What if we could save the fishing industry and protect the ocean at the same time? Marine ecologist Enric Sala shares his bold plan to safeguard the high seas -- some of the last wild places on earth, which fall outside the jurisdiction of any single country -- by creating a giant marine reserve that covers two-thirds of the world's ocean. By protecting the high seas, Sala believes we will restore the ecological, economic and social benefits of the ocean. "When we can align economic needs with conservation, miracles can happen," Sala says.

Enric Sala: Let's turn the high seas into the world's largest nature reserve

Let's turn the high seas into the world's largest nature reserve

*The Nature of Nature: Why We Need the Wild*

"Por qué necesitamos proteger el alta mar"

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biosphere

nature

fish

future

water

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