Policy, Planning, and Governance

In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill lists a few actions, however improbable each might sound, to outline changes in policy, planning, and governance that just might make a difference in the problems that confront the ocean--from subsidies, oversight, and options for the coastal zone to building pubic awareness and enforcement of existing regulations and treaties.

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Peter Neill, Director of the W2O and host of World Ocean Radio, provides coverage of a broad spectrum of ocean issues from science and education to advocacy and exemplary projects. World Ocean Radio, a project of the World Ocean Observatory, is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by community radio stations worldwide.

Image Credit:
(c) Wolcott Henry 2005/Marine Photobank
Image Caption:
Coastal development in Southern California