All Presentations

2025

• Jun 13. Sumaila UR. Panel: Ecosystem and Economic Benefits of Reducing Harmful Subsidies. Blue Zone event at the UN Oceans Conference 2025.

• Jun 13. Sumaila UR. WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies and its Benefits. Green Zone. UN Oceans Conference 2025.

• Jun 13. Sumaila UR. Bridging science, policy and action: Enhancing cross-sectoral collaboration. Blue Zone. UN Oceans Conference 2025.

• Jun 13. Sumaila UR. Sustainable fisheries: The role of trade from oceans to plate. Blue Zone. UN Oceans Conference 2025.

• Jun 13. Cheung WWL. Small-scale fishers: At the center of ocean governance and food security. Blue Zone. UN Oceans Conference 2025.

• Jun 12. Cheung WWL. Small-scale fishers: At the center of ocean governance and food security. Blue Zone. UN Oceans Conference 2025.

• Jun 12. Cheung WWL. Ocean Action Panel 8: Promoting cooperation at regional and subregional levels. Official Session. UN Oceans Conference 2025.

• Jun 12. Cheung WWL. Panelist: Bridging Conservation Gaps: Integrating Indigenous Practices for Equitable Fisheries in Ghana. Green Zone. UN Oceans Conference 2025.

• Jun 12. Sumaila UR. Actions for SDG 14: Solutions. Green Zone. UN Oceans Conference 2025.

• Jun 12. Sumaila UR. Let’s talk about the ocean and climate 1. Green Zone. UN Oceans Conference 2025.

• Jun 11. Sumaila UR. Ocean Action Panel 5: Fostering sustainable fisheries management including supporting small-scale fishers. Official Session. UN Oceans Conference 2025.

• Jun 11. Cheung WWL, Sumaila UR. Small but Powerful: Harnessing the diversity of small-scale fisheries – Green Zone. UN Oceans Conference 2025.

• May 13 – Cheung, WWL. Blue Transformations: Governance for the ocean-climate-biodiversity nexus. Keynote at IMBER FutureOceans3. Link

• Mar 11 – Sumaila, UR. Reimagining ocean economics. ʻĀkoʻakoʻa, Honolulu, Hawai’i.

• Mar 11 – Cheung, WWL. Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Face of Extreme Events. Ronald O. Ball Lecture.

• Feb 10 – Sumaila, UR. KEYNOTE 1: From Vanishing Fish to Infinity Fish: Three things we need to abandon. 2025 Solving-FCB Conference. University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica

• Feb 11 – Pereira, L. KEYNOTE 2: Operationalizing the Nature Futures Framework for Improved Anticipatory Governance in Diverse Contexts 2025 Solving-FCB Conference. University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.

• Feb 13 – Villalobos, F. KEYNOTE 3: Balancing Conservation and Livlihoods: Lessons Learned from the Gulf of Nicoya. 2025 Solving-FCB Conference. University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.

• Jan 27 – Marais-Potgieter, A. Expanding Stakeholders Webinar.

• Jan 18 – Sumaila, UR. Manage blue wealth. Congreso Futuro 2025, Santiago, Chile.

• Jan – Cheung, WWL. Ecology Seminar. Scripps Institute of Oceanography, San Diego, USA.

2024

• Dec 3 – Cheung, WWL. A.G. Huntsman Lecture. Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Halifax, Canada.

• Nov – Cheung, WWL. Re-envisioning the Governance and Management of Ocean Migratory Biodiversity Workshop. Dubai.

• Oct 15 – Sumaila, UR. International Marine Conservation Institute Conference (IMCC7). South Africa.

• Sep 24 – Sumaila, UR. Universal Basic Income and Just Transition. New York Climate Week.

• Sep 18 – Sumaila, UR & Cheung, WWL. SEA CHANGE: Sustainable Oceans in Canada. UBC.

• Sep 16–17 – Sumaila, UR. OECD Development Co-operation for Sustainable Oceans. Paris, France.

• Jul 15–19 – Sumaila, UR. IIFET 2024. Malaysia.

• Jul – Cheung, WWL. Management Procedures in a Changing Climate Webinar Series. HarvestStrategies.org.

• Jul 5 – Sumaila, UR. Incheon International Ocean Forum. Incheon, Korea.

• Jul 3 – Sumaila, UR. Interdisciplinarity in Environmental Economics. EAERE 29, Belgium.

• Jun 27 – Sumaila, UR. Communities at the Centre of Sustainability. Villars Institute, Switzerland.

• Jun 25–28 – Sumaila, UR. Villars Symposium on Basic Income. Switzerland.

• Jun 7–8 – Sumaila, UR. Deep sea protection. Costa Rica.

• May 27–30 – Cheung, WWL. Blueprints for Prosperity: Building Resilience in SIDS. UN SIDS Conference (virtual).

• May 21–24 – Sumaila, UR. Blue Global Canada Summit. St. Andrews-On-The-Sea, NB.

• May 10 – Sumaila, UR. Paul Storer Memorial Lecture. WWU & Online.

• Apr 14–19 – Birkel, C. EGU Topical Session. Vienna, Austria.

