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Caption: Flag of Kiribati. According to WorldAtlas.com, the blue and white bands represent the surrounding Pacific Ocean. The frigate bird flying over the rising sun is taken from the coat of arms, and is said to symbolize strength and power at sea.
A recent legal case involving a man from Kiribati claiming refugee status from the impacts of climate has captured world media attention. In this e...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 05:33
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A discussion of the economic, social, and political consequences of environmental degradation on populations and governmental systems. Special gues...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2013
  • Length: 23:53
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Fresh water as a resource is under constant threat by over-consumption, toxins, pollutants and waste from industrial and agricultural production. I...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 05:06
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Atlantic Memory is a concept which includes every aspect of maritime culture in order to inspire greater public understanding of maritime endeavors...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2013
  • Length: 05:10
Caption: Man throwing cast net , Credit: Mangrove Action Project | MarinePhotobank.org
In the last edition of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill suggested reciprocity as a value on which to build our response to the environmental deg...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2013
  • Length: 05:13
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There is no single fix to deal with the many challenges facing the world ocean. The ocean community has identified various strategies such as mitig...

  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 05:13
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The ten most water-stressed countries in the world – gosh, it sounds like a bad Buzzfeed article - are all in the Middle East or North Africa. Yeme...

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  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 08:12
  • Purchases: 1
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We continue to look for solutions to our most pressing future challenges: fresh water, food, energy, health, and security. In this episode of World...

  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 05:34
Caption: Manlay Bay Ocean Pool, Sydney, Australia, Credit: BRJ Inc Flickr
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss not only of the prominent conservation-based NGOs, governmental organizations a...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2013
  • Length: 06:34
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill will outline five of the major ocean events for the year 2012.

  • Added: Jan 03, 2013
  • Length: 06:26
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The Open World Foundation™ is about change, about you and the world. And there is a sense of urgency, an urgency for change. Almost everone on Eart...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2012
  • Length: 18:16
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In this episode, host Peter Neill will discuss the ocean as the central element in our lives. He will explain why the ocean is essential to human s...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 04:41
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On recent assignment for WoodenBoat Magazine, host Peter Neill visited Istanbul, Turkey to explore the maritime heritage of this ancient city and t...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2012
  • Length: 06:22
Caption: A melting iceberg in Antarctica. , Credit: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists
Is anyone out there thinking ahead about climate? In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will answer by outlining two particular or...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2012
  • Length: 06:03
Caption: Super trawler Abel Tasman, formerly the F/V Margiris, a recently renamed and reflagged 430 foot, 9,500 gross ton suction harvest and freezer ship owned by Seafish Tasmania in partnership with Seafish Tasmania Pelagic, a wholly owned subsidiary of a Dutch
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss the surprisingly small number of corporate conglomerates that control the fishi...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2012
  • Length: 06:31
Caption: Strait of Malacca, one of the most important shipping lanes in the world., Credit: AllVoices.com | lethibichlan
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss China's relationship with the sea, and will explain the exchange of goods, tran...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2012
  • Length: 05:31
Caption: Damnersaduak Floating Market, Bangkok, Thailand
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, he'll discuss all manner of things that float: from the natural to the man-made, from the obvious modes of tr...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2012
  • Length: 05:17
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will herald Ocean Champions (oceanchampions.org), the only organization in the United States...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2012
  • Length: 05:51
Caption: Levees are made to prevent land from flooding and rivers from overflowing, but they are not built to resist strong hurricanes like Katrina. Settlements in areas that are liable to storms and flooding often lead to avoidable damage or death.  , Credit: Reuters
In this episode of World Ocean Radio we'll assert that we must embrace best management practices now and use new management tools to renovate and b...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 06:02
Caption: Local Malagasy Women taking a Participatory Approach to Marine Conservation Management. Andavadoaka, Madagascar., Credit: Anne Furr | Marine Photobank
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss our perceptions of a local problem used as the stimulus for worldwide investiga...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 05:57
Caption: Fisherfolk using traditional fishing method, Batangas, Philippines., Credit: Peri Paleracio | Marine Photobank
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will suggest ways in which we might move beyond Rio+20 and will invite us to mobilize as CIT...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:02
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, Peter Neill will assert that our security is synergistically linked to natural security and that the ocean wi...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2012
  • Length: 05:51
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Conversations and live musical performance based on international themes.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 01:35:05
Caption: Laying fiber optic cable, Credit: Cable & Wireless Worldwide
Communications move at astonishing speed along a global network (much of it underwater) owned wholly or in partnership by Tata Communications, one ...

  • Added: May 28, 2012
  • Length: 06:04
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Nobuo Tanaka sees diverse energy sources--including nuclear--as the key to Asia's future and Arthur Huang is the inventor of "POLLI-bricks." This p...

  • Added: May 03, 2012
  • Length: 18:10