List of Sessions and Events
Opening speeches:
HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco
Founder and President of Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
Karmenu Vella (video)
Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Fani Tseliou
Secretary General's cabinet, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy
Marco Lambertini (live-streaming)
Director General of WWF International
Key-note Speakers
KS1: Naomi McIntosh & Brad Barr. Title: “Celebrating a Decade of MMPA Collaboration: identifying a path forward”
KS2: Amalia Alberini & Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara. Title: “Striving to conserve the seas and their life in a changing world: a dialogue across generations”
KS3: Demetres Karavellas. Title: “Valuing marine mammals through the centuries: a feasible goal or a Herculean feat?”
KS4: Claudio Campagna. Title: “The mysterious language that bridges species with spaces”
Lunch Short talk
Giana Minton. Title: “The WWF Global Cetacean Initiative: Enabling WWF and partners to do more for cetaceans”
Panel Sessions
P1: Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs): Transiting from Science to Management
P2: Oil and gas exploration in key marine mammal habitats: key emerging challenges
P3: Conservation, controversy and courage in the Upper Gulf of California: fighting the vaquita vortex
P4: Beaked whale strandings: effect of underwater noise to marine mammals and the role of Protected Areas
P5: MMPAs in the Polar Regions: Habitat Identification and Protection in the Presence of Emerging Threats and Transformative Change
P6: Presentation of sessions’ key outputs
Workshop Sessions
W1: The Inspiring Story of the Monk Seal – a critical assessment for the future in view of new challenges from increasing/expanding populations
W2: Towards building a global networking mechanism of MPA managers & practitioners: Promoting ecological solidarity
W3: Mitigating the impact of shipping on cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea: Opening the dialog in search of feasible solutions
W4: The identification of new ACCOBAMS Critical Cetacean Habitats: a threat-based management approach
W5: Conflict resolution in coastal MMPAs: focus on interactions between marine mammals and small-scale fisheries
W6: Improve enforcement and compliance within MMPAs- Can new technologies support effective management?
W7: The ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative (ASI): lessons learnt and future plans
W8: Incorporating marine mammal conservation needs in MPA management plans
W9*: Co-Management: Improving the governance and management effectiveness of MMPAs by empowering and actively involving stakeholders
*For this session pre-registration is required
W10: Marine Mammals and MSP in the Context of Blue Growth
Round-table Sessions
RT1: IUCN MMPA Task Force Regional Groups First Informal Summit
RT2: Sustainable financing of MMPA: Tackling Inter-related environmental threats with a mix of strategic funding initiatives
Knowledge Cafes
KC1: Where is whale watching going in existing and future MPA?
KC2: Mini-Colloquium: The mysterious language that bridges species with spaces
Side Events
Side event 1: Supporting cetacean conservation in the Greece
Side event 2: REMMOA large scale aerial surveys organized by the French Biodiversity Agency
Video Projections
Video Projection 1: Creating a model Marine Protected Area in Gyaros, Greece (WWF Greece)
Video Projection 2: Sea of Shadows (National Geographic Documentary Films)
