World Ocean Observatory

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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. Hosted by longtime host Peter Neill.

The WORLD OCEAN OBSERVATORY is dedicated to information, education and public discourse about the ocean defined as an integrated global social system. We believe that informed citizens worldwide can unite to sustain the ocean through mitigation and change of human behavior on land and sea. Our focus is the full spectrum of ocean issues: climate, fresh water, food, energy, trade, transportation, public health, finance, governance, security, recreation and culture. It is our belief that the sea connects all things.

Series

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643 Pieces

5-minute audio essays on global ocean topics by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory


Pieces

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This summer we are revisiting some of our favorite World Ocean Radio episodes that highlight optimism in ocean news, science and advocacy. In this ...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2022
  • Length: 04:51
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This summer we are revisiting some of our favorite World Ocean episodes that highlight optimism in ocean news, science and advocacy. In this episod...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2022
  • Length: 05:03
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This week we are discussing potential approaches that include protection of resources and new regulations against abuse and irresponsible consumpti...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2022
  • Length: 05:25
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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 O...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2022
  • Length: 05:24
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This week on World Ocean Radio we're talking about the latest OUR OCEAN Conference in Palau and the contradiction of mangrove protection and invest...

  • Added: May 25, 2022
  • Length: 05:11
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Climate change is accelerating change to all global systems. Do we have the power and the will to break the systemic corruption of the global water...

  • Added: May 18, 2022
  • Length: 05:14
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Pharmaceutical pollution is as important and critical a factor for public health as microplastics and other chemical wastes that enter the water cy...

  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 04:55
Caption: Global distribution of the Taiga and Boreal forest biome, and the Caledonian forest ecoregion., Credit: The biome and ecoregion data used for this map and a full citation can be found at https://www.worldwildlife.org/publications/terrestrial-ecoregions-of-the.... January 2019. Mark Baldwin-Smith, Wikimedia Commons
Last week we discussed the vast bio-region of the Amazon River, one of the most productive and important ecosystems on the planet. This week we hig...

  • Added: May 05, 2022
  • Length: 06:37
Caption: Satellite Senses Subtle Amazon Seasonalit, Credit: This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Satellite Senses Subtle Amazon Seasonality. NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, 2021. Source: GOES; Collection: Amazon Deforestation.
The Amazon is one of the most productive and important ecosystems on the planet. What will continue to be lost if we fail to protect the last great...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2022
  • Length: 05:18
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Is economic growth antithetical to the overall health of society? This week on World Ocean Radio we discuss the concentration of capital and offer ...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2022
  • Length: 05:26