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SUMMARY:Keynote Panel: Cuba’s Environmental Future – What Normalizing Diplomatic Relations with the U.S. Means for Cuba’s Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:Keynote Panel: Cuba’s Environmental Future – What Normalizing Diplomatic Relations with the U.S. Means for Cuba’s Sustainability | Thursday\, November 10\, 4:00pm\, Palladium Theater | Tickets $15 (click here) \nOcean Doctor president\, Dr. David E. Guggenheim\, leads a panel of experts to discuss Cuba’s environmental future. \nThe past 50 years have seen extreme degradation to the environment\, especially in the Caribbean\, where tourism and associated coastal development has had a particularly severe impact. The Caribbean has lost 50 percent of its coral cover since 1970. However\, many of Cuba’s natural ecosystems\, including coral reefs\, remain remarkably healthy. \nAs relations normalize with the United States\, Cuba faces unprecedented pressures from tourism\, foreign investment\, and development that threaten its ecosystems\, architectural heritage\, and culture. Normalized relations bring a new level of collaboration between the two countries\, including important scientific and conservation efforts. \nIs Cuba doomed to the same fate of the rest of the Caribbean?  Or will the country emerge as a shining green jewel of the Caribbean with a sustainable future and enduring protection for its natural heritage? \nThis high-level panel explores these issues in depth and brings us up-to-date on environmental agreements between Cuba and the U.S.\, as well as new initiatives\, such as the Cuba-U.S. Sustainability Partnership (CUSP)\, that offer hope for the environmental future of both countries.
URL:https://oceandoctor.org/event/keynote-panel-cubas-environmental-future-what-normalizing-diplomatic-relations-with-the-u-s-means-for-cubas-sustainability/
LOCATION:Palladium Theater\, 235 5th Ave. North\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cuba,Cuba Research & Conservation
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ORGANIZER;CN="BLUE Ocean Film Festival":MAILTO:info@blueoceanfilmfestival.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161115T210000
DTSTAMP:20260609T072750
CREATED:20161109T213137Z
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SUMMARY:A Living  Time Machine: Cuba’s Remarkable  Ocean Ecosystems and and the Hope They Offer  Florida and the World
DESCRIPTION:A Living  Time Machine: Cuba’s Remarkable  Ocean Ecosystems and and the Hope They Offer  Florida and the World\nDavid E. Guggenheim\, Ph.D.\n \nGuggenheim is founder and president of Ocean Doctor\, a non-profit conservation organization in Washington\, DC\, where he is in his 17th year leading research and conservation efforts in Cuba focused on coastal communities and protecting coral reef ecosystems. His work has been featured on 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper\, on the PBS\nNature series and on NPR.\n \nWhile 50 percent of the Caribbean’s corals have vanished since 1970\, many of Cuba’s marine ecosystems remain spectacularly healthy\, a Jurassic Park-like experience teeming with endangered species seldom seen elsewhere\nin the Caribbean\, including bountiful sharks and grouper…truly a living time machine. Dr. Guggenheim\nexplores why Cuba’s ecosystems remain so healthy\, the threat posed by the “tsunami” of Americans now pouring into the island as relations normalize between Cuba and the U.S\, and what is being done to ensure that Cuba avoids\nthe mistakes made elsewhere in the Caribbean over the past half century.
URL:https://oceandoctor.org/event/a-living-time-machine-cubas-remarkable-ocean-ecosystems-and-and-the-hope-they-offer-florida-and-the-world/
LOCATION:Lewis Auditorium at Flagler College\, 14 Granada Street\, St. Augustine\, FL\, 32084\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cuba,Cuba Research & Conservation
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170617
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170630
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SUMMARY:Cuba - A Scientific & Educational Liveaboard Expedition
DESCRIPTION:Cuba – A Scientific & Educational Liveaboard Expedition (June 17-29\, 2017): If you have ever dreamed of visiting Cuba\, here is your chance! Join Ocean Doctor\, Denver Divers and Generation Ocean for this very unique journey through Cuba including cultural immersion\, scientific exploration and scuba diving! Your participation helps support the Generation Ocean students who will be conducting research during the trip. Research topics are centered around marine conservation in Isla de La Juventud and architectural restoration in Havana. As participants in the trip\, you will have the chance to help the students conduct their research and will learn proper techniques for coral research and conservation used throughout the Caribbean. During our expedition\, we will spend eight nights aboard the Caribbean Kraken Liveaboard\, diving in around Isla de La Juventud. While on dry land\, we will visit important sites in and around Havana\, gaining a true understanding of the rich culture of the country and the struggles they face as tourism begins to expand. Learn More
URL:https://oceandoctor.org/event/cuba-a-scientific-educational-liveaboard-expedition/
LOCATION:Liveaboard Vessel Kraken\, Isla de la Juventud\, Cuba
CATEGORIES:Cuba,Cuba Research & Conservation
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ORGANIZER;CN="Denver Divers":MAILTO:scuba@denverdivers.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170703
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170708
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SUMMARY:10th International Congress on Protected Areas - Cuba
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \n10th International Congress on Protected Areas/9th International Convention on the Environment and Development\nOcean Doctor will participate in the 11th International Convention on Environment and Development\, to be held July 3-7\, 2017 at the Havana International Convention Center. \nThe ten previous editions of this gathering have involved over 8\,000 participants; about 50% of them being visitors from more than 60 countries on five continents. \nThis year’s conference will promote cooperation among countries\, exchange of experiences and sustainable practices\, knowledge transfer\, as well as sustained and inclusive economic growth\, participatory social development\, environmental protection and the dignity of human beings. \nOcean Doctor president\, Dr. David E. Guggenheim\, will present a paper entitled\, “A Century of Unsustainable Tourism in the Caribbean: Lessons Learned and Opportunities for Cuba.”
URL:https://oceandoctor.org/event/10th-international-congress-on-protected-areas-cuba/
LOCATION:Palacio de Convenciones\, Calle 146\, entre 11 y 13\, La Habana\, Cuba
CATEGORIES:Cuba,Cuba Research & Conservation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180604T130000
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SUMMARY:Advancing Environmental Sustainability and  Historic Preservation in Cuba
DESCRIPTION:Advancing Environmental Sustainability and Historic Preservation in Cuba\nCuba-U.S. Collaboration in a New Era of Change\nMonday\, June 4\, 2018 – 1:00pm – 5:00pm \nCarnegie Endowment for International Peace – 1779 Massachusetts Ave NW\, Washington\, DC 20036 \nCuba has developed differently from any other country in the Caribbean. Many of its natural ecosystems remain remarkably healthy\, and the country’s cultural heritage remains authentic and largely intact. The efforts to normalize relations between Cuba and the United States by President Obama fueled dramatic growth in tourism and interest in investment on the island\, sparking concern that Cuba now faced the same scale of pressures that have resulted in environmental and heritage degradation throughout the Caribbean. With the advent of the Trump presidency and chilling of relations\, some of these pressures have waned\, but likely only temporarily. \nThis public event explores opportunities for small-scale\, collaborative initiatives to successfully advance environmental sustainability and historic preservation in Cuba during this period of political uncertainty. It includes the public release of a new report by Ocean Doctor and the Center for International Policy\, A Century of Unsustainable Tourism in the Caribbean: Lessons Learned and Opportunities for Cuba. \nSpeakers \nIntroductory Remarks\n\nSalih Booker\, Executive Director\, Center for International Policy\nWelcome\nHis Excellency Jose R. Cabañas Ph.D.\, Ambassador\, Embassy of the Republic of Cuba\nCuba-U.S. Collaboration in a Time of Change \n\nRobert L. Muse\, Law Offices of Robert Muse\nOpportunities to Advance Sustainability Under U.S. and Cuban Law \n\nEnvironmental Sustainability\n\nDr. David E. Guggenheim\, President Ocean Doctor (moderator)\nReport Release: A Century of Unsustainable Tourism in the Caribbean: Lessons Learned and Opportunities for Cuba;\nProject “Red Alerta” on the Isle of Youth\, the Potential for Small-Scale Community-Based Conservation \n\nDr. Brian M. Boom\, Vice President for Conservation Strategy\, The New York Botanical Garden\, and Chair\, NYBG Caribbean Consortium\nSustainable Travel and Cuba’s Botanical Gardens\n\nHistoric Preservation\n\nElizabeth Newhouse\, Cuba Project Director\, Center for International Policy (moderator)\nCan Havana Continue to be a Model for the Region? \n\nNorma Barbacci\, Preservation Consultants\, LLC\nOpportunities for Preservation in Old Havana and Beyond \n\nKadir Lopez Nieves\, Artist and Adolfo V. Nodal\, Producer\nHavana Light Neon preservation project\, Reconstruction of the historic Rex Duplex Theatre\n\nDiscussion and Questions\nThe Cuba-U.S. Sustainability Partnership (CUSP) is a project of the Center for International Policy\, Ocean Doctor and Robert Muse & Associates\, in consultation with Cuban governmental and nongovernmental agencies\, to support Cuba’s efforts to chart a sustainable course in the face of political changes and economic pressures.
URL:https://oceandoctor.org/event/advancing-environmental-sustainability-and-historic-preservation-in-cuba/
LOCATION:Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cuba,Cuba Research & Conservation,Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Center for International Policy":MAILTO:rsvp@ciponline.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210406T183000
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SUMMARY:Wake Forest University - Ocean and Marine Conservation Club
DESCRIPTION:Ocean Doctor president pays a virtual visit to Wake Forest University’s Ocean and Marine Conservation Club (OMCC) to discuss his two decades of working in Cuba and lessons learned from its exceptionally healthy marine ecosystems. \nOMCC encourages collaboration between students\, industry experts\, and marine organizations to connect members to resources and create a space that promotes an environmentally-conscious lifestyle. OMCC encourages collaboration between students\, industry experts\, and marine organizations to connect members to resources and create a space that promotes an environmentally-conscious lifestyle. \nThis talk is the latest in Ocean Doctor’s 50-States Expedition. Learn more.
URL:https://oceandoctor.org/event/wake-forest-university-ocean-and-marine-conservation-club/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:50 States Expedition,Cuba,Cuba Research & Conservation
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