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The COP21 climate negotiations in Paris are rallying people around the globe to help solve global warming and adapt to its impacts. Among the world leaders gathering in Paris, however, there is a notable absence: former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed is behind bars, being held as a political prisoner by his own country. World-famous as the Island President, Nasheed had a profound impact on the COP15 conference in Copenhagen six years ago, during which he represented island nations threatened by sea level rise as an ambassador for the Climate Vulnerable Forum. On November 30th author, climate activist and 350.org founder Bill McKibben called Nasheed a true climate leader in the Guardian:
Six years ago today [Nasheed] was the first head of state to arrive, and he went straight from the airport to a packed meeting hall where he led a giant crowd in chant after chant.…

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Mission Blue Film Wins an Emmy!

We’re tremendously excited to announce that the Nextflix original documentary Mission Blue won the 2015 News & Documentary Emmy® Award for Outstanding Editing – Documentary and Long Form! While Mission Blue founder and National Geographic Explorer in Residence Dr. Sylvia Earle has been spreading her message of hope for years, this message—our Mission Blue—has leapt to the next level of awareness in the global public consciousness.
The documentary, directed by Bob Nixon and Fisher Stevens and edited by Peter R. Livingston Jr., began inspiring people across 40+ countries in August 2014. Honored with this Emmy® Award, we anticipate that Dr. Earle’s simple message of ocean conservation—of respect for our planet and what sustains us—will reverberate through the homes and hearts of Netflix’s global audience now deeper than ever before.…

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Mission Blue Film Goes Global on Netflix

We’re tremendously excited to announce that the Mission Blue Film is live on Netflix! While Dr. Earle has been spreading her message of hope for years, we believe that in the coming days this message — our Mission Blue — is going to leap to the next level of awareness in the global public consciousness.
With the documentary, directed by Bob Nixon and Fisher Stevens, available in 40+ countries, we anticipate that Dr. Earle’s simple message of ocean conservation, of respect for our planet and what sustains us, will reverberate through the homes and hearts of Netflix’s global audience. We hope that a public awakening to the dire state of our ocean — and what we can do to save it — will propel personal decisions and public policy that favors the future of our ocean and ourselves.…

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