[Coral-List] Webinar on January 14: A New Era of Cooperation Between Cuba and the US Established Through MPAs

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The NOAA National MPA Center, EBM Tools Network, MPA News, and
OpenChannels are pleased to announce that they will host a webinar on A
New Era of Cooperation Between Cuba and the US Established Through MPAs
by Daniel Whittle of EDF, Billy Causey of NOAA, and Pedro Ramos of the
National Park Service. The presentation will be held Thursday, January
14, at 1 pm US EST/10 am US PST/6 pm UTC. A description of the webinar
is below.

You can register for the webinar at
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4317775936194675969.

Additional upcoming EBM Tools Network-OpenChannels events:
 
Thursday, January 14, 1 pm US EST/10 am US PST/6 pm UTC
A New Era of Cooperation Between Cuba and the US Established Through
MPAs by Daniel Whittle of EDF, Billy Causey of NOAA, and Pedro Ramos of
the National Park Service. 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 cooperate on the conservation
and management of Marine Protected Areas – one of the first bilateral
arrangements following the recent renewal of diplomatic relations
between the US and Cuba.  This groundbreaking accord follows years of
work by EDF and others to bring together marine scientists, resource
users and managers in both countries to develop joint conservation
strategies for the marine ecosystem of the region.  This presentation
will highlight Cuba’s spectacular marine environments, the development
of the system of MPAs in Cuba, and how the establishment of sister
sanctuary programs under the agreement will facilitate greater
understanding and protection of the marine resources our two countries
share. Learn more at
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/nov15/us-and-cuba-to-cooperate-on-sister-sanctuaries.html.
Webinar co-sponsored by the NOAA National Marine Protected Areas Center,
MPA News, OpenChannels, and the EBM Tools Network. Register for the
webinar at
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4317775936194675969.
 
Wednesday, January 20, 1 pm US EST/10 am US PST/6 pm UTC
Status of Marine and Coastal EBM among the Network of US Federal
Programs by Andrea Dell’Apa, Adam Fullerton, Frank Schwing, and Peg
Brady of NOAA. This webinar will provide an overview of the current
state of practice among a number of US federal programs employing EBM
approaches in the ocean, coastal zone, and the Great Lakes. The National
Ocean Policy EBM-Subgroup recently conducted a study using social
network analysis to explore similarities among programs in different
topic areas (e.g., type of audience, partners, training, EBM best
management practices and principles). The study found substantial
differences in perceived and effective performances across programs,
with Management programs showing a higher level of integration of EBM
approaches than Non-Management programs. The use of EBM best management
practices and principles among programs was unbalanced, with some key
elements of EBM strategies less commonly employed in management
planning. This analysis identified gaps in the implementation of EBM
strategies that can inform natural resource managers and planners. Read
the study at
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X15002122..
Webinar co-sponsored by the NOAA National Marine Protected Areas Center,
MPA News, OpenChannels, and the EBM Tools Network. Register for the
webinar at
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6814267664106323969.
 
Thursday, February 11, 1 pm US EST/10 am US PST/6 pm UTC
Maps and Datasets for Blue Carbon Habitats by Karen Richardson of the
Commission for Environmental Cooperation. Blue carbon denotes the
long-term storage of carbon within plant habitats growing in coastal
lands and nearshore marine environments. With support from the
Commission for Environmental Cooperation, maps of blue carbon habitats-
seagrass, salt marsh, and mangroves- on the coasts of Canada, Mexico and
the United States were collected, verified and compiled to create the
first continent-wide collection of blue carbon habitat maps. These maps
show that seagrasses grow coastally throughout North America, mangroves
are primarily tropical, and salt marshes are primarily temperate/arctic.
A geodatabase was established, metadata were documented, and data and
methodological gaps were assessed along with challenges in identifying
the extent of these habitats. The maps compiled for North America
document 24,200 km2 of seagrass, 13,500 km2 of salt marsh, and 10,100
km2 of mangrove. Only half of the continent’s seagrasses have been
mapped, and priority sites were identified for future mapping. The area
of blue carbon habitat within marine protected areas and terrestrial
protected areas was also determined, and an initial analysis of priority
areas in all three habitats for blue carbon preservation, restoration
and management was conducted. Webinar co-sponsored by the NOAA National
Marine Protected Areas Center, MPA News, OpenChannels, and the EBM Tools
Network. Register for the webinar at
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1174494291892307970.
 
 
Best wishes for your work,
Sarah Carr
Network Coordinator 
Ecosystem-Based Management Tools Network
Mailing address: NatureServe, 4600 N Fairfax Dr, 7th Floor, Arlington,
VA 22203
Phone: 703.908.1892
E-mail: sarah_carr at natureserve.org
 
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