Thursday, February 1st:
Communities, Coasts & Crises: "Managing Together on a Blue Planet"7:00pm Sobey 255Dr. Tony Charles, Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation, Saint Mary's University. Threats to the world's oceans, due to environmental damage and fishing pressure, are becoming widely publicized. What is less known are the many steps being taken, in coastal communities around the world, to protect the sea and its resources, and by so doing, ensure the livelihoods of those living along the coast. This presentation tells the story of the local initiatives underway to deal with global problems of the sea – how people in developing regions around the globe (and here in Atlantic Canada) are developing innovative ways to manage their local fishery resources and maintain healthy ocean environments.
Communities, Coasts & Crises: "Managing Together on a Blue Planet"7:00pm Sobey 255Dr. Tony Charles, Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation, Saint Mary's University. Threats to the world's oceans, due to environmental damage and fishing pressure, are becoming widely publicized. What is less known are the many steps being taken, in coastal communities around the world, to protect the sea and its resources, and by so doing, ensure the livelihoods of those living along the coast. This presentation tells the story of the local initiatives underway to deal with global problems of the sea – how people in developing regions around the globe (and here in Atlantic Canada) are developing innovative ways to manage their local fishery resources and maintain healthy ocean environments.
This lecture is part of the upcoming International Development Week. The full schedule is available at http://www.smu.ca/thisweek/documents/IDWeek-program.pdf. I encourage everyone to take part - we're all global citizens (SMU's moto is One World...) :)
This was a great presentation! Dr. Charles is an excellent speaker and is very passionate about the work that he does. His main focus was on community based environmental management and how it is important that we think globally and act locally. He spoke of various topics such as ethical fishing, the importance of traditional ecological knowledge, Aboriginal fishing issues, and much more. It was very interesting to learn about the different ways that communities across the world are managing their fisheries...and just how much difference one small group of people can make!