| 1/30/2020 | Prof Maureen Reed
School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
| Taking a principled approach to transdisciplinary scholarship
RSVP nondumiso.mginywa@uct.ac.za
| ACDI Meeting Room, Level 6, Geological Sciences Building, Library Road, UCT Upper Campus
| ACDI | 13h15 | |
| 2/13/2020 | Professor Graham Underwood and Dr Natalie HicksSchool of Life Sciences, University of Exeter
| Ecosystem Management: Building Resilience and Adaptability to Coastal Climate Change Effects
RSVP carlad@mandela.ac.za (details here)
| Lecture Venue 2, Ocean Sciences Campus, Nelson Mandela University, Port E;izabeth
| CMR | 13h00 | |
| 2/18/2020 | Dr Letizia Tedesco
Finnish Environment Institute, Marine Research Centre, Finland
| | UCT Oceanography Seminar Room
| MA-RE SANCOR | 13h00 | |
| 2/26/2020 | Professor Lex van Eijk The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)
| Modelling marine aerosols – a lifetime job
(Overview)
| UCT Oceanography Seminar Room
| UCT Oceanography | 13h00 | |
| 3/3/2020 | Dr Isabelle Charrier
French National Centre for Scientific Research
| Mother-pup recognition in Australian sea lion: from uni- to multi-modal processes
| The Broom lecture theatre, Department of Botany & Zoology, Natural Science Building, Stellenbosch University
| Department of Botany & Zoology, Stellenbosch University | 13h00 | |
| 3/9/2020 | CANCELLED Dr Emma HeslopGlobal Ocean Observing System (GOOS)
| The Global Ocean Observing System 2030 Strategy and the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, an ambitious vision for the future of our oceans
| UCT Oceanography Seminar Room
| MA-RE SANCOR | 13h00 | |
| 3/12/2020 | Prof Liz Sikes
Rutgers University
USA
| Clues on how the ocean exhales from the Southern Ocean: The importance of Drake Passage and deep gateways
| UCT Oceanography Seminar Room
| Oceanography | 13h00 | |
| 3/16/2020 | POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Michael G. Hart-Davis German Geodetic Research Institute, Technical University of Munich
| From reference frame definition to sea level rise - an introduction to the scientific activities of DGFI-TUM
| UCT Oceanography Seminar Room
| MA-RE SANCOR | 13h00 | |
| 3/19/2020 | WEBINAR:
Amy Brooks 2019 National Geographic Expedition Team Member, New Materials Institute, University of Georgia, USA
| The Global Trade of Plastic Waste and the Myth of "Away"
Details here.
| | African Marine Waste Network - SST | 15h30 | |
| 3/24/2020 | WEBINAR:
Prof Jenna Jambeck National Geographic Fellow
Colllege of Engineering, University of Georgia, USA
| Plastic Pollution: Sea to Source and an Intervention Framework
Details here.
| | African Marine Waste Network - SST | 15h30 | |
| 3/31/2020 | CANCELLED Dr Katherine Hutchinson LOCEAN - IPSL - CNRS, France
| Water Mass Characteristics and Distribution Adjacent to Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Abstract here.
| UCT Oceanography Seminar Room
| MA-RE SANCOR | 13h00 | |
| 4/2/2020 | WEBINAR
Prof Ray Hilborn
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
| | | NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) | 6-7 pm SA time | |
| 4/22/2020 | Dr Peter Daszak, Future Earth oneHEALTH Global Research Project SSC Chair, and Health Knowledge-Action Network Steering Committee member Dr Timon McPhearson, Future Earth Urban Knowledge-Action Network Co-chair, and Dr Tolullah Oni, Future Earth, Advisory Committee member
| WEBINAR: Earth Day 2020 and COVID-19. How are environmental and health crises linked?
Details here.
| | FutureEarth | 13h00 | |
| 4/24/2020 | Kristian Teleki, Head of Secretariat, High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, World Resources Institute (Moderator) H.E. Ms. Ngedikes Olai Uludong, Permanent Representative of Palau to the United Nations and High Level Panel Sherpa (Opening Remarks) Dr. Robert Blasiak, Researcher, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University (Lead Author and Panelist) Dr. Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Assistant Professor Senior Research, Oregon State University (Lead Author and Panelist) Dr. Siva Thambisetty, Associate Professor in Intellectual Property Law, London School of Economics and Political Science (Lead Author and Panelist) Professor Rachel Wynberg, Bio-economy Research Chair, University of Cape Town (Lead Author and Panelist) Professor Alex Rogers, Science Director, REV Ocean (Contributing Author and Panelist)
| | | World Resources Institute | 17h00 | |
| 4/28/2020 | Ellen Pikitch and Christine Santora of Stony Brook University and the Ocean Sanctuary Alliance, and
Natasha Gownaris of Gettysburg College
| WEBINAR
Gaps in Protection of Important Ocean Areas: A Spatial Meta-Analysis of Ten Global Mapping Initiatives
| | NOAA National MPA Center & partners | 19h00 | |
| 4/30/2020 | Farah Obaidullah, Women4Oceans
Paul Nicklen, Poles Apart
Prof Jennifer Jacquet, New York University
Dr Sara Labrousse, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
| What's holding back protection of the Antarctic Ocean?
