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
SocMon: Social Science Monitoring in Coastal and MPA Management
Peter Edwards of the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program presented this webinar with the EBM Tools Network and the National MPA Center on Thursday, July 11, 2013.
Big Ocean MPA Network: Addressing the common challenges of Large, Remote Marine Protected Areas
Aulani Wilhelm of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument presented this webinar with the NOAA National MPA Center, MPA News, and the EBM Tools Network on Thursday, June 13, 2013.
Citizen Science for Coastal and Marine Environments: Reef Check California, COASST, and MPA Watch
Thinking about starting a citizen science program and wondering how to make it successful? On this webinar, organizers from three marine citizen science programs along the U.S. West Coast…
Demonstration of How to Apply CMECS to Existing Geospatial Datasets
The Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS) provides a comprehensive national framework for organizing information..
Marine Protected Area Network Planning in the Bay of Fundy Scotian Shelf
Maxine Westhead of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, presented this webinar with the EBM Tools Network and the National MPA Center on Thursday, May 9, 2013.
Demonstration of Social Values for Ecosystem Services (SolVES)
Social Values for Ecosystem Services (SolVES) is a GIS-based tool to assess, map, and quantify nonmarket values of ecosystem services as perceived by stakeholders…
Demonstration of Our Coast-Our Future
Our Coast–Our Future (OCOF) provides San Francisco Bay Area planners and managers with online maps and tools to help understand, visualize…
WWII Offshore: Monitor National Marine Sanctuary’s Battle of the Atlantic Expedition
The Battle of the Atlantic has been called the longest, largest and most complex naval battle in history, running throughout World War II ………..
Mapping and Visualizing Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts
Webinar on Mapping and Visualizing Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts by Doug Marcy of NOAA Coastal Services Center…
The Role of Decision Support Tools and Toolkits in Improving Conservation Capacity
Webinar on the Role of Decision Support Tools and Toolkits in Improving Conservation Capacity by Patrick Crist of NatureServe.