Ocean+ Habitats 2021 Launch

Jun 8, 2021  08:00 - 08:50

(GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Event URL:  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ocean-habitats-2021-launch-registration-156257886545
Hosted by: UNEP-WCMC

The platform Ocean+ Habitats was developed to provide information on the location and distribution of key marine and coastal habitats, as well as track the global conservation status of these habitats.

This iteration of the platform will provide global and national statistics on warm- and cold-water corals, saltmarshes, mangroves and seagrass habitats around the world, and connect them with the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) to illustrate where each habitat overlaps with the global protected area network, therefore highlighting new priority areas for protection.

Ocean+ Habitats aims to assist with tracking progress towards multiple targets in the current Aichi and emerging post-2020 targets of the Convention on Biological Diversity, in which marine and coastal areas will play a major role.

The launch will be live streamed on YouTube and Facebook, and will consist of quick fire presentations followed by a Q&A.

Please submit any questions to: events@unep-wcmc.org

We will also be taking live questions during the session via YouTube and Facebook.