Revisit this special World Ocean Day conversation, Blueprints for Coastal Adaptation, keynoted by ocean advocate Ashlan Cousteau of EarthEcho International and Voyacy. Hear nine experts working at the cutting edge of biodiversity restoration, climate mitigation, and financial engineering about how to construct a blue economy that preserves the rich ecosystems at the boundary of land and sea. The conversation features Doug Heske and Brian Fairhurst of Newday Impact Investing, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Superintendent of the Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries, Maria Brown, Sequoia of the Seas filmmaker Natasha Benjamin, Christopher Chin of the Center for Ocean Awareness, Research, and Education, The Blue Community Consortium‘s David Randle, Reefgen CEO Chris Oakes, and Carter Henne of Sea and Shoreline. You can also watch this week’s special episode on Earth911’s YouTube channel. This episode is a collaboration of Newday Impact Investing and Intentional Futures.

By Mitch Ratcliffe

Mitch is the publisher at Earth911.com and Director of Digital Strategy and Innovation at Intentional Futures, an insight-to-impact consultancy in Seattle. A veteran tech journalist, Mitch is passionate about helping people understand sustainability and the impact of their decisions on the planet.