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Our focus is the ocean. And our community is every one of us who depends upon her.
The ocean transcends all geographic boundaries, and is responsible for producing at least every second breath we take. The ocean covers 71% of the planet. For nearly 20 years now, 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.
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A Perspective to Reduce Climate Change Impacts in Marine-Coastal Ecosystems: Our UNOC 2022 Side Event
During the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference, TOF and Fundación Mexicana para el Océano A.C. presented a side event on nature-based solutions in Mexico.
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Deep Seabed Mining: Digging for the Truth on The Metals Company
As a company built to profit from deep seabed mining, The Metals Company has pushed questionable narratives around the benefits and easy success of such mining.
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Disability Pride Month: Celebrating and Reflecting on 32 Years
Across the field of marine conservation, challenges and opportunities for inclusivity and accessibility still exist.
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The Ocean Foundation Joins the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) to Protect the Deep Sea
For the last decade, The Ocean Foundation has been engaged in support of non-governmental organizations on deep seabed mining.
Pioneers of Progress: Mark J. Spalding
Credit Suisse’s Pioneers of Progress features outstanding sustainability shapers who are helping to solve the world’s big challenges. We were featured in an episode with our president Mark J. Spalding.
Club Med, the Pioneer of the All-Inclusive Concept, Announces New Social Responsibility Commitments
Club Med is proud to announce new initiatives that will accelerate their ongoing sustainability efforts.
Mijenta Tequila Joins Forces with The Ocean Foundation Facilitating Coastline Conservation
Mijenta’s donation will benefit The Ocean Foundation’s work supporting underserved island and coastal communities.
U.S. Plastics Pact Publishes its “2020 Baseline Report”
U.S. Plastics Pact Delivers on Commitment to Transparency and Using a Data-Driven Approach to Build a Circular Economy, by Publishing its “2020 Baseline Report”.
Ocean Diplomacy: How Common Threats to Shared Resources Can Overcome Politics
This in-depth discussion occurred during The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2022 Annual Meeting.
