EPISODE SUMMARY

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In this special episode of Reboot Business, we revisit a powerful conversation with Paul Watson, the legendary captain and founder of Sea Shepherd. Paul, currently imprisoned for his activism, discusses his biocentric worldview, the importance of ocean conservation, and the role of aggressive nonviolence in environmental activism. This episode is a reminder that the business world can only thrive if the living world does.

What do we talk about ?

0:00 Intro

02:16 Biocentrism: if the oceans die we die 

06:30 The forms of activism 

08:18 Why pirates

10:32 Aggressive nonviolence 

15:59 The moving concept of law, the role of lobbies and governments 

21:19 Successes 

24:42 The Captain Paul Watson Foundation

30:41 Back to the forms of activism 

32:36 Dealing with Climate Change 

36:44 The economics of extinction 

38:24 Paul’s tipping point 

40:45 Are you ready to die to save a whale?

42:01 Homo Arrogantis 

44:23 Why bees, worms and trees are more important than humans 

45:04 Looking back 

48:20 There is no such thing as sustainable fishing 

49:12 The essential role of the oceans 

50:49 The shifting baseline 

51:39 The responsible: back to lobbying

53:00 There is no such thing as hope 

54:16 The Planet Ocean 

55:35 Outro 

 

Impact

Lorsque l’on réimagine la finance comme centrée sur les citoyens et dirigée par les entreprises, elle peut créer des impacts sociaux et environnementaux significatifs, à condition que les cadres politiques et juridiques le permettent.

Un système écoféministe est un système qui prend en compte l’ensemble des parties prenantes, un système inclusif

Paul Watson

Founder, Sea Shepherd Conservation

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