Two new reports on the oceans from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. A communications guide outlines how to talk about the ocean to improve public understanding and increase support for solutions. To tell the ‘Changing Health’ story, communicators need to establish in people’s minds that the ocean has health. Health language and body metaphors establish that the ocean can change. It helps people understand the role of the ocean in our planet’s ability to function. It reveals how disruptions to the ocean’s health can cause wider harm. Next steps should be increase people’s sense that there are actions we can take to heal and take care of the ocean. Finally, it is important to explain how the ocean’s health has worsened over time, specifying impacts and consequences Click here and to read the communications guide click here

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