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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
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The biggest single problem facing ocean conversation is the lack of public awareness and political will. Public engagement efforts by agencies, ins...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2022
  • Length: 05:08
Caption: Turtle on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Credit: Credit: Jordan Robins / Ocean Image Bank Special thanks to The Ocean Agency for their generosity theoceanagency.org
This week on World Ocean Radio we're discussing the ways we are connected through shared ocean memory and experiences. This episode offers reflecti...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2022
  • Length: 04:43
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This week we're referencing a recent post entitled The Knowledge-Implementation Gap in Conservation Science: Exploring the Space Between Knowing an...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2022
  • Length: 05:39
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Millions of people worldwide do not have access to adequate water supply for drinking, cooking and basic sanitation. According to a February report...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2022
  • Length: 05:04
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This week we introduce listeners to World Ocean Explorer, a new, revolutionary and immersive 3D virtual aquarium project the W2O team has been deve...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2022
  • Length: 05:17
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This week on World Ocean Radio we're discussing the importance of ocean literacy and ocean education to transform our understanding of the ocean's ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2022
  • Length: 05:15
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This week on World Ocean Radio we are discussing an emerging new phenomenon called the Global Deep Ocean Water Market and the food industry compani...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2022
  • Length: 05:14
Caption: Porthcawl, UK, Credit: Marcus Woodbridge via Unsplash
This week on World Ocean Radio: reflections on the morality of nature and the ocean. How do we change the consequences of our actions, and take res...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 05:08
Caption: Aceh, Indonesia , Credit: Creative Commons @Rachmat04
This week on World Ocean Radio we're introducing listeners to the Water Ethics Charter-- recommendations from a global Water Ethics Steering Commit...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2022
  • Length: 05:08
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This week on World Ocean Radio: five suggested strategies as laid out by Karl Burkart (Managing Director of One Earth and formerly the Director of ...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2022
  • Length: 05:12
Caption: Portugal coast , Credit: Tobia Tullius
This week we're discussing the consequence of consumption. We point to a recent exhibit entitled "Waste Age: What Can Design Do?" that highlights t...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2022
  • Length: 05:32
Caption: Plastic pollution and juvenile fish, Credit: Naja Bertolt Jensen @naja_bertolt_jensen on Unsplash
This week on World Ocean Radio we're weighing in on the debate of water as food. Many are certain that it is not because it does not have the same ...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2022
  • Length: 05:17
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Xanthisma gracilis is an annual and found all over the southwest and into Mexico as well. Duh. A common name is slender goldenweed or spiny zinnia....

  • Added: Jan 13, 2022
  • Length: 05:03
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This week on World Ocean Radio we're weighing in on the debate of water as food. Many are certain that it is not because it does not have the same ...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2022
  • Length: 04:30
Caption: Lines of sargassum can stretch for miles along the surface of the Sargasso Sea. The clumps of floating algae are often concentrated by the strong winds and wave action associated with the Gulf Stream , Credit: Ocean Explorer | NOAA
This week on World Ocean Radio we're discussing the Sargasso Sea: a verdant, vital ecosystem supporting a great diversity of life, providing shelte...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2022
  • Length: 05:25
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This week on World Ocean Radio we introduce listeners to a word many may have never heard before: xenobiotic--defined as a chemical substance found...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2021
  • Length: 05:10
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A postcard from the Sierra Nevada. The final postcard of Season 1 of Postcards from The Wind. (Start with earliest)

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  • Added: Dec 13, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on World Ocean Radio: new systems thinking offers alternatives to failing structures and behaviors. As food, energy and water are the thr...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2021
  • Length: 05:07
Caption: Chuuk Lagoon, Weno, Federated States of Micronesia February 27, 2019 , Credit: Marek Okon @marekokon
How do we govern and manage the ocean inside and outside of national jurisdiction in order to use it responsibly and assure its long-term potential...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2021
  • Length: 05:31