WEDNESDAY 8TH JUNE
BUND and German NGO coalition "Exit Plastic":
Plastik-Mittagstalk "Welche Lösungen braucht das Meer? (Mikro-)Plastik an der Quelle verhindern"
12:30 -13:15
In our digital plastic lunchtime talks, we highlight different aspects of the plastic crisis and show measures that need to be implemented now in order to overcome this crisis. What becomes clear is that "business as usual" is not an option. It is high time to act together and decisively. The solutions are obvious! Our oceans are massively affected by plastic pollution in the form of macro- and microplastics. This event explores the question of what measures are needed to prevent plastic pollution and presents options for action to stop the input of macro- and microplastics into the oceans and other ecosystems at the source.
BUND and Oceans21: Seaphony
6 May - 8 June, Berlin
The exhibition SEAPHONY takes the sea to Berlin, with three immersive installations and an associated programme of artist talks and panels. Experience the deep Ocean and its unique soundscapes through spatial sounds, light and imagination. Virtual reality and three dimensional audio tableaus let you immerse yourself in a world that can seem otherworldly unreal, always sensual and often fragile.
Marevivo: The Living Sea
8 June - 11 June, Venice
The Living Sea presents the view of two friends, Hussain Aga Khan and Simone Piccoli, on the extraordinary diversity of the underwater world of three countries: Tonga, Mexico and Egypt. For this exhibition, the environmental association Marevivo Onlus and Marevivo Veneto ETS have partnered with Focused on Nature, the Swiss association created by Hussain Aga Khan to promote, through the power of photography, awareness of environmental causes and to finance some of the best wildlife charities in the world for particular species and ecosystems of interest.
Maritime Spatial Plans: Will EU countries protect and restore nature at sea?
8 June - 13h45, Online event
Finding space in the sea is a task easier said than done. "The EU's seas are among the busiest in the world, with shipping, fishing, resource extraction, offshore wind developments, and marine protected areas are all competing in a limited space.
And this pressure is increasing due to both established uses and emerging uses, including offshore renewable energy development.
Marine spatial planning is a policy response to regulate these competing activities and is meant to guarantee the protection of nature at sea.
But are EU Member State’s Maritime Spatial Plans fit to protect and restore nature at sea and tackle climate change?
Join our online event where we will present the findings from our assessment of four Member States’ maritime spatial plans (Belgium, Germany, Latvia and Sweden) and our practical recommendations for the future development and implementation of ecosystem-based maritime spatial planning.
Organised by BirdLife Europe & Central Asia