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| ====Gulbenkian Oceans Initiative==== | ====Marine CoLABoration==== |
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| "The Gulbenkian Oceans Initiative (GOI) is a five-year program of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation that started in 2013 with a vision of protection, conservation and good management of the oceans and of marine ecosystems. Its main mission is to support the economic valuation of marine ecosystem services. The overall goal of the Gulbenkian Oceans Initiative is to increase public and political understanding of marine ecosystem services as strategic assets for sustainable economic development and for human well-being. For that, it will promote activities in three domains – research, public understanding and policy action." | ‘Valuing the Ocean’ is an initiative of the [[http://www.gulbenkian.pt/Institucional/en/Homepage|Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation]] that aims to enhance the environmental sector's ability to communicate the role of the ocean for human wellbeing, in particular by facilitating a collaboration between the fields of natural science and economics. The Foundation’s London branch has decided to take a laboratory approach with Marine CoLABoration to foster engagement and a shared, co-created vision. |
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| http://www.gulbenkian.pt/Institucional/en/Activities/ProgrammesAndProjects/GulbenkianOceansInitiative | More about the [[http://www.gulbenkian.pt/Institucional/en/Activities/ProgrammesAndProjects/GulbenkianOceansInitiative|Gulbenkian Oceans Initiative]] |
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| More about Marine CoLABoration: http://fo.am/marine-colaboration/ | ====Workshops===== |
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| | The workshops are designed to provide the space and resources for a small group of organisations to meet regularly over a two-year period to explore existing practices, and identify and experiment with new ones. Marine CoLABoration is particularly interested in looking at how better to bridge the gaps between innovative local practice and influence at national and EU levels, and how to convey the intrinsic as well as socioeconomic value of the seas. |
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| ===workshops==== | === Workshop #1 - January 2015 === |
| * [[workshop 201501]] | |
| * workshop 201503 | On 15 January 2015 a group of 16 people came together for a day-long [[workshop 201501|workshop]] at the Gulbenkian Foundation in London to co-create a range of scenarios for Marine CoLABoration. |
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| | The aim of the workshop was for participants to get to know each other as creative individuals and glimpse their shared vision(s) for the initiative. Consideration of the oceans inevitably surfaces many 'big' problems, which need multiple perspectives brought to bear to incite meaningful change. Thus the workshop explored the nature of value, economic and social assumptions which impact the significance and complexity of the issues involved. Scenarios were developed which explored more sustainable economic and governance systems as the world experiences continued effects of climate change. |
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| | Further details can be found at [[workshop 201501]] |
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| | CGF's blogpost about the workshop: [[http://www.gulbenkian.org.uk/blogs/environment/111_Think-of-a-situation-in-which-you-felt-able-to-change-the-world.html|Think of a situation in which you felt able to change the world]] |
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| | === Workshop #2 - March 2015 === |
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| | notes can be found at [[workshop 201503]] |
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| | ===Planned workshops=== |
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| | * workshop 201505 |
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| | ===Possible developments==== |
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| | The Marine ColLABoration could develop in several directions; from temporary sessions held on cargo ships or icebreakers, to site specific work in marine parks, remote islands or mangroves. Further workshops, seminars, field trips or thematic working groups could all enhance the work that has been brought into focus with the initial workshops. Our current suggestions would include monthly or bi-monthly meetings (which could comprise smaller working groups or the wider community of interest) periodic in-depth thematic working retreats (several days), space for more ad-hoc temporary sessions based around emergent topics with presentations or sessions in existing forums. |
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| ===platforms==== | ====Platforms===== |
| * http://ecosystemcommons.org/ | * http://ecosystemcommons.org/ |
| * http://marineecosystemservices.org | * http://marineecosystemservices.org |
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| ===reading/reference=== | ====Reading/reference==== |
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| | * [[Recommended Reading]] |
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| * the “Marine Ecosystem Service Valuation” reports from the Centre for Marine and Coastal Policy Research at Plymouth University, the Gulbenkian Ocean Initiative, the “Valuing the Oceans Framework Strategy” | |
| * http://mesp2.env.duke.edu/resources/papers | |
| * http://marineecosystemservices.org/mesp-valuation-studies | |
| * http://www.communicationsinc.co.uk/ocean-communication-and-campaigning/ | |
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