Life below water is a vital planetary resource that we depend on for everything from absorbing nearly a third of carbon dioxide produced by humans, to supporting the very coastal ecosystems that act as buffers against natural disasters and providing livelihoods for over three billion people in the world. But thanks to human activities that degrade the natural environment, plastic pollution, ocean acidification and marine biodiversity loss has reached alarming levels.
Now, startup companies and nonprofit organisations are coming up with solutions in a bid to reverse some of the damage we’ve done and developing innovative ways to protect our precious waters and their living inhabitants.
We take a look at some of the most exciting young “ocean innovators” who have recently accepted into UpLink, the open digital platform launched by the World Economic Forum (WEF) aimed at driving sustainable progress.
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