UMaine Graduate Student attending major international meeting on marine protected areas
Emily Nocito, a graduate student in Marine Policy in the School of Marine Sciences, recently presented her research at the 4th International Marine Protected Areas Congress in La Serena, Chile. The meeting, which takes place every four years, brings together world leaders to discuss policies for marine protected areas and addressing climate change impacts on marine resources. Emily’s research, advised by Dr. Aaron Strong (Assistant Professor, SMS and Climate Change Institute) focuses on how governments are defining the concept of climate change resilience as they develop plans for large new marine protected areas. Her talk was entitled, Resilience as co-benefit, resilience as definitional: The mission creep of marine protected area design. In addition to presenting her work, Emily is also conducting research interviews with key stakeholders, negotiators and decision-makers at the meeting, which wraps up on Friday.
Emily Nocito preparing to present her work at the 4th International Marine Protected Areas Congress in La Serena, Chile.