For example, in Tasmania, kelp forests have disappeared over a number of years, and that’s because of climate change. “The incidence of endemic species in kelp forests is huge, but what’s happening with climate change is almost every kelp forest in the world is shifting and changing,” she said. Coral reefs get a lot of attention, but kelp forests were fairly unknown before the film. It makes you think carefully about what this incredible natural system is giving to us, and what we can do in return, in terms of having a more reciprocal, respectful, even reverential relationship with the living planet.”Įhrlich pointed out that few people know that 25% of global coastlines are kelp forests. “It makes you think very differently about how we consume natural resources. “To really put energy and time into nurturing our relationship with the wild is one of the most - and I’m speaking from experience now - one of the most reassuring and fulfilling things that you can do with your time,” she said. Fish swim in the Great African Sea Forest (Pippa Ehrlich / Copyright The Sea Change Project)
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