{"id":875571,"date":"2024-01-05T16:22:22","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T15:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adventureworld.com\/blog\/?p=875571"},"modified":"2026-03-19T02:15:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T01:15:43","slug":"the-oceans-power-to-help-written-by-celine-cousteau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adventureworld.com\/blog\/the-oceans-power-to-help-written-by-celine-cousteau\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ocean\u2019s Power To Help: Written by C\u00e9line Cousteau"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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To me, the ocean is many things. As an environmentalist and a mother, it\u2019s an invaluable resource home to some of the world\u2019s most incredible species, and an absolute wonder for my 9-year-old son. As an explorer, it\u2019s a source of inspiration and adventure. As The TreadRight Foundation’s<\/a> \u2018Planet\u2019 Ambassador, it\u2019s an enormous source of hope for our future. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Today on World Oceans Day, we advocate for the protection of our world\u2019s ocean waters and habitats, typically scaring scores of readers with doom and gloom through the litany of risks facing our oceans. Instead, I\u2019d prefer to instil hope for the potential within our oceans to right some of our most egregious wrongs.<\/p>

The wellbeing of humanity relies on the wellbeing of this planet. The list of challenges we collectively face can feel endless. The list of solutions addressing climate change, however, is steadily growing, and we may have to look no further than the waters surrounding us.<\/p>

Our oceans need protection. We must eliminate the eight million pieces of daily plastic waste polluting our waterways by pursuing the long-term solution: prevention. But we wouldn\u2019t be telling the whole story without addressing the fact that ocean restoration will unlock a natural means to mitigate humanity\u2019s excessive carbon footprint and empower climate action.<\/p>

According to Wildlife Trust\u2019s \u201cLet Nature Help<\/a>\u201d report, natural climate solutions could provide over a third of the cost-effective CO2<\/sub>\u00a0mitigation needed through 2030, while oceans absorb 20-35% of human-made CO2<\/sub>\u00a0emissions annually. Both the\u00a0USA\u00a0and\u00a0Canada<\/a>\u00a0recently committed to nature-based solutions to fight climate change while the\u00a0UK<\/a>\u00a0introduced regulations backing nature\u2019s restoration as a viable means for carbon removal.<\/p>

I believe in big, bold ideas based in nature and backed by science. I believe each one of us is the solution. This is why for the past ten years, I\u2019ve worked with\u00a0The TreadRight Foundation<\/a>,\u00a0The Travel Corporation<\/a>\u2019s (TTC) non-profit, to amplify the impactful stories of the sustainable travel initiatives it supports worldwide.<\/p>

Two of these projects, announced in 2021, are marine based carbon removal solutions, chosen for the way they support TTC\u2019s\u00a0Climate Action Plan. As a major travel group including brands such as\u00a0Trafalgar<\/a>,\u00a0Contiki<\/a>,\u00a0Insight Vacations<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Uniworld River Cruises<\/a>, climate change is a critical issue \u2013 both for the way travel contributes, and for the myriad of developing solutions.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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