Ocean Matters Podcast

A few words on the importance to take on the challenges of climate change by acting with what we already have while finding greater solutions as the consequences of not doing so are simply dire. I shared a perspective and response of the czech scientist Daniel Nyvlt on the topic of the topic and effects of climate change which he offered in an interview with a czech journalist in the last few week...

A few words to update everyone on the FlipFlopi.com venture. It has become a lot more than one boat raising awareness from port to port. It is now supporting a whole ecosystem of actors and participants within the exercise of stopping single use plastic. An inspiring group of people who are an inspiration to the world. For all updates on their work please visit their website flipflopi.com

For those of you who are not yet aware of them, the plasticodyssey.org is a team that single-handedly went from beach cleanups to sharing their message about waste and how to prevent it from getting into the oceans! Read their adventure at www.plasticodyssey.org

I recently had the chance to listen to Isobel Harris and Niall McGrath, both engineering students in Edinburgh who decided to build a robot prototype to help Project Seagrass with their own solutions. The called their exercise Robocean, and look to basically assist and scale the exercise of bringing back seagrass meadows in a faster way in order to help store CO2... they are basically helping the...

A few words on why it is essential to meet the sustainable development goals before 2030. 

2021 started, despite the naysayers and the doom talk, the glass is half full and it is entirely up to us to keep doing whatever we can keep supporting the oceans and the planet. The challenges to reach 2030 in the steps of the Paris Agreement and supported by the Sustainable development goals is a start. So are the Earthshots, and the many more exercises out there... the whole point is to actuall...

I hear a lot of people complaining about 2020, I do not feel that way. I think it has been a great year and extremely interesting! 

A few words on the future of the Mediterranean basin and how it will be affected by climate change as reported by the study of the Medecc.org, Mediterranean experts on climate and environmental change in their report which happens to be the first Mediterranean assesment report!

In the race to curve the issues around climate change by 2030 I choose to see the glass as half full. We need to keep going. The Race to 2030!

A few words to thank everyone who has listened to this podcast, and a round of applause to inspire more people to share their thoughts and ideas on the oceans and sustainability in general. 

A few words on the potentially revolutionnary new wave technology developped by Eco Wave Power and lead by an inspired innovator by the name of Inna Braverman. For further information, search for Eco Wave Power.  

A few words on a person that illustrates what a role model can be, from surfing competition to family man, to human being, but overall an example to be followed and a unique source of inspiration. He has also authored the Surfer's Code, and there is plenty of information on him online.

With Joe Biden at the helm one views a new opportunity for climate matters, however the famous activist and author Erin Brokovich shares her opinion in the Guardian. I thought I would share this article and a few comments with you.

A quick read of an article found in the conversation.com outlining the benefits and issues of having the USA back in the Paris agreement and addressing the complexities of Biden's work to overcome a divided congress. Overall, it is better than it was...

A quick read of an article on the reentering of the USA in the Paris Agreement that I found in DW.com, sharing an interesting perspective on the situation of the world in 2020 and the opportunity of having President Biden as the new 'person in charge' to address climate change in the USA.

A quick read of what the Kyoto Protocol is which I read from the UNFCCC.INT webpage, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change .

As the Paris Climate agreement peppers several conversations I thought I would share an article by Helen Briggs giving a general outlining its targets and implications. 

A recent article on the bbc reminding us of the withdrawal of the USA from the Paris Agreement, its immediate consequences and the potential path back into it by a new President. 

A recent article in the conversation.com sharing the complexity of saving coral reef and comparing it to putting a man on the moon. The exercise is possible but very delicate and the time pressure is greater than ever.

An article in the conversation.com shares the need to better understand coral before trying to manipulate it as it could actually be counter-productive and endanger ecosystems.

I thought I would share the great article by Elisabeth Claire Alberts in Mongabay.com on the recent discovery of a mountain of a reef. It describes how recent research is still needed and adventurous, not to mention exciting. Do feel free to visit the article!

A recent article is explaining gene editing as a solution to not only save but manage coral. The article was initially published in the conversation.com.

An article issued by Members of the International Coral Reef Initiative, ICRI, sharing that they have agreed on steps to be taken to save Earth's Coral Reefs, and calling now for governments to act. The article was found in the Scientificamerican.com.

A recent article reminding us that we are still learning on the topic of coral and that science is racing against the clock. This article was initially issued by Marcie Grabowski at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

A quick read of a blog post published by Florine earlier in 2020. It shares the story of Martin Colognoli and his exercise with Coral Guardian, looking to not only restore coral but really to get the local communities involved.  The article can be found at Blog.padi.com