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Changing humanity’s relationship with the ocean

An IMPAC5 official side event

VANCOUVER, CANADA
February 3-9, 2023

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ABOUT THE OCEAN LITERACY DIALOGUES

  • The Ocean Literacy Dialogues series is a global collaboration led by the Ocean Literacy With All community - a UN Ocean Decade-endorsed program coordinated by IOC-UNESCO. The aim of the Ocean Literacy Dialogues series is to co-organize public events that enable knowledge exchange across different geographical and socio-cultural contexts, and that catalyze action as we work together to achieve the overarching goal of the UN Ocean Decade (2021-2030): to ‘change humanity’s relationship with the ocean.' This is the essence of ocean literacy.

    Ocean Literacy Dialogue series:

    • 1st edition: UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal (June 28th-July 1, 2022)

    • 2nd edition: Santos, Brazil (October 10-14, 2022)

    • 3rd edition: IMPAC5 in Vancouver, Canada (February 3-9, 2023)

  • The Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) provides an ideal opportunity for the third edition of the Ocean Literacy Dialogues series. As the global community comes together to inform, inspire, and act on ocean conservation, every sector of society - from individuals to institutions, schools to businesses, communities to governments, academia to media - has a role to play in ensuring a healthy ocean for current and future generations.

    By bridging IMPAC5 conversations and actions with in-person (in Vancouver) and virtual public outreach and engagement, we can galvanize broader understanding and support for ocean conservation.

  • As co-hosts, the Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition, IOC-UNESCO, and the Marine Social Sciences Network (MarSocSci) are working together with the international ocean literacy community to co-organize the Ocean Literacy Dialogues third edition as an official side event at IMPAC5. The program will consist of three central streams:

    • Ocean Literacy Research

    • Ocean Education

    • Ocean Art & Storytelling

OCEAN LITERACY DIALOGUE STREAMS

  • STREAM 1: Ocean Literacy Research

    Ocean Literacy research is an interdisciplinary field which explores the diverse dimensions, drivers, influences, and impacts of ocean literacy initiatives across different social, economic, cultural, political, and geographic contexts.

    VIEW STREAM 1 SESSIONS

  • STREAM 2: Ocean Education

    Flowing the conversations taking place inside the Congress out into the streets. Ocean Festival activations, live-streaming to classrooms across Canada and the world, and networking with early career ocean professionals provide opportunities to learn, get involved, and inspire action.

    VIEW STREAM 2 SESSIONS

  • STREAM 3: Ocean Art & Storytelling

    This vibrant interactive cultural program fosters individual and collective ocean advocacy through creative action, featuring an installation of art works by Canadian visual and performing artists, storytelling events, and film screenings.

    VIEW STREAM 3 SESSIONS

About the Ocean Festival

As part of IMPAC5, an Ocean Festival including artists, creators, educators, and storytellers will be engaging the public, in-person in Vancouver and online, galvanizing understanding of and support for ocean conservation.