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
Lost Whaling Fleets of the Western Arctic
NOAA archeologists have discovered the battered hulls of two nineteenth century whaling ships nearly 144 years after they sank off the Arctic coast of Alaska in one of the planet’s most unexplored ocean regions.
Maps and Datasets for Blue Carbon Habitats
Blue carbon denotes the long-term storage of carbon within plant habitats growing in coastal lands and nearshore marine environments.
Status of Marine and Coastal EBM among the Network of US Federal Programs
This webinar originally aired on 20 January 2016. This webinar will provide an overview of the current state of practice among a number of US…
A New Era of Cooperation Between Cuba and the US Established Through MPAs
On Nov 18, 2015, NOAA and the US National Park Service signed a memorandum of understanding with Cuba’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment to ..
How to Improve Marine Conservation Research in Small Island States
Healthy, functioning marine ecosystems are critical to the well-being of so called small island developing states (SIDS): these ecosystems contribute to local food security, foster a sense of community ..
The Rapidly Changing Arctic
This webinar was presented by Fran Ulmer, Chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission. Hon. Fran Ulmer provided an overview of the rapid changes that are taking place in the Arctic..
La herramienta para Evaluación de Servicios Ecosistémicos a Escala de Sitio (TESSA)
Por Isadora Angarita de BirdLife International. La herramienta para Evaluación de Servicios Ecosistémicos a Escala de Sitio (TESSA por sus siglas en inglés), ofrece una ..
Ocean Prosperity Roadmap: Fisheries and Beyond
The Ocean Prosperity Roadmap: Fisheries and Beyond is a new collection of research designed to inform decision makers..
A Community-Based Tool for Designing TURF-Reserves
Small-scale coastal fisheries are central to the health of the ocean, livelihood, poverty alleviation and food security for millions around the world..
Toolkit for Ecosystem Services Site-based Assessment (TESSA)
The Toolkit for Ecosystem Services Site-based Assessment (TESSA) provides practical step-by-step guidance for conducting an ecosystem services assessment at the site scale.