Due to the government shutdown, we are temporarily closed beginning on Sunday, Oct. 12, along with Smithsonian museums, research centers, and the National Zoo.

… and so much more. Thanks to our amazing team and extensive partners for a productive first half of the year doing what we love for the ecosystems we love, and keep up with our projects on our @ArcGIS #WebMap 🗺️ 🔗 https://t.co/LdE066U3Fw /end #WorldMangroveDay

With a joint effort from SERC-based lab members, our #BakeYourResearch entry of an edible seascape won best overall 🏆 with pretzel & gummy mangroves on a triple-layer sediment base of rice krispies (carbonate), oreo crumble (transition), and brownie (peat) 17/ 📸H. Morrissette

Miguel Cifuentes presented "Technical challenges for high quality blue carbon projects" at "High-Integrity Blue Carbon" workshop by GRID-ARENDAL, & participated in upcoming report "Enhancing Integrity in Blue Carbon: Insights, Challenges, & Opportunities" 🔵 16/ 📸M. Cifuentes

Annie Tamalavage presented at the 2025 #MACAN (Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network) biennial state-of-the-science meeting & tech assistance workshop 🧪 emphasizing importance of accessible coastal carbon data when making mgmt decisions at different scales 📊 15/ 📸S. Melo

Steve Canty & Hannah Morrissette joined @pewenvironment on a trip to Tegucigalpa, Honduras 🇭🇳 to meet with @EstudiosMarinos, gov't departments, & other NGOs on the status of existing wetland data & strategies moving forward for implementation into policy 14/ 📸H. Morrissette

Miguel Cifuentes participated in #MangroveBreakthrough & GMA Chapter meeting in México City 🇲🇽 during which México's Sec of Environment signed onto the MB. Other topics were options for financial mechanisms & country-wide potential for blue carbon projects 🌿 13/ 📸M. Cifuentes

Annie Tamalavage attended the #Upwell Conference, where mangroves were at the table! The day centered around ocean justice ⚖️ leaders shared work that solves problems our oceans & communities face, helping to find our shared humanity for a sustainable future 12/ 📸A. Tamalavage

As part of Ninon Martinez's PhD research, she studies stony coral survival 🪸 in different environmental conditions on reefs, in seagrass beds, & among mangrove roots (collab w Boston University & the University of Belize Environmental Research Institute 11/ 📸J. Finnerty

Annie Tamalavage & Steve Canty participated in a meet & greet with a delegation from Maryland & France 🇫🇷 (including the French Ambassador), sharing the importance of coastal wetlands & the work we do both @SmithsonianEnv & globally 10/ 📸A. Tamalavage

Miguel Cifuentes coauthored a @NatureComms paper on seagrass soil organic carbon (Krause et al., 2025) - providing a new global stock value & estimating stocks at risk of degradation could emit ~1,154 Tg CO2 with a social cost of $213 billion (2020 💲USD) 9/ 📸 Krause et al

Suvarna Punalekar mapped loss & recovery dynamics of mangroves over 30 yrs w sat 🛰️ data & time series models across the MAR in areas affected by disturbance such as hurricanes 🌀 highlighting mangrove resilience despite increasing climate & human disturbances 8/ 📸S. Punalekar

Eva Hoban, Autumn Kern, & Annie Tamalavage attended Capitol Hill Ocean Week 2025 🌊 Presentations featured ocean discovery, conservation, & ocean energy, from government, NGO, & industry partners, giving context on priorities & next steps across marine systems 7/ 📸A. Tamalavage

Mary Cortese & Hannah Morrissette were in the D.R. 🇩🇴 w partners for reef monitoring & assessing new sites for mangrove & seagrass. Data is collected as part of a bi-annual nat'l health report, & we're working to add seagrass & mangroves to these efforts 🤿 6/ 📸H. Morrissette

PI Steve Canty attended @UN Ocean Conference (UNOC), supporting the #MangroveBreakthrough & conversing with mayors/leaders through the @coastal_500 network & thinking through how we can collaborate through capacity building, skill development, or co-developed solutions 5/ 📸Rare

Hannah Morrissette & Miguel Cifuentes with @UN GO-BC participated in a blue carbon knowledge sharing workshop in Kingston, Jamaica 🇯🇲 to increase blue carbon research, policy, & finance collaborations & understanding across 15 Caribbean countries 4/ 📸 H. Morrissette

Our #LifeonaSustainablePlanet fellows Annie Tamalavage, Fred Fardin, & Sara Melo traveled to Panama 🇵🇦 for ethical leadership & engagement training, including humanitarian, environmental, & fisheries-focused approaches to community & org engagement 3/ 📸A. Tamalavage, W. Gravena

Working with partners to explore how changing conditions in mangrove habitats impact critical fish species 🐠, Laura Givens has been processing & sequencing #eDNA 🧬 samples w Ninon Martinez, collected around mangrove cayes in Belize 🇧🇿 & Jobos Bay NERR in P.R. 🇵🇷 2/ 📸L. Givens

Our Marine Conservation Lab prioritizes applied science, co-developing efforts to sustain people & the sea 🌊 This #WorldMangroveDay, we’re featuring highlights from lab members from this year, working to understand & conserve mangroves & seagrasses across the 🌎 a 🧵 1/

#AGU2025 abstract submissions open through July 30, 2025 - consider our co-convened session "Evaluating blue carbon across the tropical/subtropical seascape". We welcome contributions on diverse sampling methodologies & connectivity across the seascape >> https://t.co/gNJUbHOo0R