Science for Citizens: Protecting sea turtles and their habitat with Veronica Caceres Chammorro

October 15, 2019 7:00pm iCal Google Calendar
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

Protecting Sea Turtles & Their Habitat: The Inter-American Convention for the Protection & Conservation of Sea Turtles (IAC)

Veronica Caceres Chamorro
Executive Secretary, Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Bernie Fowler Laboratory, Room 1101

In order to be successful in protecting sea turtle species from extinction, global collaboration and conservation measures implemented by many nations is necessary. This presentation will discuss the many threats facing sea turtles and how these threats are being addressed by government agencies, scientists, NGOs, and civil society. Veronica Caceres Chamorro, Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles and Chesapeake Biological Laboratory alumna (M.S. 2001) will also highlight how the IAC is coordinating the international collaboration needed to protect sea turtles.

This is a free public seminar; seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

This seminar is presented as a part of the Science for Citizens seminar series. All of our speakers this fall are alumni of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Chesapeake Biological Laboratory.

For a full list of the public seminars in this series, visit SCIENCE FOR CITIZENS.  

 

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