Helen Lockhart
@2OceansHelen
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Joined August 2014
🚨Breaking: African Penguin is now Critically Endangered Today, the @IUCN officially recognised the African Penguin as Critically Endangered—a step away from extinction in the wild. Sign the petition to #SaveAfricanPenguins 👉 https://t.co/JfBL1QpsdT
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🚨Today the African Penguin has been uplisted to Critically Endangered by the IUCN, just one short step away from extinction in the wild. It’s simple, the longer we wait the more we lose. 🐧 Uplist report: https://t.co/lv0xDwXsK1 Petition: https://t.co/3eQypSlaxG
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"Give children a chance to love nature before we ask them to save it. Let them experience nature, play and enjoy it." Wise advice from @eduoceans, founding member of the #MPADay Alliance. #OceanConservation #Conservation #Nature 📷 from Pixabay
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Our first paper from the @IUCN_CEC Behavior Change Task Force is out. Unpacking human behaviour and biodiversity loss. Thank you to the team especially @verissimodiogo
https://t.co/OCCRzivl5l
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🌊Happy #NationalMarineWeek, South Africa! 🇿🇦 This week, we celebrate the beauty and importance of our oceans, coasts, and the incredible marine life that calls them home. Let's take a moment to reflect on how we can protect these vital ecosystems for future generations💙
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@ReversetheRed1 is hosting online Q&A sessions in preparation for #ReverseTheRedDay 2025! The sessions will discuss how organisations, conservation & species communicators, and educators can get involved. 🗓️ 9 Oct - https://t.co/z4eCb4Us1b 🗓️ 10 Oct - https://t.co/DdS75HDMmv
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🌍 Happy #WorldHabitatDay! Today, we celebrate South Africa’s diverse habitats—from fynbos 🌿 to the succulent Karoo 🌵, oceans 🌊, and Eastern Cape grasslands 🌾 Let’s protect these vital spaces for future generations! 💚🌿
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California’s Gavin Newsom signs law banning all plastic bags at grocery stores https://t.co/66YdmWhrGl
theguardian.com
State had already banned thin plastic shopping bags, but new measure bans all plastic bags starting in 2026
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Congratulations to @MPAsSA1! This was for our work on the Marine Protected Areas Day 2023. We love doing this kind of work for such a great client 🙌🏽🙌🏽
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"It doesn't matter where on Earth you live, everyone is utterly dependent on the existence of that lovely, living saltwater soup. There's plenty of water in the universe without life, but nowhere is there life without water." @SylviaEarle 🎥 Taryn Elliott
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The best MPA Day yet! This past month, 15 of our Hope Spots came together to celebrate this important day championing conservation 🌊 @MPAsSA1 #MPADay
https://t.co/ZKiD53vQYi
missionblue.org
Cover image © Two Oceans Aquarium MPA Day, held annually on the 1st August, was created in 2021 to help celebrate the importance of MPAs for both people and nature. It was designed as a day to share...
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Aliwal Shoal Hope Spot is a haven for all sorts of sharks, including ragged-tooth, tiger, black tip, bull, copper, hammerhead, great white, and whale sharks! 🦈 📸 Kip Evans 📸 Daniel Torobekov 📸 Ben Phillips
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MPAs Around the World 🌏 The Ross Sea Region MPA is one of the largest in the world, spanning 1.55 million sq km in the Southern Ocean. Established in 2016, it protects an incredible array of wildlife like penguins, seals, & whales.
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🗞 African Penguins — De Hoop breeding colony researchers watch for flickers of hope 🐧 👉 Read here: https://t.co/bB4evGIBUk Thanks to @_kuristina & @dailymaverick for covering this important & exciting conservation initiative 📈. @SANCCOB @CapeNature1
dailymaverick.co.za
The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (Sanccob), BirdLife South Africa and CapeNature are evaluating the establishment of a land-based African penguin breeding colony...
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Final deadline for IMCC7 Registrations, Workshop sign-ups, Swag and Gala dinner shopping - Friday September 20th, 4:00 pm SAST! And NOW buy Film Night and Tales of the Sea event tickets under 'Special events and Add ons'! Be part of a memorable IMCC in Cape Town!
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Ayanda Cimani, #twooceansaquarium Wildlife Monitor, disentangled a Cape fur seal! 🦭 Our team sees the impact of #pollution on our marine life every day. This is a reminder to reduce our #plastic use, recycle what we can, and spread the message of ocean #conservation! 🩵
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Thousands across the globe joined in celebrating #MPADay on 1 August, with over 30 activities and events held to highlight marine protected areas. https://t.co/oiLLqLmmqk
#MPAs #LetsTalkMPAs #OceanConservation
risingsunnewspapers.co.za
From dives to clean-ups, lessons to walks, presentations to scientific research, webinars to virtual tours, games to swims - thousands of people had the opportunity this year to explore and enjoy and...
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Workshop on #Marine #Connectivity for Mozambique Channel #MPAs 🗓️19 Oct 📍Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town Focus: marine life #movement & its role in designing effective #MarineProtectedAreas 📸S.Zumbrunn https://t.co/EKI6y0fmC6
#modelling #oceanography @NRF_SAIAB @ird_fr @CNRS
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