Hope Spots are special places that renowned oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle's Mission Blue / Sylvia Earle Alliance has scientifically identified as critical to the health of the ocean. The Mission Blue website has detailed information on 164 Hope Spots — with photos, videos, and background info on each, such as Ascension Island (in the South Atlantic), the Blue Cavern Marine Conservation Area (near the Catalina Islands), and Coral Seamount (in the Indian Ocean). https://lnkd.in/e54DFG_W Dr. Earle championed Hope Spots as an essential climate solution yesterday in a Climate Week talk produced by Kinetik Ventures, co-hosted by the Kingdom of Tonga, Blue Planet Alliance, and Peace Boat US. The inaugural "Islands Shaping the Future of Innovation and Science," an affiliate of the Science Summit UNGA, featured appearances by Lord Fakafanua, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Tonga; Dr. Austin J. Shelton, Ph.D., Head of Island Sustainability at the University of Guam; Barbadian youth leader Ashley Lashley, and many others. #ClimateWeek #climateweek2024 #ClimateWeekNYC #CWNYC #UNGA #UNGA79 #UNGA2024
This was such an inspiring session!