#IESTurningTheTide

Roundtable meeting exploring the role of the blue economy in achieving a sustainable ocean

Chaired by David Tudor, Ocean and Coastal Futures, hosted by Jo Maniscalco, Institution of Environmental Sciences.

Speakers include:
• Dr Claire Evans, Research Fellow at the National Oceanography Centre
• Dr Nicholas Hardman-Mountford, Head of Oceans and Natural Resources at the Commonwealth Secretariat
• Louise Heaps, Lead, Sustainable Blue Economy (Global) at WWF
• James Merchant, Marine Natural Capital Analyst at Marine Conservation Society

This event was organised in collaboration with Ocean and Coastal Futures. Ocean and Coastal Futures is the home of CMS News and Jobs and the Coastal Futures conference, which have been focal points for the ocean, coastal and water sectors over the last thirty years. They have a successful track record of delivering high-profile events and communications. See more on their website: http://coastal-futures.net/

This Roundtable forms part of the IES project: 'Turning the Tide: systems thinking for a sustainable ocean', which has been endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Activity. Read all about the project on our website: https://www.the-ies.org/news/turning-....

This event was held as the final activity for the 'Blue Economy' theme of the project. For a wrap-up of the theme, including key takeaways from this discussion, please see here: https://www.the-ies.org/analysis/turn...

We have a dedicated mailing list for the project to share updates, which you can sign up to here: https://www.the-ies.org/form/turning-...

This project has been led by our Marine & Coastal community at the IES. We have a LinkedIn group for this community which you can join to stay connected:   / 8968417  

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