{"id":3911,"date":"2013-10-22T20:03:58","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T18:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/williamwinram.com\/?p=3911"},"modified":"2013-11-23T17:10:58","modified_gmt":"2013-11-23T15:10:58","slug":"iucn-ocean-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/williamwinram.com\/wordpress\/2013\/10\/iucn-ocean-ambassador\/","title":{"rendered":"IUCN Ocean Ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Introducing William Winram as IUCN Ambassador for Oceans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

IUCN Global Marine & Polar Programme<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

October 22, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the 3rd International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC3) in Marseille, France<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, William Winram made his official debut as new IUCN Ambassador for the Oceans. IUCN is the acronym for International Union for the Conservation of Nature<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Q: This is pretty exciting news, how did this come about?
\nA: In the winter of 2012, I was giving a conference for a WWF’s fundraiser at the Gstaad Yacht Club, Switzerland<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, an event IUCN Director General Julia Marton-Lef\u00e8vre<\/span><\/strong><\/a> had been invited to. \u00a0We spoke before and after the conference. Julia then introduced me to IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme Director Carl Gustaf Lundin<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. We met on several occasions to discuss ocean conservation as he was inquisitive to know how I managed to be a high-level competitive breath-hold diver all the while also putting the same skills to the service of the world\u2019s oceans. It was for me a unique opportunity to share with him and his staff the kind of work which can be done on a breath-hold to support scientists in their ocean conservation research and also to share with the public a much needed and different perspective on the oceans and sharks in particular.
\nAt some point in our discussions we started to speak about a collaboration between the IUCN and I as well as THE WATERMEN PROJECT<\/span><\/strong><\/a> which eventually led Carl Gustaf Lundin to ask me to consider becoming an IUCN Oceans Ambassador.<\/p>\n

Q: Why did you accept?
\nA: I accepted because it was a great honour for me to be asked. The IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest conservation\/environment membership organization, which brings together states, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, scientists and experts in a unique worldwide partnership. I am very proud to be involved with them. I was greatly excited and honoured by this and the possibility to make an even bigger contribution to ocean conservation.<\/p>\n

Q: What do you hope to accomplish as Oceans Ambassador for the IUCN?
\nA: I hope that by collaborating with the IUCN we can expand the scope of the type of non-invasive tagging work we do to support a greater number of scientists and researchers. I am also hoping to help expand awareness of the incredible work the IUCN is involved in in many aspects of conservation. I will also continue to break records in the sport of breath-hold diving as a means of traction on the media to shed light on the plight of sharks. <\/p>\n

Read the Marine Protection Special<\/em> Newsletter released by IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme on October 22, 2013.<\/a><\/span><\/strong> Permalink.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

IUCN News<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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