Ocean acidification is accelerating, and biodiversity is paying the price. Science has made the problem clear—so why aren’t solutions keeping up? At The Economist’s World Ocean Summit 2025 in Tokyo, Madadh MacLaine, Secretary-General of ZESTAs, will join global experts to push for action.

She will speak on:

🎤 Panel Discussion: Ocean Acidification and Biodiversity Loss – Turning Knowledge into Action
📅 March 13, 2025 | 🕓 16:05 – 16:50 JST

This session, supported by Back to Blue, will cut through the noise and focus on:

✅ The urgent need for scientific evidence linking OA to biodiversity loss
✅ The role of decision-makers, industry, and financial stakeholders in driving real solutions
✅ How case studies and investment can turn knowledge into enforceable policies

Panelists:

Steve Widdicombe, Director of Science & Deputy Chief Executive, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)
Jessie Turner, Executive Director, International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification
Masahiko Fujii, Professor, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo
Henrik Oksfeldt Enevoldsen, Head of Centre, Ocean Science Programme Manager, IOC UNESCO
Punyasloke Bhadury, Professor, IISER Kolkata
Madadh MacLaine, Secretary-General, ZESTAs

🎤 Moderator: Naka Kondo, Japan Lead, Impact Initiatives, Economist Impact