Podcasts about sustainable ocean alliance

In another rich and fascinating episode of Leading by Nature, Giles Hutchins is joined by Brandon Levy, Head of Global Engagement at Sustainable Ocean Alliance. Brandon and Giles explore the bluegreen economy space, how looking at the world not as a machine, but as a living system, has heavily influenced Brandon's leadership style and why the most effective leaders are the ones who can sense, respond and tend to the emergent needs of agile organizations that can adapt quickly to change.For more information on Leading by Nature, you can follow Giles Hutchins on LinkedIn, or visit gileshutchins.com for free downloads of tools and practices for regenerative leadership and future fit business.Also, watch out for his book, Leading by Nature: The Process of Becoming a Regenerative Leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less.This week's episode features Kate Yoder from Grist, who wrote about how the solar industry is rebranding itself as a symbol of American "energy dominance" to survive a second Trump term.This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is  Daniela V. Fernandez, Founder and CEO of Sustainable Ocean Alliance. Daniela shared a Consumer Reports study on LinkedIn about the chemicals and microplastics found in our food, and how it is impacting our health. She shares a petition for a strong global plastics treaty. Congratulations, Daniela!This Week in Cleantech — February 28, 2025 Trump Administration Moves to Fast-Track Hundreds of Fossil Fuel Projects — The New York TimesTrump Paralyzes the U.S. Wind Power Industry — The Wall Street JournalAI giants learn to share Trump's zeal for fossil fuels — The Washington PostHow Tariffs Could Shock America's Power System — The Wall Street JournalCan solar power avoid Trump's culture wars? — GristNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing  Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.comCheck out FactorThis.com — your new, one-stop shop for energy news, insights, and commentary. We've combined the reach and expertise of Renewable Energy World, POWERGRID International, and Hydro Review to serve you better. Sign up for our free newsletter today.

"We as young people need to step into our own power!" Mark Haver is an ocean climate policy advocate who works with Sustainable Ocean Alliance to organize youth leaders for impact. We discuss his path toward this work, and how to effectively organize for the future we want during the incoming U.S. administration. Connect with Mark Haver!

Over the last decade, the Sustainable Ocean Alliance has graduated from dorm room activism to a thousands-strong global network of experts, investors, and “ecopreneurs” — all of whom believe the best way to save the ailing oceans is to embrace innovation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Youth climate action on oceans and climate are crucial leverage to change outcomes and build a better future. Learn about youth action with this panel convened by the Sustainable Ocean Alliance.

Can investing in our Oceans save our Planet? Have you ever heard of the Blue Economy? Do you know how much of the carbon we create or heat we create, gets absorbed by the ocean? Have you ever seen the “Colossal Squid”?- because our guest is on a lifelong mission to find it and film it in it's natural environment. The ocean covers 70% of the planet, but very little of our historic innovations in energy or technology comes from our Oceans. Matt Mulrennan, Director of Investments at the Sustainable Ocean Alliance and it's sister Fund, Seabird Ventures joins Rob to go deep into the emerging field of ocean investing and how sustainable solutions are shaping the blue economy alongside our fast growing “Green Economy.” Matt teaches a masterclass on some incredible data and history, of mammals, other ocean species, the importance of the ocean in our climate crisis, the massive value of the Ocean in our economy, and his own career arc from Expeditionary researcher to Ocean-Blue Economy investor. He tells a few stories of adventurous expeditions he's led in marine preservation across some of the earths most remote places, such as Antarctica, while educating us on the ocean's role in climate regulation and food production. He teaches us that the ocean's impact on our lives and our economies is massive, yet it's just beginning to be explored as an investment frontier. Discover the collaborative efforts driving this new economy and why Los Angeles, California may be its next hub. Feel free to follow and engage with MATT here: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-mulrennan/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mulrennan4/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matt.huelsenbeck/ Medium: https://medium.com/@matt.mulrennan Website: https://www.kolossal.org We're so grateful to you, our growing audience of entrepreneurs, investors and community leaders interested in the human stories of the Entrepreneurial Thinkers behind entrepreneurial economies worldwide. As always we hope you enjoy each episode and Like, Follow, Subscribe or share with your friends. You can find our shows here, and our new Video Podcast, at “Entrepreneurial Thinkers” channel on YouTube. Plug in, relax and enjoy inspiring, educational and empowering conversations between Rob and our guests. ¡Cheers y gracias!, Entrepreneurial Thinkers Team.

Julia Marsh is the CEO and co-founder of Sway, a clean tech startup scaling seaweed-based, home-compostable packaging. Sway's patented products match the vital performance attributes of conventional plastics and are designed to plug into existing infrastructure, enabling scale and massive impact. Julia's work is driven by a deep passion for regenerative design and biological circularity.  In 2023, Sway won first place in the TOM FORD Plastic Innovation Prize. In 2021, Sway also won the Beyond the Bag Challenge sponsored by Closed Loop Partners and a consortium of major retailers. Sway's solutions have garnered recognition from Vogue, Condé Nast, Forbes, Business Insider, and Fast Company. As a member of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, the Sustainable Ocean Alliance, and 1% for the Planet, Sway is working holistically to scale their product for a thriving, equitable future. Learn more at swaythefuture.com.  In this episode, we discuss: ●      Why recycling won't fix our plastic problem ●      The properties of seaweed that make it a flexible plastic film substitute ●      The “Amazon Rainforest” ecosystem you never considered  Key Takeaways: ●      Seamless Integration for Easy Adoption: Introducing a new material into established supply chains and factory processes can be challenging. Take a page out of the Sway playbook. If possible, create a plug-and-play solution that works with existing machinery. This lowers the barrier for manufacturers to test and adopt the new product, making it significantly easier to scale and implement across their industry. ●      Understanding Product Lifecycles: To truly grasp the benefits and costs of any product, it's crucial to examine its entire lifecycle. Take plastic, for example. The visible litter on beaches is just the tip of the iceberg. Microplastics in our oceans and bloodstreams are harming marine life and human health. The environmental impact of extracting petroleum for plastic production, and the long-lasting waste clogging our landfills, are often hidden from view but equally damaging. Out of sight should not mean out of mind—these unseen costs are critical to our understanding of plastic's true impact. ●      The Power of Innovative Thinking: We need more people like Julia innovating new ways to do things. People who question the status quo. People who notice the cost of continuing to do things the same way, and aren't ok with that cost. People that are curious enough to lean in, tinker, and innovate new solutions that are better for everyone. The next time you notice something off, don't dismiss it. Instead, explore it—maybe you're the one who will come up with the next groundbreaking solution. Your curiosity could lead to innovations that make a better future.  References: ●      Connect with Julia on LinkedIn ●      Sway ○      Keep up with Sway on Instagram ●      Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Prize ●      Lonely Whale ●      Beyond the Bag Challenge Connect & Share: If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading them! If this episode resonated with you, I ask you to send it to a friend. Help bring even more visibility to these leaders that are using business as a force for good! Subscribe to the Purpose and Profit newsletter to make sure you don't miss future episodes. This podcast is for you, the listener. I'd love to hear what resonated with you, or if you have a suggestion on who would be a great guest for this show. Please send me a note at info@KathyVarol.com.

We welcome welcome Serial Ideator, Brand Builder, Founder and Ocean Advocate Amanda Horn onto the show. Amanda is the founder of Loless Beauty, a sustainable shave and body care company that's reimagining beauty products and personal care routines to use less water, less plastic and less waste, creating the next wave of eco-conscious consumers.And while Amanda strives to protect both human and the planet's water resources with Loless, she also plays a big role in the larger Blue Economy, which is booming in Eastern Canada.She's a Mentor focused on Ocean Science Communication & Brand Storytelling for the Sustainable Ocean Alliance, a Blue Standard Consultant for Oceanic Global, Advisory Board Member for The Canada Node for the UN Ocean Decade Global Early Career Ocean Professionals Programme, and a consultant for the Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition.And all of this in just the past couple of years! Needless to say, Amanda knows the Blue Economy well, and I can't wait to pick her brain on what it takes to build a business that supports and benefits from the Oceans in 2024. Boast AI accelerates the success of innovative businesses globally with software that integrates financial, payroll, and engineering data into a single platform of R&D intelligence. Visit Boast.ai, sign up for our Blog newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn for weekly #InnovatorsLive sessions and the latest news to fuel your growth. Intro and Outro music provided by Dennis Ma whose mixes you can find on Soundcloud at DJ DennyDex.

