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2 March 2023

  • 11:35 am - 12:35 pm
    Scaling Up Blue Carbon Actions through Partnerships

    Host: Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment of the Republic of Indonesia

    Location: Salon Caribe 1

  • 11:25 am - 12:25 pm
    Managing our coastal-marine resources with an approach from the basin to the sea and preventing pollution in the seas of Central America and the Caribbean, involving relevant stakeholders

    Host: Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD)

    Location: Salon Caribe 2

  • 11:35 am - 12:25 pm
    Sustainable blue economies in island and low-lying countries and communities – Enabling factors and international partnership

    Host: Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)

    Location: Salon Caribe 3

  • 11:35 am - 12:25 pm
    Tangible and tested solutions that turn off the tap of plastics reaching the ocean

    Host: Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory|Marea Verde Panama |Coca-Cola

    Location: Salon Caribe 4

  • 11:35 am - 12:25 pm
    Impact of Fishing Gear on marine life and local communities

    Host: Plastic Oceans

    Location: Salon Caribe 5

  • 11:35 am - 12:25 pm
    Latin American Economic Outlook 2022: Towards a green and just transition

    Host: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

    Location: Salon Pacifico 1

  • 11:35 am - 12:25 pm
    Copernicus Program and the Protection of Our Oceans

    Host: European Union (EU)

    Location: Salon Pacifico 2

  • 12:35 pm - 1:25 pm
    Catalyzing investment in seaweed aquaculture and discussing key messages from a forthcoming new World Bank Global Seaweed Market study

    Host: World Bank Group

    Location: Salon Caribe 1

  • 12:35 pm - 1:25 pm
    From Data to Action: Revealing and Addressing the Impacts of Offshore Oil and Gas Production on the Ocean and Climate

    Host: SkyTruth

    Location: Salon Caribe 2

  • 12:35 pm - 1:25 pm
    Coastal fisheries and 30×30 for people and nature: biodiversity conservation and sustainable use led by Indigenous Peoples and local fishing communities

    Host: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)

    Location: Salon Caribe 3

  • 12:35 pm - 1:25 pm
    Strengthening Climate Resilience in Small Island Developing States(SIDS) and coastal Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

    Host: The Stimson Center

    Location: Salon Caribe 4

  • 12:35 pm - 1:25 pm
    Future of Reefs Innovative Finance Solutions to Increase the Resilience of Coral Reefs and their Guardian Communities

    Host: Global Fund for Coral Reefs

    Location: Salon Caribe 5

  • 12:35 pm - 1:25 pm
    Sustainable Blue Economy

    Host: ProPanama

    Location: Salon Pacifico 1

  • 12:35 pm - 1:25 pm
    Panama, implementation Strategy for 30X30

    Host: Ministry of Environment of Panama|McKinsey & Company

    Location: Salon Pacifico 2

  • 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
    Maximizing the Impact: Prioritizing Shark Management in 30×30 Initiatives

    Host: The Shark Conservation Fund (SCF)

    Location: Salon Caribe 1

  • 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
    From Palau to Panama: the growing momentum for a halt to deep-sea mining

    Host: Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA)

    Location: Salon Caribe 2

  • 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
    Supporting Blue Economies through Sustainable Maritime Transport (BE SMART): Building Global Partnerships to address Climate Change and Marine Pollution through IMO’s Voyage Together Initiative

    Host: International Maritime Organization (IMO)

    Location: Salon Caribe 3

  • 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
    The Culture of Conservation: Understanding the Integrated Indigenous Relationship between People, Culture, and Place

    Host: National Ocean Protection Coalition (NOPC )

    Location: Salon Caribe 4

  • 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
    Working with Cities – Building Capacity to Address Ocean Plastic Pollution and Transition to a More Circular Economy

    Host: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

    Location: Salon Caribe 5

  • 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
    Pacific Marine Corridor: strategic opportunity for ocean conservation

    Host: Chile|Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Location: Salon Pacifico 1

  • 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
    Preventing Marine Litter: An Interactive Lunch on Reuse, EPR and Sustainable Plastic Substitutes

    Host: German Federal Ministry for the Environment (ZUG)

    Location: Salon Pacifico 2

3 March 2023

  • 8:00 am - 8:50 am
    Decarbonizing Shipping: A Pathway to Achieve the Paris Climate Goals and Promote Sustainable Blue and Green Economies

    Host: Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs|United States Department of State

