CONSERVATION CHALLENGES OF THE PATAGONIAN SEA

From the Southern Cone we look at the planning and implementation opportunities of marine protected area.

Marine Protected Areas of the Southern Cone

Webinars seek to contribute to the dialogue on marine protected areas (MPAs) under the challenge of generating representative systems of environmental heterogeneity capable of sustaining themselves in the face of climate change. The participants were referents of the institutions committed to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity, both governmental and academic and civil society.

Access here to the series of documents on MPAs from Argentina and Chile that inspired these meeting:

Best MPAs in the region

September 1st, 2021

Towards an effective conservation network

September 28, 2021

The first webinar Best Marine Protected Areas in the region had the participation of Graciela Camaño, National Argentinian Congress, Jorge Flies, Governor of the Magallanes region in Chile, and Eglé Flores, Senior Advisor for Packard Foundation.

In the second seminary Towards an effective conservation network they participated Waldemar Coutts, director of Environment and Maritime Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Purificació Canals, doctor in biological sciences and president of the Mediterranean Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas, Gilberto Sales, specialist in protected area management, analyst at the Chico Mendes Institute for the Conservation of Biodiversity (ICMBIO) and the TAMAR Center, and Lucía Bartesaghi, director of the National System of Protected Areas (SNAP) in Uruguay.

Organized by:
Foro para la Conservación del Mar Patagónico y Áreas de Influencia
marpatagonico.org
Support:
Ministerio del Medio Ambiente de Chile
mma.gob.cl
Subsecretaría de Pesca y Acuicultura de Chile
SUBPESCA.CL
Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura de Chile
sernapesca.cl
Gobierno Regional de Magallanes y Antártica Chilena
goremagallanes.cl
Ocean Governance
oceangovernance4mpas.eu
Proyecto Un Solo Mar
unsolomar.com
Sponsors:
Oceans 5
oceans5.org
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
packard.org
Best MPAs in the region
September 1st, 2021

This second cycle of webinars was inspired by the series of documents on marine protected areas (MPAs) from Argentina and Chile, issued by the Forum. This webinar was about representativeness of the MPAs in the region.

Graciela Camaño

Representative at the Lower Chamber, National Congress, Argentina.

She is lawyer and professor at the University of Morón, Argentina.
She was Minister of Labor and National Representative in different periods.
As a deputy, she currently participates in the commissions of Constitutional Affairs, General Legislation, Natural Resources and Conservation of the Human Environment, and the Council of the Magistracy.

Jorge Flies

Governor of Magallanes, Chile.

He is the first democratically elected regional governor of Magallanes (since July 2021).
Former Major of the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region.He is a surgeon, a specialist in family medicine from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and has a master’s degree in Management of Organizations from the University of Navarra, Spain. He has completed postgraduate training in issues related to health administration and economics at different universities in the country.

Eglé Flores

Senior Advisor for The David & Lucile Packard Foundation

Biologist with more than 13 years of experience in the design and management of collective impact initiatives. Currently, she works as a philanthropic advisor for the Packard Foundation in Chile and for the Group of Donors for the Conservation of Mexico from the Biodiversity Funders Group.

He co-directed the Kanan Kay Alliance, a multisectoral collaborative initiative that has achieved the official protection of 16,000 hectares of marine ecosystems in the Mexican Caribbean. She has also served as the National Coordinator of Organizational Development in Community and Biodiversity, and as an officer of the Mesoamerican Reef Leadership Program. He is an active member of the board of directors of Community and Biodiversity and Smart Citizenship.

We also have the participation of the experts from the Forum:

  • Valeria Falabella (WCS Argentina) y
  • Rodrigo Hucke-Gaete (Centro Ballena Azul).
Towards an effective conservation network
September 28, 2021

This meeting focused on the effective management of marine protected areas (MPAs), their financing and sustainable fishing.

Waldemar Coutts

Director of Environment and Maritime Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile.

Purificació Canals

Doctor in biological sciences and president of the Mediterranean Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas.

Gilberto Sales

Specialist in protected areas management, analyst at the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBIO) and the TAMAR Nucleus.

Lucía Bartesaghi

Graduate in Biological Sciences and Geography, and Master in Ecology.
Director of the National System of Protected Areas Division of the Ministry of the Environment of Uruguay.

First cycle of MPA Webinar

Challenges of the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

The first cycle of webinars (2020) focused on the study of the Patagonian sea in Argentina and Chile.

