Episode 10! Double digits! An excellent conversation with marine biologist and science communicator Jean Utzurrum from the Philippines, who you can follow at @jean8rum on Twitter (or whatever the "X" thing is now!). Covering colonial mindsets, complex conservation contexts, correcting misconceptions about coastal communities, and the complicated realm of social media advocacy.

KEY TOPICS:

* Colonial science in the Philippines, and internalized colonial mindsets

* “Prestige” and privilege of big international organizations

* Social media advocacy & how to retain your mental well-being while engaging in it

* “Sachet economy” and the shaming of marginalized groups for “less environmental” practices

* The need to consider the actual context of conservation problems versus copying solutions from different contexts

* Fighting the “ignorant, lazy” stereotype often used against coastal communities

* Different forms of knowledge and expertise

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