Good Seatizenship: Regional Approaches to Protecting Reefs and Ocean Resources Read more about Good Seatizenship: Regional Approaches to Protecting Reefs and Ocean Resources Anna R. Oposa discussed about marine biodiversity and illegal marine wildlife trade. To protect and conserve marine resources, she suggested establishing marine protected area networks and peace parks, communicating about environmental conservation laws, communicating with one another, evaluating compliance with relevant laws, using people's "imagineocean," diving deep, investing in the youth as today's leaders, and making waves.
Anna Oposa Keywords marine conservation community-based projects Read more about Anna Oposa Anna Oposa is the Executive Director and “Chief Mermaid” of Save Philippine Seas (SPS), a movement to conserve the Philippines’ coastal and marine resources through education and community-based projects. She focuses on policy development, waste management, shark conservation, and youth empowerment.
Colin Philp Keywords marine conservation sustainable tourism Read more about Colin Philp Colin Philp is the Resort Manager at Leleuvia Island Resort and the President of the Uto ni Yalo Trust. Colin is a sailor and a sail maker by trade who ran a successful manufacturing business as well as a chain of surf shops throughout Fiji for a number of years before deciding he needed a change and opportunity came knocking when he was asked to run Leleuvia in 2011. Colin’s affinity to the ‘vanua’ (land) and ‘waitui’ (ocean) especially the latter had him involved in the Fiji Islands Voyaging Society in 2009 (now named the Uto ni Yalo Trust).
Re-defining the Marine Scientist in the Energy Space Read more about Re-defining the Marine Scientist in the Energy Space This presentation gives an overview of Blue Latitudes, a marine environmental consulting firm that develops sustainable, creative, and cost-effective solutions for environmental issues that surround the offshore energy industry. An example of their work is their Rigs-to-Reef (R2R) program, which converts decommissioned offshore oil and petroleum rigs into long-term artificial reefs.