Posts in: Convening for Solutions

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Elevating the Science of Blue Carbon in Federal Policy: Summary from a Science and Decisions Roundtable
We are seeing the implications of a changing climate more everyday, and the ocean plays a critical role. Recent studies and research including Restore America’s Estuaries recently published Blue Carbon National Action Plan have identified the potential of the ocean as not a “victim” of climate change, but a source of solutions to help close gaps in strategi...

Convening for Solutions
Exploring Oregon Marine Reserves with Victoria Moreno
COMPASS's Regional Engagement Fellow, Victoria Moreno, shares her experience working on the Oregon Marine Reserves workshop series.
Tell us about the Oregon Marine Reserves and COMPASS’s workshop series surrounding the reserve process.
From 2008 to 2016, Oregon designed and implemented five marine reserves throughout the state’s coast to protect marine ha...

Convening for Solutions
A New Report on Reframing Ocean-Climate Science and Solutions
Between June and November 2020, COMPASS and the California Ocean Science Trust (OST), with funding from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, convened twenty leaders in ocean and climate science, conservation, and society to discuss pressing issues at the intersections of their collective expertise. This group of ocean-climate science leaders came together to mo...

Convening for Solutions
Science in Action: Exploring the Future of U.S. Aquaculture
At COMPASS, we believe that science doesn’t only teach us about how and why our planet is changing. It also provides a way for us to learn about potential solutions. This belief is a guiding principle for the COMPASS policy team and we always have our proverbial ear to the ground (or water!) to see where science can help inform effective, ecologically focused, sc...

Bridging Communities
Game Time: Connecting Wildfire Scientists and Journalists in Montana
Practice is core to our work. Our trainings revolve around hands-on exercises and feedback in a supportive setting, and are unique in that the practice and feedback comes from trusted partners from other fields, such as journalism, policy, and community leadership. These experts work closely with scientists in small groups and one-on-one as they practice communicat...

Convening for Solutions
CHOW 2019: We've Come a Long Way
At the dawn of the 21st century, I had the privilege of serving as the Founding President of the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. It was clear to me then that ocean issues weren’t getting the attention they needed or deserved, but I truly never imagined that the inaugural event—then known as Congressional Ocean Day (COD)—would resonate so strongly in the...