Ocean Sewage Series
Ongoing series of online activities and events to discuss and demystify the issue of ocean wastewater pollution and innovative approaches being used to address it.
Adaptation Design Tool Train-the-Trainers Online Course – Virtual, 2021
Adaptation Design Tool Train-the-Trainers Online Course – Virtual, 2021 As part of the Resilient Reefs Initiative—a global effort to build the resilience of World Heritage coral reefs and the communities that depend on them—a month-long online course was held to train...
Just Launched: Wastewater Pollution Toolkit
The new Wastewater Pollution Toolkit demystifies the complex issue of ocean sewage and wastewater pollution providing the latest science and strategies to help marine managers address sewage threats and protect marine systems and human health
Applying Behavioral Insights to Sewage Pollution Webinar
Join Katie Velasco from Rare’s Center for Behavior & the Environment as she explains why we need behaviorally-informed solutions to address the problem of ocean sewage pollution.
Finfish Aquaculture 101 for Coral Reef Managers Webinar
Aquaculture experts will discuss the development of sustainable finfish aquaculture in coral reef areas.
Sewage Mitigation Projects from Around the World Webinar
A panel of experts shared innovative and community-related sewage mitigation solutions in Africa, Latin America, and the United States. The panelists provided brief presentations followed by a panel discussion and a Q&A session with the audience sharing lessons...Developing Community-based Sea Cucumber Farms in Madagascar Webinar
Hery Lova Razafimamonjiraibe – Blue Ventures National Technical Advisor for Livelihoods in Madagascar – gave a behind-the-scenes tour of Madagascar’s sea cucumber farms, providing an overview of how the community-based sea cucumber farming model was developed and has...Caribbean Benthic Mapping: A Transformative Tool for Ocean Conservation Webinar
Join us to learn more about the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR, or the Fund). This exciting blended finance vehicle will seek to invest US $500 million in coral reef conservation over the next 10 years!
Webinar on UNEP and ICRI Coral Reef Restoration Report
Presenters shared the release of the United Nations Environment Programme and International Coral Reef Initiative report: Coral Reef Restoration as a Strategy to Improve Ecosystem Services: A Guide to Coral Restoration Methods. Prepared by a team of over 20 experts,...Understanding Sewage Impacts in Hawai’i Webinar
Reef managers and scientists in Hawai’i presented about ways to uncover and understand what is in our water. Dr. Dan Amato from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa presented about statewide efforts identifying and mapping impacts of sewage pollution to...
Restoration Mentored Online Course – Kenya, 2020
A two-month mentored online course for 14 managers, practitioners, scientists, and community leaders from Kenya resulted in the first cohort of regional restoration practitioners trained in restoration planning and best practices.
Evaluating Success in Restoration Webinar
A team of experts from the Coral Restoration Consortium’s Monitoring Working Group shared an overview of their new publication ‘Coral Reef Restoration Monitoring Guide: Methods to evaluate restoration success from local to ecosystem scales’. They offered an engaging...Long Island Sewage Story Part II Webinar
Stuart Lowrie and Christopher Clapp of The Nature Conservancy shared about a 10-year effort to tackle the daunting nitrogen pollution issue on Long Island and shift the paradigm in water management. In the webinar, Stuart and Chris highlighted the role of...Long Island Sewage Story Part I Webinar
Stuart Lowrie and Christopher Clapp of The Nature Conservancy shared about a 10-year effort to tackle the daunting nitrogen pollution issue on Long Island and shift the paradigm in water management. They described their ongoing recipe for impactful and enduring...
New Guide for Reef Managers
The Manager’s Guide to Coral Reef Restoration Planning and Design leads reef managers through a six-step, iterative process resulting in the development of a Restoration Action Plan to enhance reef resilience and recovery
Wastewater 101 Webinar
In Wastewater 101, Christopher Clapp of The Nature Conservancy provided an introduction to the basics of wastewater, including terminology, how septic systems work (and fail), and how wastewater is managed, treated, and discharged into our oceans directly and...Addressing the Threat of Ocean Sewage Pollution – Kickoff Webinar
Ocean sewage pollution is an enormous environmental problem that few people are talking about. During this series of online activities and events, we will discuss and demystify this massive ocean issue and innovative approaches being used to address it. In the kickoff...Global Fund for Coral Reefs Webinar
Join us to learn more about the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR, or the Fund). This exciting blended finance vehicle will seek to invest US $500 million in coral reef conservation over the next 10 years!
Seagrass Conservation through Payment for Ecosystem Services Webinar
As we learned in a recent UN report, protection of seagrasses is key to building resilience to climate change. Seagrass meadows are among the most common coastal habitats on Earth. They provide a number of critical services to coastal communities that include:...Resilient Reefs Initiative Webinar Series
New webinar series featuring “building blocks” of resilience-based management from around the globe, brought to you by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s Resilient Reefs Initiative in cooperation with the Reef Resilience Network.