They cover 70 percent of the planet, with over 3 billion people relying on them for their livelihoods. Oceans should be a major priority when it comes to addressing climate action. But they are in the unique position of being among the biggest victims of global warming and also offering possible solutions. Anne-Sophie Roux is an ocean activist and the Deep Sea Mining Europe lead at the Sustainable Ocean Alliance. She joined us for Perspective to tell us more.

In today's episode I'm chatting with Anne-Sophie Roux, a French researcher and ocean activist. Anne-Sophie is the deep sea lead for Europe at Sustainable Ocean Alliance, and in 2022 she started the Look Down campaign against deep sea mining, which encountered massive success. While deep sea mining hasn't been completely stopped yet, in less than a year the campaign has grown to mobilise over 20 countries behind the cause. So we spoke about why the deep sea is so important and why it's a terrible idea to try to mine it, how she and her team got their first meeting with the French government after 13,000 people sent an email to support the campaign, how activism gives her hope, and what is next for the movement.Want to dive deeper?Learn more about deep sea mining - https://soalliance.notion.site/Kit-on-Deep-Sea-Mining-276bc99082d14ed69d3c003d647e391eFollow the Look Down campaign - https://www.instagram.com/look_down_action/Send an email to the Norwegian government (takes 30 sec) - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tvXnTake further action by emailing the governments of other countries - https://defendthedeep.org/Come say hi!Anne-Sophie on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ansrouxWhy We Care on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/whywecarepodcast/Tiphaine on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tiphainemarie_/If you enjoyed the episode and want to help the podcast, I would be super grateful if you could leave a little review or share it with a friend who might like it. Thank you so much for caring and sending you lots of love! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You probably already know why coral reefs are so important—after all, they're home to a quarter of all marine life. But do you know about seagrass?  Seagrass not only provides habitat for aquatic wildlife, but it accounts for 10% of oceanic carbon storage, despite only taking up less than one percent of the seafloor. It also produces oxygen, cleans the ocean, protects against coastal erosion and more. Sadly, humanity is destroying both coral reefs and seagrass forests, with oceanic warming and acidification taking a major toll, along with pollution and fishing. Because of us, the world's already lost half of all corals and a third of all seagrass just in the past few decades.  But what if humanity could be as effective at growing reefs and seagrass as we are at destroying them? Proving that is the goal of Reefgen, a startup pioneering not SaaS (software as a service) business model, but rather RaaS (robots as a service) business model. Reefgen has invented robots that can navigate marine environments with precision and plant baby grass and corals at rates that are orders of magnitude faster than a human could.  And there's a business in this RaaS model. Not only are companies that want to pay for eco-offsets willing to pay to robotically plant new reefs and grassbeds, but so do companies that economically depend on vibrant ocean ecosystems for their livelihoods.  Reefgen CEO Chris Oakes, a marine biologist turned venture capitalist turned entrepreneur talks about the company's trajectory, its pilot trials in Hawaii, California, Indonesia, and Wales, and how it's going to scale in order to turn the tides for our planet. Discussed in this episode Our past episodes with Coral Vita (coral restoration) and Drone Seed (forest restoration). BBC on Reefgen's seagrass work in Wales. ReefGen was birthed from Good Machines Studio. Reefgen's pending patent application Chefs using seagrass for rice! Chris recommends reading Why Startups Fail and Getting Things Done. More about Chris Oakes Christopher Oakes is a marine biologist who specializes in deep-tech product commercialization and corporate development. Oakes holds a B.A. and M.A. in Biology from Occidental College. Oakes has dedicated his career to molecular tools and diagnostics, robotics, sustainable aquaculture and venture building. As CEO of Reefgen, he is setting the company's vision around mechanizing nearshore planting operations and strategic direction to meet the scale of ecosystem restoration market needs in the face of climate change. During his time at Occidental, Chris worked with the Vantuna Research Group focusing on life history studies of nearshore marine fishes, marine environmental monitoring, time series analysis and spatial modeling. He also developed laboratory procedures and analytical techniques for morphology studies of gastropods. Former companies and roles include: COO Sustainable Ocean Alliance, VP Product and Market Development NovoNutrients, Development Manager Liquid Robotics, Regional Manager Laboratory Corporation of America, and Director of Strategic Alliances and Venture Portfolio at Deep Science Ventures. Chris is also a long-time board member and R&D chair at the non-profit Marine Applied Research and Exploration (MARE).

In this episode, we meet Bodhi Patil. Bodhi Patil is a UN-recognized, award-winning GenZ ocean-climate “Solutionist” dedicated to improving the interconnectedness between ocean health and human health. He is the Founder & CEO of Inner Light, empowering a generation to build resilience from the inside out for people and planetary wellbeing. He is co-creator/cofounder of Ocean Uprise and SeaDragon Studios and advises several love-based climate organizations on a mission to protect our blue planet. He has been featured by the United Nations, Forbes, Economist Impact, Wildlife Conservation Society, Oceanic Global, and has presented to world leaders at over 10 global climate conferences. Connect with him and learn more about his mission here. We learn about the Tom's of Maine Incubator Program and how to apply! We learn about Bodhi's love and passion for the ocean We learn about why the ocean is so important for life in all forms Follow and connect with Bodhi on socials: Instagram: @bodhi_patil Twitter: @bodhi_patil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bodhipatil/ Apply to the Tom's of Maine Incubator Program! https://www.tomsofmaine.com/incubator Check out Bodhi's amazing website: https://www.innerlight.tv/ Organizations Bodhi mentioned to check out: Ocean Uprise https://oceanuprise.com/ Sustainable Ocean Alliance https://www.soalliance.org/ Earth Echo https://www.earthecho.org/ Bodhi's book recommendation: Blue Mind - Dr. Wallace J. Nichols

Welcome to season 5 which is the Youth for the SDG's special edition series in partnership with Peace Boat US dedicated towards the UN Ocean Decade of Science.  The Youth for the SDGs program is a unique experiential learning and capacity-building program for young activists and scholars engaged in SDG-related initiatives from the US and worldwide. Youth Programs take place onboard voyages conducted by Peace Boat, travelling on a large passenger ship that sails regionally and globally running education and advocacy programs focusing on nuclear disarmament, climate action, and sustainability, with partner organizations and communities around the world. Youth for the SDGs programs average two weeks in length where participants visit three to five countries and all programs include Onboard activities such as presentations, workshops, cultural activities and port activities where we participate in specialised experiential study programs with NGOs, academic institutions, governmental entities, and communities working to address SDG-related issues such as climate change and sustainable development. To kick things off meet Kneyone Murray, an Entrepreneur, Renewable Energy Consultant, and self-taught Abstract Artist from the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago. He holds a Master of Science in Renewable Energy Technology from The University of The West Indies with a focus on the implementation of a biodigester in the educational system to promote waste management. He is also the founder of KneyzusEnergy a company focused on the energy transition in SIDS,  a Global Ambassador for Blue Planet Alliance, a young ocean leader with Sustainable Ocean Alliance and now a youth for the SDG's scholar.  Additionally, Kneyone had the opportunity to participate in the UN Water Conference in New York and The Our Ocean Conference in Panama sharing a panel as the only youth with industry experts at the closing plenary. Presently he is completing a program on Project Management in Canada. His research is focused on sargassum seaweed and developing innovative solutions using bioenergy to reduce its negative impacts in the Caribbean.  Together we dive into his environmental journey, the program and his future plans! To connect with Kneyone follow him on Instagram Facebook Linkedin If you enjoyed the episode be sure to give the ecovybz podcast some love with a 5-star rating and follow us @ecovybz on all platforms.

