​威廉王子 呼吁全球共同行动拯救海洋

威廉王子 呼吁全球共同行动拯救海洋

威廉王子在其最新演讲中呼吁全球共同关注海洋的危机，指出海洋与人类生计紧密相连，是地球生命的关键。同时呼吁积极推动蓝色经济，以创新和全球行动实现 2030 年保护 30% 陆地与海洋的目标，只要携手行动，未来依然充满可能。

We come together today, united by our deep connection to the ocean and our concern for its safety.

今天，我们因与海洋的深厚联系和对海洋安全的共同关切而团结在一起。

For many of us, it is a place where some of our happiest memories are made, where we've explored the wonders of the natural world, and we have all relied on its great abundance for our food and livelihoods.

对我们许多人来说，海洋是创造一些最快乐回忆的地方，是我们探索自然界奇观的地方，我们所有人都依赖其丰富的资源获取食物和生计。

And yet, all too often, it can feel distant and disconnected from our everyday lives, allowing us to forget just how vital it really is.

然而，我们往往觉得海洋离我们的日常生活很遥远，与我们的生活脱节，这让我们容易忘记它实际上是多么重要。

The truth is that healthy oceans are essential to all life on Earth.

事实上，健康的海洋对地球上所有生命都至关重要。

They generate half of the world's oxygen, regulate our climate, and provide food for more than three billion people.

它们产生全球一半的氧气，调节我们的气候， 并为超过三十亿人提供食物。

And today, they need our help.

如今，它们需要我们的援助。

Rising sea temperatures, plastic pollution, and overfishing are putting pressure on these fragile ecosystems, and on the people and communities who depend most upon them.

海洋温度上升、塑料污染和过度捕捞正对这些脆弱的生态系统以及最依赖它们的民众和社区构成压力。

What once seemed an abundant resource is diminishing before our eyes.

曾经看似取之不尽的资源，如今正在我们眼前逐渐减少。

We all stand to be impacted, and we are all responsible for change, both negative and positive.

我们都会受到影响，无论是好是坏，我们都对改变负有责任。

But there remains time to turn this tide.

然而，现在我们仍有时间扭转这一局面。

Together, we have signed up to an ambitious global commitment to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030.

我们共同承诺了一项雄心勃勃的全球目标：到 2030 年保护 30% 的陆地和海洋。

It is our best chance of reversing the damage done to our planet and restoring its well-being.

这是我们扭转对地球造成的损害并恢复其健康状况的最佳机会。

But the clock is ticking.

但时间紧迫。

2030 is fast approaching, and only 17% of land and just 3% of the ocean has been fully protected.

2030 年正迅速逼近，目前仅有 17% 的陆地和 3% 的海洋得到充分保护。

If we are to reach our goal, we urgently need to take bold action to protect and restore our planet.

若要实现目标，我们必须立即采取大胆行动，保护和修复地球。

We must realize the potential of the blue economy for our ecosystems, our economies, and our communities.

我们必须释放蓝色经济对生态系统、经济和社区的潜力。

With creativity, ingenuity, investment and support, we can unlock exciting innovations and solutions that protect our planet, create jobs, sustain livelihoods and encourage prosperity.

凭借创造力、创新力、投资与支持，我们能开发突破性方案 —— 既守护地球，又创造就业、维系生计、促进繁荣。

This challenge is like none that we have faced before, but I remain an optimist.

尽管挑战前所未有，但我始终乐观。

I believe that urgency and optimism have the power to bring about the action needed to change the course of history.

我相信，紧迫感与乐观精神能推动必要行动，改写历史进程。

I'm an optimist because as the founder of the Earthshot Prize, I see the incredible examples of the ideas, innovations, and technologies that are harnessing the power of the ocean whilst protecting its vitality.

我是一个乐观主义者， 因为作为地球卫士奖的创始人，我见证了那些非凡的创意、创新和技术实例，它们在利用海洋力量的同时， 也守护着海洋的生机。

Individuals, organizations, and businesses from every corner of the world are stepping up to play their part.

来自世界各地的个人、组织和企业正积极行动，履行自己的职责。

And I'm delighted that three of them are here with us today.

我很高兴今天有三位获奖者与我们在一起。

Take Sam and Gaeta, the founders of Corovita, and 2021 winners of the Earthshot Prize.

以科罗维塔的创始人萨姆和盖塔为例，他们是2021年地球卫士奖的得主。

Their team are pioneering high-tech methods to grow coral up to 50 times faster than in nature and improve their resilience to the impact of climate change.

他们的团队正在开创高科技方法，使珊瑚生长速度比自然状态下快至50倍，并增强其抵御气候变化影响的能力。

After winning the Earthshot Prize, they have financed a major restoration project off the coast of Grand Bahama, working with local community experts to grow more than 20,000 corals.

赢得地球卫士奖后，他们资助了在巴哈马大班岛海岸开展的一项重大修复工程，与当地社区专家合作，培育了超过2万株珊瑚。

They are now focusing on expanding their fast-growing corals across new geographies, driving tourism to areas with fresh coral reef.

