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Christina Hicks

@christinahicks.bsky.social

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Professor. Environmental social scientist at Lancaster Environment Centre. Trying to return to a fell runner

Christina Chemtai Hicks is a British Kenyan environmental social scientist who is a Professor in the Political Ecology group at Lancaster University. She is interested in the relationships between individuals, societies and nature. She was awarded the 2019 Philip Leverhulme Prize for Geography. .. more

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Sango Mahanty @sangomahanty.bsky.social · 3d

I'm also helping out with this exciting session on *Pedagogies of Hope*
nomadit.co.uk/conference/p...

P124: Pedagogies of hope: Ideas and practices for teaching and learning in a time of crisis

An interactive, round table format, for the sharing insights, experiences and practices. 5 short talks (5 minutes each) invited to frame discussion.

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Christina Hicks @christinahicks.bsky.social · Aug 1

3-year postdoc @lancasteruni.bsky.social w/ Dr's John Childs & Nicola Firth

Decolonising the Deep Seabed: Countermapping Territory, Heritage & Knowledge

Offering an alternative t0 mainstream approaches to understanding the political geography of the deep seabed

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Job Opportunity at Lancaster University: Senior Research Associate - Decolonising the Deep Seabed: Countermapping Territory, Heritage and Knowledge

Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) is pleased to announce a Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) position as part of a Leverhulme Trust-funded project ‘Decolonising the Deep Seabed: Counterma...

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Oxford Future of Food @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social · Apr 25

Very excited to welcome @christinahicks.bsky.social to Oxford next week for her talk: "Global fisheries to support local food systems". Booking and event details: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/christ...
cc @petescarbs.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social

A flyer with the description: Future of Food Trinity seminars. The flyer details the seminar as follows: Seminar room one, Oxford Martin School, Wednesdays at 16:00. Global fisheries to support local food systems. 30 April, Professor Christina Hicks, Lancaster University.

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Lancaster University @lancasteruni.bsky.social · Jul 9

The study was published in @plosbiology.org - you can find out more by following the link below

Follow @lec-reefs.bsky.social to stay updated on our researchers’ work

www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/seychel...

Seychelles study shows seabird nutrients boost marine ecosystems around rat-free islands - Lancaster University

A newly published study shows that nutrients from seabird droppings boost the growth of algae in coral reefs in the Seychelles – helping to feed and sustain populations of herbivorous fish that feed o...

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · Jul 8

Cross-ecosystem nutrient fluxes can influence recipient food webs. @cbenkwitt.bsky.social &co's study of #NutrientSubsidies shows that dynamic metrics better revealed flow & effects of #seabird derived nutrients through #CoralReef food chains @lec-reefs.bsky.social @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/44RFyJk

Left: White-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) flying near an island in the inner Seychelles. Seabirds provide key nutrient inputs to islands and nearby coral reefs, where they boost primary and secondary productivity. Right: Example herbivore exclusion cage used to measure algal turf productivity across a gradient of seabird nutrient inputs on coral reefs. Image credit: Casey Benkwitt.

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Climate Social Science Network @cssn.org · Jul 2

“Despite overwhelming evidence of the interlinked, intergenerational, severe and widespread human rights impacts of the fossil fuel life cycle … these countries have and are still accruing enormous profits from fossil fuels, and are still not taking decisive action,” Elisa Morgera.
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UN expert urges criminalizing fossil fuel disinformation, banning lobbying

Rapporteur calls for defossilization of economies and urgent reparations to avert ‘catastrophic’ rights and climate harms

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Christina Hicks @christinahicks.bsky.social · Jun 14

Looking forward to it!

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Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · Jun 13

In my way to a series of exciting workshops in Lancaster and Montpellier - we’ll be developing the next generation bright spots analysis. Watch this space… @lec-reefs.bsky.social
@nickajgraham.bsky.social

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Christina Hicks @christinahicks.bsky.social · Jun 10

Brilliant Bryce, and super clear!

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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · Jun 4

Huge congratulations to our @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social who has been awarded a Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize – for her outstanding achievements and contributions to Canada’s cultural and intellectual heritage.

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Molson Prizes

The Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes are awarded to two persons – one in the arts and the other in the social sciences and humanities, who have distinguished themselves by their outstanding a...

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The Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business @pentlandcentre.bsky.social · Jun 4

The way the seafood industry operates is an excellent illustration of how a complex global supply chain impacts environmental, social and economic sustainability. As this article - which quotes Pentland Centre member @christinahicks.bsky.social - demonstrates.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The hidden cost of your supermarket sea bass

Revealed: an investigation shows how consumers buying fish in the UK are playing a role in food insecurity and unemployment in Senegal

www.theguardian.com

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Global Fishing Watch @globalfishingwatch.org · May 25

“We already have the tools… now we need governments to act.” 🌊

In a powerful op-ed for @ipsnews.net , actor and @oceana.bsky.social board member @teddanson.bsky.social calls on world leaders to confront illegal fishing, and spotlights @globalfishingwatch.org as a solution.

🔗 bit.ly/4dAh75Y

Seafood Without Transparency is a Recipe for Disaster

Seafood is a staple in my house – fish tacos, paella, sushi. But no matter how good it tastes, I can’t help but wonder: was my fish caught responsibly? Or did something go horribly wrong before it eve...

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · May 22

RIP Jim Estes, distinguished UC Santa Cruz professor and ecologist, dubbed “the sea otter whisperer.” 🦦 www.nature.com/articles/533...

