Advancing International Marine Conservation
Formed in 1948, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the “global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.” Its members include 218 state and government agencies and more than 1,100 non-governmental organizations from more than 160 nations. Their volunteer experts are organized in six commissions, such as the species survival commission which gives the official data on endangered and threatened species. Dan Laffoley is the marine vice chair of their World Commission on Protected Areas. As such, he is also standing co-chair of IMPAC with whomever the host country is every four years, previously co-chairing the IMPAC3 held in France in 2013.
A marine biologist from the United Kingdom, Laffoley has been working in ocean conservation for nearly three decades. In 2011, he founded the High Seas Alliance and is also chair of the International Ocean Acidification Reference User Group. He has particularly taken a special interest in how marine science is communicated to the global public, such as his work with Google Oceans and helping to develop smartphone apps like the Marine World Heritage App of UNESCO.
Laffoley is a visiting professor at the Marine Institute of the University of Plymouth, serves on the boards of diverse marine groups, including the HMS Beagle Trust, a UK/ Chilean partnership that seeks to build a modern version of the ship that the evolutionary scientist Charles Darwin travelled on the 1830s as a way of “inspiring a new generation to explore, discover and safeguard the ocean.”
What do you hope to achieve with this year’s IMPAC in Chile?
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة No. 15 - Protecting the Ocean من Patagon Journal.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة No. 15 - Protecting the Ocean من Patagon Journal.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
Marine Otter Chungungo
While many flock to South America’s coastlines for whale watching, catching a rare glimpse of the marine otter is no less exciting. Known affectionately in Spanish by many names - chungungo, nutria del mar, el gato del mar (sea cat) - the lotrina felina is a South American otter species belonging to the mustelidae (weasel) family, and is a cousin to the larger European otter.
Elisa Corcuera 1973 - 2017
Remembering a brilliant Chilean Conservationist
La Mar
Fine dining with sustainable seafood.
Patagonia Mar Y Tierra Working Group
Promoting collaborative networks and integrated marine-terrestrial conservation strategies in Chilean Patagonia.
Hiking Alongside The Strait Of Magellan
At the southernmost tip of South America, a five-day trek alongside the magnificent Strait of Magellan offers hikers the unforgettable opportunity to experience the elements of nature to the hilt.
Celebrating Chile's Rivers
2017 River festivals in Chile.
Fundo Playa Venado
When asked how do you eat manjar, Fundo Playa Venado sales manager Isabel Margarita chuckled.
National Geographic Pristine Seas Project
Protecting the Ocean’s Last Wild Places.
Dan Laffoley
Advancing International Marine Conservation
Marine Protected Areas And Tourism
To protect marine ecosystems, marine protected areas (MPAs) must often balance the interests and uses of multiple stakeholders, from fisheries and tourism industries to research and conservation interests.
