Bioneers: Alexandra Cousteau

Alexandra Cousteau was born in 1976, the granddaughter of the legendary Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Cousteau is a leading activist and advocate for the conservation and restoration of the planet's oceans and sustainable management of its water resources. A member of the third generation of the Cousteau family to devote their lives to the natural world, she learned to scuba dive with her grandfather when she was seven and hasn't stopped exploring since. Raised in France and the U.S., Alexandra, who co-founded EarthEcho International with her brother Philippe in 2000, is a 2008 National Geographic Emerging Explorer and has spoken to audiences at the UN , Harvard University and the Smithsonian, among numerous other institutions. Alexandra founded her own organization, Blue Legacy, in 2008 and is preparing to launch a global initiative, the Blue Campaign.