To celebrate the Mesoamerican Reef, #RestoreCoral will convene a online streaming video series called “MAR Day (Mesoamerican Reef Day): Resilience & Development, Road to United Nations World Oceans Day 2021” on March 10, 2021, this event will be broadcasted on Restore Coral’s Youtube Channel and www.mar-day.org portal, starting at 9am, Central Time Mexico. The video series will also be shared on the UN World Oceans Day website as a lead up to the event in June. The goals of this series are the following:

• Highlighting the Ocean Life of the area and the Current Resilience Efforts

• Highlighting the Mayan Coastal Communities that have being Affected by the Degradation of the Ecosystem, the COVID Economical Crisis and the Coastal Development

• Showcasing Innovations for Sustainable Development

• To contribute to the Resilience Strategy of the Region

We are excited to feature the following topics and speakers in the series:

Cozumel from 1968 to present by Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD, Global Coral Reef Alliance

Macrolife in Cozumel by Photographer Robert Stansfield

Blue Finance by Dr. Santiago J. Bucaram, PhD, IDB

New Paradigm of Tourism by Natalia Bayona , UN WTO

Sailing for Sustainability by Emilie McGlone, Peace Boat

Coastal Protection by Reefy

Restoration Tourism by Dr. German Mendez, Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program

Satellite Monitoring & AI for Water Quality & Reef Monitoring by Dr. Jose Luis Hernandez, PhD, Aquosmic

Bioprospection by Dr. Anton Vila, PhD, INVICTUS Project

Ending plastic by PetGas Oceans

Climate Justice by Mayan Cooperative "Coral Negro"

Social Innovation by Roberto Cerda, #RestoreCoral

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