Webinars
Upcoming Webinars
A Sea of Success for Islands: Highlighting Plastic Waste and Pollution Solutions
Wednesday, November 13, 7 am US EST/Noon UTC/1 pm CET [***Webinar will last 1.5 hours***] Presenters: IUCN plastics experts and guest speakers from islands addressing plastic waste. Description: This webinar will focus on island-specific plastic pollution solutions, including tools for understanding plastic waste solutions, economic angles of plastic pollution, case studies, and solutions platforms to generate knowledge exchange for more effective mitigation and prevention of plastic waste and pollution. Just a few of the tools and resources to be covered include the Blueprint to Zero Plastic Waste – a guide to reducing plastic waste on islands – and findings of studies estimating the impacts of marine plastics on the fisheries and tourism sectors and the costs and benefits of implementing a solution (e.g., a national recycling system, with and without regional cooperation) to reduce mismanaged plastic waste and its leakage into the marine environment. Case studies will provide information on what has worked and not worked on islands, including the sustainability of projects.
Assessing the sustainability of coastal tourism: Tools and lessons learned
Thursday, December 12, 9 am US EST/6 am US PST/2 pm UTC/3 pm CET/4 pm EET. Presented by: Ioannis Pappas of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. Description: The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) establishes and manages global standards for sustainable travel and tourism, known as the GSTC Criteria. The GSTC’s Destination Criteria for public policymakers and destination managers provide basic guidelines for destinations that wish to become more sustainable and offer governments, NGOs, and the private sector a starting point for developing sustainable tourism requirements. This webinar will present the GSTC’s resources for assessing the sustainability of coastal tourism and takeaways from destination assessments in coastal areas, including Heraklion, Corfu, Athens, Dubrovnik, and Kotor.
Past Webinars
Using US Whistleblower Laws to Fight Illegal Fishing and Marine Pollution and Fund MPAs
This webinar originally aired on June 6, 2017. Presenter(s): Stephen Kohn of the National Whistleblower Center Click here to view on YouTube
Ecological Marine Units: A 3-D Mapping of the Ocean Based on NOAA’s World Ocean Atlas
This webinar originally aired on May 17, 2017. Presenter(s): Dawn Wright of Esri Click here to view on YouTube
The new He’eia National Estuarine Research Reserve
This webinar originally aired on May 11, 2017. Presenter(s): Matthew Chasse of NOAA and Robert Toonen of HIMB Click here to view on YouTube
Using the Ocean Health Index as an Integrated Tool for Implementing EBM and Coastal Management Approaches Globally
This webinar originally aired on May 2, 2017. Presenter(s): Julia Lowndes of NCEAS and Erich Pacheco of Conservation International Click here to view on YouTube
The SeaSketch Platform: Tools for Decision-Support and Managing Public Processes
This webinar originally aired on April 25, 2017. Presenter(s): Will McClintock and Grace Goldberg of UCSB Click here to view on YouTube
Capacity shortfalls hindering the performance of MPAs globally
This webinar originally aired on April 20, 2017. Presenter(s): David Gill of Conservation International and George Mason Univ Click here to view on YouTube
Microplastics: What we know and discussion of research needs
This webinar originally aired on April 13, 2017. Presenter(s): Carlie Herring, NOAA Click here to view on YouTube
Drivers and implications of change in global ocean health as demonstrated by the Ocean Health Index
This webinar originally aired on March 14, 2017. Presenter(s): Ben Halpern of the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) and Steven Katona of Conservation…
Implications of spatial connectivity and climate change for the design and application of MPAs
This webinar originally aired on March 9, 2017. Presenter(s): Mark Carr of UCSC and Sarah Robinson Click here to view on YouTube
Impact Investing to Fund Marine Conservation
This webinar originally aired on February 22, 2017. Presenter(s): Kelly Wachowicz of Catch Invest Click here to view on YouTube