TAPIOCA

Oceans and Coastal Zones: A Franco-Colombian Dialogue on Socio-Ecosystemic Impacts
2025-02-27 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Paris) | Pernambuco
On February 27, 2025, the third and final France-Colombia Cooperation Café will take place, a space for dialogue and scientific collaboration that promises to dive deep into the challenges and opportunities related to oceans and coastal zones. With the participation of experts from both countries, the event will discuss socio-ecosystemic impacts and strengthen international cooperation for the preservation and sustainable management of these ecosystems.
When?
February 27, 2025

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (France time)
8:00 AM to 9:30 AM (Colombia time)

Participants

Martha Lucia de la P De La Pava, Comisión Colombiana del Océano (COL)
Angela Margarita Moncaleano Niño, Instituto Javeriano del Agua, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (COL)
Sabrina Speich, Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique – IPSL de l’Ecole normale supérieure (FRA)
Arnaud Bertrand, IRD (FRA) – Coordinator of LMI-Tapioca
Santiago Sierra Paz, Corporación para la Gestión Ambiental Biodiversa (COL)

How to participate?
Register for free to receive the full program and connection links: https://bit.ly/3Cm2bKp Open invitation to researchers, students, representatives of public and private institutions, and civil society actors! If you are interested in scientific cooperation and sustainability, this is your space to learn, collaborate, and contribute to a more balanced future. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with experts and strengthen ties between France and Colombia for the benefit of the oceans and the communities that depend on them. ??

14th TAPIOCA Meeting to Advance Tropical Marine Science in Recife
2025-04-01 - 2025-04-03 | CETENE RECIFE, Av. Prof. Luiz Freire, 01, Recife, Pernambuco, 50740545, Brazil
Recife, Brazil – The 14th TAPIOCA Meeting will take place from April 1-3, 2025, in a hybrid format with in-person sessions at CETENE and virtual participation via Zoom. This key scientific gathering will focus on strengthening interdisciplinary collaboration and planning TAPIOCA’s transformation into a center of excellence for tropical marine research.
Meeting Highlights:

Interdisciplinary Sessions: Presentations will cover (1) coastal socio-ecosystems, (2) oceanic systems, and (3) Amazonian margin studies, with a strict 10-minute limit to maximize discussion time.
Data Management Workshop (April 1): Dedicated to expanding TAPIOCA’s open-access repository, currently featuring Abraços and Amazomix datasets. Researchers are encouraged to contribute additional datasets.
Terra-Mar Exhibition Workshop (April 2): Planning session for this innovative land-sea science communication project.

Strategic Agenda for 2025:
The meeting will coordinate TAPIOCA’s participation in major international initiatives including:
✓ UN Ocean Conference 2025
✓ COP30 in Belém
✓ France-Brazil Year
✓ INCT program
Call to Participants:

Researchers with new funded projects may submit slides for presentation on Day 1
Preliminary program available for download: [LINK]
Contact organizers to add presentations not currently listed

“TAPIOCA continues to break down disciplinary silos,” noted the organizing committee. “This meeting will focus on actionable insights rather than methodological details, ensuring our science addresses real-world marine challenges.”
Registration: Hybrid participation open to all TAPIOCA network members.
Zoom Link for the three days: umontpellier-fr.zoom.us/j/97540825870

COCOBRAZ 2nd TRAINING COURSE 2025
2025-07-04 - 2025-07-13 | CEPENE / ICMBio Marine Research Centre (https://www.icmbio.gov.br/cepene/), Tamandaré, Brazil, CEPENE / ICMBio Marine Research Centre, Tamandaré, Pernambuco, Brazil
The second training course of the COCOBRAZ project, titled “Marine Optics and Ocean Color Remote Sensing,” is scheduled to take place from July 4 to 13, 2025, in Tamandaré, Pernambuco. This initiative is the result of a collaboration between Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE), the University of São Paulo (IOUSP), and France’s Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG), with support from the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) and the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE).
