Wednesday 22-05 03:00

MONITORING OF BIOTA AND ECOSYSTEMS AS INDICATORS OF MARINE LITTER

Ocean Room

Moderator

PhD.
Eve Galimany
My scientific career is focused on understanding g...
Researcher
ICATMAR/IC...
PhD.
Christos Ioakeimidis
Dr. Christos Ioakeimidis is a Marine Scientist wit...
Associate Pr...
UNEP/Medit...

Secretary

Mr.
Patricio Peñalver
Patricio Peñalver Duque has a degree in Biology. H...
Project coor...
Asociación...

Speakers

Mr.
Jesús Tomás
Jesús Tomás, Assistant professor at the University...
Associate pr...
University...
PhD.
Thomais Vlachogianni
Thomais Vlachogianni (BSc, MSc, PhD) is an accompl...
Senior Progr...
MIO-ECSDE
PhD.
Lobna Ben Nakhala
Lobna BEN NAKHLA, Programme Officer at UNEP-MAP-SP...
Programme Of...
UNEP-MAP S...
PhD.
Christos Ioakeimidis
Dr. Christos Ioakeimidis is a Marine Scientist wit...
Associate Pr...
UNEP/Medit...

Description

The main aim of this session is to share experiences of monitoring the incidence of marine litter on marine fauna, especially those species defined as part of the monitoring methodologies and data analysis feeding into Regional Marine Conventions Monitoring Programs, a key aspect for assessing the impact of marine litter on the biodiversity of our seas and oceans.

Objectives

  • Identify indicator species and monitoring programs
  • Discuss the need, identification, and effectiveness of species and their programs

Programme

15:00. Welcome and presentation by the chair 

15:05

  • Christos Ioakeimidis. QSR Programme Management Officer. UNEP/Mediterranean Action Plan-Barcelona Convention

15:10-15:40 Presentations of the member of the panel:

  • Stefanie Werner. Umweltbundesamt, Germany | UBA
  • Thomais Vlachogianni. Senior Programme/Policy Officer
     MIO-ECSDE

    Lobna Ben Nakhala. SPA/RAC. Programme Officer – Species Conservation. UNEP-MAP SPA/RAC

  • Jesus Tomás. University of Valencia

15:40-16:00. Round table with speakers

16:00 – 16:10. Questions from the audience

GENERAL CONCLUSION.

16.10 – 16:15h. Closing. Christos Iokaeimidis