La #mineria en fondos #marinos es uno de los temas más relevantes hoy en día. Esta actividad podría representar la destrucción de un #ecosistema del cual conocemos muy poco. El debate sobre las #regulaciones está en la mesa, pero ¿podremos encontrar una forma de realizar esta explotación sin que termine siendo contraproducente? En este episodio, Valeria Magaña de Sustainable Ocean Alliance nos ayuda a comprender mejor qué está sucediendo con esta temática.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Delve into the intriguing world of deep sea mining and the complex negotiations surrounding it, with our guest Emily Tewes,  from Sustainable Ocean Alliance.   Join Life on Planet A as we plunge beneath the waves to uncover the untold stories of the International Seabed Authority,(ISA) the international body overseeing deep sea mining regulations.In episode,  we spotlight the compelling stories of nations that are championing a call for moratorium in deep sea mining. With climate change accelerating and concerns about environmental impacts mounting, countries are raising crucial questions about the sustainability of this nascent industry. Time Stamps:10:00 - SOA campaign to #DefendtheDeep and #StopDeepSeaMining12:28 - Background on ISA14:25 - Biases in ISA20:00 - Exploration licenses23:00 - Discussion on how ISA gives licenses to mine29:00 - Moratorium on DSM30:00 - Meetings in July46:00 - SOA at the ISA meetings54:00 - Meaning of Life to EmilySupport the show

GreenWave trains and supports regenerative ocean farmers in the era of climate change, working with coastal communities to create a blue economy—built and led by ocean farmers. Sam Garwin leads GreenWave's efforts to establish reliable, accessible, and equitable markets for seaweed farmers. Her work includes business development and organizing support for regional farmer networks, research and infrastructure pilots to address post-harvest bottlenecks, and value chain coordination to cultivate a resilient ecosystem of businesses to get seaweed from seed to sale. Since 2019, Sam has led the buildout of Seaweed Source, GreenWave's direct buyer engagement program and digital tool, growing the network to over 50 buyers across nine U.S. states and Canadian provinces, and facilitating forward contracts for over 400,000 lbs of kelp.  Sam draws on more than a decade of experience building sustainable supply chains and socially responsible business models. Before joining GreenWave, Sam developed market-based solutions for regenerative food companies through her consulting firm, 5th Quarter Foods. She was previously the CEO of Fleishers, a pioneer of pasture-raised whole-animal retail butchery; and an early employee of Maya Mountain Cacao, a social enterprise dedicated to direct-trade organic cocoa bean sourcing. Sam holds a bachelor's degree in Information Science and Biology from Cornell University. * Check out the ⁠Inside Seaweed Newsletter⁠! Just one short email per month, no spam and you can cancel at any time. Would you like to get a super short email from me every month, with three actionable insights for your seaweed business? I will search the seaweed industry for the most important lessons, the most useful conclusions and relevant actions, condensed into a half page that I will share with you, each month. It's easy to sign up and just as easy to cancel. If you'd like to give it a try, head over to ⁠insideseaweed.com ⁠ * [1:20] Why do most seaweed entrepreneurs have a part-time job? [4:30] Cultivating multiple species. [5:50] How to start a seaweed business that works. [9:45] Sharing risk and reward with farmers [11:10] Other initial considerations, specific to the type of business. [14:10] Are product and market introductions lagging behind expectations? [16:10] Similarities between seaweed farming and agriculture. What can be learnt and replicated? [23:00] How to collaboratively co-create value across the entire supply chain. [25:30] Tools and support for seaweed entrepreneurs. [26:10] Main benefits in joining an incubator/accelerator [28:45] Scaling up the industry while still allowing small business to join and thrive [30:15] Abandon scarcity mindset: focus less on price reduction and more on value creating. [31:20] How could we make seaweed a "cash crop"? [36:30] More on how to avoid repeating the mistakes of land agriculture. [37:35] High margin Vs. Low margin products - considerations for seaweed entrepreneurs. [43:50] Listening to the customer, being willing to test and pivot. [49:20] Seaweed Source: GreenWave's new "dating" app for the seaweed industry.  * Useful Links: Sam Garwin: LinkedIn, Twitter and Website⁠ GreenWave: Website, LinkedIn⁠, Twitter, ⁠Facebook⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠ Regenerative Ocean Farming Hub Seaweed Source app: Where Supply Meets Demand Other companies and organisations mentioned in the Show: Atlantic Sea Farms, Akua, Sustainable Ocean Alliance, SeaAhead, Hatch, Investable Oceans, Local Catch, Launch Alaska. * Inside Seaweed's host is Fed DeGobbi, get in touch on ⁠LinkedIn⁠, ⁠Twitter⁠, or directly via ⁠email⁠. Please send in your feedback: what do you want to hear more or less of? any suggestions? Would love to hear what you think!

Join John Pooley, Lysandra Naom, and guest Brandon Levy, Chief Program Officer at Sustainable Ocean Aliance, on an episode all about the SOA! This episode features what SOA is, where the funding comes from, grassroot projects, who impacts the ocean, and more. Check out the SOA here: https://www.soalliance.org. Check out our 360 Carbon Excellence Program here: www.carbonexcellence.com. Find us at our website www.360energy.net or LinkedIn and Youtube at 360 Energy Inc. Email us at podcast@360energy.net with any comments, questions, or recommendations!

122. Benjamin Von Wong on Love at First Sight Wellness expert Heather Grzych interviews artist and environmental activist Benjamin Von Wong in a series on love at first sight. Ben and Heather discuss why we fall in love with people and whether love at first sight is realistic and necessary. They also discuss several topics that many people in relationships struggle with, including finding and maintaining a spark, learning what you want from a relationship, defining yourself through other people, long-distance relationships, breakups, how to build connection, emotional and sexual connection, expressing boundaries, rules and desires, and the difference between love and connection. Other topics include: Being of services to others in conversation Debriefing and getting feedback after a date Tantra How vata people date Why short-term connections are the easy ones and long-term connections are harder Loss of self vs. othering Why consistently lighting someone up matters Learning how to stay in contact with people through contact improv   Benjamin Von Wong's work lies at the intersection of fantasy and photography and combines everyday objects with shocking statistics. It has attracted the attention of corporations, like Starbucks, Dell, and Nike and has generated over 100 million views for causes like ocean plastics, electronic waste, and fashion pollution. Most recently, he was named one of Adweek's 11 content branded masterminds. He is also the host of the Impact Everywhere Podcast and a creative advisor for the Ocean Plastic Leadership Network and the Sustainable Ocean Alliance. https://www.vonwong.com/  Heather Grzych is the author of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility and the host of the Wisdom of the Body podcast. A board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner, Heather serves on the Board of Directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and has been a consultant for doctors, governments, and insurance companies. She offers virtual consultations and programs worldwide. www.heathergrzych.com     Connect with Heather: Instagram.com/heathergrzych Facebook.com/grzychheather   Read the first six pages of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility for FREE: https://www.heathergrzych.com   Connect with Heather to balance your health for your fertility: https://www.heathergrzych.com/book-online   This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

Today, we're taking a deep dive into the ocean. Oceans are central to our planet's climate system. They regulate temperatures, host a vast array of biodiversity, and here's a crucial point - they absorb about a quarter of all CO2 emissions, acting as a massive carbon sink.But this isn't without consequence. Ocean acidification is a direct result of climate change. It's a silent crisis happening beneath the waves, triggering a mass extinction of coral reefs and the diverse ecosystems that depend on them. And, then there's the crisis of plastics – 10 million tons of plastic enter the ocean each year.These threats are real and immediate, but so is the potential for innovation. In this episode, we're joined by two people working hard to restore ocean health. Brandon Levy is Chief Product Officer at the Sustainable Ocean Alliance, and Bodhi Patil is an activist and organizer who founded Ocean Uprise, a platform enabling thousands of young people to support ocean activism. Both Brandon and Bodhi have their fingers on the pulse of the global effort to restore our oceans' health. Despite the daunting challenges facing our oceans, this conversation was truly inspiring and I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Here we go. In today's episode, we cover:[3:37] Brandon's story & role at SOA[8:46] Bodhi's story & role at Ocean Uprise[15:10] The state of ocean health & how it's linked to climate change[20:28] The state of ocean investment & SOA's diversified strategy[24:30] The role of young people & the importance of youth leadership in creating sustainable oceans[30:44] Insights on SOA's Ocean Solutions Accelerator[34:44] Current initiatives that Bodhi is excited about[41:02] What we need to know about deep-sea mining[44:51] How can listeners support SOA's work[46:41] Bodhi's calls to action for people inspired to do more to protect our oceansResources MentionedSustainable Ocean AllianceOcean UpriseParley for the OceansSustainable Ocean Alliance: Ocean Solutions AcceleratorSeabird VenturesFinless FoodsAKUAOnDeck Fisheries AISymbrosiaInvested in Climate: Saving the planet with seaweed, Symbrosia & Sway, Ep #25Coral GardenersInternational Seabed AuthorityNo Deep Sea Mining: Business Statement Supporting a Moratorium on Deep Seabed Mining

