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Parley for the Oceans addresses major threats towards our oceans, the most important ecosystem of our planet. We believe the power for change lies in the hands ... PARLEYFORTHEOCEANS PROJECTUPDATES PLASTICPOLLUTION EVENTS TALKS Engage TAKEACTION SHOP FortheOceans THECAUSE THEAPPROACH PARLEYGLOBALCLEANUPNETWORK FEATUREDPARLEYTALKS CONTRIBUTORS FortheOceans SCROLLDOWN FortheOceans  THEREISNOMAGICFIXFORCOMPLEXOCEANTHREATS.BUTTHEREARESIMPLESTEPSYOUCANTAKERIGHTNOWTOBEPARTOFTHESOLUTION.   TAKEACTION    PARLEYISTHESPACEWHERECREATORS,THINKERS,ANDLEADERSCOMETOGETHERTORAISEAWARENESSFORTHEBEAUTYANDFRAGILITYOFOUROCEANSANDCOLLABORATEONPROJECTSTHATCANENDTHEIRDESTRUCTION.  ParleyfortheOceansaddressesmajorthreatstowardsouroceans,themostimportantecosystemofourplanet. Webelievethepowerforchangeliesinthehandsoftheconsumer– givenweallhaveachoice–andthepowertoshapethisnewconsumermindsetliesinthehandsofthecreativeindustries.Artists,musicians,actors,filmmakers,fashiondesigners,journalists,architects,productinventors,andscientistshavethetoolstomoldtherealityweliveinandtodevelopalternativebusinessmodelsandecologicallysensibleproductstogiveusearthlingsanalternativechoice,aneverydayoptiontochangesomething.Tosucceed,weneedtofindwaystosynchronizetheeconomicsystemofhumankindwiththeecosystemofnature.Andmakeenvironmentalprotectionfiscallylucrativeforpacesettingmajorcompanies. Parleyhasbeencreatedtoaccelerateaprocessofchangethatisalreadyinprogress.Nootherbigmovementinthehistoryofhumankindhasdevelopedfasterthantheenvironmentalcause. Wewanttomakesurewearefastenoughtomeettheultimatedeadlineandturntheshiparoundbeforeweloseatreasurewehaveonlyjuststartedtoexploreandstilldon’tfullyunderstand: thefantasticblueuniversebeneathus— TheOceans. IFTHEOCEANSDIE,WEDIE.CaptainPaulWatson THECAUSE SCROLLDOWN THECAUSE  “Weneedtodefenddiversityonlandandintheseaandweneedsolutions,andthesesolutionscanonlyberealizedbyharnessingtheimaginativesideofhumanculture–thearts.”   Millionsofsharksenduponprestigiousrestauranttablesassharkfinsoup.Whalesanctuariesgetlootedforexclusivedogfood.Morefishareeatenbyhousecatsthanbysealswhilehundredsofmilesofdriftnetsvacuumcleanthesea.Anythingwrongwiththat?Afterall,thereareplentyoffishintheseaandthesupermarketsarestacked,right?Notforlong,ifwebelievethescientists.90percentofbigfishhavevanishedfromtheoceanssince1950.By2050,90percentoftheworld’scoralreefswillbegone.Thenext10yearsarethemostpivotalforourfuture. DiminishmentofbiodiversityinourOceanisthesinglegreatestthreattothesurvivalofhumanity.Withdiminishmentofspeciesintheoceanscomesdiminishmentofthequalityoflifeforhumanity. Whatarethecausesofthiscontinuingmassextinctionandimminentthreattoourcollectivesurvival?Ourdisconnectfromnatureandoverconsumptionofresourcesaretheprimarythreats,andtheybringchemical,oil,noiseandplasticpollution.Globalwarming,oceanacidification,overfishing,agriculturalrun-off...Thethreatsaremany,butsoarethesolutions.  