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World Ocean Observatory | The Sea Connects All Things

"Cold New England winter" is an understatement. This aerial photo shows lobster boats frozen in place and time. Friendship Harbor, Maine. USA.
Courtesy of Maine Marine Patrol Pilot Steven Ingram.

Robert A. Johnson Joins Advisory Board
World Ocean Observatory Advisory Board: Rob Johnson
We are pleased to welcome Robert Johnson to the  W2O Advisory Board. Rob is the Executive Director of Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) and a Senior Fellow and Director of the Global Finance Project for the Roosevelt Institute in New York. He was asked to join the advisory board to assist with the tenants of the new economics for the 21st century that will reconcile human need with sustainability and community health, and he will contribute from that perspective to the World Ocean Forum which will launch later this year. The Forum will address fresh ideas and new solutions to provide serious, provocative, and imaginative conversations about the future of the ocean, linking unexpected people with unexpected ideas. Finally, he will lend his expertise to analyze the value of the W2O as we build our philanthropic strategy for the coming year so as to assure our financial security and longevity.
 

Lewis Pugh, W2O's Newest Ocean Exemplar
Lewis Pugh | 5 Swims Antarctic Expedition
In February, extreme swimmer and ocean advocate Lewis Pugh undertook a series of swims in Antarctica in order to influence world leaders to make the Ross Sea a marine protected area (MPA). We're proud of his efforts, have been following along on the #5Swims Expedition, and were inspired to designate him our newest Ocean Exemplar.

Read "The Case for a Marine Reserve in the Ross Sea" fact sheet by the Pew Charitable Trust.
 

A New Chapter for the High Seas?
IDDRI | A New Chapter for the High Seas
This week the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) published an issue brief discussing the historic decision to negotiate an international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity on the ‪#‎HighSeas‬. This is very good news for the high seas and comes after ten years of discussions.
 

Have you Taken the Citizens of the Ocean Pledge?
World Ocean Radio Global
Citizens of the Ocean is a growing network of informed individuals motivated by a love of the ocean and an understanding that global connection is a powerful way to defend and sustain the ocean. We are joined together against the bankrupt values of the past, and united as a force for the future. Take the Citizens of the Ocean Pledge today. Join us in making a change in the right direction for the future of the ocean.

World Ocean Radio in February

"There is a direct link between water abundance and human well-being, between adequate supply and the sustainability of any community, rich or poor. Water rationing, inadequate supply at key points in growth of fruit and crops, and weak and declining harvests can bring a community to its knees. The response cannot be conventional, cannot be more of the same. The time for that has passed."
~ From World Ocean Radio: Planning with Water, Part 1

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World Ocean Radio: Planning with Water, Part 2
Planning with Water,
Part 2

About this episode: In this episode of World Ocean Radio we discuss the most important issue facing the world today: the global water crisis. Is it possible to construct a new system on the true value of water? Can we make, and execute, a new plan? This week we'll tackle these questions and more. This episode is part of an ongoing series that looks toward building a new value premise and societal change around water as the most valuable commodity on earth, essential to our future survival.
 
World Ocean Radio: Planning with Water, Part 1
Planning with Water,
Part 1

About this episode: In this episode of World Ocean Radio we discuss the most important issue facing the world today: the global water crisis. This episode is the first of an ongoing series that looks toward building a new value premise and societal change around water as the most valuable commodity on earth, essential to our future survival.
 
World Ocean Radio: Peak Oil Revisited
Peak Oil Revisited
About this episode: The price of oil has dropped to $50 per barrel and the landscape is changing: alternative energy is growing in success and popularity, industries have cancelled plans to drill in the Polar seas, there is talk of increased efficiency, improved technology, and a new energy policy. "Clean energy” are the buzzwords of our day. In this episode of World Ocean Radio we discuss this shift away from oil dominance and attribute it to a number of factors, including increased public awareness and education. And we give three examples of ways in which we as individuals, communities, and corporations can seize this moment to move away from a system which has degraded our lives and environment for far too long.
      
 
 
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