    Location: Salon Caribe 3

  • 8:00 am - 8:50 am
    Advancing Marine Conservation in the Eastern Pacific Marine Corridor Through Science and Collaboration

    Host: MigraMar

    Location: Salon Caribe 1

  • 8:00 am - 8:50 am
    Towards an Equitable Approach to Marine

    Host: University of Washington|Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center

    Location: Salon Caribe 2

  • 8:00 am - 8:50 am
    Mangrove ecosystem conservation – blue carbon synergies in Latin American and the Caribbean

    Host: National Audubon Society (NAS)

    Location: Salon Caribe 4

  • 8:00 am - 8:50 am
    Regional and Sub-Regional Cooperation for improving oceans governance in the Wider Caribbean Region – Cartagena Convention and Caribbean Biological Corridor

    Host: UNEP|Caribbean Biological Corridor (CBC)|Cartagena Convention Secretariat

    Location: Salon Caribe 5

  • 8:00 am - 8:50 am
    Launch of the Global Sustainable Aquaculture Roadmap: Charting a Course for Sector Transformation

    Host: World Economic Forum

    Location: Salon Pacifico 1

  • 8:00 am - 8:50 am
    Coastal Ocean Marine Biosecurity Integrated Network for the Americas (COMBINA)

    Host: Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF)

    Location: Salon Pacifico 2

  • 12:35 pm - 1:25 pm
    5 years of Plastic Pollution research in the Galapagos Islands – from Science to Solutions

    Host: Galapagos Conservation Trust

    Location: Salon Caribe 1

  • 12:35 pm - 1:25 pm
    Por la Pesca: How Cross-sector Collaboration Is Helping to Drive Legal and Responsible Artisanal Fisheries in Peru and Ecuador

    Host: Walton Family Foundation (WFF)

    Location: Salon Caribe 2

  • 12:35 pm - 1:25 pm
    Sustainable, Regenerative and Resilient Coastal and Marine Tourism as the Foundation of Sustainable Ocean Economies

    Host: World Resources Institute

    Location: Salon Caribe 3

  • 12:35 pm - 1:25 pm
    Local Governments and Small-Scale Fisheries: Fostering Partnership for Co-Management

    Host: RARE

    Location: Salon Caribe 4

  • 12:35 pm - 1:25 pm
    Ecological and socioeconomic sustainability through integrated Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) encompassing jurisdictional waters and the High Seas

    Host: MarViva

    Location: Salon Caribe 5

  • 12:35 pm - 1:25 pm
    Ocean Accounts: Setting the Foundation for Sustainable Blue Economies

    Host: Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (University of NSW SDR Hub)

    Location: Salon Pacifico 1

  • 12:35 pm - 1:25 pm
    Increasing oversight of fishing vessels by their flag states – considerations for a reform agenda

    Host: Minderoo Foundation

    Location: Salon Pacifico 2

  • 1:35 pm - 2:25 pm
    A sustainable Blue Caribbean advancing opportunities towards unlocking new and effective large-escale ocean protection in the Caribbean by 2030

    Host: Blue Nature Alliance

    Location: Salon Caribe 1

  • 1:35 pm - 2:25 pm
    Gigawatt Dreams to Reality: Realizing the global potential of offshore wind to avert a climate crisis

    Host: Ocean Conservancy

    Location: Salon Caribe 2

  • 1:35 pm - 2:25 pm
    Enhancing the Climate Readiness of MPAs: Tools to integrate climate change resilience and adaptation into MPA planning Plastic Pollution

    Host: Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (NOAA)

    Location: Salon Caribe 3

  • 1:35 pm - 2:25 pm
    CAF Strategic Ocean Vision for Latin America and Caribbean Countries

    Host: Development Bank of Latin America (CAF)

    Location: Salon Caribe 4

  • 1:35 pm - 2:25 pm
    Guidelines of the Blue Growth Strategy of the Countries of the Integration System Central America (ERCA)

    Host: OSPESCA

    Location: Salon Caribe 5

  • 1:35 pm - 2:25 pm
    The Asia-Africa Blue Tech Superhighway: Boosting climate-resilient, nature-positive aquatic food production

    Host: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

    Location: Salon Pacifico 1

  • 1:35 pm - 2:25 pm
    Partner organizations: Re:Wild|Bezos Foundation|WildAid|Fundación Natura

    Host: PACÍFICO|Re:Wild, Bezos Foundation|WildAid|Fundación Natura

    Location: Salon Pacifico 2