Watch the video recording:
Wednesday, 29 June, 08h30-09h30, Honest Greens, Alameda dos Oceanos 21101F, 1990-225 Lisbon
Watch this interactive panel discussion on how fisheries management is a means to responding to the climate and biodiversity crisis. Our global experts provided the basics of the science, before the panel discussed the politics and opportunities for transforming fisheries management into a positive driver for mitigating climate change and restoring ocean health.
Speakers included:
- Dr Rashid Sumaila, Professor and Director of the Fisheries Economics Research Unit, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, The University of British Columbia
- Dr William Cheung, IPCC Lead Author and Professor and Director, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, The University of British Columbia
- Isabella Lövin, Former Deputy Prime Minister and former Environment Minister of Sweden
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Ms Charlina Vitcheva, Director-General, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
- Ilka Wagner, Head of department, marine conservation, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, Germany
- Ambassador Satyendra Prasad, Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Fiji
Moderated by: Rebecca Hubbard, Program Director of Our Fish
Supported by: Deutsche Umwelthilfe, German Postcode Lottery, Our Fish, Sciaena, University of British Columbia Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries.
Live art of the event by Iris Maertens:
