Past Lectures: Environmental Justice & Sustainability Speaker Series

The Center for the Blue Economy Speaker Series focuses on topics related to ocean and coastal resource management and climate change, and the Environmental Justice & Sustainability Speaker Series offers a broader range of topics, from food security to water conflicts. Both series bring creative, pragmatic, and practice-based environmental professionals to campus primarily to support students in the International Environmental Policy program, but all lectures are open to the public. Sponsored and hosted by the Center for the Blue Economy and the Nancy Eccles and Homer M. Hayward Family Foundation, the series features forward-thinking speakers who present cutting-edge solutions to complex problems across a wide variety of fields.
Below are the speakers and topics from previous terms. Many lectures were recorded, and all recordings can also be found on the Center for the Blue Economy YouTube page.
PAST LECTURES FROM FALL 2022
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From Deep Sea Corals to Whales: Oceana Conservation Success in the U.S. Pacific
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Nature-Based Solutions at the Federal Level: Protecting People and Infrastructure
Online
Free
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Preparing the Coast of California for Sea Level Rise: Science-based Policy and Guidance
Online
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Rethinking Disaster Risk Mitigation in an Increasingly Uncertain World
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Free
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Blue Carbon Credits: Finance Opportunities to support People, Nature, and Climate
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CANCELED: Ghost Gear: Engaging the Private Sector to Defeat the Deadliest Form of Marine Debris
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Free
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Blue Corridors: New Insights on the Conservation of Baleen Whales from their Migratory Routes
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PAST LECTURES FROM SPRING 2022
PAST LECTURES FROM FALL 2021
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Antarctic Marine Protected Areas: Biodiversity and Diplomacy in the Global Ocean Commons
Online
Free, Open to the Public
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Green Shipping: A Sustainability Journey for the U.S.’ Largest Ocean Carrier
Online
Free, Open to the Public
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Implementation of the Upper Newport Bay Living Shorelines Restoration Project
Online
Free, Open to the Public
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Rising Seas, Rising Inequity? Communities at Risk in the San Francisco Bay Area and Implications for Adaptation Policy
Online
Free, Open to the Public
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Climate Adaptation and Resilience in NYC: Flood Risk and Flood Insurance Awareness
Online
Free, Open to the Public
PAST LECTURES FROM SPRING 2021
PAST LECTURES FROM FALL 2020
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Enforcement of the California Coastal Act: How Chapter 9 of the Act Protects the Coast, Mr. Jordan Sanchez
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Arctic Refuge Advocacy in Action: Gwich’in Women Speak, Ms. Miho Aida
Online
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A Small Town Fights Power, Profit and a Big Corporation’s (CalAm) Plan to Drill for Groundwater, the Honorable Bruce Delgado
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The Three E’s to Change the World: Driving Behavior Change for Conservation, Mrs. Silvia Bor
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From Advocating for Access to Healthy Foods in California to Fighting Slavery in Chocolate Supply Chain, Ms. lauren Ornelas
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Ceremonial Fire, Land and Cultural Resource Restoration, the Honorable Ron W. Goode
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Communication, Collaboration and Equitable Land Use in Alaska and the Arctic, Ms. Sorina Stalla and Ms. Megan Hillgartner
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Toward a Transformational Land Ethic: The Role of Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Diversity, Ms. Dina Gilio-Whitaker
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Funding the Ocean: Exploring Careers in Environmental Philanthropy, Ms. Mariko Powers
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Free
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Discussion with Jacqui Patterson, Senior Director of the Environmental and Climate Justice Program, NAACP
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My Life, My Responsibility: Traditional Stewards in the Blue Economy, Ms. Madelsar Ngiraingas
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When Love Leads to Laws: How to Save California’s Coast, Mandy Sackett
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Sustainability, Systems Thinking and Well-being – Giving Voice to Data, Mr. Minal Mistry
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The Story of Plastic, Individual Film Screening and Community Discussion
Online
Free, Registration Required
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Fish & Chips: Tracking Tunas and Sharks in our Blue Serengeti, Dr. Barbara Block
Online
Free
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Integrating Environmental Justice into Coastal Management: Opportunities, Challenges, and Lessons Learned, Clesi Bennett
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