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Mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, saltwater marshes – these and other ‘blue forests’ are vital to coastal and island communities around the world
Month of Blue Forests Webinar Series and Showcase Event
The GEF Blue Forests Project’s Communities, Climate, and Coastal Ecosystems Showcase Event was held virtually on June 15th and 16th, 2021. The GEF Blue Forests Project then held a Month of Blue Forests webinar series from June 17th – July 15th, 2021. The series featured weekly discussions with international blue forests policy and science experts, as well as community organization members and local stakeholders. Explore this page to view recordings of all sessions as well as clips from each webinar.
Showcase Event Recordings
Videos from the GEF Blue Forests Project’s Communities, Climate, and Coastal Ecosystems Showcase Event on
June 15th and 16th, 2021
Showcase Event, Day 1 June 15, 2021
Featured Speakers: Leah Karrer, Global Environment Facility; Leticia Carvalho, UN Environment; Mark Spalding, The Ocean Foundation; Ronny Jumeau, Republic of Seychelles; Pacifica Achieng, Kenyan Ministry of Environment and Forestry; Peter Haugan, Institute of Marine Research; Stephanie Ockenden, UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Day 1, Showcase Event
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Showcase Event, Day 2 June 16, 2021
Featured Speakers: James Kairo, KMFRI; Leah Glass, Blue Ventures; Steve Crooks, Silvestrum Climate Associates; Dorothee Herr, IUCN; Montserrat Alban, CI Ecuador; Ben Scheelk, The Ocean Foundation
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Webinar Series Recordings
Videos from the GEF Blue Forests Project's Month of Blue Forests 2021 webinar series
Blue Forests Policy
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Webinar #1: Blue Forests Policy June 17, 2021
Featured Speakers: Dalila Sequeira, WWF Mozambique; Joseph Lang'at, KMFRI; Angela Rubilla, AGEDI
Webinar #2: Blue Forests Communities & Social Justice June 24, 2021
Featured Speakers: Rahma Kivugo, Mikoko Pamoja Community Organization; Monsterrat Alban, CI Ecuador‚
Cicelin Rakotomahazo, Blue Ventures; Nathan Bennett, Peopled Seas Initiative
Blue Forests Communities and Social Justice
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Webinar #3: Blue Forests Science for the Oceans We Want July 1, 2021
Featured Speakers: Steve Crooks, Silvestrum Climate Associates; Leah Glass, Blue Ventures; Martin Gullström, Södertörn University; Angelique Pouponneau, Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust
Blue Forests Science for the Oceans We Want
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Webinar #4: New Technologies to Support Blue Forests July 8, 2021
Conservation
Featured Speakers: Cory Rhodes, Distant Imagery; Trevor Jones, Blue Ventures; Sara Pruckner, UNEP-WCMC;
Nathan M Thomas, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / University of Maryland
New Technologies to Support Blue Forests Conservation
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Webinar #5: Oceanic Blue Carbon July 15, 2021
Featured Speakers: Ralph Chami, IMF; Bábara Galletti, Cetacea Conservation Center; Trisha Atwood, Utah State University
Oceanic Blue Carbon
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