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SUMMARY:2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 31)
DESCRIPTION:United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change\nThe Conference of the Parties (COP) is the annual United Nations climate summit where nearly 200 countries negotiate and commit to actions addressing the climate crisis. COP31\, the 31st such conference\, will be hosted by Türkiye in Antalya — bringing together world leaders\, scientists\, civil society\, and the private sector to shape the future of climate action.
URL:https://coastalhabitatshub.com/event/2026-united-nations-climate-change-conference/
LOCATION:Antalya\, Türkiye
CATEGORIES:International
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SUMMARY:Using Fluvial Geomorphology to Improve Stream Restoration and Watershed Management
DESCRIPTION:River Management Society\nStream restoration has become a catch-all phrase nationwide to describe all sorts of river management activities including flood and erosion control\, habitat enhancement and endangered species recovery\, and sediment and nutrient reduction efforts. An understanding of fluvial geomorphology can be helpful in establishing the underlying causes for stream degradation and bank erosion\, anticipating how the stream will change over time if no restoration occurs\, developing appropriate restoration strategies for the given setting\, and foreseeing how streams will respond to a proposed restoration project. In this way\, the actual needs for restoration can be documented\, restoration projects tailored for a given site\, and better restoration outcomes achieved. This course will utilize examples from around the country (and in fact the world) with particular focus on New England\, the Pacific Northwest\, and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed\, but will be of value to all\, regardless of location\, as the basic principles of fluvial geomorphology and stream restoration to be covered in the course are applicable everywhere. \nThis three-day short course (from 10am-5pm Eastern Time each day) will explore the principles of fluvial geomorphology and stream restoration in a virtual format. An optional virtual field trip of stream restoration sites in the Chesapeake Bay region and possibly other locations is also available and will include live interaction with the field trip leader. The course is designed for government officials\, environmental and engineering consultants\, non-profit watershed groups\, construction contractors\, educators and students\, and others trying to sustainably address flooding\, erosion\, habitat\, and sediment and nutrient loading issues along rivers and streams. \nWhile some quantitative methods will be introduced\, the course will focus on the underlying concepts of fluvial geomorphology that are needed to effectively apply and interpret the results of quantitative analyses used in stream restoration designs. Fluvial geomorphology is also critical for anticipating how streams respond\, both positively and negatively\, to human activities along rivers and streams\, including stream restoration projects. The short course will highlight process-based restoration practices\, which are typically more effective\, sustainable\, and cost effective than form-based practices. Whether designing stream restoration projects yourself or reviewing plans to determine their potential effectiveness\, this short course will provide you with the background and practical experience to identify the best restoration approaches for a particular setting and set of project objectives. \nThe short course will consist of visual presentations\, small group exercises\, and activities that will provide participants with practical experiences and examples to recognize unstable channel reaches in a watershed and identify the most appropriate stream restoration techniques that will best address the identified instabilities\, if present. The first day of the short course will focus on the basic concepts of fluvial geomorphology including extended discussions on stream equilibrium and channel classification. The second day will consist of hands-on activities in small breakout groups to reinforce the geomorphic concepts learned during day 1 and will provide practical experiences using resources (e.g.\, topo maps\, aerial photographs) critical for completing geomorphic assessments at the watershed scale. The final day will apply the knowledge gained to examine numerous stream restoration practices through a series of case studies (working in small groups) that will highlight the many issues that must be considered to successfully and sustainably restore rivers and streams and to anticipate potential problems even before a restoration design is complete. The optional virtual field trip will tour examples of restoration sites that will reinforce the concepts and lessons of the first three days.
URL:https://coastalhabitatshub.com/event/using-fluvial-geomorphology-to-improve-stream-restoration-and-watershed-management/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:International,Pacific
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SUMMARY:World Conference on Marine Biodiversity
DESCRIPTION:Flanders Marine Institute\nThe 7th edition of the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity will be organized in Bruges between November 17th and 20th 2026. Find out more about the venue here. \nThe WCMB 2026 will fly the UN Ocean Decade flag\, as it has been endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Event. The overall theme of the Conference is “The marine biodiversity insights we need\, for the ocean we want”. As the Conference will take place a little over halfway through the UN Ocean Decade\, it will provide an excellent opportunity to take stock of ongoing actions and initiatives\, but also evaluate what still needs to be tackled by the end of the Decade.
URL:https://coastalhabitatshub.com/event/world-conference-on-marine-biodiversity/
LOCATION:Bruges\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:International
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SUMMARY:Riding the Waves: Power\, Inequality\, and Pathways to Justice in Ocean Governance
DESCRIPTION:Ocean Nexus\nThe United Nation’s World Ocean Assessment defines ocean governance as “a complex and dynamic interplay of multilevel intergovernmental institutions\, instruments and regimes in which concepts\, principles and means of implementation are developed and adopted.” While emphasizing it multi-scale nature\, including global and regional institutions\, ocean governance aims to strengthen legal connectivity\, enhancing coherence and synergies in governance. Such a focus on institutions and regimes\, designed with the apparent intention to achieve win-win outcomes\, neglects that\, ocean governance is inherently political and replete with power asymmetries. Power is often mentioned\, though rarely analyzed in ways that speak to the design of policies\, institutions\, and mechanisms of governance. This webinar introduces the power in institutions matrix designed to build bridges between social science scholarship on power and their application in the context of policymaking and governance.
URL:https://coastalhabitatshub.com/event/riding-the-waves-power-inequality-and-pathways-to-justice-in-ocean-governance/
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SUMMARY:Seagrass Collective Fall Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:The Seagrass Collective\nJoin the Seagrass Collective for our Fall Roundtable. Our goal is to create a space for people involved in seagrass stewardship across BC and Washington to reconnect. We invite you to share updates on your work and compare observations and takeaways from the summer season. \nEvent details: \n\nDate: Thursday\, November 19\, 2026\nTime: 1–2:30 pm BC / 12–1:30 pm Washington. BC is no longer changing its clocks\, so it will be one hour ahead of Washington in November.\nTo attend: Everyone\, including presenters and those joining just to listen\, should register here.\nTo present: If you would like to share a brief update/presentation\, please add your info to the presenter sign-up sheet here.\n\nPresenters might share: \n\nObservations or changes you’ve noticed in your focal seagrass habitats.\nUpdates\, lessons learned\, or takeaways from your recent work.\nQuestions or challenges you’d like to discuss with the group.\n\nThese will be casual\, short updates\, and preliminary findings and anecdotal observations are very welcome. There is no need to have completed any of your analyses to share. Everyone is welcome to attend simply to hear what others are working on\, too! \nThe Seagrass Collective’s leadership team will also share updates from our recent meeting. We will also include time to discuss the Marine Observation Network Inventory Tracker (MONITR) tool. This resource helps connect our community by showing who is monitoring what and where. Anyone interested will have time to add information about their monitoring work and explore the resulting map together.
URL:https://coastalhabitatshub.com/event/north-american-invasive-species-management-association-annual-conference/
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