Can we save the high seas?
About this episode
This episode explores the importance of the high seas and the threats they face, featuring insights from experts in marine policy and environmental defense.
The world’s oceans are vast, and more than half are outside the jurisdiction of any one country. These so-called ‘high seas’ are vitally important to the environment, biodiversity and global economy, but they face a growing number of threats. The United Nations has introduced a landmark treaty to safeguard them – but what will it do and is it enough? In episode 10 of TalkLandscape , we explore the high seas , including: why they’re much more important than you might think some of the threats they face, from deadly ships to deep sea mining and what’s being done to save them. We’ll speak with Mariamalia Rodriguez Chaves , attorney for the Interamerican Association for Environmental Defence Ocean Program, Wassim Dbouk , a marine and maritime policy research fellow at the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute, University of Southampton, and Elissama Menezes , co-founder and director at Equal Routes.
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