[Coral-List] Upcoming marine conservation/management webinars
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meam at sdcarr.com
Thu May 4 13:49:11 EDT 2017
Dear Coral List,
The EBM Tools Network, [1]OpenChannels.org, and the NOAA National MPA Center
are hosting a number of upcoming webinars that would be of interest to the
coral community, including one next week on the new He'eia National
Estuarine Research Reserve in Hawaii and one in July on the Green Fins
partnership for reducing the impacts of diving and tourism. Please see the
list below with dates, descriptions, and registration links and forward to
any colleagues who might be interested. We have plenty of space.
Thursday May 11, 1 pm US EDT/10 am US PDT/5 pm UTC
The new He'eia National Estuarine Research Reserve by Matthew Chasse of
NOAA. The newly designated He'eia National Estuarine Research Reserve is the
29th in the National Estuarine Research Reserve system and the first in
Hawaii. The 1,385-acre reserve includes upland forests and grasslands,
wetlands, reefs, and seagrass beds, as well as the largest sheltered body of
water in the Hawaiian Island chain. The reserve also includes significant
historic and cultural resources. This webinar will cover the process leading
to the designation, and the reserveâs partnerships and management goals,
including the integration of traditional Hawai'ian ecosystem management with
contemporary approaches. Learn more about the new reserve at
[2]https://coast.noaa.gov/nerrs/reserves/hawaii.html.Webinarco-sponsored
by the NOAA National MPA Center, MPA News, and the EBM Tools Network
(co-coordinated by NatureServe and [3]OpenChannels.org). Register for the
webinar at [4]https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5350663766126568451.
Wednesday, May 17, 2 pm US EDT/11 am US PDT/6 pm UTC
Ecological Marine Units: A 3-D Mapping of the Ocean Based on NOAAâs World
Ocean Atlas (Tools Included) by Dawn Wright of Esri. This webinar reports
progress on the Ecological Marine Units (EMU) project, a new undertaking
commissioned by the Group on Earth Observations, to develop a standardized
and practical global ecosystems classification and map for the oceans. The
EMU is comprised of a global point mesh framework, created from 52,487,233
points from the NOAA World Ocean Atlas. Each point has x, y, z, as well as
six attributes of chemical and physical oceanographic structure
(temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nitrate, silicate, phosphate) that
are likely drivers of many ecosystem responses. We identify and map 37
environmentally distinct 3D regions (candidate âecosystemsâ) within the
water column. These units can be attributed according to their productivity,
direction and velocity of currents, species abundance, global seafloor
geomorphology, and more. A series of data products for open access will
share the 3D point mesh and EMU clusters at the surface, bottom, and within
the water column, as well as 2D and 3D web apps for exploration of the EMUs
and the original World Ocean Atlas data. This webinar will provide an
overview of the EMU project and cover recent developments and future plans
for the EMUs. Webinar co-sponsored by the EBM Tools Network (co-coordinated
by NatureServe and [5]OpenChannels.org) and MEAM. Register for the webinar
at [6]https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8386251543011526915.
Tuesday, June 6, 1 pm US EDT/10 am US PDT/5 pm UTC
Using US Whistleblower Laws to Fight Illegal Fishing and Marine Pollution
and Fund MPAs by Stephen Kohn, Executive Director of the National
Whistleblower Center. Rewards for whistleblowers â people who inform
authorities when a law has been broken â have been extremely successful when
effectively implemented. Whistleblower rewards incentivize insiders to
report information, and support law enforcementâs ability to detect crime
that they might not otherwise uncover.
