{"id":3480,"date":"2019-10-21T01:31:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T01:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/designerofreality.com\/?p=3480"},"modified":"2019-10-21T01:51:20","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T01:51:20","slug":"a-marine-conservation-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/designerofreality.com\/2019\/10\/21\/a-marine-conservation-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"A Marine Conservation Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;11px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<div class=\" m-b:.5 d:f f:1 a-i:c \">\n<div>Alasdair Harris &#8211;\u00a0|<\/div>\n<div>We the Future<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"m-b:.5 l-h:d l-s:t f-w:700 f:3\">How a handful of fishing villages sparked a marine conservation revolution<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\" l-h:n m-b:1 \">We need a radically new approach to ocean conservation, says marine biologist Alasdair Harris. In a visionary talk, he lays out a surprising solution to the problem of overfishing that could both revive marine life and rebuild local fisheries &#8212; all by taking less from the ocean. &#8220;When we design it right, marine conservation reaps dividends that go far beyond protecting nature,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\" f:.9 f-s:i l-h:n m-t:2 \"><span>This talk was presented at \u201cWe the Future,\u201d a special event in partnership with the Skoll Foundation and the United Nations Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; min_height=&#8221;901px&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<Center><div style=\"max-width:854px\"><div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/alasdair_harris_how_a_handful_of_fishing_villages_sparked_a_marine_conservation_revolution\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/Center>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<section class=\"m-t:7\">\n<div class=\" b-t:gray-l t-t:u f:.9 m-b:1 \">\n<h2 class=\" b-t:black d:i-b p-y:.4 \">ABOUT THE SPEAKER<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\" m-b:1 d:f \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"m-r:2\">\n<div class=\" w:10 bg:gray-l.6 b-r:10 o:h \">\n<h3><strong><span class=\" f-w:700 l-h:t f:1 t-d:n \">Alasdair\u00a0Harris<\/span><span class=\"d:n d:i@md\">\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<\/span><span class=\" d:b d:i@md c:gray-d f:.9 \">Ocean conservationist, entrepreneur<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" a-s:c \">\n<p class=\" d:n d:b@md l-h:n m-b:.5 \">Alasdair Harris is a social entrepreneur and ocean conservationist working at the interface of marine protection and poverty alleviation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"m-t:7\">\n<div class=\" b-t:gray-l t-t:u f:.9 m-b:1 \">\n<div class=\" b-t:gray-l b-t:black d:i-b p-y:.4 \"><strong>TAKE ACTION<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\" bg:gray-ll m-b:.2 m-b:1@md m-x:-2 m-x:0@md p:2 d:b d:f@md \">\n<div class=\"w:full\">\n<div class=\" c:red f:.8 f-w:500 m-b:.2 t-t:u \"><strong>PARTICIPATE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Support<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>the work of Blue Ventures to rebuild tropical fisheries with coastal communities.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p-t:3 p-b:3@md p-l:10@md\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blueventures.org\/support\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\" bg:red c:white hover\/c:white d:i-b m: p:2 t-d:n \">Learn more \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" bg:gray-ll m-b:.2 m-b:1@md m-x:-2 m-x:0@md p:2 d:b d:f@md \">\n<div class=\"w:full\">\n<div class=\" c:red f:.8 f-w:500 m-b:.2 t-t:u \"><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\" c:red f:.8 f-w:500 m-b:.2 t-t:u \"><strong>VOLUNTEER<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Volunteer<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>with Blue Ventures to contribute to marine conservation in Madagascar, Belize or Timor-Leste.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p-t:3 p-b:3@md p-l:10@md\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blueventures.org\/volunteer\/%E2%80%8B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\" bg:red c:white hover\/c:white d:i-b m: p:2 t-d:n \">Learn more \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"row moduletitle\">\n<div class=\"titletext\">\n<h2 class=\"\">We rebuild tropical fisheries with coastal communities<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<h4>Blue Ventures develops transformative approaches for catalysing\u00a0and sustaining locally led marine conservation.\u00a0We work in places where the ocean is vital to local cultures and economies, and are committed to protecting marine biodiversity in ways that benefit coastal people.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>Our story started over a decade ago, surveying coral reefs in the Mozambique channel.\u00a0Vezo communities in southern Madagascar\u00a0were concerned about the decline of their fisheries,\u00a0so we\u00a0supported one\u00a0village to experiment with<span>\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"Small-Scale Fisheries\" href=\"https:\/\/blueventures.org\/conservation\/sustainable-fisheries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">closing off a small section of their octopus gleaning area<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>for a few months, to see whether this might boost productivity.<\/p>\n<p>When the closure was re-opened, communities experienced\u00a0a huge increase\u00a0in\u00a0octopus landings and fisher incomes. As news of this remarkable fishery boom spread, neighbouring communities\u00a0started copying this approach. Crucially, this<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blueventures.org\/conservation\/approach\/catalysing-conservation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sparked interest<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>in more ambitious coastal management efforts, leading to the creation of the country&#8217;s first\u00a0<a title=\"Community Conservation\" href=\"https:\/\/blueventures.org\/conservation\/community-conservation\/\">Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA)<\/a>\u00a0governed by a small network of fishing villages.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, this temporary\u00a0fishery closure model has gone viral along thousands\u00a0of kilometres of Madagascar\u2019s coastline, spawning\u00a0a<span>\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"Driving Adoption\" href=\"https:\/\/blueventures.org\/conservation\/approach\/driving-adoption\/\">grassroots marine conservation revolution<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>with 64 more LMMAs\u00a0established to date. Today, over 17% of the island\u2019s seabed is\u00a0managed by communities, for communities.<\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0work is about much more than octopus. These experiences have guided our\u00a0journey searching for\u00a0new approaches to\u00a0demonstrate that marine conservation can be in everyone&#8217;s interest, and that taking less from our ocean can give us\u00a0much much more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alasdair Harris &#8211;\u00a0| We the Future How a handful of fishing villages sparked a marine conservation revolution We need a radically new approach to ocean conservation, says marine biologist Alasdair Harris. 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