"During those 102 hours, I connected with my soul, my brain, my body, to a level that I will probably never do again. And I discovered a part of myself that I couldn't think was capable of doing what I did."

Noam Yaron swam from Corsica to just off the coast of Monaco, mainland Europe, to push himself to the limit and raise awareness about the marine environment.

Here's what he learned about human endurance and the threats to nature posed by pollution, shipping and rising temperatures.

Links:

Friends of Ocean Action: https://www.weforum.org/friends-of-ocean-action/

The 30X30 Ocean Action Plan to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030: https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_30x30_Ocean_Action_Plan_2025.pdf

Water Lover Challenge: https://www.waterlover.org/

Related podcasts:

Ocean: how David Attenborough's new film will transform how you see Earth: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ocean-david-attenborough-colin-butfield/

Humans rely on the ocean. Here's how both can thrive: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ocean-marine-prosperity-areas/

Talks on creating a "Paris Treaty for plastics" just stalled - here's why, and what happens next: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/plastics-treaty-inc-gpap/

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