S1E100: Oceans – is the tide turning towards better conservation?

Steps are being taken to reverse decades of damage to oceans. But
is it too little too late?


Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits
Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from
biodiversity conservation to climate change.


We’re celebrating the 100th episode of our Green Pulse Podcast
series. And what better way to mark it than taking a deep dive
into the oceans -- the planet's most important and greatest
expanse of life. 


Without the oceans, humanity wouldn't exist. But like the rest of
the planet, the oceans are in trouble. They’re suffering from
pollution, overfishing and the impacts of climate change, from
rising ocean temperatures to acidification.


Yet, lots of things can, and are, being done to reverse the
damage. Nearly 200 nations recently agreed to conserve and
protect 30 per cent of the world's oceans by 2030. And nations
also recently agreed on a treaty to protect biodiversity on the
high seas.


So has the tide turned for the world's oceans? ST's climate
editor David Fogarty speaks with Dr Francesco Ricciardi, a senior
environment specialist with the Asian Development Bank who is an
expert in ocean biodiversity.


Highlights (click/tap above):


2:00 Why are oceans critical to life on the planet?


4:08 Risks from the damage humanity is doing to the oceans?


8:40 Best solutions to help the oceans recover


16:35 Explaining the Asian Development Bank’s US$5 billion
Healthy Oceans Implementation plan


18:24 The oceans are getting warmer and an El Nino event is
predicted this year. Are we expecting more marine heatwaves and
damage to coral reefs?


Produced by: David Fogarty (dfogarty@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis
& Hadyu Rahim


Edited by: Hadyu Rahim


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