Đêm 04, rạng sáng 05/03/2023, tại trụ sở Liên Hiệp Quốc ở New York, Mỹ, sau nhiều năm thương lượng dài hiếm có, các nước thành viên Liên Hiệp Quốc đã đạt được một thỏa thuận lịch sử về hiệp ước bảo vệ vùng biển khơi, một vùng biển xa xôi, sâu thẳm, mênh mông mà con người vẫn chưa tiếp cận được nhiều, nhưng được đánh giá là kho báu của hành tinh, cả về sinh thái, bảo vệ khí hậu và tiềm năng kinh tế. Trước hết, biển khơi là gì và tại sao giờ đây quốc tế lại quan tâm đến khu vực này như vậy ? Trên đài RFI Pháp ngữ, Julien Rochette,giám đốc chương trình Đại dương và Đa dạng sinh học quốc tế của Viện Phát Triển Bền Vững Và Quan Hệ Quốc Tế (IDDRI) của Pháp giải thích cụ thể : « Biển khơi là không gian biển nằm phía bên ngoài hải phận các nước, bên ngoài cả các vùng được gọi là vùng kinh tế đặc quyền rộng gần 370 km tính từ bờ biển. Và đó là một không gian vừa không thuộc về ai, mà cũng lại thuộc về tất cả mọi người, nên phải do toàn thể cộng đồng quốc tế quản lý.   Trong những năm qua, con người đã phát triển một số hoạt động ở vùng biển khơi. Trong suốt một thời gian rất dài, biển khơi là một không gian hoang vắng, trước hết vì chúng ta không có công nghệ để đi đến những nơi xa đó, nhưng cũng là vì chúng ta không quan tâm đến việc đi đến đó, vì nguồn tài nguyên ở các vùng ven biển là đủ dùng cho con người. Nhưng giờ đây, chúng ta có nhiều phương tiện giao thông, vận chuyển, hoạt động đánh bắt cá ngày càng nhiều. Thách thức đặt ra cho hiệp ước sẽ là làm thế nào để có thể quản lý và điều chỉnh các hoạt động có thể phát triển trong tương lai, chẳng hạn như năng lượng gió ngoài khơi hoặc nuôi trồng hải sản chẳng hạn. Như vậy, hiệp ước này vừa phải giải quyết các mối đe dọa hiện nay đang đè nặng lên vùng biển khơi, vừa phải dự báo trước các hoạt động khai thác trong tương lai. »Nghịch lý biển khơiVề vai trò, tầm mức quan trọng của vùng biển khơi xa này, các mối đe dọa, cũng như những khó khăn trong quản lý hiện nay, vẫn trên đài RFI Pháp ngữ, chuyên gia Anne Sophie Roux, đại diện tại Pháp của Liên Minh Vì Đại Dương Bền Vững - Sustainable Ocean Alliance, giải thích hôm 03/03/2023, khi các ê-kip đàm phán đang tích cực thảo luận để đi đến thỏa thuận :« Quả thực, đại dương là bể chứa carbon lớn nhất của chúng ta, và cũng bảo đảm cho sự ổn định của khí hậu. Đại dương chiếm 71% bề mặt hành tinh của chúng ta, và vùng biển khơi chiếm gần một nửa diện tích hành tinh của chúng ta nhưng hầu như không được bảo vệ. Mới chỉ có chưa đến 1% vùng biển khơi được bảo vệ. Vì vậy, thách thức của hiệp ước này là bảo vệ hiệu quả vùng biển rộng lớn và rất ít được biết đến này. Cho đến nay, chúng ta mới khám phá được chưa đến 10% đại dương. Bảo vệ vùng biển khơi xa sẽ có thể cho phép giải quyết cùng lúc 3 cuộc khủng hoảng : khủng hoảng khí hậu, suy thoái đa dạng sinh học và các nguồn ô nhiễm khác nhau.(…) Có rất nhiều mối đe dọa, nhất là các mối đe dọa về khí hậu, liên quan đến việc tăng khí gây hiệu ứng nhà kính trong bầu khí quyển, việc đại dương bị axit hóa, việc thiếu khí oxygène, tăng nhiệt độ. Nhưng bên cạnh đó, có một mối đe dọa đang có nguy cơ xảy ra, đó là việc khai khoáng ở đáy biển có thể sẽ làm phát thải ra lượng khí carbon hiện đang được lưu giữ bên dưới đáy biển, và tàn phá toàn bộ hệ đa dạng sinh học mà các nhà khoa học nay mới chỉ vừa mới khám phá ra. Ngoài ra, còn có những vấn đề về đánh bắt hải sản quá mức, gây ô nhiễm, làm suy thoái hệ đa dạng sinh học ». (…) Người ta thường so sánh đại dương và vùng biển khơi với miền Viễn Tây (Far West), thực ra cũng đúng vì rất khó kiểm tra, giám sát, các vùng này và rất khó thu thập thông tin. Nếu một con tàu đánh bắt cá trái phép giữa Đại Tây Dương, phải mất nhiều ngày, thậm chí là nhiều tuần thì thông tin mới đến được, vì thế đôi khi đã là quá muộn để hành động đối phó, bởi khi đó những chiếc tàu đó đã gây ra thiệt hại rồi. Thỏa thuận đã có, nhưng để hiệp ước bảo vệ biển khơi có hiệu lực, chặng đường phía trước vẫn còn dài : Thỏa thuận cần phải được đưa ra xem xét tại các cơ quan pháp lý và phải được dịch sang 6 ngôn ngữ chính thức của Liên Hiệp Quốc. Hiện tại, các thông tin cụ thể về thỏa thuận, số nước tham gia, thời hạn hiệp ước chính thức được phê chuẩn … vẫn được giữ kín. Công chúng chỉ biết rằng có 4 nội dung chính đã được thảo luậnkhông chính thức từ năm 2004 và chính thức là từ năm 2008. Chuyên gia Anne Sophie Roux cho biết thêm : « Bốn chủ đề chính mà các quốc gia đã đàm phán tại Liên Hiệp Quốc là việc thiết lập các công cụ quản lý, chẳng hạn các khu bảo tồn biển, cách thức để chúng ta bảo vệ hiệu quả các khu bảo tồn biển này ; bên cạnh đó là các nghiên cứu về tác động và đặc biệt là cuộc thảo luận về một tiêu chí quốc tế để đo lường tác động, ngoài ra thì các nguồn gen cũng là một trong những điểm chính từng có bế tắc, nói một cách cụ thể là tất cả những khám phá khoa học có thể dẫn đến những bước tiến mới trong các ngành dược phẩm, mỹ phẩm, thực phẩm … Chủ đề thứ 4 là củng cố năng lực cho các nước đang phát triển và mọi vấn đề về chuyển giao công nghệ ».Tính lịch sử của thỏa thuận bảo vệ biển khơiHiệp ước khi được Liên Hiệp Quốc chính thức thông qua sẽ là một công cụ pháp lý mang tính bắt buộc để quốc tế có thể bảo vệ và khai thác, quản lý vùng biển khơi. Trên đài RFI Pháp ngữ, ngày 05/03, chuyên gia Julien Rochette, người điều phối chương trình Đại dương và Đa dạng sinh học quốc tế của Viện Phát Triển Bền Vững Và Quan Hệ Quốc Tế (IDDRI) của Pháp, nói về sự cần thiết và tính lịch sử của thỏa thuận : « Đã từ hơn 15 năm nay, các nước thảo luận về vị thế của vùng biển khơi xa. Cần hiểu là trước thỏa thuận này, chúng ta đã có một số quy tắc có thể được áp dụng vào vùng biển khơi về vận tải hàng hải, đánh bắt hải sản, chẳng hạn như vậy. Vấn đề là các quy tắc này đã rất cũ hoặc không đầy đủ. Và Công ước quản lý đại dương là một công ước được thông qua từ năm 1982. Đó là công ước của Liên Hiệp Quốc về luật biển, được thông qua vào thời điểm mà chúng ta hoàn toàn chưa biết gì về hệ đa dạng sinh học đặc biệt trong lòng biển khơi. Vào thời điểm đó, các hoạt động của con người cũng chỉ hạn chế ở các không gian ven bờ. Thế nên, một không gian rộng tới gần một nửa hành tinh lại chưa được hưởng một chế độ bảo vệ và quản lý phù hợp nào. Mối quan tâm của hiệp ước mới lần này là nhằm bù đắp những thiếu sót đó và tạo ra một khuôn khổ để cộng đồng quốc tế quản lý không gian chung này.Đối với tôi, đây là một thỏa thuận lịch sử, trước hết là bởi vì thỏa thuận này liên quan đến một nửa hành tinh. Xin nhắc lại đó là một nửa « vô hình », rất ít người đã nghe nói đến không gian này, nhưng vùng biển khơi xa lại mang trong mình một hệ đa dạng sinh học đặc biệt cần được bảo vệ.  Nói đó là một thỏa thuận lịch sử cũng là bởi vì các cuộc thương lượng đã kéo dài suốt nhiều năm, gần 20 năm nay rồi, nên cũng đến lúc phải đúc kết thỏa thuận. Điểm cuối cùng mang lại tính lịch sử cho thỏa thuận này, đó là bối cảnh căng thẳng địa chính trị như chúng ta biết hiện nay. Đạt tới thành công trong việc ấn định các quy tắc quản lý chung một không gian mà quốc tế chia sẻ quả là một kỳ tích ». Gien biển : Nguồn tài nguyên tương laiDo chứa đầy sự sống, nên biển khơi là nơi có rất nhiều enzym và phân tử có tiềm năng được các ngành công nghiệp dược phẩm, thực phẩm và mỹ phẩm quan tâm. Nói cách khác, bên cạnh các nguồn hải sản, các mỏ dầu lửa, khí đốt dưới đáy biển sâu, nguồn gien biển khổng lồ - vi sinh vật từ các vực nước sâu thẳm, san hô hay sứa biển ở vùng nước sâu - là một nguồn tài nguyên khổng lồ và đầy tiềm năng.Libération trích dẫn ông Romain Troublé, giám đốc điều hành của tổ chức thám hiểm, nghiên cứu đại dương, Fondation Tara Océan, của Pháp : « Một lít nước biển chứa một tỷ virus, hàng trăm triệu vi khuẩn, gần 100.000 vi tảo và một số sinh vật phù du. Các cuộc thám hiểm đã cho phép chúng ta khám phá ra gần 200 triệu loại gien mới, và nhất là cho thấy chúng ta chưa có nhiều hiểu biết. Chúng ta mới chỉ biết chưa đến 5% các loài vi sinh vật biển ». Có từ 500.000 đến hơn 10 triệu loài khác nhau sống trong đại dương, và giới nghiên cứu mới chỉ xác định được 280.000 loài được xác định. Trên thực tế, các nguồn tài nguyên biển khơi thuộc về tất cả mọi người, nhưng chỉ một số quốc gia có phương tiện tài chính và trình độ công nghệ, kỹ thuật để tiếp cận nguồn tài nguyên biển khơi. Chuyên gia Julien Rochette giải thích thêm về giá trị của các nguồn gien ở vùng biển khơi :« Về tài nguyên di truyền biển, quả thực là cho đến những năm 1990, con người không hiểu biết về sự đa dạng sinh học đặc biệt ở vùng biển khơi, người ta không nghĩ rằng sự sống có thể phát triển mà không cần có sự quang hợp ở độ sâu 3000-4000-5000m. Nhưng dần dần các cuộc thám hiểm khoa học đã cho phép chứng minh là có sự sống phát triển ở những vùng biển rất sâu, tức là có những giống loài, những hệ sinh thái phát triển dưới biển sâu trong những điều kiện khắc nghiệt về nhiệt độ, áp suất, thiếu ánh sáng. Các sinh vật này đã phát triển các phân tử, các chất đáng được quan tâm, đặc biệt đối với ngành dược phẩm và mỹ phẩm. Nhiều khi chúng tôi vẫn nói là đáy biển là kho chứa các loại dược phẩm của tương lai. Hiện giờ chúng ta vẫn theo quy tắc « ai đến trước thì hưởng trước » nên các nước đang phát triển muốn hiệp ước có thể thiết lập các quy tắc công bằng để họ cũng nhận được nguồn lợi từ việc khai thác các nguồn gen này ». Hiện nay, theo La Croix, mỗi năm các công ty và viện nghiên cứu nộp từ 300 đến 500 bằng sáng chế liên quan đến tài nguyên biển, một số liên quan đến vùng biển sâu mà họ được tiếp cận miễn phí. Tuy nhiên, hầu hết các bằng sáng chế này tập trung ở 10 nước giàu (Mỹ, Nhật, Israel, Canada và một số nước châu Âu, nhất là Pháp và Đức).

Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) does tremendous work to serve the global community of entrepreneurs focused on ocean sustainability with funding, mentorship, capacity-building, and more. Their accelerator program has supported 45 world-leading ocean tech startups with $225M in lifetime funding. And Camila Vega, Solutions Portfolio Manager at SOA, draws on her wealth of experience as a founder, operations executive, and community organizer to help nurture these startups that are embracing bold solutions to plastic pollution. She  joins host Brooking Gatewood to discuss community-powered innovation, human-centered design, and why technology alone is insufficient to address our waste crisis.This episode is part of our series highlighting the judges for The Reusies 2023.Resources:Sustainable Ocean AllianceSOA Ocean Leadership micrograntsPodcast: Indisposable Venture Capital with SOA's Doreen WongThe Reusies 

On Episode 373 of Impact Boom, Daniela Fernandez of Sustainable Ocean Alliance discusses how an entrepreneurial mindset can equip youth changemakers to make a positive impact, and the intersection between technological innovation and saving our oceans.

Rainbow Leung is the founder and director of SOA Hong Kong, a marine conservation organization and research assistant at the City University of Hong Kong. Host Belinda chats with Rainbow about what it's like working at the science-policy interface, the key to effective marine conservation in Hong Kong, why eco-engineered tiles are better for biodiversity, and what makes Hong Kong so ecologically special. To learn more about SOA Hong Kong, checkout their: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soalliancehk/ You can also find more information about the global network of Sustainable Ocean Alliance here: https://www.soalliance.org/

Join us as we talk to Trond Wuellner, Director of Product Management at YouTube, an investor in more than 25 early stage businesses as an active member of the Hustle Fund Angel Squad, and a board member of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance. In this podcast, we talk about the growing creator economy and Trond's previous experience at Google and YouTube, from learning about managing people from Sheryl Sandberg to his advice for aspiring product managers. Growth in tooling and media platforms has created an explosion in content from the creator economy by enabling regular people to showcase their passions, whether it's your friend's Instagram of their meal at Zahav or Charli d'Amelio's TikTok dances. While there was once an insurmountable editing barrier to creating professional content, creators can now use AI programs to remove pesky background noises; where it was once tough to monetize a growing channel, there are now programs to help convert virality into physical merchandise, vibrant fan communities, and other opportunities to earn. The next online sensation could easily be that podcast about cooking you've thought of starting! Trond is at the forefront of these developments with his work at YouTube. We talk about the megatrends in the creator economy that are enabling an emerging “middle class” of participants, and how the effectiveness of tools has shifted the focus of media back to the storyteller and as a result returned the emphasis to authenticity and transparency. People are creators by nature, eager to tell their own stories, and now the growing ecosystem is allowing this community to think of themselves as businesses. The ability to monetize and adapt content to a captive audience is creating a flywheel effect that powers continued growth in the industry. We also delve into Trond's experience at Google and the most important lessons he got from Sheryl Sandberg about people management. We talk about the a-ha moments that led to his decision to lead projects on GoogleFi, reflections on his extensive experience in product management and most importantly, how to listen to your users. You won't want to miss out on this episode! Read more about Trond here: LINK

In this first episode of Upwell, we chat with Daniela Fernandez, the founder and CEO of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance, who is activating the next generation of ocean champions to restore the health of the ocean.During the interview, we discuss the mission of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance, how the organization is supporting environmental entrepreneurs and youth leaders through training, funding, and additional resources, the global campaign to stop deep sea mining, the need for action at COP27, and advice for young leaders working to tackle the climate crisis.You can find Daniela on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. And you can learn more about Sustainable Ocean Alliance on their website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. And for this week's action, join Sustainable Ocean Alliance, The Oxygen Project, the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition, and Only One in the campaign to stop deep-sea mining.

