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 ===== Marine CoLABoration Workshop - September 2015 ===== ===== Marine CoLABoration Workshop - September 2015 =====
  
-The main purpose of the Lisbon session is to strengthen the sense of direction and shared values for the [[start|Marine CoLAB]]. There will also be several opportunities to extend the community by building connections with Portugese marine NGOs. On Thursday (23/09) we will have a full day for a Marine CoLAB session. On Wednesday you will have the chance to jointly decide on the content, format and desired outcomes of this session, in line with the broader Marine CoLAB goal of communicating the value of the oceans. We invite you to think about what you would like to get out of this opportunity both individually and collectively:+The main purpose of the Lisbon session was to strengthen the sense of direction and shared values for the [[start|Marine CoLAB]]. There were several opportunities to extend the community by building connections with Portugese marine NGOs. Thursday (23/09) was dedicated to a Marine CoLAB session. On Wednesday (22/09) the participants had the chance to jointly decide on the content, format and desired outcomes of this session, in line with the broader Marine CoLAB goal of communicating the value of the oceans. The participants were invited to think about what they would like to get out of the opportunity both individually and collectively, based on the following questions:
  
   * How will you build on the work and relationships developed up to now?   * How will you build on the work and relationships developed up to now?
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   * How will you know that you have achieved it?   * How will you know that you have achieved it?
   * How will you organise yourselves in order to achieve it?   * How will you organise yourselves in order to achieve it?
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-Photographs of the Lisbon trip can be found at https://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/albums/72157650383972831+Photographs of the Lisbon trip can be found at https://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/albums/72157650383972831\\ 
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 +See also Louisa Hooper's writing on [[http://gulbenkian.org.uk/blogs/environment/128_Marine-coLAB--5--Value-in-Lisbon.html|Lessons Learned from Marine CoLAB #5]]
  
 A field trip to Portugal could seem as a luxury, but spending time together as a team in a different context can be essential for bringing the group closer together and advancing the vision and specific projects. Being with each other in formal sessions, on the bus and socialising before and after the sessions allowed the participants to get to know each other in a range of situations and hear about different aspects of their work and life.  A field trip to Portugal could seem as a luxury, but spending time together as a team in a different context can be essential for bringing the group closer together and advancing the vision and specific projects. Being with each other in formal sessions, on the bus and socialising before and after the sessions allowed the participants to get to know each other in a range of situations and hear about different aspects of their work and life. 
  
-The first session in the lighthouse of Nazare introduced the participants to the Portugese marine conservation context, as well as provided time to think about what the participants wanted to achieve as Marine CoLAB in general, as well as specifically discuss what the purpose of the Lab sessions on Thursday would be.+The first session in the lighthouse of Nazare introduced the participants to the Portugese marine conservation context. It provided time to think about what the participants wanted to achieve as Marine CoLAB in general, as well as specifically discuss what the purpose of the Lab sessions on Thursday would be.
  
 ==== Portugese Context ==== ==== Portugese Context ====
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-(larger image can be found [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/21653827266/|here]])+
  
- +  [[a_sea_change|Plastics experiment]] -> most developed experiment so far 
-====Current projects/experiments==== +    * discussed in detail during later sessions. See notes in the next section below
-  plastics +
-    * discussed in detail later+
   * [[transparency_experiment|Transparency of Marine Industries]] -> potential as longer term project   * [[transparency_experiment|Transparency of Marine Industries]] -> potential as longer term project
     * possibly linking plastics & transparency     * possibly linking plastics & transparency
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     * e.g. ZSL anti poaching add-on to minecraft, angry birds pangolin.      * e.g. ZSL anti poaching add-on to minecraft, angry birds pangolin. 
  
-===related projects by marine colab partners=== +==Related projects by Marine CoLAB partners== 
-  * marine safe + 
-  * blue new deal +  * Marine safe (NEF) 
-  * coastal partnership network +  * Blue new deal (NEF) 
-  * river academy (Thames estuary) +  * Coastal partnership network 
-  * community voice method (MCS)+  * River academy (Thames estuary) 
 +  * Community voice method (MCS)
   * Beach watch / Fishonline (MCS)   * Beach watch / Fishonline (MCS)
   * project ocean (ZSL)   * project ocean (ZSL)
-  * ocean optimism (ZSL) +  * Ocean optimism (ZSL) 
-  * sustainable seafood coalition (client earth) +  * Sustainable seafood coalition (client earth) 
-  * stopping fishing in protected sites (client earth) +  * Stopping fishing in protected sites (client earth) 
-  * emerging issues in the marine environment (F4F) +  * Emerging issues in the marine environment (F4F) 
-  * scanning network - areas of high change potential ( http://thefuturescentre.org/+  * Scanning network - areas of high change potential ( http://thefuturescentre.org/
-  * diverting & accessing EU funds+  * Diverting & accessing EU funds 
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 +(larger image can be found [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/21653827266/|here]]) 
  
