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- Convention of Biological Diversity www.cbd.int
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- Underwater Sculpture www.underwatersculpture.com
- Convention of Biological Diversity www.cbd.int
- European Environment Agency (EEA) www.eea.europa.eu
Photo Credit: Jason deCaires Taylor, Underwater Sculpture www.underwatersculpture.com
Underwater Sculpture Video Credit:
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Sculptures & Photography by: Jason deCaires Taylor www.underwatersculpture.com
- Editor: Christian Sandino-Taylor
- Music: "Stasis" by Paul Mottram
CORAL Banner Credit: The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) www.coral.org
Special Thanks:
- Jason deCaires Taylor
- Joanna Solins
(Communications Associate of The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) www.coral.org)
The world’s first underwater sculpture park in Grenada, West Indies by Jason deCaires Taylor.
4 years ago…
Creator of the world’s first underwater sculpture park, Jason deCaires Taylor has gained international recognition for his unique work. His sculptures highlight ecological processes whilst exploring the intricate relationships between modern art and the environment. By using sculptures to create artificial reefs, the artist’s interventions promote hope and recovery, and underline our need to understand and protect the natural world.
The sculptures are sited in clear shallow waters to afford easy access by divers, snorkellers and those in glass-bottomed boats. Viewers are invited to discover the beauty of our underwater planet and to appreciate the processes of reef evolution.
Learn more on:
- Grenada Geography & History
- What is biodiversity?
- What is Marine and Coastal Biodiversity?
- Why Marine and Coastal Biodiversity is Important?
- What is the Problem of Coastal Biodiversity?
- What is ecosystem service?
- What are the main causes of biodiversity loss?
- Discover 5 different ways the ocean affects your everyday life
Learn more from trusted international web sites we love:
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) www.cbd.int/marine
- International Coral Reef Initiative www.icriforum.org
- United Nation Environment Program (UNEP) www.unep.org
- International Maritime Organization www.imo.org
- Biodiversity Conservation Network www.bcnet.org
- Coastal wiki www.encora.eu/coastalwiki
- Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) www.coral.org
- The Nature Conservancy www.nature.org
- The Stop Global Warming Virtual March www.stopglobalwarming.org
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The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) said in the report (www.cbd.int/marine/) that ocean cover 70% of our planet and represent over 95% of the biosphere. Marine and coastal habitants include coral reefs, mangrove forests, sea grass beds, estuaries, hydrothermal vents, seamounts and soft sediments on the ocean floor deep below the surface.
Deep-seabed habitats host between 500,000 and 10 million species. Deep-sea life is essential to life on Earth because its crucial role in global biogeochemical cycles including nutrient regeneration and oxygen.
This tremendous wealth of biodiversity and ecosystem services is not infinite. Today, human activities are greatly threatening the seas and coasts through overfishing, destructive fishing practices, pollution and waste disposal, agricultural runoff, invasive alien species, and habitat destruction.
Recent scientific results hilighted that higher biodiversity can enhance the functioning and efficiency of deep-sea ecosystem. To create a habitat for marine life, marine biodiversity by creating the one of a kind master pieces of underwater sculptures, says it all to the preservation of ecosystem services and marine biodiversity done by an eco-artist, Jason deCaires Taylor.
Underwater Sculpture Video Credit
Sculptures & Photography by: Jason deCaires Taylor
Editor: Christian Sandino-Taylor
Music: "Stasis" by Paul Mottram
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Artist : Biography
Jason deCaires Taylor was born in 1974 to an English father and Guyanese mother, spending the earlier part of his life growing up in Europe, Asia and the Caribbean. Educated in South East England, he graduated in 1998 from Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London, with a B.A.Honours in Sculpture and Ceramics. He is also a fully qualified diving instructor, underwater naturalist and award winning underwater photographer, with over 14 years of diving experience in various countries.
In May 2006 he gained international recognition for creating the world’s first underwater sculpture park in Grenada, West Indies. His underwater sculptures, designed to create artificial reefs for marine life to colonise and inhabit, embrace the transformations wrought by ecological processes. The works engage with a vision of the possibilities of a sustainable future, portraying human intervention as positive and affirmative. Drawing on the tradition of figurative imagery, the aim of Jason deCaires Taylor’s work is to address a wide-ranging audience crucial for highlighting environmental issues beyond the confines of the art world. However, fundamental to understanding his work is that it embodies the hope and optimism of a regenerative, transformative Nature.
Jason is currently resident in Mexico as Artistic Director of the new Cancun Underwater Museum.
