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"The Local Environmental Observer (#LEO) Network is a group of local observers and topic experts who share knowledge about unusual animal, environment, and weather events. With LEO, you can connect with others in your community, share observations, raise awareness, and find answers about significant environmental events. You can also engage with topic experts in many different organizations and become part of a broader observer community. #Arctic communities were among the first to experience significant impacts from #ClimateChange. In 2009, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (#ANTHC) established the Center for Climate and Health to help describe connections between climate change, environmental impacts, and health effects. In 2012, LEO Network was launched as a tool to help the Tribal health system and local observers to share information about climate and other drivers of environmental change. In 2015, LEO Network was selected as a model program under the United States Chairmanship of the Arctic Council, to help raise awareness and improve communication about climate change in the circumpolar region. Today LEO Network is continuing to evolve and to build new partnerships with local observers - across the Arctic and around the world."

🌊 Understanding our influence on the ocean and the ocean's influence on us. That is the principle of Ocean Literacy initiatives, which aim to develop global partnerships to raise awareness around the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of our ocean and its resources. The point is to build an improved public knowledge base and provide tools to transform ocean knowledge into action. The ocean has a dominant presence on our planet and yet is the biggest enigma. Since many of us might be lucky enough to spend some time in it this summer, now is the excellent time to find out about the seven principles of ocean literacy: 1. The Earth has one big ocean with many features. 2. The ocean, and life in the ocean, shape the features of Earth. 3. The ocean is a major influence on climate and weather. 4. The ocean made the Earth habitable. 5. The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems. 6. The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected. 7. The ocean is largely unexplored. Below, you can find out more about each of these principles if you'd like. While you are in the ocean or looking at its majesty from the shore, please spare a moment to think about how you can help protect it. Because let's remember ocean literacy principle number 6 - The ocean and humans are inevitably interconnected.

🚨Sea-level rise could affect freshwater availability🚰 Our new publication Navigating the Future VI (NFVI) highlights our lack of understanding of saltwater intrusion into coastal freshwater systems under current and future climate scenarios, and its impacts for coastal communities. ➡️How much salt water is reaching those systems? ➡️Are climate change impacts such as higher sea levels, and warmer weather leading to increased use of underground freshwater reserves, making that intrusion more likely? Written by a team of experts from the marine sciences, the Navigating the Future VI makes it clear that we can no longer consider and manage the Ocean and fresh water separately. Water resilience has already been identified as a key focus for the new European Commission college of Commissioners, and as they start their official hearings, we highlight the important role of the Ocean in ensuring it. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gyGRxEga 🗣️ Join the conversation using #NFVIOcean #NFVIOcean #NavigatingTheFutureVI #OceanScience #MarinePolicy #Sustainability #ClimateAction #EuropeanMarineBoard

One thing that the world may not fully realize is the profound interconnectedness of all living beings and the delicate balance of ecosystems that sustain life on our planet. While scientific understanding has advanced significantly, there is still much to learn about the intricate web of relationships between species and the complex dynamics of natural systems. Appreciating and respecting this interconnectedness can lead to greater environmental stewardship and promote harmony between humanity and the natural world. https://amzn.to/3xK5dp3

Can our planet continue to support the current scope of human activity? 🤔 In our free online course, Planetary Boundaries and Human Opportunities, learn about the rapidly evolving trends in global environmental change and the responses aimed at slowing or eliminating these changes. Learn more today! https://buff.ly/32kK3bL

🦈 Are current methods in marine research sufficient for understanding the complex behaviours of marine life? 💎 In the latest Hidden Gems interview from ICES Journal of Marine Science: a new approach, the Seascape of Ecological Energy (SEE-scapes) framework can change how marine researchers study vertebrate behaviour by integrating advanced technologies and comprehensive ecological assessments. Learn how these insights aim to influence conservation and policy strategies. ➡️ Watch now https://lnkd.in/dvtAtDDC Dive into the research ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d-v6q8Ve Molly Kressler Sasha Dall Richard Sherley University of Exeter

Did you know? 🌏April is Earth Month - a time to raise environmental awareness and create consciousness around the issues that affect the planet during this time of crisis. Learn more about our initiatives: https://bit.ly/3v6oXQ7

Partnerships are key to helping achieve Canada’s goal of conserving 30% of the ocean by 2030. We’re working with Indigenous Peoples, provinces and territories, marine industries, environmental organizations, scientists and academia to protect the ocean and the species within. Learn more: https://ow.ly/baNf50SlI3o

In 2019, TASCHEN published Lo—TEK, Design by Radical Indigensm, in which I coined a new term that looks to the past to envision an inclusive planetary future. In my second book of the Lo—TEK series titled Water to be published in Spring 2025, indigenous nature-based water technologies and contemporary water projects infused with traditional ecological knowledge are profiled. On World Book Day we're celebrating Lo—TEK—a movement to realign humankind with the planet by rebuilding an understanding of Indigenous and traditional knowledge systems for climate resilience.

Celebrate Earth Day all month long and be a good steward for our planet. Learn the history of Earth Day in this edition of In the Loop: