The Round Table “From diagnosis to prevention: challenges for fighting against marine litter” is organized by the UNESCO Chair for Ocean Sustainability and the UN Global Compact in Brazil. This meeting aims to promote a dialogue between specialists from the sea, the public administration and the private sector about the current scenario and a starting point for collective and effective actions to solve the problem. In addition to the discussions, the Blue Keepers Diagnosis of the sources of escape and risk of entry of plastic waste into the ocean in Brazil will be launched.
SCHEDULE
Date: 10/11
Location: Museu do Café – Rua XV de Novembro, 95 – Centro de Santos/SP
9:00 am: Welcome by Rogério Santos, mayor of Santos/SP; Carlo Pereira, CEO of the UN Global Compact in Brazil.
9:15 am: Panel 1, Presentation and launch of the Blue Keepers Diagnosis of sources of escape and risk of entry of plastic waste into the ocean in Brazil
• Prof. Dr. Alexander Turra, UNESCO Chair for Ocean Sustainability
• Gabriela Otero, Blue Keepers Coordinator
10:30 am: Coffee break
10:50 am: Panel 2, Challenges for fighting against marine litter: from local to global.
• Prof. Dr. Alexander Turra, UNESCO Chair for Ocean Sustainability
• Karen Cope, MCTI
• Gil Scatena, SIMA – GT Garbage at Sea
• Marcos Libório, SEMAM/Santos
• Tathiana Colturato, CPAP
• João Amaral, Voice of the Oceans
