The Foundation for Environmental Education, together with its partners ABAE and EcoOcean, is taking an active part in the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) held in Lisbon, Porgual, between 27 June and 1 July, 2022. The side event “Of Flags and Nets: ESD as the hook for local community development” will be held in English and will take place on 29 June, from 3.00 to 4.30 PM (Lisbon time) kindly hosted by Vodafone Portugal.
The side event focuses on the power of harnessing networks at the local level for community empowerment and for the generation of positive social and environmental impact in the surrounding coastal context. The key for meaningful climate action, pollution prevention, and biodiversity protection to be successfully implemented in coastal sites is to tap into the ecosystem of community players such as universities, schools, businesses, local government, and civil society to promote ocean literacy and public awareness.
Address
VODAFONE PORTUGAL, Comunicações Pessoais, S.A. Morada: Av. D. João II - Lote 1.04.1 - 8.º, Parque das Nações, 1998-017 Lisboa
In the first part of the event, a panel of speakers will share their experience in the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) projects and actions related to the promotion of ocean literacy. The focus will be on Best Practice examples in which the local community is brought together to carry out impactful projects for a sustainable transition of the coastline.
At the side event, the following speakers will address the topic of ESD and community engagement in the maritime environment:
Arik Rosenblum (CEO at EcoOcean)
Maria José Lourenço (Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa)
Ana Mesquita Veríssimo (Fundação Vodafone Portugal)
In the second part of the event, participants will take part in a workshop to identify the key elements to successful ESD activities and projects that promote community engagement in the coastal context. The focus of the second part of the side event is on the importance of network-building for the implementation of sustainable and integrated management and for the spreading of ocean literacy.