| | Antarctic & Southern Ocean Coalition | 16h00 SAST | |
| 5/7/2020 | | Aquaculture Africa Magazine (AAM) and its future plans for webinars and other activities, background to the African Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) and background to the aquaculture work of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), including their COVID response plan.
| Webinar via livestreaming on www.facebook.com/aquaafricamag/
| Aquaculture Africa Magazine | 16h00 | |
| 5/7/2020 | Dr Michelle Sculley
Research Fish Biologist, NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
| Incorporating Environmental Data into a Stock Assessment Model and Future Population Projections
| | OneNOAA | 21h00 | |
| 5/19/2020 | | Why do we need a preprint repository for Africa?
| | Open Publishing Fest | 14h00 | |
| 5/21/2020 | Dr Lauren de Vos
WILDOCEANS
| A Day in the Life of a Shark
| | Shark Attack | 16h00 | |
| 5/26/2020 | Steven Pfaff Warning Coordination Meteorologist National Weather Service
| The Rip Current Challenge: A coastal hazard with far inland implications
| | SECOORA | 18h00 | |
| 5/26/2020 | Aaniyah Omardien
Founder and Director
The Beach Coop
| The Dirty Dozen
(Citizen Science Series)
| | African Waste Academy | 15h00 | |
| 5/26/2020 | Chaired by Prof Jan Glazewski
Environmental Law Association, Nelson Mandela University
| Documentary: "A Plastic Ocean"
Followed by discussion on the impacts and regulation of plastic.
| | Environmental Law Association | 19h00 | |
| 5/27/2020 | Prof David Walwyn Graduate School of Technology Management at the University of Pretoria
| Recognising Collaborative Research
| | ASSAf | 10h00 | |
| 5/27/2020 | Dr Maya Pfaff
Senior Scientist, Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries; Co-founder of LIMPET | Youth Citizen Science on the rocks: the LIMPET Marine Monitoring programme
| | African Waste Academy | 15h00 | |
| 5/28/2020 | Prof Martin Thiel
Professor of Marine Biology, Universidad Catolica del Norte, International Citizen Science programme and Pacific Garbage Scientists Network | Marine litter and Citizen Science - An opportunity | | African Waste Academy | 15h00 | |
| 5/28/2020 | Mr Etienne Hinrichsen
Host from Aquaculture Africa Magazine and AquaEco
Dr Melba Reantaso
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations
Dr Nelly Isyagi
Independent Consultant
Dr Kevin Christison
Directorate: Aquaculture Research and Development, Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF)
| Aquatic Animal Health in Africa
| | Aquaculture Africa | 16h00 | |
| 5/28/2020 | Prof Jonathan Jansen
ASSAF President, Distinguished Professor of Education,Stellenbosch University
Prof Adam Habib
Vice-Chancellor, University of the Witwatersrand
Prof Laura Czerniewicz
Director of the Centre tor Innovation in Learning and Teaching, University of Cape Town
| The future of universities in a post-COVID-19 world
| | ASSAf | 11h00 | |
| 5/29/2020 | Imane Baïz
Head of Outreach and Pedagogy
RTR Project Coordinator (Réalise Tes Rêves) CRI Paris (Centre for Research and Interdisciplinarity)
| Unleashing the Potential of Citizen Science as an Educational Tool towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Quality Education for an empowered society
| | African Waste Academy | 15h00 | |
| 6/1/2020 | Prof Bonnie McCayDepartment of Human Ecology of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA Prof Moenieba IsaacsInstitute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), University of the Western Cape, South Africa Vivienne Solís
International Collective in Support of Fishworkers and CoopeSoliDar, Costa Rica Prof Xavier Basurto
Sustainability Science, Duke University, North Carolina, USA
| Fishing for ways to survive in a COVID-19 ocean
| | IASC and partners | 21h00 | |