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Global Fishing Watch @globalfishingwatch.org · May 16

Transparency is at the heart of everything we do - on the water, in policy and across digital spaces.

That’s why we’ve joined Bluesky. As more researchers, advocates and institutions move here, we’re showing up to share open data, science and stories that power ocean protection.

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Christina Hicks @christinahicks.bsky.social · May 12

I don’t think so, Science now asks that “authors of Letters also make readers aware of financial and advisory competing interests.” After a contentious trophy hunting letter in 2019 raised complaints of conflict of interest
www.thecanary.co/discovery/an...

Renowned Science mag changes policy after complaints about pro-trophy hunting letter

Commendable

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Christina Hicks @christinahicks.bsky.social · Apr 29

Always happy to discuss where this is necessary and possible

Christina Hicks @christinahicks.bsky.social · Apr 28

Very much looking forward to talking about everything fishy and nutritious in Oxford on Wednesday. Many thanks for the invitation @petescarbs.bsky.social

Oxford Future of Food @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social · Apr 25

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Science Magazine @science.org · Apr 22

Most conservation initiatives require changes in human behavior. Insights from behavioral science may help bridge that gap.

Learn more on #EarthDay:

How behavioral science can help conservation

Leveraging cognitive biases and social influence can make conservation efforts more effective

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Phil Levin @phillevin.bsky.social · Apr 22

This Earth Day, no photo could hold what I wanted to say. So I wrote about the National Nature Assessment: a project canceled, a team revived, a future still being written. Because we are—still—united by nature.
🍃 weareunitedbynature.org

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Phil Levin @phillevin.bsky.social · Apr 22

They canceled the National Nature Assessment. We kept going. The science didn’t stop. Neither did our hope, or our resolve. The work is still happening—independent, evolving, and grounded in purpose. Because weareunitedbynature.org

🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/o...

Opinion | We Found a Work Around to Trump Defunding Science

When knowledge is threatened, don’t just mourn it. Build around it.

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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · Apr 18

"In America, if you don't knuckle under, you get a knuckle sandwich."

Trump may announce EO on Earth Day pulling enviro organizations' statuses, declaring them "terrorist" orgs. bit.ly/3Gg67OD

@billmckibben.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com @columbusfreepress.bsky.social @toledonews.bsky.social

Earth Day Massacre? Environmental Groups Fear Trump Ready to Take Aim at Nonprofit Status | Common Dreams

Environmental groups fear Trump may target their tax-exempt status on Earth Day. Legal teams are preparing for potential action.

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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · Apr 15

Just IPES-Food's animation video, "WHY CHEAP FOOD COMES AT A VERY HIGH PRICE", being shown on the main floor of the @fao.org.

While cheap ultra processed food is the norm, a low price tag comes with very heavy costs — for health, people, & planet.

📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGd6... #scalingtca

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Jennifer Clapp 🇨🇦 @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social · Apr 15

Was happy to speak with Jeremy at Eat this Podcast last week - episode out now. Thanks so much for the opportunity to talk about the rise of corporate power in the agricultural inputs sector and its wider consequences. (It's been a busy few weeks with podcasts!)

www.eatthispodcast.com/titans/

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Oceana @oceana.bsky.social · Apr 13

🌊 How to campaign for ocean protection in challenging times
🎣 Stories from fishers in the U.K and Ireland
🥤 What are microplastics — and why should we be worried about them?

Catch articles on all this & more in Oceana's Spring 2025 Magazine, now online!

Spring 2025 | Oceana

Spring 2025

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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · Apr 13

A huge honor to get to write something with my hero @naomiaklein.bsky.social.

We wish it was a happier topic, but it's an urgent one.

We dove deep into the apocalyptic fervor of the far right to issue a warning about the rise of End Times Fascism.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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Bryce Stewart @bd-stew.bsky.social · Apr 12

EU chief 'surprised' at #fish status in #Brexit talks
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Really? Where were you last time? #brexitreality 🐟

EU chief 'surprised' at importance of fish in Brexit talks - BBC News

EU commissioner Kaja Kallas says she hopes a 'reset' deal with the UK can still be signed next month.

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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · Apr 10

Ocean economics professor Dr. Rashid Sumaila of @ubcoceans.bsky.social says deep-sea mining might lead to short-term profits for mining companies & some financial benefits for countries like the Cook Islands, but the long-term costs are significant.

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The $20 trillion fight over who controls the seabed, Part 2

Honolulu,HAWAII — In order for their sovereignty to be recognized internationally, Indigenous Pacific peoples had to adopt the nation-state structure created by imperial powers, conf

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Julia PG Jones @juliajones.bsky.social · Mar 29

Two fully-funded PhD scholarships @BangorUni
in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May. If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/3)
www.bangor.ac.uk/conservation...

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · Mar 22

"If science is to honour one of its core values — a commitment to the truth wherever it might lead — scientists must stand up for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in science."
-- Arthur Caplan

Don't wait out four hard years: speak truth to power NOW
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Don’t wait out four hard years: speak truth to power

The importance of diversity in science is an unshakeable reality that the scientific community must stand by.

www.nature.com

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Will Masters @willmasters.bsky.social · Mar 22

New paper uses lowest-cost healthy diets in each country plus alternative definitions of other basic needs to measure the extent and depth of global poverty.

Great work from @jonasstl.bsky.social & coauthors @unigoettingen.bsky.social, much needed for #TeachEcon #EconSky & #FoodSky

Global poverty and the cost of a healthy diet

Access to a healthy diet is a fundamental human need, yet a significant portion of the global population faces barriers to realizing it. Conventional …

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