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
Solving the Mystery of MPA Performance: Linking Governance to Ecological Outcomes
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are increasingly being employed as a tool to promote biodiversity conservation and maintain ecosystem goods and services.
Guide to Consistent Protection Across Europe from Destructive Fishing in EU Natura 2000 Sites
Over 100 European Marine Sites (EMS) have been designated in the UK under EU laws since 1994. Yet historically there has been no effective system in place to manage destructive fishing practices in these sites…
Lessons Learned: Impacts of Coastal and Ocean Tourism
Coastal resort and cruise tourism are the fastest growing sectors of the tourism industry, and uncontrolled, large scale tourism development is causing…
IMBER-ADApT: A Decision Support Tool for Responding to Global Change
Global change is occurring now, often with consequences far beyond those anticipated. Although there is a wide range of assessment approaches available..
The IUCN Green List and Marine Protected Areas
The IUCN Green List is a new and progressive initiative that encourages and celebrates the success of protected areas, both terrestrial and marine..
Community-Based Sea Level Rise Projections
Washington Sea Grant has partnered with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and Adaptation International to develop local sea level rise projections and sea level scenario maps…
Discovering Data and Informing Regional Ocean Health Priorities with the West Coast Ocean Data Portal
The West Coast Ocean Data Portal, launched in January 2014, connects people to ocean and coastal data to better inform regional ocean management, planning, and policy development along the US West Coast. ..
Where’s My Fish? New Tools to Visualize Climate and Other Impacts on Marine Animals
By 2100, ocean waters are expected to be substantially warmer than they are today, with profound effects on fisheries. One of the most commonly observed impacts of climate change…
Indigenous Knowledge and Use of Ocean Currents in the Bering Strait Region
In this webinar, Julie Raymond-Yakoubian of Kawerak, Inc. will presented a recently completed project on indigenous knowledge and use of ocean currents…
Plastic Waste Inputs from Land into the Ocean
Considerable progress has been made in determining the amount and location of plastic debris in our seas, but how much plastic actually enters them in the first place is more uncertain.