Listen in for some real talk about the evolution of venture capital to fund sustainable solutions, with 2022 Reusies Judge Doreen Wong of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance. In this episode, we explore Doreen's unique career path from engineer to climate tech venture capital specialist – as well as her take on key issues and trends when it comes to diversity and inclusion in this powerful industry. Resources: www.thereusies.orgwww.soalliance.orgwww.seabirdventures.fund

Episode Notes Deep Sea Bed Mining Interview with the folks at Sustainable Ocean Alliance and featuring Marine Expert, Diva Amon. This episode dives into the political, social, and moral implications behind "deep sea bed mining," an emerging industrial field that involves extracting submerged minerals and deposits from the sea floor. To date, mining for sand, tin, and diamonds has been generally limited to shallow coastal waters - but now industries are starting to explore what could lie in the deep sea. Scientists are very concerned, however, about the implications of mining a part of the planet that hasn't been meaningfully explored in depth, and what this could mean for the future of the planet. To learn more about what deep sea bed mining is and how to take action, learn more from the Sustainable Ocean Alliance https://www.soalliance.org/campaign-against-deep-seabed-mining Find out more at https://brown-girl-green.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

In this episode I chat with my colleague and friend Mark Haver! After graduating from Florida Southern College in May 2020, Mark became a policy and communications consultant for a start-up government and public affairs firm for ocean and environmental clients. Simultaneously, he launched Sustainable Ocean Alliance's inaugural Youth Policy Advisory Council. Mark has led youth engagement in national and international campaigns for ocean and climate issues, such as for the Global Blue New Deal, a youth-led, stakeholder-driven ocean and climate policy framework, and for a deep seabed mining moratorium. He has launched his own environmental action consulting firm, BlueGreen Generation. His clients include Sustainable Ocean Alliance as their North American Regional Representative and Global Policy Advisor and Global Fashion Exchange, as the founder and brand ambassador of Swap For Your Life to grow the sustainable fashion exchange movement in the global LGBTQ+ community. Together we discuss the challenges of youth advocacy work, the climate crisis and his passion for sustainable fashion! To learn more about mark follow him on social media @oceanswarrior and be sure to also follow @ecovybz to keep up to date with all things podcast related!

Welcome to Season 3! In this episode, I chat with Carlos Perez Murcia aka Profe Tiburon, a marine biologist and scuba instructor from Bogotá, Colombia. He is a passionate shark scientist who focuses on ocean literacy and policy. These are his favorite tools to scale-up collective actions that allow us to live a healthy future. Profe Tiburón is now the new President of Sustainable Ocean Alliance hub for Colombia (SOA Colombia), and environmental educator for Fundación Mundo Azul, Guatemala, and the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), United States. To kick off this season Carlos and I chat about the need to use the arts to save our ocean, the importance of spreading ocean literacy to children, and the need for countries to have an ocean ministry to allow for organised and centralised governance of our oceans. Feel free to follow Carlos on social media @profetiburon on Instagram and myself @ecovybz on all social media platforms!

Today's guest has completely given the word lifestyle a whole new meaning… Benjamin Von Wong's work lies at the intersection of fantasy and photography and combines everyday objects with shocking statistics. It has attracted the attention of corporations, like Starbucks, Dell, and Nike, and has generated over 100 million views for causes like ocean plastics, electronic waste, and fashion pollution. His work has been narrated by Ryan Reynolds, he holds a Guinness World Record for the largest installation made from plastic straws, and he created the centerpiece at the United Nations in Nairobi when the Global Plastics Resolution was successfully signed. He is also a creative advisor for the Sustainable Ocean Alliance and the Ocean Plastic Leadership Network and sits on the BIPOC People x Plastic Collective. Join my email list to get a LilyGrace Lifestyle Quarterly Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/c9ef56b3cd45/lilygrace-lifestyle REACH OUT AND JOIN ME Website: www.lilygraceyork.com Instagram: @lilygrace_lifestyle @lilygraceyork Youtube Video Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGLCmTi5EMPv2NDzQV-AhdQ RESOURCES Instagram @vonwong @vonwongdaily vonwong.info/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Ocean Embassy, where I interview engineers, scientists, researchers, policymakers and everyone in between and beyond, that all advocate for our oceans in one way or another. From exploring the deep sea, to building robots that grow macroalgae, to voicing concerns and targets at government levels on a daily basis — there are so many ocean champions out there. Today's guest is someone I admire very much. I met Jeremy when we were both Ocean Discovery Fellows at the All Hands on Deck conference at MIT Media Lab in November 2018. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association in the United States is one of the leading ocean exploration research institutes and holds a conference dedicated to a specific marine field of study annually. In 2018, however, the conference was a bit different. That year, it took place at the MIT Media Lab, an incredible interdisciplinary technology and design institute at the infamous MIT in Boston. It was organised by the Open Ocean Initiative led by Katy Croff Bell — who we will, by the way, welcome here on the podcast soon, too – and it was a complete shift from what conferences I had been at usually looked like. The spirit of interdisciplinary work, the urgency of collaboration and high level of youth presented was amazing. The fact that there were so many diverse and young people present at a conference we could have usually never afforded, was thanks to a fund for so-called Ocean Discovery Fellows, young ocean leaders and explorers from around the world, which, as I mentioned, both Jeremy and I were. Jeremy is from the Seychelles and studied Environmental Science and International Relations in Cape Town and Dresden, and when we met in 2018 he was working for the Seychelles Island Foundation as a project coordinator in education and outreach, biodiversity and logistics. Since March of this year, he lives in New York and is a Fellow of the Alliance of Small Island States, AOSIS. Throughout these last years, he has built an impeccable network advocating for small island states, for the oceans as a resource and ecosystem, and I've seen a lot of pictures of him in UN conference rooms. He is a Young ocean leader and was a member of the Inaugural Youth Policy Advisory Council at the Sustainable Ocean Alliance. We talk about the ways in which the ocean has shaped Jeremy's life, work and future, and how technology has built empathy around all of it. We discuss ways in which technology could improve ocean protection in the future and how important it is that some people make the move from field work to diplomacy at the highest levels. I hope you enjoy this episode! Cover art: Simon + Anna Madlener. Based on the Spilhaus world projection. Mixing, Music and Sound Effects: Anna Madlener #ocean #climateaction #climatecrisis #unoceandecade #bluecarbon #carboncapturetechnology #technology #robotics #sciencecommunication #marineconservation

This week on World Ocean Radio we are discussing the work of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance and their "222 Solutions to Heal, Restore and Sustain Our Ocean". We break down the report's accomplishments, results, facts and figures. The full report can be read at impact.soalliance.org.About World Ocean Radio Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory and host of World Ocean Radio, provides coverage of a broad spectrum of ocean issues from science and education to advocacy and exemplary projects. World Ocean Radio, a project of the World Ocean Observatory, is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college and community radio stations worldwide.

As one of the first major pots of prize money associated with the Ocean Decade, Taylor couldn't help but feature on this episode the three amazing and innovative companies who won the Ocean Innovation Prize, a $1 Million prize presented by the Blue Climate Initiative in collaboration with the Sustainable Ocean Alliance. The prize supports innovations that mitigate climate change through ocean related strategies. Out of 236 entries and 21 semi-finalists, all three winners are exploring innovative ways to make seaweed a major ocean climate solution. In this episode, Taylor talks to Noryawati Mulyono, the director of Biopac, a company exploring a seaweed-based solution for a plastic-free ocean from Indonesia; Alexia Akbay, the CEO/co-founder of Symbrosia, a startup company making a seaweed feed supplement that reduces livestock methane emissions by up to 90% from the USA; and Yasmine Encelade, the head of business development for SMO Solar Process, a company focused on a carbon capture and energy from Sarguassumin Guadeloupe. These three amazing women talk Taylor through the process of applying to the Ocean Innovation Prize and how they're winnings will contribute to the continued success of their work. To learn more about each company and the Ocean Innovative Prize, please visi thttps://www.blueclimateinitiative.org/ocean-innovation-prize.

