Events

Hear about the latest 2020 coral bleaching outlook and regional commitments and policies addressing climate change.  Learn about new technologies, research on heat tolerance, photogrammetry and meterological models applied to coral reefs. Date: July 28, 2020 Time: 11:00 - 12:30 ET Watch Webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLM9sqk095c

The unprecedented recent invasion of Sargassum seaweed, free-floating brown seaweed that blossoms naturally in the warm waters of the Sargasso Sea, on coastal shores in West Africa and Caribbean shores is being attributed to factors that include warming of the ocean due to global climate change, discharge of nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) from agricultural run-off and wastewater originating from point sources and from major river basins such as the Congo and Amazon Rivers, and the deposition of iron and nutrient-rich Saharan dust on the ocean.

This Workshop aims to discuss the development of an AmeriGEO oil spill information system for the Wider Caribbean. In recent years, the Wider Caribbean region has faced challenges from oil spill incidents including a recent event where oil washed up on thousands of kilometers of Brazil’s coastline from an unknown source and multiple spills originating from Trinidad and Tobago. Illegal dumping of oil-contaminated waste by ships operating in the region is also a common occurrence.

Join GPML-Caribe as they present as part of the 2020 Global Partnership on Marine Litter Webinar Series Topics:

FECHA 22 de Mayo del 2020 / Día Internacional de la Diversidad Biológica Horario: 10:30am tiempo de la CDMX-MÉXICO / Kingston-JAMAICA REGISTRO: https://bit.ly/Peces22 Duración: 1:30 hrs a 2:00 hrs

OBJECTIVE: To orient new and existing users on how to access, use and update the Caribbean Marine Protected Area Management (CaMPAM) geospatial database. TARGET AUDIENCES: Managers of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Caribbean region, marine spatial planners, researchers and the members of the MPA community in general.

An introduction to the main obstacles for efficient and sustainable growth presented by biofouling in the marine aquaculture industry. The webinar will highlight the key impacts, and the different antifouling methods in use for the prevention and control of biofouling on finfish, seaweed and shellfish aquaculture. Speaker: Nina Bloecher, Senior Research Scientist, SINTEF Time: 9:00 am (GMT), 10:00 (CET), 12:00 pm (EAT), 4:00 pm (WIB), 5:00 (PHT)

Hosted by The Government of Jamaica through the Centre for Marine Sciences, University of the West Indies Kingston, Jamaica, the Interregional Workshop on the Use of Nuclear Techniques for Sargassum Control has the following objectives:-

UNESCO workshop on "Mobilizing Indigenous and Local Knowledge Solutions: Addressing Climate Impacts and Vulnerabilities" the UNESCO-sponsored regional workshop “Mobilizing indigenous and local knowledge solutions: addressing climate impacts and vulnerabilities” provides a platform for a Caribbean-wide overview of how indigenous and local knowledge is used to address the impacts of climate change.

The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) Invites You to a Webinar to Learn More about the Recently Developed “2018-2030 Civil Society Action Programme for the Sustainable Management of the Shared Living Marine Resources of the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems (CLME+ C-SAP)” Who’s invited:

The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) is collaborating with UN Environment, through the Caribbean Regional Coordinating Unit (CAR/RCU), to develop a Regional Strategy and Action Plan for the Valuation, Protection and Restoration of Key Marine Habitats in the CLME+.

The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) is collaborating with UN Environment, through the Caribbean Regional Coordinating Unit (CAR/RCU), to develop a Regional Strategy and Action Plan for the Valuation, Protection and Restoration of Key Marine Habitats in the CLME+. As part of this initiative, a report on the State of Marine Ecosystems and shared Living Marine Resource in the Wider Caribbean and (CLME+ and Gulf of Mexico) is being prepared to set the context and establish a baseline for the regional strategy and action plan.