Past events

ECOP Wednesdays December

06 December 2023

On Wednesday, 6 December 2023, EMB and its Young Ambassadors hosted its 15th ECOP Wednesday series event featuring Ricardo Serrão Santos from the University of the Azores & Portuguese Academy of Sciences. Ricardo gave a talk on the multifaceted relationship between humans and the Ocean "Ocean, society and cultural anachronism". The talk was followed by an interactive Q&A discussion. The event was held over lunch and was one hour long, from 12:00 - 13:00. 

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Online launch of EMB Policy Brief No. 11 on Blue Carbon

20 November 2023

This webinar presented EMB Policy Brief No. 11 “Blue Carbon: Challenges and opportunities to mitigate the climate and biodiversity crises”, which was launched in October 2023. The webinar includes a presentation of the document and its main messages, a response to the document by the European Commission, and a panel discussion with Q&A from the audience.
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Building coastal and marine resilience in Ireland: a community perspective

16 November 2023

On Thursday 16 November 2023, EMB hosted its 34th Third Thursday Science Webinar featuring Dr. Eugene Farrell who spoke about "Building coastal and marine resilience in Ireland: a community perspective".
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ECOP Wednesdays November

08 November 2023

On Wednesday, 8 November 2023, EMB and its Young Ambassadors hosted its 14th ECOP Wednesday series event featuring Marie Morgane, a PhD student at the University of Montpellier. Marie Morgane shared her experiences, engaging as a young and early-career marine researcher, mostly through the Global Youth Biodiversity Network, who represents young people in the United Convention on Biological Diversity. The talk was followed by an interactive Q&A discussion.  

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Online launch of EMB Position Paper No. 27 'Building Coastal Resilience in Europe'

19 October 2023

The online lauch for EMB's Position Paper No. 27 'Building Coastal Resilience in Europe' took place on Thursday 19 October. The webinar featured Dr. Sebastian Villasante who presented the key messages from the Position Paper, followed by a panel discussion with Ivan Conesa Alcolea (DG RTD) and Q&A with members of the working group.
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EurOCEAN 2023

10 October 2023 to 11 October 2023

The EurOCEAN 2023 conference will take place on 10-11 October 2023 as an in-person event at the Auditorio y Palacio de Congresos Mar de Vigo, Vigo, Galicia, Spain.
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EMB ECOP Network Forum

07 October 2023 to 08 October 2023

As Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPs) are interested to engage in the marine science-policy discussions, the European Marine Board Young Ambassadors organized a 2-day EMB ECOP Network Forum to give early careers the opportunity to learn about the European science-policy landscape and receive hands-on training how to interact with and effectively communicate their science to policymakers. The event took place in person only on Sunday 8 and Monday 9 October 2023 at the Cidade da Cultura, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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The impact of deoxygenation in the Black Sea on ecosystem services: insights from BRIDGE-BS expeditions

21 September 2023

On Thursday 21 September 2023, EMB hosted its 32nd Third Thursday Science Webinar featuring Dr. Mustafa Yücel who spoke about "The impact of deoxygenation in the Black Sea on ecosystem services: insights from BRIDGE-BS expeditions"
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ECOP Wednesdays - How to make EU politics understandable and accessible for young people

01 September 2023

On Friday, 1 September 2023, EMB hosted its 13th ECOP Wednesday series event (exceptionally on a Friday) featuring Quentin Deschandelliers, who is a MEP (Member of European Parliament) assistant / lobbyist in Brussels. He talked about how to make EU politics understandable and accessible for young people. The talk will be followed by an interactive Q&A discussion. The event will be 1 hour long, from 16:00 - 17:00 CEST.  

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ECOP Wednesdays - The Wild Postcard Project: Local biodiversity through the art of children

02 August 2023

On Wednesday 2 August 2023, EMB hosted its 12th ECOP Wednesday series event featuring Dr Eileen Diskin (University College Dublin, Ireland) and Dr Angela Stevenson (Geomar, Germany) who talked about "The Wild Postcard Project - Local biodiversity through the art of children". The talk was followed by an interactive Q&A discussion. The event was 1 hour long, from 12:00 - 13:00 CEST.  

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