WEBINAR - No Space for Rubbish: Research Approaches to Reduce Pressures of Marine Litter in the East

WORLD MARITIME UNIVERSITY (WMU) - SASAKAWA GLOBAL OCEAN INSTITUTE (GOI)

WEBINAR INFORMATION NO SPACE FOR RUBBISH: RESEARCH APPROACHES TO REDUCE PRESSURES OF MARINE LITTER IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN REGION Date: Thursday 10 March, 2022 Time: 10:00am to 11:30am GMT (11:00-12:30 CET) Venue: Online Webinar via Zoom

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WEBINAR INFORMATION WEBINAR DESCRIPTION The health of marine ecosystems and ocean environment is threatened by marine debris in many forms and from many sources. For instance, of the 2.5 billion metric tonnes of solid waste produced in 2010, 275 million tonnes of which was plastic - an estimated 8 million metric tonnes of which was mismanaged and discharged into the ocean. In the Caribbean, marine litter amounts triple the global average, according to a World Bank Report from 2019. An additional compounding factor is the proliferation of millions of tonnes of Sargassum in the Caribbean coastal environment.

This webinar aims to present the research outputs of the WMU-The Nippon Foundation Closing-the-Circle programme on marine litter, Sargassum and Marine Spatial Planning in the Eastern Caribbean region. The webinar covers a wide range of topics, from monitoring and assessing marine litter impacts, to the management of lost and discarded fishing gear. Lastly, the potential of marine spatial planning in pollution control will be highlighted and outlined, which is aimed to present an overview of how evidence may provide concrete solutions to the blue economy in this beautiful, yet fragile part of our planet.

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WEBINAR PROGRAMME Thursday 10 March, 2022 Online via Zoom, all times in GMT

10:00 - 10:10 GMT -

Introductory Remarks (10 Min)

Fredrik Haag, Head, Office for the London Convention/Protocol and Ocean Affairs, Marine Environment Division, International Maritime Organization (IMO)

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Professor Ronán Long, Director, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, WMU

10:10 - 10:25 GMT -

Key Programme Research Outputs and Progress to Date (15 Min)

Dr. Aleke Stöfen-O'Brien, Programme Principal Investigator and Associate Research Officer, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, WMU

10:25 - 11:05 GMT -

Closing the Circle Research Presentations

Roxanne Graham, PhD Candidate, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, WMU Topic: Experiences and Lessons Learnt from Assessing Marine Debris Management Across Boundaries (10 Min)

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Kristal Ambrose, PhD Candidate, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, WMU Topic: Marine plastic litter and the Wider Caribbean Region: the challenge of monitoring and funding monitoring schemes for a transboundary issue (10 Min)

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Tricia Lovell, PhD Candidate, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, WMU Topic: Managing Abandoned, Lost and Otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear in Eastern Caribbean Small-Scale Fisheries: Challenges to Effective Governance (10 Min)

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Sarah Mahadeo, Research Fellow, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, WMU Topic: Exploring the potential of Marine Spatial Planning for Pollution Control (10 Min)

11:05 - 11:30 GMT -

Q & A and Discussion (20 Min)

Facilitated by Professor Clive Schofield, Head of Research, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, WMU

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PROGRAMME PUBLICATIONS AND MATERIAL PUBLICATIONS -

Stöfen-O'Brien, A., Kristene Ambrose, K., S.T. Alleyne, K., Allison Lovell, T., E.D. Graham, R. (2022). Parachute science through a regional lens: Marine litter research in the Caribbean Small Island Developing States and the challenge of extra-regional research, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 174.

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Stöfen-O?Brien, A., et al. (2022). Marine plastic debris in the Arabian/Persian Gulf: Challenges, opportunities and recommendations from a transdisciplinary perspective, Marine Policy, 136.

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Ambrose, K.K. (2021) Coordination and harmonization of a marine plastic debris monitoring program for beaches in the Wider Caribbean Region: Identifying strategic pathways forward, Marine Pollution Bulletin 171: 112766.

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Galgani, F., Brien, A.Stöfen-O´Brien, Weis, J. et al. (2021) Are litter, plastic and microplastic quantities increasing in the ocean?, Micropl.& Nanopl. 1, 2.

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A.Stöfen-O´Brien et al. (2021), Chapter 12: Dumping of Solid Waste Management, World Ocean Assessment II.

