Circulate Capital Ocean Fund: A pioneering, $100M investment fund to prevent ocean plastic

by John Davis | Sep 23, 2020 | Past Webinars

This webinar originally aired on 23 September 2020. Roughly 8 million tons of plastic enter the ocean every year — the equivalent of a garbage truck unloading every minute. Most of this plastic enters the ocean from just five countries in South and Southeast...

The impacts of COVID-19 on coastal and marine tourism

by John Davis | Sep 9, 2020 | Past Webinars

This webinar originally aired on 9 September 2020. Presented by: Simon Hudson of the University of South Carolina The COVID-19 pandemic has decreased international tourism by 60-80% this year. On this webinar, Simon Hudson, the author of the new book COVID-19 &...

Working with unlikely stakeholders to prevent marine debris

by John Davis | Sep 2, 2020 | Past Webinars

This webinar originally aired on 2 September 2020. Presented by: Nicole Baker, Founder of Net Your Problem LLC Despite gaps in knowledge about occurrence, sources, transport, and the spectrum of impacts of plastic in the environment, we know enough to know that...

Investigate Your Ocean Neighborhood with Ocean Reports

by John Davis | Jul 28, 2020 | Past Webinars

This webinar originally aired on 28 July 2020. Understanding ocean areas is critical for natural resource management, offshore energy planning, navigation planning, and aquaculture siting as well as many other applications. OceanReports is a publicly available...

Beyond Polarization: Learning from the Unlikely Story of California’s Marine Protected Areas

by John Davis | Jul 15, 2020 | Past Webinars

This webinar originally aired on 15 July 2020. At a time when the United States is divided and positive collective action feels out of reach, the creation of California’s network of marine protected areas provides a story of hope and hard work. After a contentious...

Assessing ecosystem risks: The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems

by John Davis | Jun 30, 2020 | Past Webinars

This webinar originally aired on 30 June 2020. Presented by: Radhika Murti and Marcos Valderrábano of IUCN and David Obura of CORDIO East Africa/IUCN Coral Specialist Group Rapid climate change, increasing risks of disasters, biodiversity loss … where is the world...