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
Completing and Using Ecosystem Service Assessment for Decision-Making: An Interdisciplinary Toolkit for Managers
This webinar originally aired on August 15, 2017. Presenter(s): Susan Preston, Environment and Climate Change Canada Click here to view on YouTube
Certification of small-scale fisheries in developing countries: Opportunities and challenges
This webinar originally aired on July 27, 2017. Presenter(s): Blue Solutions Click here to view on YouTube
Bringing finance and conservation together: the Coalition for Private Investment in Conservation
This webinar originally aired on July 25, 2017. Presenter(s): John Tobin-de la Puente, Cornell University Click here to view on YouTube
Green Fins: A tool for reducing the direct impacts of diving and tourism industries
This webinar originally aired on July 13, 2017. Presenter(s): Chloe Harvey of The Reef-World Foundation Click here to view on YouTube
PANORAMA – Solutions for a Healthy Planet webinar: Scaling community-led MPA management
This webinar originally aired on June 28, 2017. Presenter(s): Blue Solutions Click here to view on YouTube
A Coastal Conservation Leadership Program in Washington State
This webinar originally aired on June 8, 2017. Presenter(s): Casey Dennehy of the Surfrider Foundation Click here to view on YouTube
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