 Coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) are extremely important for the economy of Mexico, United States and Cuba. Reefs in the region also provide many ecosystem services such as commercial fisheries, recreation and hold vast biological diversity. The preliminary Report Card on the Coral Reefs of the Gulf of Mexico is a trinational (Mexico, Cuba, USA) effort to design best practices for monitoring, and to implement long time series of observations.The objectives are to ensure comparability, understanding of regional trends and causes, and support conservation and management decisions at the scale of the Caribbean Basin and Gulf of Mexico. This is an initiative underwritten and led by the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi) and UNAM-Sisal, with the kind support from the William Knox Holt Foundation, and the Integration and Application Network (IAN) from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. This collaboration involves more than 22 institutions. Check the report card and video here! Use the Zoom link below and enter the accompanying password when prompted to join this event: Zoom Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/265618773 Password: 571250 
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 After working in the leadership and environmental sector for nearly 20 years, WiNN founding member Robyn Dalzen made a career shift 5 years ago — from environmental advocate to embodiment activist. Her hope is that by supporting people to connect more to their body and emotions, they will become more empathetic and compassionate toward themselves, others and all creatures. Robyn will lead us in some somatic and movement practices to release tension, clear emotions and build resilience in this challenging time so that we can all continue to show up in service to our families, communities and the planet. Event Info: When: Wednesday April 22, 11 AM EST (East Coast, USA) Platform: Zoom (download Zoom for free here) Zoom Link : https://msu.zoom.us/j/265618773 Password: 571250   Join Directors Rebecca Kormos and Kalyanee Mam to view their new short film, Cries of our Ancestors, followed by a Q & A session and time for connecting with other WiNN members.
The film focuses on the highlands of Guinea, where people and chimpanzees live peacefully side by side. Myths and stories — and a mutual respect for one another — have preserved this relationship for generations. Now, however, both people and chimpanzees are being pushed out of their homes by bauxite mining, which risks killing thousands of chimpanzees and displacing tens of thousands of people. Once sharing the same water source and fruits from the land, both now struggle to survive. Guinea has the largest population of chimpanzees in West Africa. Protecting their home in Guinea is one of their last chances of survival. Event Info: When: Wednesday April 15, 11 am - 12 pm EST (East Coast, USA) Platform: Zoom (download Zoom for free here) Zoom Link (valid for all WiNNsday events unless otherwise noted): https://msu.zoom.us/j/265618773 Password: 571250 Please note that all virtual WiNNsday events will be held via Zoom. You can use the link posted below to join each event - be sure to use the password posted below as well when prompted.
If you have any questions about participating in a WiNNsday event via Zoom, please leave us a comment below or email us at [email protected] - we will respond as soon as we can! Zoom Link (valid for all WiNNsday events unless otherwise noted): https://msu.zoom.us/j/265618773 Password: 571250  WiNN’s own Purnima Barman and her Hargila Army of amazing women are working hard to protect the Endangered Greater Adjutant Strork in Assam India. It’s hard work standing up for a bird that most of the local villagers view as a pest, but Purnima and her Army have changed local attitudes and created a community of caring for the birds and for the people. Their inspiring story was recently published in Audubon magazine, which you can read here.
This WiNNsday event will feature a short presentation from Purnima on her work, an interactive Q&A session with Purnima and her Army, and time to chat with your WiNN sisters. Event Info: When: Wednesday April 8 at 8 am EST Platform: Zoom (download Zoom for free here) Zoom Link : https://msu.zoom.us/j/265618773 Password: 571250 |
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