A few words on Lenka Petrakova inspired from her webpage and an article called 8th Continent hopes to positively impact the ocean by skimming waste off the surface of the water and recycling plastics all while at sea. You can view it at https://mymodernmet.com/8th-continent-lenka-petrakova-grand-prix/

For further info https://petrakovalenka.myportfolio.com/8th-continent

I recently heard a podcast called SurfSplendor, where Zach Plopper of Wildcoast.org took the time not only to share his work but also to address the different challenges that the 30x 30 promoted by WSL is having in terms of misunderstandings.

Zach Plopper did a wonderful exercise in underlying its importance while explaining the different issues around the actual process mainly due to the fact that the exercise of Marine Protected Areas, or protected areas is still young. 

Please feel free to view the website for further info on Mr Plopper and Wildcoast.org

I share an article I found by Peter Thomson, UN Special Envoy for the Ocean. 

For viewing the original article please view https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2020/5/28/the-road-to-a-blue-green-recovery

A few words in al jazeera by Peter Thomson on the role corporations could take which I chose to read out and comment on. 

Original article can be found at https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/1/13/what-can-corporations-do-to-help-save-the-ocean

A quick read of an article that was posted on the World Economic Forum, proposing a 10 point solution on how to save the seas. 

It was authored by Douglas McCauley, UoCalifornia Santa Barbara, Member of Friends of the Ocean Action, Director Benioff Ocean Initiative

Please find the article at https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/02/a-10-step-plan-to-save-our-oceans/

On the topic of healing the oceans, I recently found an article in the conservation.com that I believe to be of relevance. 

Please find the original article at https://theconversation.com/how-marine-protected-areas-help-safeguard-the-ocean-152516

A few words on offered solutions for the oceans. This article was found in Mongabay, more specifically at https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/30-percent-by-2030-study-maps-out-how-to-protect-the-worlds-oceans/

I recently found an article on the effects of plastics and how they should be included in climate calculations. 

The article can be found at 

https://theconversation.com/plastic-is-part-of-the-carbon-cycle-and-needs-to-be-included-in-climate-calculations-154730

A short article I found within Phys.org reminding us of the capital importance and role of the oceans in supporting the healing of the planet, which reminds us how much more we should be caring about the oceans !

For further reading of the article please find it at Why a net‑zero future depends on the ocean's ability to absorb carbon

Nations are “nowhere close” to the level of action needed to fight global warming, a UN climate action report said on Friday, urging countries to adopt stronger and more ambitious plans to reach the Paris Agreement goals, and limit the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, by the end of the century.

I read the article posted on https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/02/1085812