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[30 May 2016] Announcement of the 3rd Blue Planet Symposium now available: The 3rd Blue Planet Symposium will take place at the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction in College Park, MD, USA. For more information see the announcement. [29 April 2016] The 3rd Blue Planet Symposium will take place in the U.S>: The 3rd Blue Planet Symposium has been scheduled for June 6-8, 2017 and will take place in the U.S. in the Washington, D.C., area. [12 November 2015] GEO GI-08 Oceans and Society: Blue Planet included in the 2016 GEO Work Programme: The GEO Plenary held on November 11-12, 2015 in Mexico City endorsed the 2016 GEO Work Programme, which includes the GEO Initiative GI-07 “Oceans and Society: Blue Planet”. This Initiative evolved out of the thematic tasks SB-01 “Oceans and Society: Blue Planet” in the 2011-2015 GEO Work Plan. [29 May 2015] CZCP contributed to 2nd Blue Planet Symposium: The co-chairs of the CZCP chaired several sessions at the 2nd Blue Planet Symposium held on May 27-29, 2015 in Cairns, Australia, where progress, status, and future plans for several of the priority activities in Task Components 2 (for the CZCP, specifically, a mangrove monitoring service) and Component 4 (for the CZCP, specifically, interannual to decadal sea level forecasting, coastal water quality, and a global coastal zone information system) were discussed. The presentations given by the co-chairs are available for CZCP overview (keynotes, powerpoint), interannual to decadal sea level forecasting (keynotes, powerpoint), global coastal zone information system (keynotes, powerpoint), mangrove monitoring (keynotes, powerpoint), and Research Coordination Network OceanObs (keynotes, powerpoint). [30 April 2014] Joint meeting of CZCP, SB-01, and RCN Ocean Obs: A joint meeting of the The CZCP, the GEO Task SB-01 “Oceans and Society: Blue Planet”, and the RCN Ocean Obs was held during the EGU Meeting in Vienna. For more deatils, see workshop page ... [17 January 2014] CZCP Supports Component of GEO Task SB-01: The CZCP proposed a new Task Component for the GEO Task SB-01 “Oceans and Society: Blue Planet” focusing on services for the coastal zone. The new component was accepted by the GEO Plenary held in Geneva and is now part of the GEO Work Plan. For more information, see the Work Plan and the Task Sheet ... [15 January 2014] Joint Meeting of CZCP and GEO Task SB-01 took place: A joint meeting of the CZCP and the GEO Task SB-01 “Oceans and Society: Blue Planet” was held in conjunction with the GEO Plenary in Geneva, Switerland, on January 13, 2014. For more information, see the Meeting Page ... [15 November 2013] CZCP presented at Conference in Nigeria: The recent developments of the CZCP, including the new contributions to the GEO Task SB-01 “Oceans and Society: Blue Planet” were presented at the International Conference on Oceanography, held at the University of Calabar, Nigeria, 12 - 14 NOVEMBER 2013. See the ppt or read the abstract ... [11 October 2013] Sea Level Rise Community of Practice established: A Sea Level Rise Community of Practice (SLRCoP) has been established and it has been proposed that the SLRCoP is included in the list of the GEO Communities of Practice. For details see the SLRCoP web page ... [29 August 2013] CZCP Meeting held in College Park, MD, USA: The CZCP held a planning meeting on August 27-18, 2013 at the NOAA offices in College Park, MD, USA. The meeting reviewed CZCP activities during the last year and considered a number of activities for the next years. Main outcomes were a proposal for a new component of the GEO Task SB-01 "Oceans and Society: Blue Planet" and the recommendation to establish a Sea Level Rise Community of Practice. For more information, see the meetings page ... [18 June 2013] CZCP interacts with ICAN: The CZCP was presented at the ICAN-6 Workshop. The coordination of a integrated coastal zone information system to be bdeveloped by the CZCP with the International Coastal Atlas Network (ICAN) was discussed and further deliberations will take place in the near future. [30 March 2013] CZCP support regional Workshop in Nigeria: The CZCP supports the organization of the regional workshop on “Climate Change and Coastal Areas Sustainability in Tropical and Sub-Tropical Regions,” which will take place on November 12-14, 2013 in Calabar, Nigeria. For details, see the workshop web page. [8 August 2011] CZCP organizes session at AGU Ocean Science Meeting: The CZCP is organizing Session 106 “Development of a Prototype, Science-based Coastal Information System for Routine Assessments and Monitoring of Coastal Zones in Developed and Developing Nations” at the AGU Ocean Science Meeting to be held on 20-24 February 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. See the description of Session 106 here. Abstract submission is open, and deadline for submission is October 7, 2011. [6 June 2011] Multiple ocean stresses threaten “globally significant” marine extinction: At it first inter-discplinary workshop, the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) consider the cumulative impact of multiple stressors on the ocean, including warming, acidification, and overfishing. The 27 participants from 18 organisations in 6 countries concluded that the world's ocean is at high risk of entering a phase of extinction of marine species unprecedented in human history. The full report will be relased later. For more information, see the Workshop Summary page, the press release, a short summary, and a long summary [7 April 2011] Second Announcement of the DeltaNet Conference available: The DeltaNet Conference on the Impacts of Global Change on Deltas, Estuaries & Coastal Lagoons will be held in the Ebro Delta (Catalonia, Spain) on June 6-10. DeltaNet is an European network of Deltas and Estuaries, with the support of the Interreg IVC Programme of the European Union. The Announcement is available at http://www.armagedontours.com/Deltanet/. Abstract submission deadline is April 15, 2011. [1 April 2011] Recommendations of 3rd regional CZCP Workshop available: The final recommendations agreed upon by the participants of the 3rd regional Workshop of the CZCP held on March 9-11, 2011 in San Juan, Puerto Rico are now available. Read the recommendations .... See also the Workshop Page for a html version of the recommendations. [30 March 2011] Caribbean Marine Etiquette video available: The Caribbean Marine Etiquette video was posted in the new Coral Reef Conservation Program Facebook Page. Read more .... [21 March 2011] GEO Newsletter reports on CZCP Workshop: The GEO Newsletter published today includes an article on the 3rd regional Workshop of the CZCP, which took place on March 9-11, 2011 at the Sheradon in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Read the Newsletter ... Read the Workshop article ... [19 March 2011] 3rd Regional CZCP Workshop underlined relevance of Earth observations for sustainable tourism: The 3rd Regional CZCP Workshop, which took place on March 9-11, 2011 at the Sheradon in San Juan, Puerto Rico. More than 55 participants from a wide range of stakeholders in sustainable tourism in the Caribbean discussed improved Earth observation support for planning and operation of tourist infrastructure and for disaster reduction. More information on the workshop is available at the Workshop Page. [12 November 2010] CZCP featured in the CoP document for the Ministerial Summit: The CZCP was one of the GEO Community of Practices featured in a Exhibition booth, a presentation, and booklet documenting the GEO CoPs. Download the booklet as pdf.
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