Thanks to Doug Woodring, Founder and Managing Director of Ocean Recovery Alliance in Hong Kong, and Paul Rose, global explorer and environmentalist in Geneva, the impact of the Hong Kong Net Man lives on through the stories they tell about the interconnectedness of all life and the impact of plastic.
Their lively banter and heartfelt appreciation for each other is viewable here in their conversation for The Global Biodiversity Festival. https://www.globalbiofest.com
We are big fans of the upbeat to convey environmental messages and Doug's presentation of the Ethiopian story When Spider Webs Unite, They Can Stop a Lion is just the right amount of peril and positivity.
As we always say in our talks, “It wasn’t bombs and bullets that brought down the Berlin Wall, it was blue jeans and rockn’ roll—style and joie de vivre.” In 2013 for the Ocean Art Walk to commemorate the cessation of trawl fishing in Hong Kong Harbor we created NET MAN , constructed with nets gathered in a buy-back program to benefit out-of-work fishermen. He's celebrating along with his counterpart twin at the Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito—Ghost Net Monster.
Kudos to Doug and Paul for accentuating the positive!!! Sing it Bing...