From Backyard to the World: Community-Based Conservation and International Alliances for the Protect
Schedule
Wed, 18 Jun, 2025 at 08:30 am
UTC-03:00Location
UFC Campus Do Pici | Fortaleza, CE
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šš From Backyard to the World! ššWeāre excited to share that Dr. Carol Meirelles, coordinator of the Alliance for Manatees, will be giving a keynote lecture at the Brazilian National Conference on Research and Conservation of Aquatic Mammals (ECOPEMAQ) @ix_encopemaq , taking place in Fortaleza, Brazil (June 17ā20, 2025). The conference is organized by Aquasis, Programa de PĆ³s-GraduaĆ§Ć£o em SistemĆ”tica, Uso e ConservaĆ§Ć£o da Biodiversidade (PPGSIS/UFC) , and Programa de PĆ³s-GraduaĆ§Ć£o em Engenharia de Pesca (PPGEP/UFC), bringing together leading voices in aquatic mammal research and conservation.
The talk, titled āFrom Backyard to the World: Community-Based Conservation and International Alliances for the Protection of the American Manatee,ā will reflect on Carolās 26-year journey in manatee conservationāfrom early grassroots work with the NGO Aquasis to leading an international initiative that connects researchers and knowledge holders from Colombia to Brazil - the Alliance for Manatees.
During the event, the Alliance will also host a working meeting with 10 Brazilian experts to discuss recent progress and outline the next steps in our collaborative conservation efforts.
This important work is only possible thanks to the support of our incredible partners:
@tiergartennuernberg @pairidaizaofficial @yaqupacha @IUCN
And our institutional hosts:
@ubcoceans Marine Mammal Research Unit UBC (MMRU)
The institutional partners of the Alliance: Aquasis FundaĆ§Ć£o MamĆferos AquĆ”ticos Instituto Biota de ConservaĆ§Ć£o Instituto MamirauĆ” Universidade Federal de Alagoas - UFAL Universidade Federal Rural da AmazĆ“nia - UFRA LaB - UFRN Laboratory of Bioacoustics Instituto Amares Association KWATA Green Heritage Fund Suriname Proyecto Sotalia Caribbean-Wide Orca Project FINS El Colegio de la Frontera Sur Unellez IEPA - Instituto de Pesquisas CientĆficas e TecnolĆ³gicas do Estado do AmapĆ”
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Where is it happening?
UFC Campus Do Pici, Fortaleza,CE,BrazilEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
