Marine Biodiversity Networking Friday with NECCTON
On March 8th, 2024, we had a special session with Dr Stefano Ciavatta and Dr Sergi Pérez-Jorge, focusing on the ongoing European project NECCTON: “New Copernicus capability for trophic ocean networks “. The ambition of NECCTON is to transform the current operational capability to predict and protect the biodiversity of marine ecosystems.
Networking Friday with Ocean KAN
On February 9, 2024, 3-5 PM CET for this Networking Friday, we turn over hosting to the Ocean Knowledge Action Network (Ocean KAN). We take a look at how the Ocean KAN has grown, in just two short years, to become a tight-knit, intimate community that includes members from 30 countries.
Marine Biodiversity Networking Friday with MSPACE
On February 9th, 2023, from 13:00 to 14:00 PM UTC we will have a special session with Prof. Ana Queirós. Our coast and our ocean are undergoing unprecedented changes as a result of the breakdown of our global climate system.
Networking Friday on the High Seas Treaty
On November 24th, 2023, 13:00 -14:00 UTC, we will have a Special Session on the Agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) and its implications for science and science capacity-building.
Marine Biodiversity Networking Friday with DTO-BioFlow
On November 24th, 2023, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM UTC, we will have a special session with Dr Klaas Deneudt, Matthias Obst and Lynn Delgat. The ocean and its biodiversity are essential to life on this planet. Comprehensive data on biodiversity and related human and environmental pressures are crucial to understanding its current state and how this may change.
Marine Biodiversity Networking Friday: Celebrating Black Voices in Marine Science
On September 8th, 2023, we had a special Marine Biodiversity Networking Friday session with Dr Germain Bebe. Germain presented the Black in Marine Science (BIMS) initiative, a premiere platform that aims to celebrate Black marine scientists, spread environmental awareness, and inspire the next generation of scientific thought leaders. Since 2020, BIMS has focused on establishing and expanding programs, events, and projects focused on 4 key pillars: i) Ocean literacy, ii) Community Outreach, iii) Member Development, iv) Innovative Research.
Networking Friday with Yara Schaeffer-Novelli
On July 28, 2023, 1:00 - 3:00 PM UTC, the Networking Fridays will commemorate the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem (26 July) with a lecture entitled MANGROVE-HUMAN CONNECTIVITY: BEYOND MOLECULAR by Yara Schaeffer-Novelli (IOUSP). The moderator will be Renato de Almeida (UFRB). The presentation will be done in Portuguese with remote simultaneous translation to English.
Networking Friday with SENACYT – GUATEMALA
On June 23, 2023, 1:00 - 2:00 PM UTC, we will have a very special programme to commemorate Guatemala's membership to the AIR Centre. The National Secretary of Science and Technology, Ana Chan Orantes, will introduce us to the latest policiers and achievements in science, technology and innovation in Guatemala, including the Heroines in Science Programme, which will be showcased by Karla Evelyn Paz Cardón and Carmen Lucia Barrios Guzmán.
Marine Biodiversity Networking Friday on Marine Coastal Biodiversity Long-term Observations
On June 16th, 2023, 1-2:00 PM UTC we will have a special session dedicated to the EU project MARCO-BOLO (MBO). Nicolas Pade (EMBRC), project coordinator, will present this initiative which aims to structure and strengthen European coastal and marine biodiversity observation capabilities, linking them to global efforts to understand and restore ocean health, hence ensuring that outputs respond to explicit stakeholder needs from policy, planning and industry. To this end, MBO will establish and engage with a Community of Practice (CoP) to determine end-user needs to optimize marine data flows, and knowledge uptake, and improve governance based on biodiversity observations.
Networking Friday with LabPlas Project
On May 26, 2023, 1-3 PM UTC, we will have the Networking Friday LabPlas Project High-Level Dialogue on Plastic Governance, which will bring together the plastic industry, scientific community, intergovernmental organizations and civil society, in order to discuss what the different actors in Europe (industry, society, policy) are achieving to address the highly complex and multi-faceted problem of plastic pollution, and to present the ambitious research from LabPlas project, in terms of key issues related to plastics in ecosystems, such as sources, biodegradability, ecotoxicology and environmental assessment.