Mesoamerican Reef Day 2021
#RestoreCoral will convene a series of youtube videos called “MAR Day (Mesoamerican Reef Day): Resilience & Development” on March 10, 2021 on www.mar-day.org & restore coral’s youtube channel starting at 9am (GMT-6), as a celebration of the Mesoamerican Reef with the goals of: *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
A Series of videos featuring:
• 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 Santiago J. Bucaram, 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 David Tun, Mayan Cooperative “Coral Negro”
• Social Innovation by Roberto Cerda, #RestoreCoral
• PescaData by Ocean, Stuart Fulton
• Bahamas & the Colombian Caribbean