About the Environmental Law Institute
The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is an internationally recognized independent research and education organization. Since 1969 it has served as a non-partisan source of information about environmental law, policy, and management. ELI fosters innovative, just, and practical law and policy solutions to enable leaders across borders and sectors to make environmental, economic, and social progress. The Institute does this by building the capacity of decision-makers and leaders, researching and analyzing pressing environmental challenges, bringing together diverse groups of people to build shared understanding, and disseminating information online and in print. We do not litigate or lobby.
About ELI’s Ocean Program
The ocean acts as a critical life-support system for the planet and its people, yet human activity threatens it and the myriad services it provides. The Ocean Program strives to counter this by promoting smart and effective ocean conservation decisions and designing place-based and practical solutions.
ELI’s Ocean Program supports ocean and coastal management systems that are based on local priorities, inclusive and effective processes, and best available information. The Program focuses on supporting regional ocean management, achieving sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, and creating effective frameworks to managed ocean industry and energy. Visit the Ocean Program online to learn more about our ocean and coastal projects.
About the Ocean Seminar Series
The Environmental Law Institute’s annual Ocean Seminar Series seeks to bring together ocean law, policy, and science experts to discuss emerging and persistent challenges to the ocean and coasts. Since 2006 the goal has been to expand awareness about the importance of marine conservation and preservation and understanding of key issues.
We host between 4-6 seminars each year. Each event features a panel of experts from government, nongovernmental organizations, industry, the scientific community, and/or private practice, who provide a diversity of viewpoints and identify the complexities of the challenges faced.
More information on the individual seminars is posted below as it becomes available. Participants may always attend seminars in person or join remotely via webinar or teleconference. If you would like to receive notices about upcoming Ocean Seminars, please contact David Roche at roche@eli.org.
The Series is made possible by the generous support of the Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation.