In 2003, he co-founded Ocean Champions and, in 2007, the Ocean River Institute. He was active in the passage of the Massachusetts Ocean Planning Act and the Massachusetts 2050 Decarbonization Roadmap
SOMERVILLE, MA, November 27, 2023 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Rob Moir, PhD, science advocate and the executive director of the Ocean River Institute., was selected by Marquis Who's Who for a prominent feature in the Washington, DC, regional edition of Forbes magazine.
Dr. Rob Moir is an educator, scientist and activist with a proven history in institutional management and marine policy success. He holds a PhD in environmental studies from Antioch University and previously held the positions of assistant scientist at the Sea Education Association in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and natural history curator at the Peabody Essex Museum. He is currently the executive director of the Ocean River Institute.
Through diligence and dedication, Dr. Moir initiated collaborative ecosystem-based management that featured citizen science by bringing together the six municipalities around Salem Sound with a vision for clean waters creating Salem Sound Coastwatch. In 2003, he co-founded Ocean Champions and, in 2007, the Ocean River Institute. He was active in the passage of the Massachusetts Ocean Planning Act and the Massachusetts 2050 Decarbonization Roadmap.
In 2021, Dr. Moir and colleagues met with scientists and engineers from around the world in Glasgow, inviting them to back the Scientists Warning to Humanity paper in order to draw action on six key stressors: food, pollution, the empowerment of women, sustainable economies and energy. This effort resulted in signatories from more than 100 nations. Dr. Moir also spoke with financial managers to consider following the UN Pension Fund investment lead in Entelligent Smart Climate® methodology of integrated patented climate scenario analysis and machine learning into ESG investment solutions.
Back in his home state, Dr. Moir is hard at work on global warming solutions by advancing the Massachusetts Slow Water Drought Relief Carbon Offset Fund. The fund pays individuals by the ton of carbon stored in the soil beneath established lawns that are not fertilized. This enables grass roots to go deep and strengthen symbiotic relationships with fungi and bacteria. The fund addresses runoff problems and increases groundwater recharge by incentivizing property owners to install raincapes, including rain gardens, green roofs, rain barrels, permeable pavers and Miyawaki forests. This carbon offset fund turns water conservation away from hoarding and confrontations to sharing and collaboration where individual actions benefit the entire community.
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