Podcast: TED Talks series - Greg Stone: Saving the Ocean One Island at a Time

TED Talks
Initial Publication Date: July 12, 2015

Summary

17:16 minutes

TED Talks series, FILMED APR 2010 - POSTED NOV 2010 - Mission Blue Voyage

Aboard Mission Blue, scientist Greg Stone tells the story of how he helped the Republic of Kiribati create an enormous protected area in the middle of the Pacific -- protecting fish, sealife and the island nation itself.

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Learning Goals

Stone wants to explain to the audience his experience of working to protect islands and their surrounding marine life from sea level rise.

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Description and Teaching Materials

Sea levels are rising, and Kiribati, along with 42 other nations in the world, will be under water within 50 to 100 years. Some of the islands have already gone under water... What do we do with displaced fellow earthlings that no longer have a home on the planet?" (Greg Stone)

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Teaching Notes and Tips

This material can be used to explore how islands are being extremely effected by the result of sea level rise from the climate crisis.

Assessment

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References and Resources

Greg Stone was a key driver in the establishment of the Phoenix Island Protected Area in the island nation of Kiribati. The second-largest marine protected area in the world -- and one of the most pristine -- PIPA is a laboratory for exploring and monitoring the recovery of coral reefs from bleaching events. Full Bio >>

Citation

Talks, T. (2012). Podcast: TED Talks series - Greg Stone: Saving the Ocean One Island at a Time.