Dr. Enric Sala is a former university professor who saw himself writing the obituary of ocean life, and quit academia to become a full-time conservationist as a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence. He founded and leads Pristine Seas, a project that combines exploration, research, and media to inspire country leaders to protect the last wild places in the ocean. To date, Pristine Seas has helped to create 22 of the largest marine reserves on the planet, covering an area of 5.7 million square km. 2008 World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leader, 2013 Explorers Club Lowell Thomas Award, 2013 Environmental Media Association Hero Award, 2016 Russian Geographical Society Award, and 2018 Heinz Award in Public Policy. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
2021 ought to be the “super year” for nature, where we collectively agree on how to deal with the greatest risk to humanity: we have become totally out of balance with nature. But there i...
The most destructive way to obtain food from the ocean is bottom trawling. Especially egregious are the ships called 'supertrawlers', the largest fishing vessels in the world. Their nets,...
Las Seychelles, un conjunto de 115 islas verdes y rocosas en el Océano Índigo, recientemente anunciaron –en medio de la pandemia del coronavirus- que protegerían el 30% de sus resplandeci...
The Seychelles, a string of 115 verdant, rocky islands in the Indian Ocean, recently announced – in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic – that it would protect 30% of its turquoise wate...
WASHINGTON, DC – Archipel de 115 îles rocheuses à la végétation luxuriante, situé dans l’océan Indien, les Seychelles ont récemment annoncé, en pleine pandémie de coronavirus, qu’elles en...
WASHINGTON, DC – Le monde est à la croisée des chemins. L'avenir de la vie sur notre planète – et donc notre propre existence – sont menacées. L'humanité s'est montrée trop ambitieuse dan...
The world is at a crossroads. The future of life on our planet – and thus our own – is in jeopardy. Humanity has overreached in its pursuit of affluence. Research shows that we have alter...
Mangroves are trees that grow miraculously on seawater, fringing some of the tropical shores of our planet.
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We’re wiping out the rest of life on Earth a thousand times faster than the natural extinction rate, and we’re filling that biodiversity void with food production and other human activiti...
