Wendy Schmidt
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- Milken Institute54 min
What's Next for Oceans? | Global Conference 2025
Justin Worland, Josh Green, David Gruber, Rodrigo Prudencio, Wendy Schmidt
A high-stakes gathering of entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and policymakers highlights the urgent need to redirect global investment toward ocean conservation, noting that less than 1% of environmental philanthropy currently supports the $24 trillion economy the seas underpin. While Governor Josh Green's ban on deep-sea mining in Hawaii counters federal fast-tracking efforts, the event emphasizes how innovative financing models and private ventures are filling the void left by a 25-year low in government science funding. Ultimately, participants underscore that international cooperation is unprecedented as nations move to establish emissions restrictions and protect fragile deep-sea ecosystems that could take 162,000 years to recover from industrial exploitation.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Rewriting the Rules of Global Conservation | Global Conference 2024
Justin Worland, Eron Bloomgarden, Iván Duque Márquez, Jennifer Morris, Wendy Schmidt
The event convenes global leaders and financial experts to address the crisis of 70% global wildlife decline by examining the "30x30" pledge to protect land and oceans by 2030, highlighted by Colombia's successful expansion of protected areas. Through analysis of market mechanisms like carbon pricing, debt-for-nature swaps, and the LEAF Coalition, the discussion outlines strategies to mobilize the trillions of dollars required to transition from extraction to regenerative economic models. The proceedings emphasize that achieving these targets depends on integrating indigenous land rights, deploying technology for transparent data, and aligning political will with private capital to prevent the Amazon from reaching a critical tipping point.