Prof Gretta Pecl was a panellist at the roundtable discussion session on "Marine environment and marine ecology protection, marine sustainable development".
The online symposium was attended by more than 10,000 people along the day.
About the event:
The first "China-Japan High-level Expert Symposium on Marine Environment " focused on recent advances in the fields of marine environment and resources , providing a platform for dialogues on the future of research related to climate change, marine environmental monitoring, marine ecological restoration, microbial carbon, marine microplastics and sustainable development of marine fishery.
The purpose of the symposium was to strengthen the cooperation and exchanges between China and Japan in marine environment research, and to gather talent that will lead the future development of the fields. Furthermore, the symposium aimed to make vital contributions to developing innovative solutions for marine environment challenges worldwide.
Organisers:
Foreign Talent Research Center, Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China
Ocean University of China
Chairs:
Jiao Nianzhi, Professor of Cheung Kong Scholar, Xiamen University, Academician of Chinese Academy of Science
Tian Yongjun, Professor of College of Fisheries, Ocean University of China (OUC), the Leader of the Lab of Fisheries Oceanography in OUC
Ito Shin-ichi, Professor of Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Hosts:
Department of Foreign Expert Services, Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China
Sakura Science Program Headquarters, Japan Science and Technology Agency
