Two River Film Festival Goes Green!
As Founding Partner of the National Ocean Film Festival Alliance in 2006
The National Ocean Film Festival Alliance
Mission and Objectives:
National Ocean Film Festival Alliance (NOFFA) is a coast-to-coast ocean film festival network, which brings together a diverse group of partners with expertise in film, ocean conservation and education. NOFFA’s goal is to enhance ocean awareness and literacy through a national network of ocean related-film festivals, marine sanctuaries and other partners. NOFFA uses films to raise public awareness about ocean issues and ocean conservation. NOFFA partnerships increase the visibility of current individual festival efforts and opportunities for ocean filmmakers to reach a broader national audience.
NOFFA Partners:
• The Two River Film Festival, partnered with Monmouth University and the Urban Coast Institute.
• The Gray's Reef Ocean Film Festival and Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
• The Santa Barbara Ocean Film Festival, The Ocean Channel, Inc (TOC), and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
• The Alaska Ocean Film Festival and Alaska Center for the Environment.
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Urban Coast Institute (UCI)
Supporting Stewardship of Coastal Ecosystems and Communities
Mission:
To serve the public interest as a forum for research, education and collaboration that fosters the application of the best available science and policy to support healthy and productive coastal ecosystems and a sustainable and economically vibrant future for coastal communities.
Background: Established in September 2005 as one of Monmouth University’s Centers of Distinction. The UCI has a unique focus on linking science to management and policy decisions, and on the “human dimensions” of coastal ecosystems-based management. It promotes interdisciplinary studies of coasts, oceans and watersheds and fosters collaboration among citizens, watershed and community organizations, governmental agencies, businesses, the scientific community, and other parties interested in coastal and watershed management, conservation and restoration.
Program Areas:
The UCI efforts focus on the following program and research areas:
• Coastal Law and Policy
• Coastal Watershed Management
• Coastal Communities and Economies
• Coastal Ecosystems and Regional Management
For more information Contact: Tony MacDonald, Director Urban Coast Institute, 732-263-5662; amacdona@monmouth.edu |
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