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Meet Enric Sala, a marine ecologist, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and founder of Pristine Seas – an organisation that has helped create 31 Marine Protected Areas, safeguarding nearly 7 million square kilometres of ocean. From his five-year Pacific expedition using a three-person submersible to his film Ocean with David Attenborough and his work with governments and coastal communities to drive the 30x30 goal – Enric is someone who intimately understands the scale of the crisis and still has proof that restoration is possible.Other topics: the Ocean Decade’s slow progress; High Seas Treaty benefits and blind spots; why 96% of catch comes from inside coastal waters; the spillover benefits of Marine Protected Areas; community-driven reserves in Greece and Turkey; a five-year Pacific expedition with a new sub; the Port State Measures Agreement in practice; China’s distant-water fleets and accountability; combining science and National Geographic storytelling; how protection boosts local incomes; community-driven reserves in Greece and Turkey; exploring ‘pristine ocean’ that no human has gone to; financing and defending parks through politics; succession planning after a cancer scare;educating future stewards across the Pacific; Revive Our Ocean as a tool for communities; focused action as an antidote to despair; and bottom-trawling footage as a visceral wake-up call.Find Out More:Pristine SeasRevive Our OceanOcean, the film.Enric Sala- Website + Books, This podcast is hosted by Angus Hervey and Amy Davoren-Rose from Fix The News. Audio Producer/Director Anthony Badolato, Hear That! If you love this episode, please leave a comment or review. You can get in touch with the team: amy@fixthenews.com
Meet Enric Sala, a marine ecologist, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and founder of Pristine Seas – an organisation that has helped create 31 Marine Protected Areas, safeguarding nearly 7 million square kilometres of ocean. From his five-year Pacific expedition using a three-person submersible to his film Ocean with David Attenborough and his work with governments and coastal communities to drive the 30x30 goal – Enric is someone who intimately understands the scale of the crisis and still has proof that restoration is possible.
Other topics: the Ocean Decade’s slow progress; High Seas Treaty benefits and blind spots; why 96% of catch comes from inside coastal waters; the spillover benefits of Marine Protected Areas; community-driven reserves in Greece and Turkey; a five-year Pacific expedition with a new sub; the Port State Measures Agreement in practice; China’s distant-water fleets and accountability; combining science and National Geographic storytelling; how protection boosts local incomes; community-driven reserves in Greece and Turkey; exploring ‘pristine ocean’ that no human has gone to; financing and defending parks through politics; succession planning after a cancer scare;educating future stewards across the Pacific; Revive Our Ocean as a tool for communities; focused action as an antidote to despair; and bottom-trawling footage as a visceral wake-up call.
Find Out More:
Ocean, the film.
Enric Sala- Website + Books,
This podcast is hosted by Angus Hervey and Amy Davoren-Rose from Fix The News. Audio Producer/Director Anthony Badolato, Hear That! If you love this episode, please leave a comment or review. You can get in touch with the team: amy@fixthenews.com
What does it take to change the world? Fix The News (formerly Hope Is A Verb) brings you stories from the frontlines of progress. From grassroots problem-solvers to global big thinkers, each episode explores the people, ideas and innovations creating a better future - because the story of the world isn’t just what’s broken, it’s also what's working. New episode every second Wednesday.
Hosted by Angus Hervey and Amy Davoren-Rose.