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
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.
Ocean Parks and the 2016 National Park Service Centennial
The National Park Service is entrusted with managing 86 ocean and Great Lakes parks across 22 states and four territories.
Land Cover Products for Understanding Water Quality Impacts
Land use and land cover have significant impacts on ecosystem health—with impervious surface runoff and natural areas that provide flood protection or pollutant filtering being obvious examples. ..
Monitoring Progress: The Biodiversity Indicators Dashboard
he Biodiversity Indicators Dashboard is a web-enabled, interactive dashboard that enables tracking of biodiversity and conservation performance data in a clear
Inspire Ocean and Climate Literacy and Conservation through MPAs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries serves as the trustee for a system of fourteen marine protected areas..
Mapping Ocean Wealth
Mapping Ocean Wealth is a new initiative to deliver scientifically rigorous information about ocean benefits in a way that helps decision-makers make choices about investments..
Tools to Plan for Hazards Resilience and Climate Change
A major challenge for coastal communities is planning for the impacts of current and future flood hazards. This webinar will highlight two resources that NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management …