[Coral-List] Upcoming OCTO - EBMTools Webinars

[Raye Evrard]

Hi All, 

The EBMTools Network and OCTO have a full line-up of webinars for the next several months. Some of which I thought would be of interest to this group. These two webinars will be co-hosted with TNC's Reef Resilience Network and will discuss finance tools for coral reef conservation. Both webinars will be presented twice for optimal US and Australian times. Descriptions below! 


Webinar: Finance Tools for Coral Reef Conservation: An Overview
Presented by: David Meyers of the Conservation Finance Alliance and Venkat Iyer of the Wildlife Conservation Society
This webinar will be offered at two different times:
Viewing 1: Wednesday, June 5, Noon US EDT/9 am US PDT/4 pm UTC <https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BoVvSwLgQ-GqO7osvPc4YQ>
Viewing 2: Wednesday, June 5, 9 pm US EDT/6 pm US PDT (Thursday June 6, 9 am Australian WST/11 am Australian EST/1 am UTC) <https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RhZKT0S4SQW3DPJ3K0XNXg>
Description: The Wildlife Conservation Society, in collaboration with the Conservation Finance Alliance and in support of the 50 Reefs initiative, recently released "Finance Tools for Coral Reef Conservation: A Guide" <https://conservationfinance.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b37d1411f778c043250da5ab5&id=d728e03b5e&e=6109642dcc> as a resource for protected area managers and others charged with managing and financing reef conservation. The report describes 13 types of finance tools which have either been proven successful at or have great potential to support reef conservation and sustainable management. Some of the finance tools to be covered in this overview webinar include various tourism-based fees, biodiversity offsets, bonds, debt swaps, and conservation trust funds. This webinar will share key findings and recommendations from the report and invite discussion from participants. This webinar is sponsored by the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) <http://www.icriforum.org/>, an informal partnership which strives to preserve coral reefs and related ecosystems around the world, as part of its collaboration with the Conservation Finance Alliance for promoting innovative financing for coral reef conservation.
Co-sponsors: OCTO (OpenChannels, The Skimmer, MPA News), the EBM Tools Network (co-coordinated by OCTO and NatureServe), and the Reef Resilience Network
Register:
Viewing 1: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BoVvSwLgQ-GqO7osvPc4YQ <https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BoVvSwLgQ-GqO7osvPc4YQ>
Viewing 2: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RhZKT0S4SQW3DPJ3K0XNXg <https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RhZKT0S4SQW3DPJ3K0XNXg>



Webinar: Financing Coral Reef Conservation and Management with Tourism-Related Tools
Presented by: David Meyers of the Conservation Finance Alliance
This webinar will be offered at two different times:
Viewing 1: Wednesday, July 17, Noon US EDT/9 am US PDT/4 pm UTC <https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jNI0kihxTYuh6Je3MGFalg>
Viewing 2: Wednesday, July 17, 9 pm US EDT/6 pm US PDT (Thursday, July 18, 9 am Australian WST/11 am Australian EST/1 am UTC) <https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5Wf9DQjtToCWS-SCe_PbIg>
Description: Coral reefs provide enormous economic value to humanity, and their value for recreation is one of the easiest to capture financially. This webinar will explore the range of existing and emerging tools that protected areas and site managers can use to capture funds from tourism for conservation and management. Specifically the webinar will discuss the use of: 1) entry, activity, and special use fees; 2) commercial concessions; 3) departure taxes; 4) partnerships with hotels; and 5) voluntary donations. This webinar is sponsored by the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) <http://www.icriforum.org/>, an informal partnership which strives to preserve coral reefs and related ecosystems around the world, as part of its collaboration with the Conservation Finance Alliance for promoting innovative financing for coral reef conservation.
Co-sponsors: OCTO (OpenChannels, The Skimmer, MPA News), the EBM Tools Network (co-coordinated by OCTO and NatureServe), and the Reef Resilience Network
Register:
Viewing 1: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jNI0kihxTYuh6Je3MGFalg <https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jNI0kihxTYuh6Je3MGFalg>
Viewing 2: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5Wf9DQjtToCWS-SCe_PbIg <https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5Wf9DQjtToCWS-SCe_PbIg>


Here’s a link if you wish to check out all the other upcoming webinars https://www.openchannels.org/upcoming-events-list <https://www.openchannels.org/upcoming-events-list>. 


Best, 
Raye

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Raye Evrard, MMA
Project Manager 
OCTO | Open Communications for The Ocean
https://www.octogroup.org | https://www.openchannels.org
raye at octogroup.org
Seattle, Washington, USA (UTC-7)