THEAPPROACH SCROLLDOWN THEAPPROACH  “Westillhaveareallygoodchancetomakethingsbetterthantheyare.Theywon'tgetbetterunlesswetaketheactionandinspireotherstodothesamething.Nooneiswithoutpower.Everybodyhasthecapacitytodosomething.”Dr.SylviaEarle    Everythingstartswithinspiration.ThereforeeveryParleyisacuratedgatheringwithadedicatedtopic,presentedbyParleySpeakerstoacarefullyselectedaudience.ThetalksaremeanttogiveanoverviewoftheStateoftheOceansingeneral,topresentaspecificcause,andtogetthesupportforarelatedinitiativeorproject. Oncethereisseriousinteresttosupportthecauseandcollaborate,ortojoinanexistingprojectorinitiative,theParleyteamhelpstogetthingsmovingbydevelopinganindividualideaorconcept,connectingpotentialpartners,andmoderatingthecollaborationprocess.Weshapeideasfromconceptiontoreality,fromagoodintentiontothefinalizationofanagreementandactionablestrategy. Thesignatureonanagreementistheofficialkick-offforeachpartnershipandproject.TheParleyteamsupportsourcollaboratorsbytranslatingneedsandideastoeachpartner,managingexpectationsandkeepingthepartnersontrackwitharealisticroadmap.Thesuccessofacollaborationliesinitsimplementation.Wemeasureourprogressbywhatweachievetogether,ourimpact.  FeaturedParleyINITIATIVE:OCEANPLASTICPROGRAM PARLEYGLOBALCLEANUPNETWORK SCROLLDOWN PARLEYGLOBALCLEANUPNETWORK  AGLOBALALLIANCETOENDMARINEPLASTICPOLLUTIONTheParleyGlobalCleanupNetworkworkstoprotectmarineenvironmentsfromplasticpollutionandotherthreats.Ourcleanupcollaborationsremoveplasticwastefrombeaches,remoteislands,rivers,mangrovesandhighseas,andinterceptocean-boundplasticsincoastalcommunitiesaroundtheworld.   LEARNMORE   MOREFEATUREDPROJECTS  CLEANWAVES:M.I.A.LIMITED-EDITIONDROPSUPPORTINGTHEMALDIVES FUNDRAISEFORTHEOCEANS THEWORLDBANK:PLASTICFREERIVERSANDSEASFORSOUTHASIA PARLEYMALDIVES:THEFIRSTFUTUREISLANDNATION ADIDASXPARLEY:THENEWSTANDARDFORECO-INNOVATION OCEANUPRISE:SIGNUPFOROURYOUTHACTIVISTPLATFORM PARLEYOCEANBAGS:REMOVE20POUNDSOFPLASTICWASTEWITHOURARTISTSERIES PARLEYXBIOFABRICATE:DRIVINGTHEMATERIALREVOLUTION PROTECTPARADISE:CLEANUPANDCREATECHANGEWITHCORONAXPARLEY PARLEYSNOTBOT–POWEREDBYINTEL RUNFORTHEOCEANS:AGLOBALCALLTOACTIONBYADIDASXPARLEY AMEXXPARLEY:COLLABORATINGTOCOMBATMARINEPLASTICPOLLUTION   FEATUREDPARLEYTALKS SCROLLDOWN FEATUREDPARLEYTALKS  “Parleyisawonderfulplatformbecauseitbringsallofthesedifferentartists,scientists,andpeoplefromtheSTEAMbrain:Science,Technology,Engineering,Art,andMath.Youputthemalltogethertotalkabouttheproblemanditbringsthemintothedomainswheretheissuehasnotbeentalkedabout.”FabienCousteau  NEWYORK,PALAZZOCHUPI ThefirstParleywashostedbyartistandfilmmakerJulianSchnabelathisPalazzoChupiinNewYork.Aselectgroupofguestscametogetherwiththesharedmissionofsoundingthealarmontheimportanceofprotectingtheworld’soceans. Theaimofthediscussionswastobrainstormhowthecreativeindustriescouldlendsupporttoandcooperatewithleadingglobalnonforprofitorganizations,inordertoraiseawarenessandfundoperations.More›BERLIN,FASHIONWEEK ParleyinBerlinaddressedtherapidlygrowingthreatofplasticwasteinouroceansandraiseddiscussionsonsolutionsforretrievingthewasteandrecyclingitintonewproducts.Influentialcreativefiguresfromacrossmultipleindustries—spanningart,film,music,andfashiontoproductdesign,architecture,technologyandscience—cametogether,alongwithoceansentinelswhodedicatetheirlivestotheprotectionandconservationoftheoceans.More›NEWYORK,UNITEDNATIONS Parley“Oceans.Climate.Life.”washeldattheUnitedNations,ontheoccasionoftheHigh-LevelMeetingonClimateChangeconvenedbythePresidentoftheGeneralAssembly.ItaimedtoraiseawarenessoncriticalconversationsleadinguptoCOP21inParis,wheretheinternationalcommunityisexpectedtodeliveranew,ambitiousagreementtoprotectpresentandfuturegenerationsfromthenegativeimpactsofhumanactivityontheplanet—andontheoceans. More›  CONTRIBUTORS SCROLLDOWN CONTRIBUTORS   THANKSTOEVERYHOST,SPEAKER,SUPPORTER,VOLUNTEERANDCOLLABORATOR,PARLEYISGROWINGINTOAMOVEMENT.