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Stöfen-O?Brien, A. (2021). New Beginnings: Towards a Global Treaty on Marine Plastic Pollution-Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific Region, Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy, 6(2), 332-340.

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Stöfen-O?Brien, A. (2019), Responsible Maritime Governance?Ship Waste and Marine Litter Under the International Law of the Sea and International Environmental Law, European Planning and Environmental Law Journal, 17(4),471-478.

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Stöfen-O?Brien A., Werner S. (2018) Waste/Litter and Sewage Management. In: Salomon M., Markus T. (eds) Handbook on Marine Environment Protection. Springer, Cham.

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Werner S., O?Brien A.S. (2018) Marine Litter. In: Salomon M., Markus T. (eds) Handbook on Marine Environment Protection. Springer, Cham.

FOR YOUR AVAILABILITY -

WMU Closing the Circle Website here

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GOI Website here

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WMU Programme Brochure here

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WMU Website here

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BIOGRAPHIES Professor Ronán Long Director, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute Professor Ronán Long is the Director of the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute at the World Maritime University (WMU), Malmö, Sweden, and holds the Nippon Foundation Professorial Chair in Ocean Governance and the Law of the Sea. He leads a world class team of specialists that are undertaking a diverse range of projects on land-to-ocean leadership, climate change and the Law of the Sea, BBNJ, marine debris and Sargassum in the eastern Caribbean, robotics and AI in the maritime domain, as well as women empowerment for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. He is the author/co-editor of 14 books and over 100 scholarly articles on oceans law and policy. He read for his PhD at the School of Law Trinity College Dublin, he has been a Senior Visiting Scholar-in-Residence at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Visiting Scholar at the ?Centre for Oceans Law and Policy' at the University of Virginia. Additionally, Professor Long teaches on the Law of the Sea programme at Harvard Law School. Prior to his academic career, he was a permanent staff member at the European Commission and undertook over 40 missions on behalf of the European Institutions to the Member States of the European Union, the United States of America, Canada, Central America as well as to African countries. During his previous career in the Irish Naval Service, he won an academic prize at Britannia Royal Naval College and held a number of appointments ashore and afloat, including membership of the Navy?s elite diving unit. As a keen yachtsman, he has represented Ireland at the top competitive level in offshore racing. Ronán is passionate about the law of the sea, conservation and global sustainability, as well as the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Professor Clive Schofield Head of Research, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute Professor Clive Schofield is Head of Research at the World Maritime University-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute in Malmö, Sweden, a Visiting Professor with the Australian Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia, a Distinguished Fellow of the Law of the Sea Institute at the Law School of the University of California Berkeley and teaches on the Law of the Sea programme at Harvard Law School.

His research interests relate to international boundaries and particularly maritime boundary delimitation and marine jurisdictional issues on which he has published over 200 scholarly publications. Clive is an International Hydrographic Office (IHO)-nominated Observer on the Advisory Board on the Law of the Sea (ABLOS) and is a member of the International Law Association?s Committee on International Law and Sea Level Rise. He has also been actively involved in the peaceful settlement of boundary and territory disputes by providing advice to governments engaged in boundary negotiations and in dispute settlement.

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BIOGRAPHIES Aleke Stöfen O'Brien Programme Principle Investigator and Associate Research Officer, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute Dr. Aleke Stöfen-O?Brien is Associate Research Officer at the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden. Her research interests include law of the sea, marine environmental protection and sustainable ocean governance. Prior to joining the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, Aleke worked at the Federal Environment Agency of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Montréal, Canada, the European Commission, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) as well as the WHO/Europe representation to the EU working on aspects such as marine environmental protection, marine litter, aquaculture, sub-seabed CO2 capture and storage, capacity-building and broader aspects of international and European law. Aleke was awarded with several scholarships and awards and received funding for her studies from the University of Maastricht, the German National Merit Foundation, Carlo-Schmid- Fellowship as well as the German Research Foundation. Her research has received several awards and distinctions, including the runner-up for the European Society for International Law Monography Prize 2015. Aleke has been involved in different intergovernmental processes, including serving as delegate in the German delegation to the Ministerial Conference on Plastic and Marine Litter from 1 to 2 September 2021, UN Global Compact for the Oceans and she co-convened Chapter 12 on Marine Litter of the Second World Ocean Assessment.

