Nishan Degnarain is an economist with a strong background in both the public and private sectors. He co-leads the World Economic Forum's Special Initiative on Oceans together with Greg Stone. Since 2013, Nishan has chaired the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Oceans. Greg Stone is Executive Vice President and Chief Scientist for Oceans at Conservation International (CI). He has given a TED talk and lectured throughout the world. Greg is widely published in scientific literature, National Geographic Magazine, and authored three award-winning books, including Underwater Eden.
" Soul of the Sea should be on the desks of government heads,
business leaders, and concerned citizens. It is an accessible,
succinct read with a pithy ocean manifesto. Stone and Degnarain's
narrative takes you through the history of our relationship with
the sea, the value of the sea, the damage we have done, and then
provides a comprehensive overview of the solutions that we
desperately need and that include agile governance, technologies,
and protection." Dr. Russell Mittermeier, Executive Vice Chair,
Conservation International
"Planet Earth is misnamed: it's mostly covered not by earth but by
the oceans. They play a key role in regulating the composition and
temperature of our atmosphere. They provide much of the protein
that we consume. Until recently, they seemed far too big for us
puny humans to affectbut we are finally ruining them, and thereby
risk the ruin of ourselves. This book, by two of the world's
leading ocean experts, will grip you with its bold account of how
we can solve that huge problem." Dr. Jared Diamond, Professor of
Geography, UCLA; author, Guns, Germs, and Steel
"While the state of the ocean is on the verge of many destructive
tipping points, the world is also on the verge of a new era where
the remarkable intelligence of humans and technology can be used
not just to understand the ocean, but to restore it. If this is
important to you, read Soul of the Sea it offers a view of how we
got into the problems we're facing and more importantly, how we
solve them. It's a relatively short read full of interesting facts
based on a sustainable vision for our collective future." Céline
Cousteau, CauseCentric Productions & The Céline Cousteau Film
Fellowship
"Our planet has so much to offer if only we take care of it. Soul
of the Sea in the Age of the Algorithm is an optimist's guide to
where solutions may liewith our youth, with technology, and with
business coming together to identify and implement sustainable
solutions." Harrison Ford, Actor and Vice Chair, Conservation
International
"The stressed state of our ocean is a collision between natural
systems and ever-growing human economies, so an oceanographer and
an economist tackling this subject is a timely and refreshing
approach. Their book takes us through the causes and consequences
of that collision, but then points to solutions that we can use now
to save our seas and ourselves." Dr. Laurence Madin, Deputy
Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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