Reece breaks down the week’s ocean news and dives into the science behind Palmyra Atoll’s resilient ecosystem with Chad Wiggins, Marine Program Director at The Nature Conservancy.

Show Notes:

Some of the articles referenced this week: 

Here’s what COVID-19 teaches us about 'social learning' and the environment https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/here-s-what-covid-19-can-teach-us-about-environmental-action and “What the 'Humans Are the Virus' Meme Gets So Wrong” https://earther.gizmodo.com/what-the-humans-are-the-virus-meme-gets-so-wrong-1842934676

Florida aquarium breeds coral species. This could help save the world's third-largest reef. https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/22/us/florida-aquarium-first-reproduce-ridhed-cactus-coral-trnd/index.html and https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/04/22/florida-aquarium-breeds-ridged-cactus-coral-help-save-coral-reefs/3003867001/ 

Reflecting on the 50th Earth Day During a Time of Crisis: Lessons for Our Future https://medium.com/@SenatorTomUdall/reflecting-on-the-50th-earth-day-during-a-time-of-crisis-lessons-for-our-future-77c68db0717e 

Subscribe to the WSL PURE | One Ocean podcast at link.chtbl.com/OneOcean so you don’t miss our new episode dropping tomorrow with Kona Johnson and so you can get the backstory on their sailing adventure and their experience on Palmyra

Be sure to watch the series Vela. Just go to youtube.com/jjf - Ep 3 is our fav. 

To support The Nature Conservancy, go to nature.org/palmyra 

Thanks to Chad Wiggins from The Nature Conservancy for joining us this week! 

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