Elnaz Barjandi Project Engagement Officer, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute Elnaz Barjandi is Project Engagement and Implementation Officer at the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute. She supports the Institute?s operational delivery and implementation of research programmes/projects as per the WMU Ocean Research Agenda. Elnaz coordinates the Institute?s outreach, conferences and events, and respective donor reporting.

Prior to joining WMU, Elnaz worked at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Denmark, as Operational, Administrative & Finance support at the Office of Information Technology and Management (OIMT). She supported the general operations, and coordinated the ICT and Green Energy service delivery to UNDP Country offices world wide.

Elnaz has a BSc. and MSc. in International Business and Politics from Copenhagen Business School (CBS), and attained knowledge in economics, international development as well as operations and management in organisations, leading people and processes with focus on sustainability. She is an alumni of the Rhodes Academy of Ocean Law and Policy 2019, as well as recipient of H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf?s Foundation?s Value-based Leadership Diploma 2014 and Fulbright?s European Student Leaders Scholarship 2008. Elnaz academic and professional experiences have heightened her knowledge for sustainable development, international diplomacy and strategy, ocean governance, as well as capacity building, organisation and leadership for human empowerment and equality.

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BIOGRAPHIES Roxanne Graham PhD Candidate, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute Roxanne Graham is a current PhD Candidate in Maritime Affairs at World Maritime University, Sweden. She is also an Instructor at St. George?s University?s Biology, Ecology and Conservation Department. Roxanne completed her Master of Marine Management Degree at Dalhousie University, Canada in December, 2016. Prior to her graduate studies, Roxanne was a Project Assistant at Roberts Caribbean, Ltd., Environmental and Development Consulting Division. Roxanne has experience in conducting environmental consultancies and contributing to several agricultural and environmental related national reports for Grenada. Roxanne loves fashion and modelling and tied it with her love of conservation by founding and producing a competition called ?Face of Grenada- Beauty with a Purpose?. Roxanne is also the Vice-President of Gaea Conservation Network.

Kristal Ambrose PhD Candidate, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute Kristal Ambrose, also known as ?Kristal Ocean', is an environmental scientist studying marine debris and plastic pollution in The Bahamas. Her career in the environmental field spans over a decade as she has been working diligently on plastic pollution research and education in her country. She is the Founder and Director of Bahamas Plastic Movement (BPM), a non-profit organization geared towards raising awareness and developing solutions to plastic pollution.

Tricia Lovell PhD Candidate, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute Tricia Lovell has over two decades of experience in fisheries management, environmental conservation and broader ocean governance. She holds a Masters of Marine Management from Dalhousie University and is a United Nations Nippon Foundation Fellow. Tricia has served as Antigua and Barbuad?s National Focal to the Ramsar Convention as well as the Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Focal Point to the Convention on Biological Diversity. She has also served as the Deputy Chair to Antigua and Barbuda?s National Ocean Governance Committee.

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BIOGRAPHIES Sarah Mahadeo Research Fellow, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute Sarah Mahadeo a Research Fellow in the Closing the Circle Programme which looks at exploring challenges and advancing potential solutions to marine debris, Sargassum and marine spatial planning (MSP) in the Eastern Caribbean. Sarah has more than 7 years? experience working both in terrestrial and marine planning. Prior to joining WMU, she worked with the MSP global initiative of the IOC-UNESCO for capacity development activities on MSP and the Blue Economy in Trinidad and Tobago, as well as on a series of policy briefs related to MSP on a range of topics including Climate Change, Ocean Governance and Capacity Development. Her work in MSP also includes an internship at Nordregio in Stockholm Sweden in 2018, where she was involved in the Pan Baltic Scope project. Sarah was previously employed as a Town Planner in the Ministry of Planning and Development in Trinidad and Tobago from 2011 until 2020 (with a hiatus for study from 2016-2018). Her work in land use planning involved assessment of applications for building and the development of land and contributing to policy reviews and other planning guidance. She was also a member of the working committee which produced the national standards for accessible buildings and facilities. Sarah?s educational background includes the Erasmus Mundus Masters in Maritime Spatial Planning, jointly conferred by the University of Seville, Spain; University of Azores, Portugal and University IUAV of Venice, Italy. She also holds a BSc in Urban and Regional Planning from Heriot-Watt University, Scotland and a BSc in Biology from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. Her research interests include stakeholder engagement in planning, land-sea interactions, marine and terrestrial planning integration and developing MSP in small island states.

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