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Communication
Impacts
Bertarelli Foundation
One goal of the programme is to use accessible ways of
explaining marine science. A measure of success was when
Series 1 of the Ocean Matters podcast won the ‘People’s
Voice’ podcast award in the environment and sustainability
category of The Webby Awards in April. These awards for
excellence on the Internet are presented annually by the
International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.
With an increasing focus on the Indian Ocean region,
we were finally able to deliver a partnership with the
Earth Journalist Network in September in the Maldives
after COVID-19 delays. Following a competitive judging
and selection process of 123 applicants, we invited 15
journalists from across the Indian Ocean region to attend
a marine science training workshop. The journalists came
from 11 countries across the region (South Africa, Kenya,
Tanzania, Somalia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Maldives,
Mozambique, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia) with a training
team that included journalist trainers (US and India) and
scientists from the Marine Science Programme (Asha de
Vos from Sri Lanka and Joanna Harris, Heather Koldewey