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WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Our focus is the ocean. And our community is every one of us who depends on it.
The ocean transcends all geographic boundaries, is responsible for producing at least every second breath we take, and covers 71% of the earth’s surface. For over 20 years, we’ve strived to bridge a philanthropy gap – which has historically given the ocean only 7% of environmental grantmaking, and ultimately, less than 1% of all philanthropy – to support the communities that need this funding for marine science and conservation the most. We were founded to help change this less-than-favorable ratio.
We have launched our own initiatives to fill gaps in conservation work and build lasting relationships. These core initiatives provide leading contributions to the global ocean conservation dialogue on the topics of ocean acidification, ocean literacy, blue carbon, and plastic pollution.
The Latest
Trapped in the Big Blue: Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is a form of climate geoengineering that seeks to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Endless Unknowns: Climate Geoengineering
The planet is getting closer to exceeding the global climate target. Because of this, there has been an increased focus on climate geoengineering.
Announcing the 2023 Boyd Lyon Scholar
This year’s 2023 Boyd Lyon Sea Turtle Fund’s winner was Robert Gammariello.
Plastics treaty: Will the developing world be heard?
As we continue negotiations for a global plastics treaty, Program Officer Erica Nuñez, was featured in Al Jazeera’s series “The Stream”.
Generating Finance for Blue Economy Transition
On the heels of G20’s Third Working Group, our president was an author in the policy brief, “Generating Finance for Blue Economy Transition”.
Water We Up To?
Our Spring updates newsletter is out, and just in time for some exciting announcements! We’re detailing new partnerships, recent work in ocean governance, and our newest CommYOUnity Foundation Campaign.
Our Impact On the Ocean
