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
Connecting Our Blue Planet: Building Ecologically Connected Marine Protected Area Networks
This webinar originally aired on 14 October 2020. The interconnectedness of the ocean is one of its defining characteristics. This ability of species and processes…
The effects of climate change in marine spatial planning: pathways and solutions
This webinar originally aired on 1 October 2020. As marine spatial planning (MSP) operates in a changing ocean, properly addressing and integrating climate effects is…
Circulate Capital Ocean Fund: A pioneering, $100M investment fund to prevent ocean plastic
This webinar originally aired on 23 September 2020. Roughly 8 million tons of plastic enter the ocean every year — the equivalent of a garbage…
The impacts of COVID-19 on coastal and marine tourism
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…
Working with unlikely stakeholders to prevent marine debris
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,…
Investigate Your Ocean Neighborhood with Ocean Reports
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…
Beyond Polarization: Learning from the Unlikely Story of California’s Marine Protected Areas
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,…
Assessing ecosystem risks: The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems
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…
Virtual Ecosystem Scenario Viewer (VES-V): A new tool for visualizing marine ecosystem models
This webinar originally aired on 16 June 2020. Ecosystem models can help explore the tradeoffs inherent in natural resource management decisions. However, the complexity that…
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…