Webinars
Upcoming Webinars
30 x30? What about the other 70%? Cumulative analysis of place-based marine regulations for a more holistic marine protection picture
Wednesday, May 14, 1 pm US EDT/10 am US PDT/5 pm UTC. Presented by: Claire Colegrove and Alex Driedger of ProtectedSeas. Description: While hundreds of nations have committed to the global 30×30 target, much work remains to reach that goal and sustainably manage the remaining 70%. Regulatory protections are crucial for marine management efficacy, and accurate data on in-place management measures are essential for assessing existing marine protections and informing the creation of new areas. However, collecting and interpreting marine regulations can be challenging due to often unavailable or difficult-to-access legal instruments. Overlapping measures and siloed management add further complexities. ProtectedSeas Navigator contains data on worldwide regulations for MPAs, fishery management areas, and other place-based marine managed areas (MMAs) and considers restrictions cumulatively across overlapping areas using spatial aggregation techniques to provide insights into overall protection. This cumulative analysis of regulations in overlapping marine managed areas offers insights into overall uses and protection across ocean spaces, enabling better protection assessments, planning, and management. As an example, initial analysis in California revealed several ocean spaces where individual MMA protections were minimal, yet when combined with protections from other overlapping MMAs, resulted in more highly regulated spaces with enhanced protection.
Past Webinars
Plastics or Planet? Moving Beyond Plastics
This webinar originally aired on 4 June 2020. Presented by: Judith Enck of Beyond Plastics This webinar will explore the environmental, economic, and health implications…
NOAA’s National Marine Protected Areas Center turns 20: Two Decades of Understanding, Strengthening and Connecting MPAs
This webinar originally aired on 28 May 2020. Presented by: Charlie Wahle, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, National Marine Protected Areas Center, NOAA Over the past two…
Options for adaptation, risk management, and resilience building in a changing climate: Q&A about the IPCC Special Report
This webinar originally aired on 19 May 2020. Global warming has already reached 1°C above the pre-industrial level, due to past and current greenhouse gas…
Gaps in Protection of Important Ocean Areas: A Spatial Meta-Analysis of Ten Global Mapping Initiatives
This webinar originally aired on 28 April 2020. Presented by: Ellen Pikitch and Christine Santora of Stony Brook University and the Ocean Sanctuary Alliance, and…
MSP Challenge: Exploring the complexity of marine/maritime spatial planning in a multi-player simulation (game)
This webinar originally aired on 23 April 2020. Presented by: Harald Warmelink of Breda University of Applied Sciences Description: The MSP Challenge uses game technology…
MiCO: Creating a global geospatial knowledge hub on marine migratory connectivity
This webinar originally aired on 10 March 2020. Presented by: Daniel Dunn of the University of Queensland and Corrie Curtice of Duke University. Advancements in…
Fighting Marine Debris on the US West Coast – Effective Actions and Tools
This webinar originally aired on 5 March 2020. This webinar features experts from Washington, Oregon, and California highlighting their clean-up, education, and regulatory actions to…
A New Coast: Strategies for Responding to Devastating Storms and Rising Seas
This webinar originally aired on 13 February 2020. Presented by: Jeffrey Peterson, author of A New Coast: Strategies for Responding to Devastating Storms and Rising…
Improving coastal resiliency through vulnerability assessment and natural adaptation prioritization
This webinar originally aired on 21 January 2020. Presented by: Dr. Patrick Crist of PlanIt Forward LLC. A consortium of the National Fish and Wildlife…
Defining and Using Evidence in Conservation Practice
This webinar original aired on: Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Presented by: Nick Salafsky of Foundations of Success. There is growing interest in evidence-based conservation, yet…