Webinars
Upcoming Webinars
MPA Day 2026: Uniting a Global Community for Ocean Protection
Tuesday, February 10, 10 am US EST/7 am US PST/3 pm UTC/4 pm CET/5 pm EET/5 pm SAST. Presented by: Judy Mann-Lang, Founder of MPA Day, and Katja Laingui, European Coordinator for MPA Day. Description: Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are essential for conserving biodiversity, supporting sustainable livelihoods, and building climate resilience. MPA Day celebrated on August 1 annually is a coordinated global celebration to amplify collective efforts to protect the ocean. This webinar will highlight the evolution of MPA Day and its growing reach as more regions join in celebrating and promoting the value of MPAs. Judy Mann-Lang will discuss the origin of and motivation for MPA Day and its early growth, based on an understanding of the communication principles that underpin effective MPA management and public engagement. Katja Laingui will outline the steps taken to broaden MPA Day outreach into Europe and foster connections with emerging partners worldwide. Together, the speakers will share practical ways organizations and individuals can participate and help the initiative to grow in reach and impact.
Past Webinars
Shifting MPAs for conservation and fisheries under a changing climate
This webinar originally aired on 23 March 2021. Presented by: Talya ten Brink of NOAA, Tu Nguyen of Ocean Nexus Center, Anne Mook of Nazarbayev…
The climate impacts of offshore bottom trawling: Managing sediment carbon storage in the UK post-Brexit
This webinar originally aired on 16 March 2021. Presented by: Frith Dunkley and Jean-Luc Solandt of the Marine Conservation Society The United Kingdom (UK) left…
Planning Ocean Uses in 3D
This webinar originally aired on 3 March 2021. Presented by: Mimi D’Iorio of the NOAA National Marine Protected Areas Center and Charles Wahle of the NOAA…
Coral reef Eco-evolutionary dynamics: Adaptation and connectivity in MPA networks under future climate change
This webinar originally aired on 25 February 2021. Presented by: Helen Fox of Coral Reef Alliance, Lisa McManus of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and…
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),…
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…
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…
Revolutionizing ocean data to mitigate climate change, overfishing, and pollution
This webinar originally aired on 1 December 2020. Presented by: Annie Brett, University of Florida Levin School of Law Ocean management is often undermined by…
The Clean Currents Coalition: A global collaborative solution to the complex plastics problem
This webinar originally aired on 20 October 2020. Research shows that 80% of the plastic waste that ends up in the ocean comes from land,…