Conservation Commons

The @smithsonian Conservation Commons works to achieve outcomes consequential to sustaining Earth’s biodiversity and ecosystems. Legal:

[Earth Optimism @EarthOptimism]

"Seeing people take collective action in hopes of changing the world we live in... makes me feel hopeful for the future of the planet."

Read about the creative & inspirational climate organizer, Chanté Davis, in this #EarthOptimism spotlight interview:
https://t.co/tzuxGbtx6G

[Earth Optimism @EarthOptimism]

Blubbery bears, indigenous agroforestry, and more in this week’s #EarthOptimism! https://t.co/tLXfARxXld

[Movement of Life @SmithsonianMoL]

Want to study animal movement at the Smithsonian?

Follow the link below to pitch your idea for a Smithsonian Fellowship to the Movement of Life team!

**Applications due November 1st**

Learn more at: https://t.co/2HbiPggQxJ

[Earth Optimism @EarthOptimism]

🚨 🚨 🚨 Cute photo thread for #InternationalRedPandaDay!

At the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, researchers are breeding red pandas and conducting behavioral research to help secure a future for this endangered species.

[Earth Optimism @EarthOptimism]

We chatted with climate advocate @SaraCognuck to learn more about her work to save a warming planet, where she finds inspiration, and how YOU can also make a difference for our shared future. #EarthOptimism https://t.co/hDzqGKcw6G

[Earth Optimism @EarthOptimism]

#WorldOceansDay megathread of recent, positive news, stories, and solutions from our oceans! 🌊🦈🐋🐡🦦🐢 #EarthOptimism #OceanOptimism #ConservationOptimism

Add your favorite ocean success story below ⬇️

[Movement of Life @SmithsonianMoL]

Join @SmithsonianMoL , @SMBC, @airandspace, and @ucsantabarbara on Thursday, May 27th for a conversation between scientists, historians, and artists on the link between art and science.

[Earth Optimism @EarthOptimism]

We won our category @TheWebbyAwards! Go #ReverseTheRed team! @IUCNssc @waza @TangledBankHHMI @SynchEarth @sandiegozoo @OTEConservation @rewild 🌏 🐘 🦜🦈 ��� 🍄

[Movement of Life @SmithsonianMoL]

Proud to be a part of an exciting new initiative, led by an international team of collaborative scientists and conservationists, to assure a future for migratory ungulates. More details in @ScienceMagazine. #migratinghooves

[Earth Optimism @EarthOptimism]

This exciting global initiative includes researchers from @SmithsonianMoL!

[Earth Optimism @EarthOptimism]

Happy #WorldWildlifeDay!

[Smithsonian WLS @SmithsonianWLS]

In this field video from a few years ago, ichthyologists Leonardo Dávila Panduro and Morgan Ruiz Tafur, along with Achuar community leader Sem Flores & Wampis community leader Fernando Shenkian, explain the value of #FishConservation research in the Morona River Basin of Peru.

[Earth Optimism @EarthOptimism]

“Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, & not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.” – Charles Darwin #DarwinDay

Portrait of Darwin via @SmithsonianArch

[Earth Optimism @EarthOptimism]

Send this to someone who helps you get over the middle school group project flashbacks 💕

[Earth Optimism @EarthOptimism]

Storytelling is a powerful tool for sharing science when facts alone won't cut it. #EarthOptimism https://t.co/gybO4uhjmw

[Earth Optimism @EarthOptimism]

The tireless work to save the planet didn't stop despite 2020's countless hurdles. #EarthOptimism via @UNEP https://t.co/OiGoDAYnfm

[Movement of Life @SmithsonianMoL]

Find out what happens when we flip the script on animal tracking and study the movement of people in response to wildlife 🐅🚶👀

New paper out now in Biological Conservation:

https://t.co/yJLwW3nEww

@bhlab_india @UMCES @EarthOptimism @JaredStabach

[Earth Optimism @EarthOptimism]

2021 will be the year to make important decisions for #conservation. Human actions can #ReverseTheRed & help species thrive. We can't miss the opportunity – we need ambitious targets & collaboration. Join the discussion: https://t.co/oXRa9lHpZO

[SERC Fisheries Conservation Lab @SERCfisheries]

🚨 @SmithsonianEnv 2021 #Internships available. Do you want to participate in #ChesapeakeBay #research? Apply by Feb 15. More info found here: https://t.co/uEQ89z7WCC

#Conservation #Fisheries #MarineScience

[Earth Optimism @EarthOptimism]

From the reach of #BlackBirdersWeek to the return of #TasmanianDevils – here are some of the best #conservation stories of 2020. #EarthOptimism #ConservationOptimism https://t.co/cNgm0ea5j0