 === Plastics experiment=== === Plastics experiment===
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 +Plastic is an extremely useful material. It is light, cheap to produce and very durable, but these strengths are also its weaknesses, particularly when it ends up in the sea. Plastic pollution is recognised as one of the most significant and growing threats to ocean health. Eight to 13 million tonnes of plastic go into the ocean every year and by 2050 it is estimated humanity will have produced 33 billion tonnes of which 10-15% will be in the ocean. The problem is pervasive, with every part of the ocean now affected, negatively impacting people, the environment and the economy. 
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 +A variety of solutions are emerging, but the issues are complex and a systemic approach is needed targeting values, behaviour, design, policies and systems in/for industry, government and the general public to create significant, lasting change. Though one of the easier forms of pollution to deal with, plastic bottles remain a highly visible component of marine litter and in a country like the UK, with safe water in our taps, the one-off use of plastic for drinking water seems particularly egregious. 
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 +Our goal is develop, implement and assess the impact of an innovative London-wide campaign to make London single-use-plastic-water-bottle free, seeking change through a holistic and multi-targeted approach. Using the simple symbol of a plastic water bottle, we aim to connect people to the ocean and change their perceptions, values and behaviour, reducing the number of plastic bottles entering the ocean. Through systems-mapping and analysis, we aim to identify and tackle areas that require priority action to change. We will coordinate and catalyse existing disparate efforts to generate a ground swell of change, focused around plastic bottle pollution in the ocean. 
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 +We will tackle local mechanisms to reduce plastic pollution entering the ocean from London that can be replicated globally. Our approaches aim to catalyse transformational changes in the way oceans are perceived resulting in a more socially and environmentally sustainable society. We tackle this as a collaboration of 9 NGOs working closely with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The project team has relevant expertise and networks and is focused on a solution-based approach. This complex and big idea has an experimental element with risks involved, but we believe we can catalyse broad-scale change.
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 +A campaign to reduce the use of single-use plastic water bottles in London would create a strong iconic focus and clear agency for individual/organisational action, giving traction to the issue, complementing the existing initiatives and organisations working in the marine litter space, and promoting innovation. This will take a complex global issue and make it local and personal, engaging people’s imagination and thought processes on the bigger issue of single use and the marine environment.
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 +Marine plastic pollution is a global problem needing locally appropriate solutions. Innovation is increasingly happening at a city level and is often competitive. This project enables London to lead on what could be replicated in cities worldwide and build on its global position in business, media, innovation, design, culture and sport. At the heart of London lies the iconic, tidal river Thames – an actual, historical and metaphorical connector of the city to the sea. This means we have an opportunity to connect plastic litter on London streets to an ocean issue – in one of the world’s leading cities.  Current uncoordinated systems are ripe for change and maximising economies of scale e.g. 26 London Boroughs each has their own waste management and collection systems. 
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 +The concept emerged from a series of Marine CoLABoration discussions exploring the critical issues facing the ocean, levers for change, and how/where LAB members should focus their expertise and networks to deliver step-change, with outcomes beyond the reach of any one organisation. The concept was initially tested with experts at the Economist World Ocean Summit and the Plasticity Forum in June 2015, and explored with an expert panel and audience at Selfridges department store in London during its Project Ocean events, which this year focused on marine plastics. LAB members worked closely with Selfridges who removed single-use plastic water bottles for the Project Ocean launch in July 2015, attracting significant media attention. 
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 +For more information see [[[[a_sea_change|"A sea change"]] document collated by Heather.
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 ==== Melting pot ==== ==== Melting pot ====
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 Action points before the next meeting: Action points before the next meeting:
-  * Map Marine CoLAB Networks. All to send to marine-colab@fo.am: a list of organisations and individuals in your network and their relevance to marine CoLAB. Louisa to co-ordinate and collate in a spreadsheet (in two columns: networks | relevance)+  * Map Marine CoLAB Networks. All to send to marine-colab @ fo.am: a list of organisations and individuals in your network and their relevance to marine CoLAB. Louisa to co-ordinate and collate in a spreadsheet (in two columns: networks | relevance)
   * Value-based approach: Sue to prepare a session for November   * Value-based approach: Sue to prepare a session for November
   * Games: Collect views and knowledge on games. All to send what they think and know to marine-colab@fo.am. Sandy to collate.   * Games: Collect views and knowledge on games. All to send what they think and know to marine-colab@fo.am. Sandy to collate.
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   * Vali Lalioti's reflection on [[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/taking-teams-perfect-storm-vali-lalioti-phd-mba-frsa?trk=prof-post|The Perfect Storm]]   * Vali Lalioti's reflection on [[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/taking-teams-perfect-storm-vali-lalioti-phd-mba-frsa?trk=prof-post|The Perfect Storm]]
    
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