Melanie McField

Director, Healthy Reefs Initiative / Smithsonian Institution.

[Melanie McField @McReefs]

@curiosityonx 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

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

Nearly $7 trillion USD is invested annually in activities harming nature, while investments in Nature-based Solutions total only around $200 billion.

It’s time to flip these numbers.

Check UNEP’s State of Finance for Nature for more findings: https://t.co/RkqKoJMyt4

Via @UNEP

[Big Fish Initiative @BigFishInit]

Save the day, Save the Nassau grouper!  The Fishing Ban continues throughout March. Let breeding fish off the hook.  Do your part. 🐟

#RecoverBigFish #FishSmart #RespectTheBreeders #ProtectSpawningAggregations #ProductivityHotSpots

@belugasmile @NOAA @FisheryCouncil @FAO

[Healthy Reefs @HealthyReefs]

We invite you to participate in the photographic and video contest to illustrate our upcoming 2024 #MesoamericanReef Health Report Card.

[Melanie McField @McReefs]

@MikeHudema I don’t understand the chocolate and coffee being so high … need to read more details

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

The climate impact of the foods we eat.

There is no time to wait. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #renewables

[Melanie McField @McReefs]

Great opportunity for a unique Belizean scientist with strong interpersonal and communications skills

[Ed Hawkins @ed_hawkins]

Latest observations of global temperature change shown as a 'climate spiral' using monthly averages from January 1850 to June 2023.

Uses @metoffice HadCRUT5 dataset, representing change relative to the 1850-1900 'pre-industrial' era.

[Shoq @Shoq]

My dear friend Dr. Melanie McField (@McReefs) is doing a Reddit AMA on her PBS documentary last night about discovering (and defending) the amazing Cayman Crown coral reef. If the health of our oceans interests you, ask her anything.

https://t.co/Ov13EIuYWc

[Melanie McField @McReefs]

My introduction to Reddit … to discuss reef conservation issues around the Treasures of the Caribbean documentary

[Reddit AskScience @RedditAskSci]

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! https://t.co/h1jqxcIb94

[Melanie McField @McReefs]

Healthy Reefs is excited to be among the programs working to build this new way of financially supporting conservation

[Topl @topl_protocol]

📅 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.

https://t.co/bX67fItYBv

[Melanie McField @McReefs]

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. https://t.co/Qj9ELkD8bm

[Melanie McField @McReefs]

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.

[ICRI Secretariat @ICRI_Coral_Reef]

🚨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👉https://t.co/fyBX9OZuZW

[Melanie McField @McReefs]

Amazing work eith our partners in Inapesca in Pt Morelos, Mexico

[IMIPAS @IMIPASmex]

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. https://t.co/QF836Dk6Cq

[Melanie McField @McReefs]

Our work contributes to most of these goals but progress is too slow

[Corals 4 Conservation @Corals4Conserv1]

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.

[Christopher Corbin @cristojc]

Nature based solutions can address the triple planetary crisis of #Nature, #Pollution & #ClimateChange in an integrated manner. @UNEP_CEP partnered with Nature Conservancy to document challenges & opportunities for using NBS for #wastewater treatment. https://t.co/b8yvUX6LzU

[Smithsonian WLS @SmithsonianWLS]

The Sustainable Development Goals are a global call for action, but will we fully answer it by 2030? Each of the 17 #SDGs represents a different challenge, but many are interconnected, opening up opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration!

[Ocean Sewage Alliance @OceanSewage]

"Data shows that so far in 2022, there have been 67 combined storm overflow releases over 44 days – totalling 166.6 hours – into Tankerton beach." 🤢 #EndSewagePollution

https://t.co/tTyBTut1D0

[Melanie McField @McReefs]

If anybody reading this hasn’t registered to vote- the deadline is in 2 days. Just do it !

[Melanie McField @McReefs]

Valerie Paul presents Smithsonian’s work on probiotic treatments for Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease at #reeffutures2022