'From the surface to the depths, exploring solutions for a sustainable ocean with Françoise Gaill'
We are thrilled to invite you to a session with Françoise Gaill, who will share her expertise on the oceans, essential regulators of our climate.
She will discuss the challenges they face, such as the exploitation of deep-sea mineral resources, which threatens unique and fragile ecosystems that remain largely unknown. These ecosystems, which harbor exceptional biodiversity, play a fundamental role in maintaining ecological and biological balance. She will also highlight the importance of international collaboration to protect this still poorly understood environment, which is essential to human life.
Françoise Gaill, a renowned French biologist and oceanographer, is an emeritus research director at the CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research) and vice-president of the Ocean & Climate Platform. A specialist in deep-sea ecosystems and adaptation processes to extreme environments, she is also a scientific advisor for the Tara Ocean Foundation. Former director of the CNRS Institute of Ecology and Environment (INEE), she has participated in numerous international oceanographic campaigns throughout her career.
Chapter:
0:00 Introduction
06:31 The Regulatory Role of Oceans in Climate Change
12:19 Why Do Warming Waters and Species Extinctions Matter to Us?
17:04 Impacts of Climate Change on the Gulf Stream and Oceanic Currents: What are the Consequences for the U.S., Latin America, etc.?
18:56 Deep-Sea Mineral Resource Exploitation
26:22 International Collaboration and Awareness
28:15 Transforming Scientific Knowledge into Policy Actions
33:25 How Might Donald Trump’s Election Impact Environmental Agency Leadership and His Plans to Dismantle Ecological Policies? Could This Hinder Environmental Initiatives or Mobilize an Opposition Coalition?
40:05 Will Human Health be the Primary Motivation for Action?
42:30 Questions & Answers
