Conference

5th International Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas

April 8, 2019

Conference

5th International Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas

Start date: April 8, 2019  12:00 AM

End date:  April 12, 2019

Place: Messinia, Greece

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5th International Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together. Created in 1948, IUCN has evolved into the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network. It harnesses the experience, resources and reach of its 1,300 Member organisations and the input of some 13,000 experts. IUCN is the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.

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The 5th International Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas - "Celebrating A Decade of IMMPA" was held at The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino, Messinia Greece on April 8-12th 2019.

Main sessions that were featured in conference agenda include:

  1. Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs): Transiting from Science to Management

  2. Vaquitas: Assessing conservation and Rescue efforts

  3. Marine mammal movement: towards a greater appreciation of movement within Marine Mammal Protected Area Networks and Place-based Conservation Planning

  4. The ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative (ASI): lessons learnt and future plans

  5. Mitigating the impact of shipping on cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea: Opening the dialog in search of feasible solutions

  6. Conflict resolution in coastal Marine Mammal Protected Areas: focus on interactions between MM and small-scale fisheries

  7. Incorporating marine mammal conservation needs in MPA management plans

  8. The Inspiring Story of the Monk Seal (n. 2) – a critical assessment for the future

  9. Improve enforcement and compliance within Marine Mammal Protected Areas with new technologies

  10. Co-Management: Improving the governance and management effectiveness of MMPAs by empowering and actively involving stakeholders

  11. Linking regional MPA managers’ networks to strengthen marine mammal conservation

  12. Beaked whale strandings: effect of underwater noise to marine mammals and the role of Marine Protected Areas

  13. Story Maps: new ways to promote the engagement of IMMAs with the marine conservation community

  14. Oil and gas exploration in key marine mammal habitats: key emerging challenges

  15. Incorporating marine mammal conservation in Marine Spatial Planning efforts in Europe

  16. The identification of new ACCOBAMS Critical Cetacean Habitats: a threat-based management approach

  17. MMPAs in the Polar Regions:  Habitat Identification and Protection in the Presence of Emerging Threats and Transformative Change

  18. Where is whale watching going in existing and future MPA?

  19. Sustainable financing of MMPA: Tackling Inter-related environmental threats with a mix of strategic funding initiatives

  20. IUCN MMPA Task Force Regional Groups First Informal Summit


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