At least half of Earth's oxygen comes from the ocean. That is why protecting the health of the ocean is imperative to address climate change. Daniela, a then 19-year-old immigrant, founded Sustainable Ocean Alliance or SOA from her Georgetown University dorm room. Since then, SOA has become the largest network of young ocean leaders in the world with more than 5,000 members in over 165 countries. In this episode, Daniela shares the challenges that she experienced as an entrepreneur and encourages others to take responsibility for the climate crisis.​​ If you want to learn more about Sustainable Ocean Alliance head on to www.soalliance.org or find Daniela on Instagram at @dvfernandez. -- Learn more about the programs at Riley's Way Foundation and how you can join the Call for Kindness. Visit: rileysway.org or rileysway.org/call-for-kindness You connect with Charlie by following the Friendly Fridge Network on Instagram at @thepcfriendlyfridge and @theheightsfriendlyfridge. -- Love our podcast? Please subscribe and share it with friends! Do us a HUGE favor — rate and leave us a review here. Sign up to our newsletter 'How To Human': www.huemangroupmedia.com/newsletter If you're changing the world through your brand and would like to advertise or sponsor our podcast, please email us at contact@huemangroupmedia.com Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sincerelyhueman/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sincerelyhueman/support

Sylvia is an inquirer of our future, conducting foresight research on the future of work and life-long learning, the future of health, well-aging, and social interaction, as well as transformations in mobility and retail. She closely monitors the future of the mind and transhumanism. Sylvia also investigates Artificial General Intelligence and AI ethics. She has launched an "Ethics and Philosophy of Futures" think tank within the Association of Professional Futurists. She is involved in the future of our oceans and supports positive ocean tech startups as a mentor with the Sustainable Ocean Alliance. This past year, she focused her research on mental health in the workplace and remote work environments, and on the home of the 2020s, developing a resilient housing framework. Sylvia has been advising 500+ tech companies on strategy, business development, and funding for the past 15 years - as an IT consultant at Accenture, Head of Technology at Business France North America, General Manager at French Tech Hub, and Cofounder at big bang factory. She teaches go-to-market strategy and futures studies and is a published author of speculative fiction with Fast Future Publishing. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvialeroux/ Website: https://siliconhumanism.home.blog/ Here's a link to Sylvia's mental fitness exercises to stretch your time horizon: https://siliconhumanism.home.blog/2021/12/04/futures-thinking-12-mental-fitness-exercises-to-stretch-your-time-horizon/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shobhana-viswanathan/support

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Ofek Ron of Plantish (www.plantish.com) an Israeli company making plant-based seafood. In this episode, Ofek talks about how he started with a bold mission, used that to recruit a team, and then used the team to attract investors. He also shares great tips for making a funding round go fast including how to generate "FOMO" among investors, and much more. The Company recently raised $2 million from Sustainable Ocean Alliance, Gil Hirsh, Beni Nofech, TechAviv, VegInvest, Jose Andres and other angel investors. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $3 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com/

This month, the "acronym-of-the-month" is back, and Taylor questions her hip-ness during this month's episode of The Ocean Decade Show. Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA)'s CEO and founder Daniela Fernandez and Taylor cover the role of entrepreneurs in the ocean space, the importance of youth voices and innovation in ocean policy conversations, how SOA adapted and thrived during the COVID 19 pandemic, and why SOA is so invested in making the Ocean Decade a success.

At just 19 years of age, Daniela Fernandez found herself sitting in a United Nations chamber listening to a myriad of scary statistics regarding the likely fate of our ocean planet. Two things quickly became apparent to her. First, she noticed she was the ONLY young voice in the room, the only young person in the conversation. Second, while there was a great deal of fear being projected, there was very little talk in terms of hope, inspirational dialogue or innovative solutions. So as legend goes, she decided to start the Sustainable Ocean Alliance from her Georgetown University dorm room, which in only 6 short years has become the largest network of young Ocean Leaders in the world with more than 5,000 participants in over 165 countries.  She is now CEO. Daniela has been recognized for her work by former US Sec'y of State and current US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry and former US President Bill Clinton. She also received accolades with a Peter Benchley Ocean Youth Award, named one of Glamour magazine's College Women of the Year, and was selected as a Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur, and has spoken on countless stages, including the Economist World Ocean Summit and Global Climate Summit.  LEARN MORE ABOUT DANIELA FERNANDEZ AND SUSTAINABLE OCEAN ALLIANCE here:    Follow Daniela on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dvfernandez/ Follow SOA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soalliance/ Check out the SOA Website: https://www.soalliance.org/ SOA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SustainableOceanAlliance Connect with Daniela on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dvfernandez Follow Daniela on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dvfernandez1?lang=en SOA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/soalliance SOA Who We Are: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwZHhuprYI4 Rising Star Award: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSxOlqrgYw8 Nat Geo Encounter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH8AVsLl9rI   Youth Voices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1yxHb2-P1E SOA Blue New Deal: https://www.soalliance.org/blue-new-deal SOA Leadership: https://www.soalliance.org/leadership   “I came across the greatest victim and potential savior of our planet. The ocean. Well, I'm here to implore all of you to never give up. Let us use this time to disrupt, persevere and to believe in our ability to save our planet, and save ourselves." - Daniela V. Fernandez    TO SUGGEST A GUEST YOU CAN REACH US here: guest@ourepicocean.com or email the Executive Producer here: Steve@project-o.org

Leon Wang is my guest on Episode 116 of Inside Ideas with Marc Buckley. Leon Wang or 王立中 (Wáng Lì Zhōng) is a genderqueer Taiwanese 2nd gen American (they/them, ki/kin) who is able-bodied with an invisible neurodiversability. In essence, they are an (Auto)Catalyzing Connector, Exploration Facilitator, and Networks Weaver. At heart, ki is an extreme generalist that is creating conduits toward (b)righter futures. Leon leverages deep expertise in Life-Centered Design, Nature-Inspired Creativity, Emerging Technologies, and Justice|Equity|Diversity|Inclusion (JEDI) to amplify change-agents to create and evolve more optimal and well-adapted solutions. In the last 6 years, Leon has engaged deeply in diverse doings with trailblazing organizations like Sustainable Ocean Alliance, Buckminster Fuller Institute, One Point Five, Singularity University, Biomimicry 3.8, StartingBloc, Playground of Empathy and RETHINK that are all thought leaders in the impact space. Leon is a Certified Biomimicry Professional with a M.S. Biomimicry from ASU and B.S. Bioengineering from UCSD. Leon is bravely shifting our dreaming, knowing, being and doing in this world to be more People Positive, Complexity Conscious and Life Liberating. As an Anti-Bias Anti-Racist Intersectional Environmentalist, they also strive to bring awareness to critical (un)learning of systems of oppression. In radical brave spaces, ki invites attention, intention, and repetition toward active shaping of more just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive (JEDI) futures for All Life. https://linktr.ee/leonwang55

In this weeks episode, we speak with Komal Narayan, the Pacific Island Representative for the Sustainable Ocean Alliance. Komal was integral to the founding of the SOA Pacific Hub based in Fiji, and with the help of an SOA grant, she organised the Youth Ocean Leadership Conference. The two-day conference centred around 4 areas of ocean health - coral restoration and conservation, plastics in the ocean, activism through art and seabed mining. Diving briefly into each of these issues, we have a lovely discussion with Komal that reminds each of us how connected we are to our environment. https://linktr.ee/PTApod Find out more about Komal and her work: Facebook --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peopletakingaction/message

For our first episode of this special edition season, we are featuring Brandon Levy, Chief Program Officer of Sustainable Ocean Alliance. Brandon is a community builder, systems thinker, and mission-driven professional with experience working with leading sustainable enterprises. He is passionate about equipping young leaders with frameworks for strategic thinking and conscious leadership, which he believes are the necessary skill sets to achieve maximum social impact and personal fulfilment. Together we dive deep into Brandon's personal aspirations and he shares some of his brilliant thinking to help us all recognise our own potential. https://linktr.ee/PTApod Find out more about Brandon and his work: Sustainable Ocean Alliance LinkedIn Sources: Find out more about the RAIN framework Brandon mentioned --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peopletakingaction/message

Daniela Fernández, fundadora de Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA), o Alianza Sostenible del Océano, recuerda muy bien el momento en que decidió hacer algo por el medio ambiente.

