Some leaders will go to the depths to make a point. And we don’t mean our own President. The President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, gave a live address on Sunday from a mobile glass dome more than 400 feet beneath the surface of the Indian Ocean. Why? He wanted to send a clear message to everyone watching that our oceans badly need protection and us humans need to do a better job of it. In the first live Presidential address underwater by any world leader, President Faure said, “The sea has a special relationship with all of us,” and described his location as “the beating blue heart of our planet.” He went on: “It keeps the planet alive. It keeps us alive, and it is clear to me that it is under threat like never before.” So true. And what a way to make the point.
April 18, 2019 » ocean, Seychelles
