Over the past few decades, we have seen the byproducts of human economies - waste in every form – intensify in the quantity, pace, and rate of change we are observing in the ocean. This affects all of us. Since the Industrial Revolution, the ocean has become 30% more acidic and continues to acidify at an unprecedented rate. New climate and weather variability will continue to affect, for example, transportation methods of all kinds for at least the next century, disrupting the relatively stable patterns on which commerce depends.
A new study in Nature outlines how we can restore full ocean health in 30 years if major pressures, including climate change, are mitigated. To do this we need to establish positive ridge-to-reef and land-to-sea activities. We will discuss examples of resourcing traditional sustainable fishing communities in Brazil and elsewhere to protect their territories with sustainable practices that are conducive to ocean restoration. We will show win-win synergies between layers of actors from scientists, to implementers of restoration and protection, to traditional stewards of important marine ecosystems.
We aim to minimize the harm from human activity, and invest in ocean ecosystems healing themselves. This requires investment in healthy mangroves, seagrass meadows, and marshes; as well as waterways that are clean and trash free. Our priority has to change from “hold the line” to “restore abundance.” Investors who care about ocean health can look for opportunities across all coastal and oceanic industries that will make a difference for conservation and to restore abundance for future generations.
07/21/20 1:00pm — 2:00pm
Over the past few decades, we have seen the byproducts of human economies - waste in every form – intensify in the quantity, pace, and rate of change we are observing in the ocean. This affects all of us. Since the Industrial Revolution, the ocean has become 30% more acidic and continues to acidify at an unprecedented rate. New climate and weather variability will continue to affect, for example, transportation methods of all kinds for at least the next century, disrupting the relatively stable patterns on which commerce depends.
A new study in Nature outlines how we can restore full ocean health in 30 years if major pressures, including climate change, are mitigated. To do this we need to establish positive ridge-to-reef and land-to-sea activities. We will discuss examples of resourcing traditional sustainable fishing communities in Brazil and elsewhere to protect their territories with sustainable practices that are conducive to ocean restoration. We will show win-win synergies between layers of actors from scientists, to implementers of restoration and protection, to traditional stewards of important marine ecosystems.
We aim to minimize the harm from human activity, and invest in ocean ecosystems healing themselves. This requires investment in healthy mangroves, seagrass meadows, and marshes; as well as waterways that are clean and trash free. Our priority has to change from “hold the line” to “restore abundance.” Investors who care about ocean health can look for opportunities across all coastal and oceanic industries that will make a difference for conservation and to restore abundance for future generations.