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
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…
The Ocean: From Victim to Solution to Climate Change
This webinar originally aired on 8 January 2020. It was presented by Jane Lubchenco of Oregon State University, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg of the University of Queensland,…