlands could lose protections previously afforded by the Clean Water Act… and that’s likely an underestimate.

Read here: https://t.co/d9U1lEzMY6

[Sophus zu Ermgassen @sophusticated]

Does biodiversity offsetting work?

🎺New paper 🎺 in @GlobalChangeBio: we evaluate outcomes of one of world’s oldest offset systems in Victoria (Australia).

TLDR: hard to tell (data limitations). But looks like there were serious additionality issues.

https://t.co/QzkTxCh5u8

[Dr. Blake Alexander Simmons @BAlexSimmons]

@MorenaMills @VShahrezaei @Tom_Pienkowski @earth_andrew

[Dr. Blake Alexander Simmons @BAlexSimmons]

Are you a #communications expert with a passion for #conservation, #restoration & #sustainabledevelopment? Come work with us!

@SCBConsMark @SCB_SSWG

[Tampa Bay Estuary Program @TBEP1991]

We're #hiring a #SciComm coordinator. Position details and application instructions are available at https://t.co/Hd6fCoQHwA
#storytelling #Jobs #OpenScience #cleanwater #environment

[Dr Morena Mills @MorenaMills]

Very excited to work with @VShahrezaei @Tom_Pienkowski and team on predicting adoption of conservation and restoration using agent based models. If you're interested in getting involved let me know, we're running a workshop you can be part of. https://t.co/pw1bK383ZM

[@mbalter — investigations and commentary @mbalter]

Anatomy of a toxic lab: The Jetz lab at Yale.
https://t.co/V78oojhp0t

[Dr. Blake Alexander Simmons @BAlexSimmons]

Our new paper examines connection to nature across #Melbourne. Results highlight the diversity of residents, which can help us design targeted nature engagement activities & #conservation programs to increase connection & conservation behaviors

Read here: https://t.co/zCXCXlzsDy

[EJ Milner-Gulland @EJMilnerGulland]

This is a great role, we're looking particularly for people working in the countries where Darwin money is spent, please do RT and apply if you fit the criteria! #conservation #biodiversity #povertyalleviation

[Sophus zu Ermgassen @sophusticated]

Does biodiversity offsetting work?
New ✨pre-print✨: we evaluate outcomes of 1 of oldest offset systems (Victoria, Aus)
TLDR: hard to tell cos of data limitations. But of the things we can observe, looks like there were serious additionality issues
https://t.co/qbqeyLCPSq

[Prof. Peter Macreadie @PeterMacreadie]

New review paper: 'Remote sensing for cost-effective blue carbon accounting', published in Earth-Science Reviews, led by @MartinoMalerba from @BlueCarbonLab (@Deakin) in partnership with a team of global experts.

https://t.co/0p2qG3Xdie

#BlueCarbon #Wetlands #RemoteSensing

[James Bullock @JMBecologist]

In the 1970s ecology suffered from physics envy. Now it seems to have social sciences envy

[Dom Andradi-Brown @ThinkDeepReef]

New paper! We discuss how #MarineProtectedAreas (#MPAs) with diverse fishing restrictions achieve gains for nature. We recommend that countries blend locally-appropriate protection levels — from full to partial protection — to achieve conservation goals. cc to #IMPAC5 👇🧵(1/9)

[Matthew Holden 🏳️‍🌈 @matthholden.bsky.social @MattHHolden]

Like Marxan because it gives you multiple protected area solutions which can inform stakeholder negotiations? Want multiple solutions using exact optimization? See this paper by https://t.co/SxjQNuadWo @HugePossum

[Rachel Thrasher @Thrasher_Rachel]

How could a controversial legal tool known as investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) have massive chilling effect on gov't climate policy worldwide?

I answer this + more in a new FAQ blog on ISDS, investment treaties + climate.

🧵for highlights ⤵️

https://t.co/304hVTQcTd

[One Earth @OneEarth_CP]

New paper! @BAlexSimmons & colleagues show how China’s global development finance present risks to marine systems & Indigenous communities, especially in the Caribbean and Western Africa. https://t.co/rvvvz6SVLC @ColoradoStateU @BUBeckyRay @KevinPGallagher

[Boston University Global Development Policy Center @GDP_Center]

How will #COP15 lead global biodiversity conservation?

In a new @ConversationUS op-ed, @bubeckyray + @BAlexSimmons call on the parties to remember the importance of the health of the planet’s oceans + growing threats from rapid coastal development: https://t.co/3QynbfDaPI

[Boston University Global Development Policy Center @GDP_Center]

With China serving as this year’s #COP15 president and chair, how will 🇨🇳China factor in protecting the marine ecosystems around the world?

Read more in a new @ConversationUS op-ed by @bubeckyray + @BAlexSimmons: https://t.co/cqlIbQbJEe

[Bart W. Édes @Bartapest]

.@BAlexSimmons & @BUBeckyRay highlight risks of Belt & Road Initiative projects to coastal & marine ecosystems, and suggest ways to mitigate such risks: https://t.co/1dMrkxpniS #China #BRI #IndoPacific #COP15

[Dr. Blake Alexander Simmons @BAlexSimmons]

In our accompanying article in @ConversationUS we discuss the importance of these findings amidst the @UNBiodiversity #COP15. We must ensure the next decade brings “blue” #SustainableDevelopment for our planet’s #oceans & those who rely on them

Read here: https://t.co/P9tK09XMJ3

[Dr. Blake Alexander Simmons @BAlexSimmons]

Our new paper in @OneEarth_CP maps the risks of #China financed #coastal #development projects to #marine #biodiversity and #IndigenousPeoples. Ports present the greatest risks, & at least 55 Indigenous communities could be impacted. #BRI (1/2)

Read here: https://t.co/sXWlfr58Lb