Despite huge environmnental challenges, Sylvia Earle believes there is not better time in history to be alive. Now 90, the pioneering ocean explorer has this message of hope for humanity. Links: Friends of Ocean Action: https://www.weforum.org/friends-of-ocean-action/ Mission Blue: https://missionblue.org/ Follow the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2026 on the website wef.ch/wef26 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF26 Related podcasts: Ocean: how David Attenborough's new film will transform how you see Earth: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ocean-david-attenborough-colin-butfield/ Humans rely on the ocean. Here's how both can thrive: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ocean-marine-prosperity-areas/ Remembering Jane Goodall and her legacy of hope: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/remembering-jane-goodall-leadership-lessons/ What my record 102-hour saltwater swim taught me about the ocean: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ocean-action-mediterranean-swim-noam-yaron/ Talks on creating a "Paris Treaty for plastics" just stalled - here's why, and what happens next: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/plastics-treaty-inc-gpap/ Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub