GERC2025MarineUncategorizedWebinars

Ocean Restoration Master Class with the EcoRestoration Alliance

We are restoring our oceans for a resilient future! The EcoRestoration Alliance and Global Earth Repair Foundation invite you to a Master Class Webinar exploring marine ecosystem restoration as a foundation for planetary climate resilience. We will spotlight practical strategies, innovative policies, and community-led solutions for restoring our oceans—one of Earth’s most essential yet endangered ecosystems. This is one of the core conversations in a series of many such topical discussions, related to different features or fronts of Earth Repair, leading up to the Global Earth Repair Convergence.

Our featured speakers include:

Michael Pilarski, founder of the Global Earth Repair Foundation, is an internationally recognized permaculture educator, restoration ecologist, and author. Since the 1970s, he has worked on land restoration, agroforestry, and traditional knowledge systems across continents. Learn more about Michael here.

Brian Von Herzen, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Climate Foundation and a pioneer in regenerative marine technology. With a background in physics and engineering from Caltech and Princeton, he develops Marine Permaculture technologies to restore ocean productivity and sequester carbon. More at https://www.climatefoundation.org.

This masterclass will explore:

  • The urgency of ocean restorationScalable restoration strategies
  • Community-led conservation models
  • Policy, finance, and innovation in the blue economy

Whether you’re a marine scientist, coastal community leader, policymaker, or a passionate ocean advocate—this event is for you. No need to RSVP, just come with your listening ears, your questions (for Q&A time) and your interest in our collective future!

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Thank you immensely for everything you do, and we’ll see you there!