International Marine Protected Areas Congress, (IMPAC5) IUCN events
Join us in Vancouver, Canada for the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5), a global forum that brings together ocean conservation professionals and high-level officials to inform, inspire and act on marine protected areas.
All times below are in PST (Vancouver time)
February 3
Time 08:00-12:30
30x30: What's Next? Indicators and Growing IPLC Coverage (Pew, IUCN)
- 08:00 - 08:30 Networking Breakfast
- 08:30-12:30 Half-day Workshop
Event type: Private (invitation only)
Location: West Building, Rooms 223-224
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Time 08:30-12:00
Marine Protected Areas Agency Partnership (MPAAP) In-Person Meeting (OFB, IUCN)
Event type: Private (invitation only)
Location: West Building, Rooms 214
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Time 12:00-13:30
Great Blue Wall Regenerative Seascapes, a Nature and People Positive Pathway to Achieve 30x30
Event type: Live presentations and Q&A
Location: West Building, Rooms 215-216
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Time 12:30-14:00
Identifying, Recognising and Reporting OECMs: Experiences in Implementing COP Decision 14/8
Event type: Live presentations and Q&A
Location: West Building, Rooms 215-216
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February 4
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Marine Conservation And Sustainable Aquaculture, For Marine Protected Areas And Coastal Communities (IUCN CEM E-bAG, TNC)
Event type: Live presentations and discussion
Location: West Building, Room 206
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Time: 16:00 - 17:30
From Local To Global Data For Biodiversity Monitoring And Conservation: MPA Experiences In The BIOPAMA Programme (IUCN)
Event type: Live presentations and discussion
Location: West Building, Room 223 -224
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Time: 17:00 - 19:00
From Knowledge to Action for Marine Protected Areas: the State Of Protected And Conserved Areas In The Wider Caribbean (IUCN)
Event type: Live presentations and discussion
Location: West Building, Ballroom Foyer
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Time: 17:30 - 19:30
Establishing MPAs in the High Seas (IUCN)
Event type: Film premier, live presentations and discussion
Location: West Building, Room 111-112
February 5
Time: 11:30 - 13:30
Deep-sea Mining - From Science to Indigenous Interests (Sails of Change)
Event type: Preview of major new documentary co-produced by Dona Bertarelli, narrated by Jason Momoa, followed by live panel and discussions
Location: IUCN Pavilion, Ocean Expo space
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Time 11:30 - 13:00
From Knowledge To Action: A Case Study Of Protected Area Management Effectiveness In Belize (IUCN)
Event type: Live presentation and discussion
Location: West Building, Room 205
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Time 13:30 - 15:00
Pathway to Protect Critical High Seas Areas (Coral Reef of the High Seas Coalition [CRHS] and Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Event type: Live presentation and discussion
Location: IUCN Pavilion, Ocean Expo space
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Time: 15:30 - 16:30
Growing and solidifying the Marine Protected Area Agency Partnership (IUCN)
Event type: Live presentations and discussion
Location: IUCN Pavilion, Ocean Expo space
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Time 16:30 - 18:00
International Marine Protected Areas Network (IMPANA): MPA connectivity tools (Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB), IUCN)
Event type: Live presentation and discussion
Location: IUCN Pavilion, Ocean Expo space
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Time 18:00 - Close
Indigenous Leadership and ocean policy foresight (WWF Coastal Communities, IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas)
Event type: Live presentation and discussion
Location: IUCN Pavilion, Ocean Expo space
February 6
Time 10:00 - 11:15
A Followup Dialog with Indigenous Leaders and Experts from the 30x30: What's Next? Quality and Metrics Workshop (Pew, IUCN, IUCN WCPA)
Event type: Open listening and learning session
Location: IUCN Pavilion, Ocean Expo space
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Time 11:00 - 12:00
Solutions from the Sea: Catalyzing Nature-based Solutions for Climate, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development (Canada, USA, IUCN)
Event type: Live presentation and discussion
Location: West Building, Room 201
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Time 12:00 - 13:30
Regenerative Seascapes - Accelerating implementation of the Great Blue Wall by unlocking pathways to a nature and people positive future (Great Blue Wall, IUCN)
Event type: Announcement, Live presentation and discussion
Location: IUCN Pavilion, Ocean Expo space
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Time 16:00 - 17:30
Launch Of The Publication “State Of Marine Protected Areas Of West Africa” (IUCN)
Event type: Publication Launch with live presentation and discussion
Location: West Building, Room 205
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Time 16:00 - 17:30
Conserving Our Sea Of Islands – Status Of And Opportunities For MPAs In The Pacific (IUCN)
Event type: Live presentation and discussion
Location: West Building, Room 202
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Time 16:30 - 18:00
Advancing 30x30 and Protecting Boundaries Beyond National Jurisdiction: The Voice of Young Professionals
(SOA, ECOP Canada, Parley Ocean Uprise, University of British Columbia, First Nations Fisheries Council, and Ocean Wise Ocean Bridge, IUCN)
Event type: Live presentation and discussion
Location: IUCN Pavilion, Ocean Expo space
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Time 17:00 - 19:00
IUCN WCPA Awards Ceremony & #NatureForAll Love Fest Launch (IUCN)
Event type: Live presentation and discussion
Location: Segal Graduate School of Business, 500 Granville Street Room, 1200-1500 Vancouver
Notes:
- YouTube Livestream link for those not able to attend IMPAC5
- Live registration link here
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Time 18:00 - Close
25 years of financing MPA projects (FFEM & OFB)
Event type: Live presentation and discussion
Location: IUCN Pavilion, Ocean Expo space
February 7
Time 13:30 - 15:00
MPA Quality Matters: How do Blue Parks help achieve it?
(Marine Conservation Institute, The Blue Quest, Blue Parks Science Council, IUCN)
Event type: Live presentations and discussion
Location: IUCN Pavilion, Ocean Expo space
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Time 14:00 - 15:30
Important Shark and Ray Areas - Putting sharks on the map: a global standard for improving shark area-based conservation
(IUCN SSC Shark Specialist group, IMMAs group, Shark conservation Fund)
Event type: Live presentations and discussion
Location: West Building, Room 202
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Time 15:00 - 16:30
IUCN in North America - Open House for Members and Potential Members (IUCN)
Event type: Live presentations and discussion
Location: IUCN Pavilion, Ocean Expo space
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Time 16:00 - 17:30
Navigating High Seas MPAs and other ABMTs in 4 Dimensions: Integrating Horizontal, Vertical and Temporal Connectivity
(IUCN)
Event type: Live presentations and discussion
Location: West Building, Room 205
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Time 18:00 - Close
IUCN Ocean networking open house (IUCN)
Event type: Live presentations, discussion, open house to bring all IMPAC5 attendees to
Location: IUCN Pavilion, Ocean Expo space
February 8
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Sustainable Finance For MPAs (IUCN, Global Ocean Trust, Blue Alliance Philippines, Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association)
Event type: Live presentations and discussions
Location: West Building, Room 211-214
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Time 14:00 - 15:30
Strengthen MPA Effectiveness And Equitable Governance In The Coral Triangle Through Site-Level Knowledge Exchange
(Coral Triangle Centre, Sabah Parks, WWF Malaysia)
Event type: Live presentations and discussions
Location: West Building, Room 206
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Time 15:00 - 16:30
Marine Connectivity Conservation ‘Rules Of Thumb’: Applying Guidelines to MPA and MPA Network Design and Management (Marine Connectivity Conservation Group)
Event type: Live presentations and discussions
Location: West Building, Room 111-112
February 9
