Introducing A New Movement To Save The World

     International waters make up 70 percent of the planet's oceans, or roughly half of the planet's surface. Owned by nobody and subject to no authority, they are lawless, and they also make the perfect marine reserve. While most fishing does not occur in international waters, that it what makes it perfect for designation as a marine reserve in which all commercial activity is banned. Every nation on Earth coming together to protect half the planet by 2050 would be a huge victory and might just show humanity how truly inconsequential it should be on the face of the Earth.

     So, what of the 30 percent of oceans owned by nations? There is currently a goal of protecting 30 percent of the oceans by 2030, and that is an admirable goal. With all this talk of 2050 being when climate change destroys the world and the ocean has more plastic than fish, let's make 2050 the year by which half of all oceans owned by nations are protected in marine reserves.

     Doing the math on this, if 70 percent of the oceans designated as international waters were protected by 2050 as well as just half of the 30 percent of national waters, that would equate to 85 percent of the oceans being protected from commercial exploitation by mid-century, or roughly 60 percent of the planet (which doesn't include all the protected areas on land).

     Enter the newest movement to save the world: if we are serious about combatting climate change, protecting endangered species, and cleaning up pollution, let's push the 8550 movement, a movement to protect 85 percent of the oceans by 2050. Nothing is more important than protecting life on Earth and nowhere on Earth is there more life than the oceans.