ProtectedSeas

A month from today, ProtectedSeas Director Virgil Zetterlind and Director of the Ocean Program for The Anthropocene Institute and Co-Founder of Marine Monitor Brendan Tougher will speak at The Economist Impact World Ocean Summit & Expo on March 12-13 in Tokyo, Japan.

Brendan will be speaking at a “How to” session titled: ”How to measure effectiveness in marine protected areas.” Participants of this session will explore effective MPA management strategies, measurement methods, and the role of indigenous knowledge in driving impactful conservation.

Joining Brendan in the "How to" session:
▪️Moderator: James Griffin, NSW Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change, Australia
▪️Chris Wilcox, Senior Director, WildAid
▪️Paolo Roberto Domondon, Chief Program and Policy Officer, Global Fishing Watch
▪️Kimberly Mathisen, Chief Executive, HUB Ocean
▪️Muhammad Ilman, Director, Indonesia Oceans Program, The Nature Conservancy

Virgil will be part of a panel discussion on the 30x30 initiative, diving into what’s realistically achievable as efforts continue to identify new protected areas, accelerate progress in national waters, the high seas, and polar regions, and strengthen governance and financing mechanisms.

Joining Virgil on the panel:
▪️Emanual Gonçalves, Chief Scientist and Board Member, Ocean Azul Foundation
▪️Peter Thomson, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean
▪️Minna Epps, Director, Ocean, IUCN

Virgil's event details👇
🗓️ March 13th at 11:25am -12:15pm JST
Panel: 30x30: Scaling up the art of the possible

Brendan’s event details👇
🗓️ March 12th at 1:00pm - 2:30pm JST
“How to” Session: How to measure effectiveness in marine protected areas

For more information, check out The Economist Ocean Summit agenda: https://events.economist.com/world-ocean-summit/agenda/

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