Nov 14, 2013
Pam Logan
The Canadian Wildlife Federation attended the International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC), an event that brings together major maritime stakeholders from around the globe to assist in the conservation and sustainable development of the oceans. We brought our video camera along to report back to you!
Founding fellow of CWF’s Learning Institute, Dr. Grant Gardner was part of the Introductory Plenary Session that set the stage for the Congress.
CWF took centre stage as Dr. Sean Brillant, Manager of Marine Programs and Christine Kelly, Manager of Education … hosted three sessions in the Ocean+ Pavilion. At each session, Sean and Christine conducted lively and informative interviews that showcased CWF programs that Connect, Engage and Inspire marine conservation.
Check out these CWF interviews and videos from each of the sessions:
Connect Session
Interviews
Pam Logan, Director of Communications – The Great Canadian Turtle Race | Randy McLeod, Manager of Education – CWF Africa to America’s Expedition | |
Sean Brillant, Manager of Marine Programs, Saltwater Cities | Damian Foxall, CWF Rivers to Oceans and Sports Ambassador, Sail for Wildlife |
Related Videos
Engage Session
Interviews
Dr. Yves Jean, CWF Learning Institute Founding Fellow and CWF Past President – Sur le St. Laurent and Following the Migratory Journey of the Humpback Whale | Doug Yurick, Parks Canada – Sea to Sky | |
Dr. Luba Mycio-Mommers, Director of Education and Damian Foxall, CWF Rivers to Oceans and Sports Ambassador – Sports for Wildlife | Dr. Sean Brillant, Manager of Marine Programs – Love Your Lake |
Related videos
Inspire Session
Pam Logan, Director of Communications – Hinterland Who’s Who 50th Anniversary; | Randy McLeod, Manager of Education and Dr. Grant Gardner, CWF Learning Institute Founding Fellow – Voices of the North and Summer Institute; Parks Canada; | |
| Kalen Elmsley, Ten Tree Apparel – Inspire Youth Movement |
Related Videos
- CWF Palindrome
- HWW: Herring Gull
- HWW: Leatherback Seaturtle
- HWW: Killer Whale
- FFDP: épaulard
- HWW: Narwhal
- Voices of the North: Ricky Kilabuk
- Summer Institute 2013: Mussel Picking
- Summer Institute 2013: Climate Change
- CWF and TenTree: Live Unbound
CWF Director of Education Dr. Luba Mycio-Mommers chaired the workshop Raising awareness of the role of MPAs in ocean conservation and sustainable development. The workshop presented a lively discussion with the goal of advancing capacity building for actions and recommendations that can help to raise awareness of the role of MPAs in ocean conservation and sustainable development. Presenting at the workshop was Dr. Sean Brillant, CWF Marine Manager on Increasing Audience Reach to Recreational Regional Users of Marine Environments
Dr. Yves Jean showcased the new CWF and TeleQuebec six part French documentary series Sur le St. Laurent during the Short Films session at the congress.
CWF videos such as Sur le Saint Laurent 6 –part documentary, Voice of the North Vignettes and Hinterland Who’s Who PSAs continue to be highlighted at Oceansplus.tv.