他们目前正致力于将快速生长的珊瑚扩展到新的地理区域，推动旅游业向拥有新鲜珊瑚礁的地区发展。

Or Douglas, the founder of MyAlgae and an Urshop Prize finalist last year.

或以道格拉斯为例，MyAlgae的创始人，去年地球卫士奖的决赛入围者。

His work in the last six months to end reliance on wild-caught fish as a primary source of Omega-3 has saved 2.4 million wild fish, recycled enough wastewater to fill 300 Olympic swimming pools and prevented vast amounts of CO2 emissions.

他在过去六个月中致力于终结依赖野生捕捞鱼类作为欧米伽-3主要来源的工作，已拯救了240万条野生鱼类，回收了足以填满300个奥运会标准泳池的废水，并大幅减少了二氧化碳排放量。

Just one ton of their algae produces as much omega-3 as 620,000 fish.

一吨他们的藻类所产生的欧米伽-3相当于62万条鱼。

MyAlgae isn't just alternative nutrition, it's climate technology, it's ocean conservation, and it's sustainable food systems at scale.

MyAlgae的藻类不仅是替代营养来源，更是气候调节技术， 是海洋保护手段，也是大规模可持续食品系统的实现方式。

And Enrique of Pristine Seas, a 2021 Earthshot Prize finalist and pioneer in marine protected areas.

以及来自“原始海洋”的恩里克，该项目是2021年“地球卫士奖”的决赛入围者，也是海洋保护区的先驱。

He is a powerful advocate for the clear scientific benefits of MPAs.

他是海洋保护区明确科学效益的坚定倡导者。

When communities protect marine areas, fish stocks recover, ocean health improves, and there is an increase in profits for the neighboring communities.

当社区保护海洋区域时，鱼类资源得以恢复，海洋健康状况改善，邻近社区的收益也随之增加。

Pristine Seas has already helped establish 29 of the largest MPAs in the world that cover an area over twice the size of India.

“原始海洋”项目已助力设立了29个全球最大的海洋保护区，其覆盖面积超过印度国土面积的两倍。

Enrique is also part of the team behind Sir David Attenborough's incredible new film.

恩里克也是大卫·阿滕伯勒爵士这部令人惊叹的新电影背后的团队成员之一。

It makes the most compelling argument for immediate action that I have ever seen.

这是我所见过的最有力支持立即采取行动的理由。

Watching human activity reduce beautiful sea forests to barren deserts at the base of our oceans is simply heartbreaking.

目睹人类活动将美丽的海底森林变成我们海洋底部的荒芜沙漠，实在令人心碎。

For many, it is an urgent wake-up call to just what is going on in our oceans.

对许多人来说，这是一个紧急的警钟，提醒我们海洋中正在发生的事情。

But it can no longer be a matter of out of sight, out of mind.

但再也不能视而不见，漠不关心了。

The need to act to protect our ocean is now in full view.

保护海洋的迫切需求如今已显而易见。

As ever, Sir David leaves us with a sense of optimism that all is not lost.

一如既往，大卫·阿滕伯勒爵士让我们感到乐观，认为一切尚未失去。

He believes change is possible.

他相信改变是可能的。

Put simply, the ocean is under enormous threat, but it can revive itself, but only if together we act now.

简而言之，海洋正面临巨大威胁，但它有能力自我恢复，但唯有我们共同行动，方能实现这一目标。

The actions of Earthshot Prize finalists like Enrique, Douglas, Sam, and Gaeta are proof that we can collectively rise to the global challenge of reviving our oceans.

地球卫士奖决赛入围者如恩里克、道格拉斯、萨姆和盖塔的行动，证明了我们能够共同应对全球挑战，恢复海洋生机。

The Earthshot Prize is here to demonstrate that humanity does have the tools needed, but the brilliant minds behind these inspiring solutions cannot do it alone.

地球卫士奖旨在证明，人类确实拥有所需的工具，但这些鼓舞人心的解决方案背后的杰出头脑无法独自完成这一使命。

They need scaling, they need support, and investment to reach their potential.

它们需要扩展规模，需要支持，也需要投资以发挥其潜力。

And they need to be backed by ambitious action on a global, national, and local level.

而这些努力需要得到全球、国家和地方各级雄心勃勃的行动支持。

Halfway through this decisive decade, I call on all of you to think big in your actions.

在这关键十年过半之际，我呼吁大家以宏大的行动来应对挑战。

Let us act together with urgency and optimism while we still have the chance.

让我们把握现有的机会，以紧迫感和乐观态度共同行动起来。

For the future of our planet, for the future generations, we must listen to the words of Sir David Attenborough.

为了地球的未来，为了子孙后代，我们必须倾听大卫·阿滕伯勒爵士的箴言。

If we save the sea, we save our world.

拯救海洋，就是在拯救我们的世界。