The ocean makes up over 70% of our planet and helps sustain life on Earth.

But the ocean has also never needed more protection.

Hear from the world's leading researchers and ocean advocates, such as oceanographer Callum Roberts and environmental, cultural, and human rights advocate Sheila (Siila) Watt-Cloutier, on the threats facing our ocean today—and how we can advance solutions for a better future.

Explore Pew's "Ocean, People, Planet" to learn more: pewtrusts.org/oceanpeopleplanet

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CALLUM ROBERTS: The ocean has changed a great deal. Plastic is inescapable now. Destructive fishing, causing marine life to decline. Sea level rise, which is racing upwards. And to safeguard ourselves, we need to protect much more of nature.

Indigenous peoples have a great understanding of the environment that can help us to live in greater harmony with the world.

SHEILA WATT-CLOUTIER: Traditionally, that’s who we are, the guardians of the land and the sea.

The oceans are the drivers of climate change to begin with in the world and the glaciers of the Arctic are the cooling system for the rest of the planet. So as that starts to melt, it creates all kinds of other havoc.

What's happening in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic. The Arctic can be that beacon of hope.

CALLUM ROBERTS: The ocean is profoundly important in all of our lives and what future generations will inherit from us depends on what we do right now.

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