Ocean Elders
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Ocean Elders is a worldwide group of activists dedicated to protecting the ocean and its wildlife. The group promotes the expansion of marine protected areas and the creation of new ones. The group maintains that this will allow marine ecosystems to recover from the effects caused by human activities.[citation needed] The group includes oceanographers, among them the founder, marine biologist, Sylvia Earle.[citation needed]
History
The group was formed in 2010 by Sylvia Earle.
Recent activity
In 2016, members of the group visited Cuba as part of a delegation to meet leaders from government, academia and civil society. The goal of the visit was to learn about the measures that have been taken to protect the local marine ecosystems.[citation needed]
In 2017, Ocean Elders wrote to Malcolm Turnbull (the then Prime Minister of Australia) with petition to reject the Carmichael coal mine, proposed by Adani Group. The activists argued that the coal mine would have a devastating impact on the Great Barrier Reef.[1][2]
References
- ^ "'Ocean Elders' urge Malcolm Turnbull to reject Adani coalmine". The Guardian.
- ^ "OCEAN ELDERS URGE GOVERNMENT TO STOP ADANI". National Geographic.