Dr Imogen Napper
imogennapper.bsky.social
Dr Imogen Napper
@imogennapper.bsky.social
Marine Scientist in Kenya 🇰🇪
National Geographic Explorer
Supporting Ocean Research in E. & S. Africa
Bonjour, Nice! 🇫🇷

Excited to celebrate science progress at the One Ocean Science Congress and then leap into the United Nations Ocean Conference

If joining, let’s catch up 👋
June 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🌊🗑️🛰️ A new life highlight: telling UK Parliament we’re living in a litter sandwich

Plastic below in the ocean, debris above in Earth’s orbit.

I shared how:
1. We need space literacy
2. Prevention > clean-up
3. We must act fast, before we repeat old mistakes
May 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
@minderoo.bsky.social Indian Ocean Forum 🇦🇺

Building a collective Indian Ocean voice for the United Nations Ocean Conference

Key takeaways:

1️⃣ Capacity sharing not capacity building

2️⃣ Better ways to communicate science

3️⃣ Parachute science, breaking barriers & supporting local knowledge
April 12, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Edinburgh Ocean Leaders 2025 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

48 people from 30 countries, sharing experiences and supporting each other navigating ocean careers

A week of feeling grounded in a pretty bonkers world
April 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
2025 = Ocean Year

🇹🇿 Regenerative Ocean Week: 300+ people aimed at turning science→solutions

🌊 First regional High Seas Treaty Workshop: 105 ppl, 14 Govs

♻️ ISLANDPLAS launch: circular econ. of plastics for islands

⛵️ Great Blue Wall expedition ODISEA launch: new platform for local research
March 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
What a welcome to the Seychelles! 🇸🇨

We have joined the Odisea boat during a section of their Great Blue Wall expedition

The boat is providing a platform for local scientists to come onboard and conduct research in remote areas
March 8, 2025 at 7:37 AM
🎬 That’s a wrap on Regenerative Ocean Week

A powerful week to discuss:

- Bridging science & business

- Innovators pitching ocean solutions

- Bringing local research & stories into communities

- Unlocking funding for grassroots initiatives

🇹🇿 Hosted around the beautiful coast of Dar es Salaam
February 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
📆🎉 Welcome to the first day of the Regenerative Ocean Week based in Dar es Salaam 🇹🇿

The theme is ‘Science to Solution’

A room full of politicians, scientists, innovators and conservationists all aimed to help the ocean thrive

🎤 You can find me today mixing the tech deck
February 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
🏝️ Kicking off the first ISLANDPLAS training meeting in Zanzibar!

🇲🇺🇨🇻🇰🇲🇲🇬🇸🇹🇸🇨🇹🇿
This three-year project is focussed on seven African Islands

It aims to enhance the livelihoods of individuals in the informal waste sector & reduce #plastic waste through local circular economy innovation
February 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Chunky warthog on walk to work 🐗

#nairobi
January 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Bye Plymouth 👋

It’s been the best 10 years, but time for a new chapter
January 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Insights from our National Geographic / Lindblad Expedition funded UK & Ireland fieldwork inspired this guide.

Let us know what you think / any additions!

@aucklanduni.bsky.social
December 9, 2024 at 3:53 PM