In this rich and far-reaching conversation, legendary Oceanographer and marine biologist Dr Sylvia Earle explores why the ocean is Earth’s life-support system, and what is at stake as we warm and acidify our seas and strip them of life through industrial extraction, destructive fishing and deep-sea mining.
Sylvia emphasises that one of nature’s greatest lessons is that there is no such thing as waste – something we desperately need to wake up to, alongside recognition of the scale of destruction we have inflicted on our living planet.
Partly through ignorance and partly through arrogance, we have dismissed the integral role of every living plant, animal and organism, every mineral and every element of the natural world. We have failed to recognise the interconnected web of life, held and sustained by the great blue heart of our planet: the ocean.
Sylvia is full of hope for the future – speaking about the resilience of nature, the power of the human mind and spirit, and the vital role of curiosity, evidence-based learning and action to create the change we want to see in the world.
Mission Blue website: https://missionblue.org/
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Sylvia’s 2009 Ted talk:
https://www.ted.com/talks/sylvia_a_earle_we_re_keeping_the_ocean_wild_and_you_can_join_us
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