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World Ocean Day 2021

Posted by Bill Mott on March 5, 2021

Protecting 30% of our blue planet for a healthy ocean and climate World Ocean Day belongs to all groups, collectively everywhere. We look forward to collaborating with you in 2021,…

Blog Posts, Climate Change, Marine Protected Areas, Policy, Public Awareness, Visitor Engagement Opportunities, World Ocean Day, World Oceans Day, Youth

First Friday Webinar for February 5: A Promising Framework and Roadmap for Audience Conservation Engagement

Posted by Douglas Meyer on February 1, 2021

New starting February 2021 for the First Friday webinars: Registration required and you can do so by clicking here. The First Friday Webinar for February features a promising new…

Aquariums, Behavior Change, Blog Posts, Museums, Strategic Communication, Visitor Engagement Opportunities, Zoos

Protecting 30% of our blue planet by 2030

Posted by Bill Mott on January 27, 2021

Efforts by aquariums, zoos, museums and others to help ocean animals like this sea turtle just got a big boost with today’s announcement of a new national goal to…

Aquariums, Blog Posts, Climate Change, Conservation Communication, Fisheries, Marine Protected Areas, Museums, Partners, Policy, Public Awareness, Visitor Engagement Opportunities, World Oceans Day, Youth, Zoos

The Conservation Calendar in 2021

Posted by Douglas Meyer on January 9, 2021

In our first webinar of the new year we were honored to have not one, but two special guests covering the shifts in the political ‘seascape

Aquariums, Blog Posts, Conservation Communication, Fisheries, Marine Protected Areas, Policy, Public Awareness, Visitor Engagement Opportunities, Zoos

A Global Perspective on Effective Ocean Messaging

Posted by Douglas Meyer on December 8, 2020

In our latest First Friday Webinar, we had the pleasure of welcoming Sophie Hulme, a cofounder of Communications Inc and one of the essential organizers of the

Aquariums, Blog Posts, Conservation Communication, Museums, Partners, Policy, Public Awareness, Strategic Communication, Visitor Engagement Opportunities, Zoos

Another Awareness Day? Why they are worth all of that energy!

Posted by Bill Mott on November 18, 2020

By Amy Niedbalski Director, Conservation Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE) Saint Louis Zoo Like many organizations, the Saint Louis Zoo hosts approximately 20 to 30 “awareness days” annually…

Blog Posts, Communications Research, Guest Post, Plastics, Public Awareness, Strategic Communication, Visitor Engagement Opportunities, World Oceans Day, Zoos

Relive the Action! Youth-a-thon Videos are Live

Posted by Baylee Ritter on November 4, 2020

We are excited to announce the release of the highly anticipated recorded Youth-a-thon sessions! While Youth-a-thon was a little over 4 months ago. for World Oceans Day month,…

World Oceans Day, Youth

New Members of World Oceans Day Youth Advisory Council Announced

Posted by Emma Shahabi on October 28, 2020

We are excited to introduce thirteen new members to the World Oceans Day Youth Advisory Council! Adam Zhou, Philippines Ariana Wanvig–Dot, Switzerland Arya Yurdacan, Turkey Belinda Tian-Wing Ng, Hong Kong Ee Jenn Lee, Malaysia Estefanía Aphang, Perú Jose Marie Eslopor, Philippines Lela DeVine, USA Mhairi McCann, Scotland Muskan Lamba, India Paul Eweola Ayomide, Nigeria Ruth Edma Mwizeere, Uganda Siobhan O’Connor, New Zealand Congratulations to these inspiring young leaders who represent diverse countries and backgrounds! Each will provide unique perspectives and ideas to help World Oceans Day grow in exciting ways. They will join the existing 12 members of the Council in informing and motivating their local communities and countries to take action through a variety of projects and inspire youth and others around the world. By working together, the Council will achieve real impact, in June and throughout the year, to protect and restore our blue planet. Thank you to all the hundreds of young people from over 40 countries who applied to join the Council! It was incredibly challenging to select the winners. We also want to extend special thanks the following members of the Selection Committee who helped select the winners this year: Angel Jasmin Akpak Senior Director of Herbal Essences and Responsible Beauty P&G Beauty, Switzerland Aldrin Aujero National Geographic Young Explorer Co-founder of Earthsavers Former World Oceans Day Youth Advisory Council member, Philippines  Mia DeMazza Executive Director EarthEcho International, United States Olivia P. Livingstone Founder and Executive Director-Green Stewards Incorporated Former World Oceans Day Youth Advisory Council member, Liberia Presha Soogrim Manager, Informal Education South African Association for Marine Biological Research, South Africa  Alan Yang Marketing Director iLab France Holding Sarl, China Eugénia Rocha  Marine Biologist Portuguese-language Representative, Sustainable Ocean Alliance  Former World Oceans Day Youth Advisory Council member, Portugal You can see the new Council here

Blog Posts, Conservation Communication, Diversity, Environmental Education, World Oceans Day, Youth

New Report: Looking Back while Planning Ahead

Posted by Bill Mott on September 17, 2020

Hot off the press: Looking Back while Planning Ahead – A summary of efforts and opportunities to engage the public and advance conservation As we enter a time of…

Aquariums, Blog Posts, Communications Research, Conservation Communication, Fisheries, Marine Protected Areas, Museums, Partners, Policy, Social Media, Strategic Communication, Visitor Engagement Opportunities, Youth, Zoos

An exciting opportunity for aquariums and zoos to advance “30×30”

Posted by Douglas Meyer on September 11, 2020

The First Friday webinar for September focused on the exciting opportunity for aquariums and zoos to help advance the global movement for “30×30,” a call to protect thirty percent…

Aquariums, Marine Protected Areas, Policy, Visitor Engagement Opportunities, Zoos