Ocean resources
Links to podcasts, videos and articles to help you understand why oceans are so critical to the future of both planetary and human health
Human Healthcare and the Ocean
November 5th 2022
The Intersection of Human Healthcare and the Health of the Ocean
The Eco Medics Podcast
June 14th 2022
In this episode, Dr Richard Hixson shines a spotlight on oceanic health and the critical role they play in our battle to curb climate change. Co-founder of Healthcare Ocean, former board member of the Centre of Sustainable Healthcare and ICU doctor, Richard eloquently highlights the need for cross-sector change.
Our Blue Heart
June 17th, 2019
In Summer 2018 a film crew set off on a mission to get to the very heart of what the sea means to people in the UK. These interviews uncovered a deep, complex and personally defining relationship, one that is not always pretty and sometimes has a darker side.
Suppliers recognising their role in ocean health
December 5th, 2021
The importance of the health of the world’s oceans is finally starting to be taken seriously by key players in the supply chain according to panellists at Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s COP 26 event - 'A Spotlight on the Blue Economy: Supporting Sustainable Supply Chains'.
Ocean and Biodiversity in the Run-Up to COP15
Virtual Ocean Dialogues 2021
The world faces an unprecedented biodiversity crisis, brought on by the rapid transformation of the natural environment and global climate change through human development. But the ocean can provide solutions to these challenges: it regulates global climate, feeds communities around the world, and provides a source of income and a way of life for millions of people. If sustainably managed, the ocean can continue to provide resources and adaptation capacity, supporting people and economies through its rich biodiversity.
The Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP15 will adopt new global goals and targets for biodiversity, providing a major opportunity to change the trajectory for the ocean and the life therein. How do we best make use of this historic opportunity? Speakers: Kirk Humphrey, Somini Sengupta, Ebba Lepage, M. Sanjayan, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Echandi, Sheldon Whitehouse, Elizabeth Mrema
The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make positive change.
Healthcare Ocean Virtual Launch
September 16th, 2021
A recording of the first ever Healthcare Ocean Conference. Includes interviews, panels and discussions
An Origin Story of the Blue New Deal
June 17th, 2021
This week, the inside scoop on how a climate policy gets made. In 2019, when the Green New Deal resolution was unveiled, How to Save a Planet co-host Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson noticed something big (and blue) was missing: the ocean. The ocean is not just a victim of climate change, it’s also a hero, offering many climate solutions. Ayana, along with a bunch of other ocean policy nerds, didn’t want these solutions to go ignored. So how does a plea to remember the ocean become federal policy? In this episode, we learn from people who made it happen, how the power of the pen (or keyboard) can help catalyze climate action.
Why Sharks are Important
May 6th, 2021
A short video from Shark Guardian explaining the importance of apex predators in preserving biodiversity and ocean health.
HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco's keynote address at the World Ocean Summit
March 3rd, 2021
On the occasion of the World Ocean Summit organised by The Economist Group's World Ocean Initiative this Wednesday 3rd March, H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco mentioned current major ocean challenges in his keynote speech. The Sovereign reminded us of this essential message while we think of the Ocean far removed from our daily lives: "To speak of the Ocean is to speak of our human life here and now." It means tackling subjects as vast and complex as health, energy, nutrition, the economy, innovation, trade and international security.
The Value of Whales and Every Other Breath
Sept 15th, 2019
In this podcast, economist Ralph Chami, and whale conservationist Michael Fishbach, explain the carbon capture potential of whales and how supporting international efforts to restore whale populations around the world is one of the simplest ways to fight climate change.
Communicating Climate Change
June 9th, 2019
From the greenhouse effect, through global warming to climate chaos, Michael Rosen talks to George Marshall about the best ways to communicate what's happening to the planet. Producer Sally Heaven.