|
| |
[ Home ] [ Events ] [ Participating Countries ] [ Climate Change ] [ Publications & Links ] [ Contact Us ] [ Forum ]
A
Message to Sandwatchers From Jean-Michel Cousteau
AMBASSADORS OF
THE ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH THE ROBINSON O’NEAL MEMORIAL PRIMARY
SCHOOL, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE UNESCO SANDWATCH PROGRAM TO TEACH THE
NEXT GENERATION ABOUT NATURE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING
We all know the ocean is being
impacted by a bewildering number of insults. Seventy-five percent of
fisheries are either fully exploited or exhausted. 88 of the 126 marine
mammal species are at risk, 90 percent of large ocean predators have
vanished, coral reefs are dying and coastal habitats are being destroyed
at an alarming rate. The ultimate solution to these critical issues is not
to engage in an eternal mode of crisis management, searching for quick
fixes to each problem as it arises, but to avoid them in the first place.
This requires embracing a completely different perspective of our
relationship to the ocean.
|
|
Dr Richard
Murphy, Director of Science & Education for The Jean-Michel Cousteau
Ocean Futures Society, takes sometime to talk to students of the Robinson
O’Neal Primary School , Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, on his
marine environmental & film making work world wide (click to
enlarge) |
Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean
Futures Society with Dr. Richard Murphy has created an outdoor education
program for kids called Ambassadors of the Environment. This program is
being implemented in the British Virgin Islands in partnership with the
Robinson O’Neal Memorial Primary School and UNESCO’s Sandwatch
Program. Dr. Murphy states, “We are pleased to find such enthusiasm
among the students at the Robinson O’Neal School. These students are not
only learning about their connection to the ocean but they are taking
positive action. Their involvement in the Sandwatch Program is
putting their newly acquired knowledge into practical use. Ultimately, I
believe this generation will do a much better job of ensuring a
sustainable future than previous generations. We need more young people
who care and who are willing to make a difference. We are honored to be
collaborating with these students.”
For more information about Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society
and the Ambassadors of the Environment program please visit the
Ambassadors web site at www.aote.org.
They are looking for new sites and partners from around the world. |
[ Home ] [ Events ] [ Participating Countries ] [ Climate Change ] [ Publications & Links ] [ Contact Us ] [ Forum ]
|
