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Sylvia Alice Earle (born August 30, 1935) is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic Explorer at Large (formerly Explorer in Residence) since 1998.
Sylvia Earle, photographed with Wisdom (2012). Earle and submersible designer Graham Hawkes founded Deep Ocean Engineering (DOE) in 1982; [2] DOE's products included Phantom, an uncrewed submersible, Deep Rover, a one-person submersible which set a record for deepest solo dive at 1,000 m (3,300 ft), and Deep Flight, designed to descend faster than previous deep-diving submersibles. [3]
Dr. Sylvia Earle tries on a construction helmet found in plastic debris on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge-- the 'window' into the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Dr. Earle was instrumental in forwarding the cause of protecting this special area. Photo credit: Bonnie L. Campbell/USFWS: Date: 8 January 2012, 16:54: Source
Dr. Sylvia Earle tries on a construction helmet found in plastic debris on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge-- the 'window' into the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Dr. Earle was instrumental in forwarding the cause of protecting this special area. Photo credit: Bonnie L. Campbell/USFWS: Date: 8 January 2012, 16:54: Source
At the time of Earle's wish, less than 1% of the ocean was protected. Earle advocated for the creation of a system of parks like the national park system in the United States. The goal of the Hope Spot campaign is raise public support, gain the attention of leaders and policy makers, and ultimately create enough Hope Spots to protect 20% of the ...
The Vietnamese Wikipedia (Vietnamese: Wikipedia tiếng Việt) is the Vietnamese-language edition of Wikipedia, a free, publicly editable, online encyclopedia supported by the Wikimedia Foundation. Like the rest of Wikipedia, its content is created and accessed using the MediaWiki wiki software.
Following the increasing of Internet usage in Vietnam, many online encyclopedias were published. The two largest online Vietnamese-language encyclopedias are Từ điển bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam, a state encyclopedia, and Vietnamese Wikipedia, a project of the Wikimedia Foundation.
In 2010, Gigi Brisson attended the Mission Blue expedition "where over 100 scientists, business leaders, philanthropists, and entertainment icons came together to support Dr. Sylvia Earle’s TED wish." The following year, Brisson founded the group with the goal of unifying scientists with government and entertainment leaders. [3]