Each meeting included presentations on the current situation of marine biodiversity and initiatives to conserve it, along with a discussion on challenges and opportunities. Professionals from the public sector, scientists and experts in the field participated.

Organized by:
Foro para la Conservación del Mar Patagónico y Áreas de Influencia
marpatagonico.org
Support:
Administración de Parques Nacionales
argentina.gob.ar
Ministerio del Medio Ambiente de Chile
mma.gob.cl
Subsecretaría de Pesca y Acuicultura de Chile
subpesca.cl
Sponsors:
Oceans 5
oceans5.org
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
packard.org

Ecosistemas del Mar Patagónico y su representación en las Áreas Marinas Protegidas

Propósito: Analizar de qué manera el conjunto de las AMP existentes en Argentina y Chile representa la heterogeneidad de hábitats marinos y su biodiversidad, e identificamos desafíos y oportunidades de mejora.

Fecha: Martes 25 de AGOSTO
Hora: 10 a 12 hs (GMT -4, Argentina +1)

Presentación:

Metas de representatividad de ecosistemas marinos en las políticas públicas y marco legal de Chile.

Disertante:

  • Carolina Jarpa, (Chile).

Disertante:

  • Rodrigo Hucke-Gaete, Centro Ballena Azul (Chile) y Programa Austral Patagonia (UACH).

Disertantes:

  • Ana Di Pangracio, Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Argentina) y Pablo Filippo, Foro.

Disertante:

  • Valeria Falabella, Wildlife Conservation Society Argentina.

Panelistas:

  • Diego Flores Arrate, Jefe del Departamento de Áreas Protegidas, Ministerio del Medio Ambiente de Chile.
  • Mercedes Santos, Directora Nacional de Áreas Marinas Protegidas, Administración de Parques Nacionales de Argentina.
  • Aldo Farías, Coordinador del Programa Austral Patagonia, Universidad Austral de Chile
  • Gustavo Lovrich, Investigador Principal, CADIC-CONICET, Argentina.

Eficacia de las Áreas Marinas Protegidas para la conservación y el manejo de la biodiversidad

Propósito: Explorar la forma en que las AMP y otras medidas de gestión contribuyen a mitigar las presiones y amenazas que afectan a la diversidad de vida y el funcionamiento del ecosistema.

Fecha: Martes 8 de SEPTIEMBRE
Hora: 11 a 13 hs (GMT -3)

Disertante:

  • Rodrigo Guijón, Wildlife Conservation Society Chile.

Disertante:

  • Sergio Palma, Environmental Defense Fund (Chile).

Disertantes:

  • Guillermo Cañete, Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina y Leandro Tamini, Aves Argentinas.

Panelistas:

Dra. Miriam Fernández, profesora titular del Departamento de Ecología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Dr. Gustavo San Martín, Unidad de Áreas Marinas Protegidas y Cambio Climático, Subsecretaría de Pesca, Chile.

Dra. Gabriela González Trilla, Directora Nacional de Gestión Ambiental del Agua y de los Ecosistemas Acuáticos, Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, Argentina.

Dra. Claudia Carozza, Directora Nacional de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), Argentina.

Áreas Marinas Protegidas: Visión para el futuro de la biodiversidad del Mar Patagónico

Propósito: Reflexionar sobre el futuro de las AMP de la región en el contexto de los cambios socioambientales y el cambio climático.

Fecha: Miércoles 30 de SEPTIEMBRE
Hora: 11 a 13 hs (GMT -3)

Palabras de apertura

  • Claudio Campagna, Presidente del Foro para la Conservación del Mar Patagónico.
  • Andrés Couve, Ministro de Ciencia, Tecnología, Conocimiento e Innovación de Chile.

Disertante:

  • Santiago Krapovickas, Coordinador de Proyecto, Foro para la Conservación del Mar Patagónico.

Disertante:

  • Yacqueline Montecinos, WWF Chile.

Disertante:

  • Javiera Valencia, Programa Austral Patagonia, Universidad Austral de Chile.

Conversatorio:

Reflexiones sobre desafíos y oportunidades.

Panelistas:

  • Juan Carlos Castilla, Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • Oscar Iribarne, IIMyC/CONICET, UNMdP, Argentina.
  • Bárbara Cristie Franco, (CIMA)/CONICET-UBA y IFAECI (CNRS-CONICET-UBA-IRD), Argentina.

Moderan: Claudio Campagna, Foro y WCS Argentina, y Ana Cabria, Fundación Cambio Democrático.

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