Oceans at Risk with Fabien Cousteau

Covering 70% of the world’s surface, oceans are the world’s largest ecosystem. They provide oxygen for every second breath we take; assure food security and livelihoods for billions; and serve as the Earth’s biggest carbon sink. Despite the vital role they play in maintaining planetary health, the world’s seas are under serious threat. Global warming, over-consumption of marine resources, and pollution are among many stressors jeopardizing marine environments and the critical ecosystem services they provide.

Join us for a conversation between The New York Times reporter Lisa Friedman and famed ocean explorer Fabien Cousteau about the threats to our oceans and what, if anything, can be done to preserve this lifeline for humanity.

Speaker

Fabien Cousteau, the grandson of legendary explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, continues to fulfill his family’s legacy of protecting and preserving the planet’s extensive and endangered marine inhabitants and habitats. As an accomplished aquanaut, business strategist and documentary filmmaker, Fabien draws from his experiences and knowledge to promote environmental discipline as a viable basis for cutting-edge solutions that strike a balance between regional and global environmental problems and the realities of market economies.

Moderator

Lisa Friedman is a reporter on the climate desk at The New York Times, focusing on climate and environmental policy in Washington. She has covered eight international climate talks and chased climate-related stories from the bottom of a Chinese coal mine to the top of snow-capped Himalaya Mountains. She previously worked for Climatewire where she led a team of 12 reporters focused on the business and politics of the changing climate. Before Climatewire, she was the Washington bureau chief for The Oakland Tribune and later The Los Angeles Daily News.