Publish at December 13 2022 Updated December 13 2022
Not everyone is lucky enough to live near the ocean. Thus, it can be easy to forget how this major ecosystem is both rich for humanity and abused by it. We can think of course about food with fishing but the whole issue of biodiversity is of immense importance for the future. Not to mention that these vast expanses of water help in the global production of oxygen.
Catherine Chabaud has, since her youth in Brittany, seen the riches of the sea both above and below. This two-time Vendée Globe sailor has long understood the need to regenerate the oceans. Since 2002, she has been trying to figure out what to do to help lower the carbon dioxide levels that are warming and acidifying some oceanic corners.
She also wants companies to stop putting certain garbage into the waters. To make this happen, an idea has emerged over time: what if the seas fell into the category of humanity's common good? With this designation, it would be much more difficult for nations to ignore them and adopt legislation to protect them. It seems that in just a few years, this fight is helping to further push countries like France to think about their relationship to the ocean.
Time: 19min22
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