Condition of oceans affects human health
<p> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Cruise">Cruise</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="medicines">medicines</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="underwater">underwater</span> <span word="organisms">organisms</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Index">Index</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Greg">Greg</span> <span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="Conservation">Conservation</span> <span word="International">International</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Agenda">Agenda</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oceans">Oceans</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Forum">Forum</span>.</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Index">Index</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="global">global</span>, <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transparent">transparent</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="had">had</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="policymakers">policymakers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underlying">underlying</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>.”</p><p><span word="Greg">Greg</span> <span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cook">Cook</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>. <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="sixteen">sixteen</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="caring">caring</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="resource">resource</span>.</p><p>“<span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="measure">measure</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="portfolio">portfolio</span> <span word="investments">investments</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="prospering">prospering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> -- <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metric">metric</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="resource">resource</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>.”</p>
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