There have been over 70 whistleblower cases dealing with marine pollution
under the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) in recent years â
generally involving situation in which ships have illegally dumped oil
somewhere in the world in violation of the MARPOL Protocol. Some of these
cases have resulted in rewards of more than US $1 million to the
whistleblowers under APPSâs whistleblower reward provisionâwhich allows
informants to receive up to 50% of the collected proceeds from a successful
prosecution. The National Whistleblower Center (NWC) is now working to
utilize whistleblower provisions in other laws aimed at protecting marine
wildlife, such as the Endangered Species Act, Lacey Act, and Illegal,
Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act, to combat the catch,
sale, and transport of protected species and fishing conducted in no-fishing
areas. These laws contain underutilized reward provisions with great
potential for improving detection and enforcementâbut for the past 30 years
they have not been implemented. The NWC launched the [7]Global Wildlife
Whistleblower Program to raise awareness of whistleblower reward provisions
and provide assistance â including a safe, worldwide reporting system â to
wildlife whistleblowers. This webinar will provide an overview of
whistleblower reward laws relevant to marine practitioners, as well as
resources to help wildlife and marine pollution whistleblowers. Learn more
about how [8]US whistleblowing laws could open up new financing streams for
MPAs worldwide. Learn more about the [9]National Whistleblower Center.
Webinar co-sponsored by the EBM Tools Network (co-coordinated by NatureServe
and [10]OpenChannels.org) and MEAM. Register for the webinar at
[11]https://attendee..gotowebinar.com/register/3396166400607321859.
Thursday, June 8, 1 pm US EDT/10 am US PDT/5 pm UTC
A Coastal Conservation Leadership Program in Washington State by Casey
Dennehy of the Surfrider Foundation. The Surfrider Leadership Academy is a
unique program on the Washington State coast that has been offered to
coastal conservation leaders the last two years. The program follows the
principles of networked leadership, collaboration, and Marshall Ganz's
public narrative framework and concludes with a self-identified group
project. Learn more about the Academy at
[12]https://washington.surfrider.org/surfrider-leadership-academy-washington
-coast.
Webinar co-sponsored by the NOAA National MPA Center, MPA News, and the EBM
Tools Network (co-coordinated by NatureServe and [13]OpenChannels.org).
Register for the webinar at
[14]https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/705023728949816835.
Thursday, July 13, 1 pm US EDT/10 am US PDT/5 pm UTC
Green Fins: A tool for reducing the direct impacts of diving and tourism
industries by Chloe Harvey of The Reef-World Foundation. Join Chloe Harvey
of Reef-World to learn about Green Fins, a public-private partnership
developed by UNEP and The Reef-World Foundation to lead to a measurable
reduction in negative environmental impacts associated with SCUBA diving and
snorkeling. This webinar will provide information on the Green Fins
approach, share successes, and discuss lessons learned. The presentation
will highlight newly released tools and resources available to support
managers who are interested in reducing the impacts of marine tourism and
applying the Green Fins approach in their areas. Webinar co-sponsored by the
NOAA National MPA Center, MPA News, and the EBM Tools Network
(co-coordinated by NatureServe and [15]OpenChannels.org). Register for the
webinar at [16]https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/912037580904846081.
Tuesday, July 25, 1 pm US EDT/10 am US PDT/5 pm UTC
Bringing finance and conservation together: the Coalition for Private
Investment in Conservation by John Tobin-de la Puente of Cornell University.
The Coalition for Private Investment in Conservation (CPIC) was launched in
September 2016 to develop new investment models and funding pipelines for
conservation and sustainable development. Three of the coalitionâs initial
focus areas are coastal resilience, green infrastructure for watershed
management, and sustainable coastal fisheries. The group is currently
working on developing investment âblueprintsâ for these areas, i.e., models
for investable deals can that produce both environmental and financial
returns. Once these blueprints are ready, the coalition will serve as a hub
to connect investable conservation projects with financial organizations
that are able to structure deals around those projects. CPICâs founding
partners include Credit Suisse, The Nature Conservancy, IUCN, and Cornell
University. Read a 2017 MPA News interview with John Tobin-de la Puente at
[17]https://mpanews.openchannels.org/news/mpa-news/400-billion-potential-pri
vate-investment-conservation-investors-looking-projects-what. Learn more
about CPIC at [18]http://cpicfinance.com. Webinar co-sponsored by the EBM
Tools Network (co-coordinated by NatureServe and [19]OpenChannels.org) and
MEAM. Register for the webinar at
[20]https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4905494599358550019.
Tuesday, August 15, 1 pm US EDT/10 am US PDT/5 pm UTC
Completing and Using Ecosystem Service Assessment for Decision-Making: An
Interdisciplinary Toolkit for Managers by Susan Preston of Environment and
Climate Change Canada. This new toolkit contains key tools and resources for
planning and undertaking an ecosystem services assessment and the analyses
that contribute to such an assessment. It provides practical step-by-step
advice on determining if an âecosystem servicesâ approach is needed in a
given situation; completing a robust ecosystem service assessment;
understanding what the results of such an assessment mean and what they do
not mean; and incorporating ecosystem services analyses and considerations
in a wide range of policy, decision, and management processes. The Ecosystem
Services Toolkit is freely available for download
at[21]http://biodivcanada.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=B443A05E-1. Webinar
co-sponsored by the EBM Tools Network (co-coordinated by NatureServe and
[22]OpenChannels.org) and MEAM. Register for the webinar at
[23]https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1707170305298006018.
Thursday, September 14, 1 pm US EDT/10 am US PDT/5 pm UTC
Satellite tracking sharks and fishing vessels to assess a remote MPA by Tim
White of Stanford University. Large marine protected areas (MPAs) have
recently been established throughout the world at an unprecedented pace, yet
the value of these reserves for mobile species conservation remains
uncertain. This webinar will describe how recent advances in satellite
technology and big data analytics have improved our ability to observe and
understand the benefits of large MPAs. As a primary case study, the webinar
will outline recent efforts to track fishing vessels and reef sharks within
the Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, a U.S.-administered protected
area in the central Pacific Ocean. Webinar co-sponsored by the NOAA National
MPA Center, MPA News, and the EBM Tools Network (co-coordinated by
NatureServe and [24]OpenChannels.org). Register for the webinar at
[25]https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2334009580381970945.
Best wishes for your work,
Sarah Carr
Network Coordinator
Coastal-Marine EBM Tools Network
Co-coordinated by NatureServe and OpenChannels
703.908.1892
[26]www.ebmtools.org
References
1. http://OpenChannels..org/
2. https://coast.noaa.gov/nerrs/reserves/hawaii.html
3. http://OpenChannels.org/
4. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5350663766126568451
5. http://OpenChannels.org/
6. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8386251543011526915
7. http://www.whistleblowers.org/wildlife
8. https://mpanews.openchannels.org/news/mpa-news/could-us-whistleblower-laws-open-new-financing-stream-mpas-worldwide
9. http://www.whistleblowers.org/
10. http://OpenChannels.org/
11. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3396166400607321859
12. https://washington.surfrider.org/surfrider-leadership-academy-washington-coast
13. http://OpenChannels.org/
14. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/705023728949816835
15. http://OpenChannels.org/
16. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/912037580904846081
17. https://mpanews.openchannels.org/news/mpa-news/400-billion-potential-private-investment-conservation-investors-looking-projects-what
18. http://cpicfinance.com/
19. http://OpenChannels.org/
20. https://attendee.gotowebinar..com/register/4905494599358550019
21. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__biodivcanada.ca_default.asp-3Flang-3DEn-26n-3DB443A05E-2D1&d=DwMFAw&c=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc&r=6HRemJIEQOF8IhTxyu3YWJEsKj-ZfIWn5HQO103K7Wo&m=DdNWXEBRTcVjPCiqo7c63Lb_n70oynFY0fy0JzOVc4o&s=fsL7RwZtYZF6kVfhbRea2gO7Q_IU3d7rl-UqMyBAQ0o&e=
22. http://OpenChannels.org/
23. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1707170305298006018
24. http://OpenChannels.org/
25. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2334009580381970945
26. http://engage.openchannels.org/track/click/30609360/www.ebmtools.org?p=eyJzIjoia3hrWC1xYlJ6aWZNajFwSDJlZDZtU1lJdHdNIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDYwOTM2MCxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmVibXRvb2xzLm9yZ1wiLFwiaWRcIjpcIjM1YTg3YTI0ZDc5ZDQ1YTBiNjg1YjhlMjhlY2UyMGZiXCIsXCJ1cmxfaWRzXCI6W1wiODc3NDFlOTE2NmQyMjYyMDM5YmFiODc5MGYzODliYjRjZjgxNDEyZVwiXX0ifQ
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