Filling the science gaps for a sustainable and predictable ocean: a science to policy dialogue
May 15th – 9:30-17:00 – University of Concepción in Santiago
In the context of an international scientific workshop promoted by CEODOS, AtlantEco and the Tara Ocean Foundation, partners are organizing a Science to Policy dialogue session, inviting together researchers from relevant regional and international projects (AtlantEco, CEODOS, OceanIA, Plankt’ECO) and representatives of national and regional institutions working on Ocean policy issues.
The aim is to work on the main challenges and gaps to overcome for building a more robust science to ocean policy interface related to genomics, omics data and data sciences. These emerging techniques of data analysis, including processing of omics data, bioinformatics analysis for big data, mathematical and physical modeling, are starting to be considered in ocean policy definitions, as recently seen in the High Seas BBNJ agreement or also in the Digital Sequence regulations under UNCDB. post 2020 biodiversity framework agenda.
9:30- 9:45 Welcome words by the organizers and the host Universidad de Concepción
9:45-10:30 AtlantEco Expedition – Daniele Iudicone: main work packages and challenges
10:30-11:15 CEODOS Expedition – Camila Fernández: main work packages and challenges
11:15-11:45 Coffee-Break
11:45-12:45 Towards new tools for an ecosystem-based monitoring
- Cyrille Barnerias OFB: KBAs, EBSAs and existing monitoring and policy tools
- Romy Hentinger Tara Océan: Plankt’ECO project and the Key Ocean Planktonic Areas (KOPAs) proposal
12:45-14:30 Lunch Break
14:30-15:00 Catching the momentum for ocean policy progress: current international frameworks for global ocean governance
- Andre Abreu – TARA Ocean Foundation
15:00-16:30 Roundtable: Contributions for a sustainable ocean governance – scientific challenges for governments (10’ each, moderator Andre Abreu)
- Felipe Paredes – Min. Medio Ambiente Gobierno de Chile
- Salvador Vega – Min. Relaciones Exteriores Gobierno de Chile
- Gonzalo Arenas – Min. Ciencia, Tecnología, Conocimiento e Innovación Gobierno de Chile
- Sofía Valenzuela – Seremi Ciencias Macrozona Centro-Sur Chile
- Damien Eveillard – Université de Nantes
16:30-17:00 Closing session: “Open Discussion – Catching Ideas”
- Andre Abreu, Camila Fernández, Daniele Iudicone, Alejandro Maass
17:00-18:00 Reception