Webinars
Upcoming Webinars
Blue Parks: Accelerating Effective Ocean Conservation
Wednesday, July 15, Noon US EDT/9am US PDT/10 am CST/4 pm UTC/5 pm BST/6 pm CEST. Presented by: Sarah Hameed, Jessica MacCarthy, and Leticia de Bonilla of the Marine Conservation Institute; Ratana Chuenpagdee of Memorial University of Newfoundland; Rodolphe Devillers of the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD); and Maylin Mora Arias and Yareth Ledezma of Cahuita National Park. Description: The Blue Park Standard sets a global benchmark for what effective marine protection requires: strategic design, equitable governance, strong protection, evidence-based management, compliance, and capacity. The reality is that most marine protected areas (MPAs) fall short of that bar. Blue Parks is a global initiative working to improve conservation quality alongside quantity, building a representative, connected network of protection that revitalizes ecosystems and recovers wildlife. The Blue Park Awards uses the Standard to encourage decision-makers to raise the bar, while celebrating and elevating successful conservation efforts worldwide. Join Marine Conservation Institute, members of the Blue Parks Science Council, and awarded Blue Park managers for an in-depth discussion of how this initiative is driving meaningful progress toward strategically protecting at least 30% of the ocean.
Past Webinars
Managing the ocean in real-time: Tools for dynamic management
This webinar originally aired on 24 April, 2019. Description: Spatial management is a useful strategy to regulate human activities and provide protection for vulnerable species…
The effects of temperature on species distributions and community composition: Implications for Marine Protected Area management
This webinar originally aired on 11 April, 2019. Description: Recent research has shown that the geographic distributions of marine species are changing – and will…
Unmanned Systems (UxS): Transforming How We Study and Manage the Marine Environment
This webinar originally aired on 28 March, 2019. Unmanned Systems (UxS) are transforming how we study and manage the marine environment. This presentation will provide…
Sustaining MPA Benefits In a Changing Ocean: A Call To Action from the US Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory
This webinar originally aired on 14 March, 2019. The Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee (MPAFAC) provides recommendations to the US Departments of Commerce (NOAA)…
Learning from others: The new global conservation planning database
Webinar originally aired on 27 February, 2019. Creating a new marine conservation or management plan? Learn what others have done in the past – build…
Case Studies in Climate Adaptation in MPAs
This webinar originally aired on 14 February, 2019. Climate impacts are already being felt at coastal and marine protected areas, and some managers are moving…
Can Private Investment Advance Sustainable Wild-Caught Fisheries?
Although billions of public and private dollars are invested in fisheries every year, more often than not, sustainability is neither the driver nor the intended outcome of those investment dollars.
Not all those who wander are lost – Fishers communities’ responses to shifts in the distribution and abundance of fish resources
Fish resources in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast US are sensitive to the impacts of climate change, with marked shifts in species’ distribution already taking place.
Sharpening Our Focus on MPAs for 2020 and Beyond – Extended Q&A
As countries work toward meeting their Aichi and SDG targets of protecting 10% of the ocean by 2020, and as post-2020 agenda discussions begin, many players are wrestling with the confusion around the plethora of types of MPAs and other related conservation measures.
Sharpening Our Focus on MPAs for 2020 and Beyond
As countries work toward meeting their Aichi and SDG targets of protecting 10% of the ocean by 2020, and as post-2020 agenda discussions begin, many players are wrestling with the confusion around the plethora of types of MPAs and other related conservation measures.