The oceans will survive for only 500 more years.

The ocean will survive only 500 more years.

The Nippon Foundation Nereus Program symposium was held in Tokyo, Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation noted the sense of crisis: “If current conditions continue, the ocean will only survive 500, 1,000, or at most 2,000 years, which is a blink of the eye in terms of the earth’s history. At this symposium, studies were presented by Mr. Paul Greenburg, a New York Times columnist, best-selling author, and a TED Talks speaker, and other researchers at prestigious institutions such as Harvard University, University of Ottawa, University of British Columbia,

NEREUS was the old man of the sea, and the god of the sea's rich bounty of fish.

THE NIPPON FOUNDATION
https://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/en/who/about/
The Nippon Foundation was established in 1962 as a non-profit philanthropic organization, active in Japan and around the world. Initially our efforts focused largely on the maritime and shipping fields, but since then the range of our activities has expanded to education, social welfare, public health, and other fields?carried out in more than 100 countries to date. Together with our more than 20 partner organizations in Japan and worldwide we are funding and assisting community-led efforts aimed at realizing a more peaceful and prosperous global society.

THE NEREUS PROGRAM
http://www.nereusprogram.org/about/the-program/
The Nereus Program, a collaboration between the Nippon Foundation and the University of British Columbia, has engaged in innovative, interdisciplinary ocean research since its inception in 2011

The Nippon Foundation
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1-2-2 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8404 Japan

The Nereus Program
Aquatic Ecosystem Research Laboratory, The University of British Columbia
2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z4
l.lafreniere@oceans.ubc.ca

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