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Celebrating Marine Scientists this Women’s Day

From discovering new fish to mapping the ocean floor, women scientists have done amazing things for our oceans. This International Women's Day, let's dive into the stories of ten women who made big waves in ocean science. Join us in celebrating their work and the discoveries they have shared with the world.
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The Climate Swim: No Ice, No Life

How do you negotiate with an iceberg? You go around it. I'm about to swim where I shouldn't be able to, for the second time in my life. All because of ice – or the lack of it.
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Justice is a Universal Concept

WATCH Lewis Pugh’s address to the UN on World Ocean’s Day, 8 June 2021.
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What Action Can You Take Today to Save our Oceans?

On this World Oceans day Lewis Pugh took a dip with some Cape Fur Seals off the tip of Africa near Cape Town. During his swim, the UN Patron of the Oceans asks us to consider our impact on oceans and what we can do to make a positive difference to save our seas.
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On the Edge: Lewis Pugh

The goal of Michael Booth’s short film On The Edge: Lewis Pugh, was to show the lengths to which this incredible man goes to bring the world’s attention to his biggest passion, our planet’s oceans. Lewis is the real deal, no show-boating, no stunts, he is ‘just’ a normal human being that pushes his body right to the edge by using the power of his mind.
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Highly Protected Marine Areas: It's time to dive in

There is time for reflection and review, and there is time for action. The coronavirus pandemic has given us a massive ‘timeout’. It has given us time to stop and review our actions and reflect on how we can do things better. It has shown us how utterly crucial nature is for our survival.
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Now More Than Ever, it's Time for Nature

If the coronavirus pandemic has taught us anything, it's that we are all connected. Not just every person on this planet, but every living thing in nature. And right now nature needs our help. This World Environment Day, the Lewis Pugh Foundation is proud to present Time For Nature together with United Nations Environment.
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A Defining Moment: Will Norway Choose Peace or Greed

Norway seems intent on exacerbating a global crisis by opening up drilling for oil and gas along the edge of the Arctic icepacks. I have always seen Norway as a moral leader, with a long tradition of helping people in need. From the work of Fridtjof Nansen repatriating refugees, to Norway’s help in ending Apartheid, you will find Norwegian peace negotiators wherever there is conflict around the world.
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The Man Who Swam Under an Ice Sheet (in just his Speedos)

BY DAMIAN WHITWORTH - The Times On the morning I meet Lewis Pugh 11 days have passed since he swam for more than ten petrifying minutes under the Antarctic ice sheet. As I shake his hand, I ask, flippantly, if the feeling has returned to his fingers yet.
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