{"id":70301,"date":"2025-05-06T07:45:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T19:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=70301"},"modified":"2025-07-28T20:59:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:59:44","slug":"the-politics-of-ocean-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/podcast\/the-politics-of-ocean-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"The politics of ocean protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-oceans-life-under-water-podcast-season-two-episode-ten\">Oceans: Life Under Water Podcast &#8211; Season Two &#8211; Episode Ten<\/h2>\n\n<p>This week, we&#8217;re looking at the complex politics of ocean protection.<\/p>\n\n<p>Megan Randles, the Global Political Lead for Greenpeace&#8217;s Oceans campaign, joins us to discuss the progress toward the 30 X 30 target &#8211; and what still needs to be done to protect the ocean.<\/p>\n\n<p>We also revisit our powerful roundtable discussion with Jessica Aldred from the Pulitzer Center and investigative journalist, Richa Syal, exploring the critical role media plays in shaping the future of the ocean. Hear the rest of that roundtable discussion, here.<\/p>\n\n<p>And John Hocevar, Oceans Campaign Director for Greenpeace USA, shares insight into how Donald Trump&#8217;s reelection is influencing ocean policy and conservation efforts.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5rfD2KN8eM2XwkH&#xdDB4;Q7?si=cNQSyVKTQKaHNKgKESj3Hg\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AURORA &amp; Jacob Collier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Megan Randles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Richa Syal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jessica Aldred<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-beige-100-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-651e6f64 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" 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