#29 Birgit Liodden: The Ocean Opportunity Lab (TOOL)
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Birgit Liodden discusses the Ocean Opportunity Lab and the fight against deep sea mining, emphasizing collaboration over extraction.
Join Birgit Liodden and Jan Maisenbacher on an inspiring ocean collaboration ride. 🔥 Why you shouldn’t miss this episode: * A rare insider view (and new moratorium initiative!) on the fight against deep sea mining * Concrete pathways toward regenerative blue economy solutions * A glimpse into how community + technology can unlock system change (like the Female Founder & Owners Initiative , Guardians of the Arctic , 1000 Ocean Start-up Initiative ) * And a deeply human reminder: 👉 The future of the ocean will not be decided by extraction - but by collaboration. 💥 At the heart of the episode is a bold truth: We are on the verge of industrializing the least understood ecosystem on Earth . And yet, we don’t have the science to understand the consequences. Birgit shares how she and her collaborators are working to mobilize global business leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs to support a moratorium on deep sea mining -not just by saying “no,” but by building real alternatives. 🌱 That’s where it gets exciting for every ocean changemaker:Through the OCEAN OPPORTUNITY LAB , her team is launching a global, open-source “toolbox” of regenerative solutions - mapping innovations that…
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