UMCES Integration & Application Network

Please consider supporting IAN's work for this Giving Tuesday. Our team has traveled all over the world to talk to communities about their environmental concerns. We integrate social and economic data with environmental monitoring to form a full picture of what's happening in an ecosystem. Your support can help us empower global communities to enact positive change. Use the "Donate" button at?the top of the page at ian.umces.edu?to contribute. Or donate directly here: https://lnkd.in/egNNtDRS #givingtuesday #scicomm #sciencecommunication

This Giving Tuesday, we hope you'll consider supporting IAN. We provide training and resources for science communication, which other scientists can use to enhance their work or share information. Our science communication courses have been taught to students and professionals all over the world! Use the "Donate" button at?the top of the page at ian.umces.edu?to contribute. Donate directly here: https://lnkd.in/egNNtDRS #givingtuesday #scicomm #sciencecommunication #teaching

Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday! Please consider supporting IAN's work using the "Donate" link on our website (ian.umces.edu). Your generous contribution will help us build up our library of over 3,000 symbols. These symbols are available for free on our website and can be used to enhance graphs and maps or create diagrams. Donate here: https://lnkd.in/egNNtDRS #givingtuesday #sciencecommunication #scicomm

Our 2024 Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card introduces the need to develop a man-made debris indicator, inspired by research from the Chesapeake Bay Plastic Survey by Ocean Research Project. Man-made debris can be found in various locations that can be measured, monitored, and reported in future report cards. These pollutants come in many forms and sizes, from the tiniest microplastics to cigarette butts and bottle caps to large fishing nets and boats. To account for these variations, a man-made debris indicator will need to include different categories of debris. To learn more, check out the 2024 Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card and the accompanying newsletter about the plastic survey: https://lnkd.in/dGkqBMpZ https://lnkd.in/d5jTRNAe #ecoreportcard #scicomm #sciencecommunication #chesapeakebay #microplastics #plasticresearch

In this year’s Chesapeake Bay Report Card, we highlighted the Eastern Shore sub-watersheds and the influence of agricultural land use on the socio-environmental health of the region. The region received the lowest ecological and societal scores for the past two years. To learn more, please visit https://lnkd.in/g7S6d8D. #ecoreportcard #scicomm #sciencecommunication #chesapeakebay #umces #umcesian #ecosystemhealth #watershed

The Chesapeake Bay Watershed is in moderate condition, scoring the same as last year.?This year we looked at the sub-watershed region scores in reference to land use to gain a better understanding of overall health.?To learn more, visit?https://lnkd.in/g7S6d8D?or the link in our bio.?#ecoreportcard #scicomm?#sciencecommunication?#chesapeakebay?#umces #umcesian?#ecosystemhealth?#watershed University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

The Chesapeake Bay is finally up to a C+ after 22 years! With the Bay also following an upward score trajectory, we are hopeful that efforts towards restoring the Bay are working. To learn more, visit https://lnkd.in/g7S6d8D or the link in our bio. #ecoreportcard #scicomm #sciencecommunication #chesapeakebay #umces #umcesian #ecosystemhealth #watershed University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Put my "art skills" to the test, together with Keriin Katsaros at the workshop about better science communication of the UMCES Integration & Application Network and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

At the SRI2024 congress we had the Oceans I end-term meeting. This was a successful Collaborative Research Action (CRA) call, focused on achieving ocean sustainability. Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14, this call fostered global partnerships to address critical issues like equitable ocean use and the mitigation of global change impacts. The CRA supported projects aimed to make significant contributions towards a healthier and more sustainable ocean for future generations. #SRISSD2024 #TheBelmontForum #TheOceanDecade #TransdisciplinaryResearch #Sustainability

We're currently live on Facebook with a panel of Southeast Michigan watershed organizations! Check it out here https://lnkd.in/eMBsEbPv