Session 2 of Blue Forest Week 2021: Solutions – Nov 16th
Kelp forests are nature’s underwater forests. This session previews the UNEP & NBFN global kelp assessment. The report is an international first in the assessment of kelp diversity, distribution, health, threats, ecosystem services, and knowledge gaps, as well as policy and management challenges and solutions. It brings together researchers from around the world, including specialists in ecology, ecosystem services, management and policy.
Featured speakers:
00:00 Linda Jonsson, UN Environment Programme – Programme leader
01:47 Takehiro Nakamura, UN Environment Programme – Placing kelp forests in the international climate change and biodiversity discussion
06:06 Peter Harris, GRID-Arendal – Kelp as a nature-positive solution: a Scandinavian perspective
12:13 Previewing the UNEP & NBFN global kelp assessment: Q&A with select authors – Kira Krumhansl, Bedford Institute of Oceanography; Alejandro Buschmann, Universidad de Los Lagos; Erika Techera, University of Western Australia; Karen Filbee-Dexter, Institute of Marine Research
