Lorac: A Story to Protect the Ocean

Storytelling, empathy, and creativity are fundamental to the way we communicate, learn, and grow.
There is a difference between facts and a story―between conveying information and moving people. The general public often needs more than rationality to respond to a call, and that could be experiencing a story that has enough emotional power to resonate with them and become memorable.
Marine scientist and writer Neus Figueras puts together her vivid insight of coral reefs, storytelling skills, and imagination to present her novel "Lorac" as an example of this science communication technique.
The plot follows the story of the youngest of a family of sea nomads from Myanmar that finds refuge in the coral reef until a terrible threat pushes him in a daring mission to save the ocean―and the planet.
Though Lorac endures many hardships, he also has fun and meets lovable friends in his journey of hope and courage that invites teens and adults to connect with the ocean and protect it.
The background of the story is about exploring the importance of coral reefs, how over time our impacts on the ocean have increased, and what we need to do to reverse this.
Every contribution to help the oceans counts and like all serious problems, we need to use every route we can to solve it.
“Lorac” is a creative route in which all proceeds go back into helping to tell this important message.
Find more at https://imwithlorac.com

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Music by Roger Subirana: https://www.rogersubirana.com
Illustrations by Evan Piccirillo: https://evanpiccirillo.artstation.com
Narrated by Nicole H. Cernohorsky
Photo of the Moken by David Van Driessche: https://www.davidvandriessche.com