Mark J. Spalding
TOF President’s Statement on Federal Funding Freeze on Foreign Aid
29 January 2025 Thank you to all who have donated to help us through the crisis caused by the abrupt halt in federal funding for our work with small island …
The Ocean Foundation’s Strategic Value to U.S. National Interests
Introduction On January 22, 2025, Secretary of State Rubio issued a press statement on the “priorities and mission of the Second Trump Administration’s Department of State.” In it, he said, …
Nature’s Shield: Lessons from the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami
Reflecting on the importance of restoring coastal ecosystems on the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami.
Please Don’t Let Them Go
It seems at once hopeful and dramatic: Dozens, even hundreds of brightly colored balloons released by the celebrants and their guests, drifting off into the sky. But it is not …
AI and Improving the Blue Economy
The ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth. It regulates the climate, absorbs greenhouse gas emissions, and generates oxygen on which all life depends. The ocean economy has always …
Don’t Shade the Ocean
We need sound legal tools to address side effects from climate geoengineering projects that could endanger the marine environment. These unwanted impacts include the ability of the seas to produce food and oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide and excess heat.
Rising sea levels sound alarm as oceans heat up
Our president Mark J. Spalding was quoted in an Anadolu Ajansı article about how climate change is posing dire threats to the ocean.
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”.
Whale Strandings and the Need for Long-Term Solutions
Mark J. Spalding discusses recent whale strandings and the need to invest in ensuring all human activities stop threatening ocean life.
Looking Back to Move Forward: 2022 UN Ocean Conference
After the 2022 UN Ocean Conference, we hope to see continued progress toward ensuring the voices of those with the power to make change, and those who are most affected by climate change and ocean destruction, are heard.
Investment Opportunities in the Blue Economy
In conjunction with World Ocean Day, Mark J. Spalding guest authored for Rockefeller Asset Management’s latest edition of their “Engaging Ideas” commentary series.
The Humanitarian Response is the Healthy Ocean Response
Acting to address climate change and the illegal war of conquest by Russia against the Ukraine
