Ocean Conservation with Rebecca Helm

Our global ocean covers 71% of the Earth’s surface with about two thirds comprising the high seas – marine waters beyond national jurisdiction. Despite covering a vast area and a wealth of biodiversity only 1% of the high seas is protected. Every year human activities continue to harm life in the ocean whilst uncoordinated governance leaves marine environments vulnerable to abuse. In this Webinar, EGU will be sitting to talk interview-style with Rebecca Helm, Marine Biologist at University of North Carolina Asheville. We’ll be asking our expert how are human activities impacting the marine environment? What is being done to secure a sustainable future for the human-ocean relationship? And how much does an unhealthy ocean impact us terrestrial humans?

The webinar will conclude with an audience Q&A, so come prepped with your own questions!

Rebecca R. Helm is an assistant professor of Biology and the University of North Carolina Asheville, and a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History. Dr. Helm studies the ecology and evolution of life in the open ocean, and this research ranges from the developmental biology of life cycles to the broad-scale distribution of species on the high seas. Recently, Dr. Helm began studying the impacts of high-seas development on marine life, and the role that policy plays in mitigating this impact.

The webinar is expected to last up to a maximum of one hour and will start at 16.00CEST on Wednesday 28th July 2021.

You can view the online event here (Youtube).

If you have any questions about ‘Ocean Conservation with Rebecca Helm’, please contact us via webinars@egu.eu.