EAST Marine Ecosystems (EASTME) conference
23rd May 2024, Lincoln
09:30 – 16:30
Reporting Annual Change at a Regional Scale & Building Social Capital
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The new EAST Marine Ecosystems (EASTME) initiative is testing the idea of annual reporting on the state of the marine environment on a regional scale in the English East Marine Plan area* We will be hosting a one-day conference at the University of Lincoln to discuss the latest developments in the region through 11 thematic topics along with an introduction to the marine Natural Captial Programme from Defra.
At just £30 a ticket, the day aims to create networks, open communication and build relationships among people in the marine and coastal community, including citizen scientists, academics, managers, policy makers, industry, dedicated volunteers and the public, to enable regional scale reporting on the state of marine natural capital. The EASTME project forms part of the Natural Capital approaches at the land-sea interface (LSI) project, which is being led by the Environment Agency under Defra’s Marine Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (mNCEA) programme. The proposed work will deliver the LSI project’s work package on ‘Mobilising marine social capital’.
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The conference is an opportunity to reflect on local observations, research outputs and findings from 2023, and to make the linkages between environmental and biological phenomena through 11 thematic topics. These findings and discussions are then collated to provide the content for an EASTME public ‘State of the East Seas’ annual report.
Outline Programme
| Welcome to the conference from Mark Schuerch, Associate Professor Physical Geography, University of Lincoln |
| Introduction to the marine Natural Capital Programme, Defra |
| Introduction to East Marine Ecosystems and next steps, Bob Earll |
| Session 1 Chair: Mark Schuerch, University of Lincoln
Discussion of the relationships and interactions between thematic topics |
| Break and refreshments |
| Session 2 Chair: Tammy Smalley, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Discussion of the relationships and interactions between thematic topics |
| Break and refreshments |
| Session 3 Chair: Adele Powell, The Wash and North Norfolk Marine Partnership
Discussion of the relationships and interactions between thematic topics |
| EASTME Next steps – facilitated discussion |
We hope you can join us to celebrate being part of the newly established EASTME! Please share with colleagues and within your networks if you think there is someone who may want to join.
Purchase your ticket here to join
If you would like to hear more about EASTME directly or to be involved in one or more of the 11 Communities of Practice, please sign up to its dedicated mailing list here.
* The EASTME region runs includes inshore and waters in the UK’s Exclusive economic zone, running from Flamborough Head in the North to the southern Suffolk border, including the Humber and Wash.
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