She launched the nonprofit Sustainable Ocean Alliance while still in college. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/

In this episode, Liam Flockhart Ford '23, Hannah Goldberg ‘22, Maira Owais ‘23, and Max Spelke ‘23 introduce AC Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA)'s segment of the STEMherst podcast. SOA is a club on campus with a focus on raising awareness for ocean-related issues and actively furthering ocean sustainability efforts.

Founder of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance. Daniela is an award-winning social entrepreneur, thought leader, and internationally sought-after speaker on the entrepreneurial mindset, ocean innovation, technology, youth empowerment, and sustainability. >>>> The Podcast is exploring the holistic visions for Planet Earth. SUPPORT this Podcast: https://anchor.fm/julian-guderley/support She is a World Economic Forum Global Shaper and a member of Friends of Ocean Action—a select group of leaders working to fast-track solutions to ocean challenges. She was awarded the 2020 Rising Star Visionary Award by the Silicon Valley Forum and named a 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur. And today we will talk about the Sustainable Ocean Alliance, investing in StartUP Solutions Cultivating Ideas and Developing Leaders Read more about her here. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/julian-guderley/support

The Sustainable Ocean Alliance and its Ocean Solutions Accelerator take on the problems facing our planet's waters, and the latest cohort of companies in the latter show a fresh slate of issues to address and resources to utilize. From reef rehabilitation to a “Fitbit for fishing boats,” they're trying to fix things up in the […]

Entrepreneur Daniela Fernandez is one of those 30 under 30 folks you read about with a Silicon-Valley tech incubator for new companies that are all ocean friendly.  David talks to Daniela, founder of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance, about her life, love (of penguins), election demographics, seaweed plastic and other innovations and ideas. Rising Tide Podcast aims to give you information, inspiration, and motivation to tackle the challenges our oceans are facing. The oceans are rising, so are we! Learn more at bluefront.org

En este episodio tenemos como invitado a mi amigo, Orlando Anaya. Orlando es un amante y protector del océano, apasionado de la Sostenibilidad y la innovación social. Orlando, es fundador y director de Kilómetro Uno, organización dedicada a la conservación del océano, cuyo esfuerzo se centra en el tema de basura marina, aunque busca también empoderar y propiciar la participación de la siguiente generación de líderes en favor de los océanos. A través de su programa de educación ambiental, talleres de innovación social y proyectos de ciencia ciudadana, ha impactado a más de 100,000 jóvenes y niños en doce estados de la República Mexicana y el Sur de California. Actualmente, su comunidad ha interceptado y removido más de 80,000 libras de basura marina desde el Océano Pacífico hasta el Caribe Mexicano. Hoy por hoy, sus acciones lo han llevado a ser conferencista de TEDx, consultor y miembro del grupo asesor de expertos de la Comisión para la Cooperación Ambiental (CCA), receptor del Premio Municipal de la Juventud, Premio Estatal de la Juventud y de la mención especial del “Premio al Mérito Ecológico” de la Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT). Pero, no solo eso, Orlando fue seleccionado por The Economist y Sustainable Ocean Alliance como uno de los “15 Ocean Youth Leaders” a nivel mundial. Su trabajo ha propiciado la invitación a diversos eventos internacionales, tales como el World Ocean Summit, One Young World Summit y Our Ocean Conference. Recientemente, fue incluido en la lista de 100 latinos que crean e inspiran un mejor futuro de Avianca. En este episodio invite a Orlando para que nos cuente sobre su trayectoria, cómo es que nació la idea por emprender Kilómetro Uno y cómo llegó a volverse un referente a nivel nacional desde la esquina de México.

Take a listen to learn from Heidi and Bella about SOA, sea cucumbers and anal teeth. This week Heidi and I founded an organisation called SOA Australia and we want to tell you what it's all about. We've had a full-on few weeks of interviews, so take this week to digest what you've learnt already, and learn about an awesome project that we've started in Aus, and one that you can be a part of! What is SOA?SOA stands for Sustainable Ocean Alliance and is a global non-profit organisation which promotes the protection of Earth's oceans by supporting ocean start-ups and hosting Youth Ocean Summits. SOA Australia, started by Heidi and Bella, is the Australian mentor hub for all Australian SOA hubs. Take a listen to hear what we'll get up to and like our Facebook page to become a member.

Founder & CEO of The Sustainable Ocean Alliance, Daniela V. Fernandez, joins us on EP161 of Tsunami Healing! At age 19, Daniela founded SOA as a college-room idea at Georgetown University. Five years later, SOA has created the world’s largest network of young Ocean Leaders in over 150 countries and launched the world’s first Ocean … Continue reading EP161 Daniela V. Fernandez: Sustainable Ocean Alliance →

Daniela Fernandez is the founder and CEO of Sustainable Ocean Alliance, an award-winning social entrepreneur, thought-leader, and international speaker on the entrepreneurial mentality, ocean innovation, technology, youth empowerment and blockchain for social good. To get involved follow the SOA platform: https://www.soalliance.org/ Follow Daniela on Instagram & Twitter. Don't forget all of these awesome guests end up in our journaling and mental fitness app KYŌ to help guide you through your daily reflection. Take it for a spin in the Apple App store and let us know what you think. Visit journal.kyoapp.com for full show notes Airr If you’re a regular listener of the podcast there may have been times where you wanted to share a specific clip of the conversation but realized that it's not possible. I’m happy to say now this is possible! As a listener of the show you can gain access to their free private beta iPhone app. Sign up for early access through the link airr.io/kyo. Airr lets you capture the moments that stand out to you while listening, and then send these clips to your friends or share them on social. If you use Airr and tweet your favourite moment from the latest episodes and tag @KyoApp , you might just appear on one of the episodes! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O13PpAoVdI

Global temperatures would be soaring even higher were it not for a powerful heat-trapping ally: oceans. From regulating the temperature of the planet to generating half of the oxygen we breathe, oceans are a vital part of sustaining life on Earth. Increasing their temperature as little as two degrees, however, has an opposite effect, threatening marine biodiversity and turbocharging dangerous hurricanes and typhoons. But there are bright prospects on the horizon for humans and oceans. Join us for a conversation exploring how oceans play a bigger role in climate than you may think. Guests: Sara Aminzadeh, Commissioner, California Coastal Commission Ken Caldeira, Climate Scientist, Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Global Ecology at Stanford University Daniela Fernandez, Founder and CEO, Sustainable Ocean Alliance

Cal checks in with one of his favorite people in the world, 25-year-old Daniela Fernandez, who has devoted her life to saving the world’s oceans. If you don’t think that’s important, it’d be wise to look at some facts. There’s an island of garbage twice the size of Texas in the Pacific Ocean, which may be a long way from where you are right now but it affects you. Fifty percent of the oxygen we breathe is created by the ocean. That’s every second breath you take. We’re slowly choking ourselves. The non-profit organization that Daniela founded to heal the oceans, Sustainable Ocean Alliance, was down to its last penny when an anonymous donation of $1 million came to the rescue. This is an awesome story of a young woman’s unwavering devotion to make a difference, and how the world will be changed because of her. Applying her mindset just might allow you to do the extraordinary, as well.

The best of live interviews from GreenBiz events. This episode: Daniela Fernandez from the Sustainable Ocean Alliance on the mandate to make the seas — and our lives — clean.

Attending the Opening Oceans Conference, which creates a roadmap for maritime business leaders to explore the new ocean economy options, discover synergies with their existing businesses, meet investment and gateway partners and make profitable strategic decisions, in Copenhagen early May 2018, I met Daniela Fernandez, a passionate young woman who wants to engage young people in innovation, change and new ideas about how to use the Ocean space. Daniela is the Founder & CEO of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance.  After having been invited to several gatherings with Heads of States and people from the United Nations, she asked herself "Why am I the only young person in the room?" and started to think about how the two worlds can come together. Now the Sustainable Ocean Alliance consists of 75 chapters in 50 countries, where each chapter gathers 15-300 youth leaders. Listen to Daniela and give her a shoutout in social media, what she is doing is so meaningful and necessary, so you need to get involved yourself. And don't forget to look into the new buzzwords, incubator, accelerator, and corporate accelerator. You need to know these terms and what they stand for. I am @lenagothberg in all social channels and I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks for listening!