• Apr 13–15 – Sumaila, UR. The Ocean Retreat: Bringing it All Together for the Ocean. Hydra, Greece.

• Mar 18 – Sumaila, UR. Land and Sea: Mathematics of the Climate Crisis. PIMS.

• Mar 12 – Sumaila, UR. Future of Fish and Fisheries: Economic Implications.

• Mar 7 – Sumaila, UR. RSC Dialogues @ Massey: Water is Life. Massey College.

• Mar 7 – Cheung, WWL. RSC Dialogues @ Massey College: Water is Life. Toronto, Canada.

• Mar 4 – Chan, L. Adaptation Strategies for Fisheries. World Fisheries Congress, Seattle.

• Mar 4 – Cao, L. Developing Aquaculture for Food & Biodiversity. World Fisheries Congress, Seattle.

• Mar 4 – Clarke, T. Nature-based Solutions for Fisheries. World Fisheries Congress, Seattle.

• Mar 4 – Sogbanmu, T. West Africa Sustainability Challenges. World Fisheries Congress, Seattle.

• Mar 4 – Pereira, L. Solving-FCB Scenarios and Pathways. World Fisheries Congress, Seattle.

• Feb 29 – Sumaila, UR. France-Western Canada Workshop. Solving FCB and Ocean Sustainability.

• Jan 26 – Wehrtmann, I. UNFCCC COP CMNUCC Presentation.

• Jan 24 – Sumaila, UR. Climate Crisis and Ocean Industries. US Senate Committee, Washington D.C.

• Jan 24 – Sumaila, UR. Deep Sea Mining Workshop. New York.

2023

• Dec 14–15 – Cheung, WWL. Ocean Futures Scenarios and Pathways Workshop. Berlin, Germany.

• Dec 11 – Sumaila, UR. Infinity Fish. COP28 Ocean Pavilion.

• Dec 9 – Cheung, WWL. Blue Carbon and Climate Mitigation. Canada Pavilion, COP28.

• Dec 6 – Cheung, WWL. African Science for the African Position. South Africa Pavilion, COP28.

• Nov 20–24 – Birkel, C. Costa Rica FCB Case Study. WSCC Conference, Ecuador.

• Oct – Cheung, WWL. Workshops on Incorporating Climate Change into Social Cost of Carbon. (virtual)

• Aug 9 – Sogbanmu, T. Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change.

• Jul 28 – Tcheton, S. Nature Futures Framework. Johannesburg, South Africa.

• Jul 16–21 – Cheung, WWL. One Health and Urbanization. Italy.

• Jul 11–12 – Cheung, WWL. ICCAT Climate Change Expert Meeting. (virtual)

• Jul 8 – Sumaila, UR. Fair Seas Ireland Oceans Day. Cork, Ireland.

• May 15 – Cheung, WWL. Credit Valley Conservation (Ontario Chapter). (virtual)

• May 5 – Sumaila, UR. PWIAS Catalyst Program. UBC.

• Apr 27–28 – Cheung, WWL. IPCC: Climate Change, Resilience and Equity. Bangkok.

• Apr 17 – Teh, L.S.L. Climate Change & Fisheries Symposium. (Online)

• Mar 20 – Sumaila, UR. Sustainable Fisheries and Conservation. Monaco Blue Initiative.

• Feb 28 – Solving-FCB Panel. Inaugural Meeting, Vancouver.

• Feb – Cheung, WWL. Institut Pertanian Bogor. Indonesia.

• Jan 18–20 – Cheung, WWL. Congreso Futuro 2023. Chile.

• Jan 12 – Cheung, WWL. Bevan Series Lecture. University of Washington.

2022

• Dec 14 – Cheung, WWL. COP15 Biodiversity Webinar: Fish are Carbon Engineers. (virtual)

• Nov – Cheung, WWL. FAO Spotlight on Coastal Areas in SIDS at COP27. (virtual)

• Oct 26 – Sumaila, UR. An Abundant Ocean. Oceana Canada, Toronto.

• Oct 25 – Sumaila, UR. OceanCanada Collaboration Case Study. Canarie22, Ottawa.

• Aug 26 – Sumaila, UR. Ocean Economy for the Future. Puerto de Ideas Festival, Chile.

• Aug 9 – Sumaila, UR. Canada’s Oceans and Coasts: Pathways to Sustainability. PROBUS Vancouver.

• Aug 3 – Sumaila, UR. WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. Worldfish HQ, Penang, Malaysia.

• Jul 21–22 – Sumaila, UR. IIFET2022 Closing Conference. Vigo, Spain.

• Jul 18–23 – Sumaila, UR. Sustaining Community Conservation. IUCN APAC, Rwanda.

• Jun 28 – Sumaila, UR. UN Ocean Future Symposium. Lisbon, PT.

• Jun 26 – Sumaila, UR. Fisheries Management is Climate Action. UN Ocean Conference, Lisbon, PT.

• Jun 9 – Cheung, WWL & Sumaila, UR. Genome BC Forum.

• Jun 8 – Sumaila, UR. Infinity Fish for a Sustainable Blue Economy. Vatican Conference.

• May – Cheung, WWL. BECI Science Workshop. (virtual)