Monitoring Sensitive Ecosystems and Natural Areas
Date: 17 November 2026 | 11:00-12:30 CET
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About this Webinar
How can digital solutions help islands monitor and collect environmental data in sensitive ecosystems and natural areas? In this webinar, we explore this topic for areas such as coral reefs, marine reserves, hiking trails, etc.
Moderator
Bonnie Lewtas
TurtlCo | Support for Resilient Island Communities
Bonnie is a sustainable tourism and innovation advisor with a passion for helping island and coastal communities realise their development goals. She has global experience working on low and high-tech projects for SMEs, entrepreneurship, climate resilience, and environmental preservation. She designs EU collaboration projects for island regions and co-developed the Interreg Europe Digital Islands project. She enjoys balancing complex social and economic interests in fragile ecosystems.
Cases & Speakers
Coralie Brival
European Environment Agency (EEA)
Presenting: Introduction: Maritime regulation at the European level
Environmental and Climate Change Expert at European Environment Agency (EEA).
Linda Sundström
Head of the Fish Conservation Center at the Government of Åland
Presenting: Monitoring and restoring fish stocks around Åland islands
Linda is a biologist and work as the head of a unit called the "fish conservation center" for the Government of Åland. She has been working at the Government for almost ten years with different fish species. Her focus today lies in fish stocks around Åland islands, monitoring and restoration efforts. The unit where she works is also a restocking facility for three species of fish.
Thomas Claverie
Senior Lecturer, Representative of Ifremer, Réunion Island
Presenting: Réunion Island: From Coral Reefs to Seabirds: Scalable AI, Photogrammetry & Multi-Sensor Monitoring for Marine Conservation
Eric is a marine science specialist at Ifremer Réunion, contributing to research and monitoring programs focused on the Indian Ocean’s coastal and pelagic ecosystems. He is known for his field expertise and his commitment to sustainable ocean management in the Réunion Island region.
Jean Marc Gancille
Communications and Outreach Manager at Globice Réunion
Presenting: Tech solutions supporting citizen science to record, share and report humpback whale sightings during the breeding season.
Jean-Marc is responsible for communications, education, and citizen science activities at Globice Réunion. The NGO is dedicated to the study and protection of marine mammals in Réunion Island. It utilizes digital tools and citizen science applications to monitor cetaceans and raise public awareness.
Marie Lauret-Stepler
Scientific Research Officer at Kélonia, Réunion Island
Presenting: Marine Turtle Photo-Identification on Réunion Island: A Citizen Science Initiative
After earning a Master's degree in Conservation Biology from the University of Cape Town, Marie began her career at Kélonia as an environmental educator. In 2020, she became involved in the photo-identification program, and moved more recently into a full-time role as a Scientific Research Officer. Marie will present on Réunion Island’s turtle photo-identification program, which is a citizen science initiative that uses photographs of marine turtle head profiles to identify and track individuals over time. An online database supports the program and includes a public platform where users can test the identification tools developed by the project.