Building a State Plan to Monitor and Assess Marine Litter: Lessons Learned
This webinar originally aired on 9 February 2021. Presented by: Carla Elliff, Mariana M. de Andrade, Natalia M. Grilli, and Vitória Scrich of the Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Marine litter monitoring programs are essential to determining and promoting feasible and effective actions to combat marine litter.
How to do science so it influences marine policy and management: A panel discussion
This webinar originally aired on 28 January 2021. Moderator/panelists: Jon Fisher of The Pew Charitable Trusts (moderator), Yoshitaka Ota of the University of Washington (panelist), Christian Pohl of ETH Zurich (panelist), Mark Reed of Newcastle University (panelist),...
Addressing marine debris in protected areas: Best practices and examples
This webinar originally aired on 14 January 2021. Marine debris encompasses a wide range of materials of diverse origin, including derelict vessels, fishing gear, plastic debris, and microplastics. Different types of marine debris have been documented to impact every...
Developing a financial sustainability assessment tool for Marine Protected Areas
This webinar originally aired on 8 December 2020. Lack of financial resources and staff capacity may limit the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in meeting their conservation objectives. We are developing a replicable framework to assess the...