Conserving Habitats
Climate Adaptation Plans to Sea Level Rise
The impending sea level rise is a pressing threat to low-lying coastal communities. Worldwide, over 20 million people live-in low-level areas susceptible for present and predicted sea level rise (Nicholls, …
The Catastrophic Damages from Oil Spills
In 1991, the Hubble Telescope launched, the civil war in Cambodia ended, and free elections in Taiwan commenced. However, 1991 is also known for the infamous Persian Gulf oil spill, …
Netflix spotlights Conservación ConCiencia’s efforts to remove derelict fishing gear from Puerto Rico
Conservación ConCiencia’s efforts to remove derelict fishing gear from Puerto Rico’s coasts and ocean were featured in a July 2020 episode of Netflix’s new show Down to Earth with Zac Efron.
Time Running out to Prevent Catastrophic Spill from Abandoned Oil Tanker in Yemen
After 5 years of a civil war costing thousands of lives, a devastating humanitarian crisis with over 20 million people on the brink of starvation, torrential floods, crop failures, and …
PADI Travel to Mitigate Dive Travel’s Carbon Footprint with Seagrass
Travelers increasingly connect climate change with the very methods they use to explore the world. Soon a new, $20 add-on during PADI Travel’s checkout process will let divers support the Ocean Foundation’s SeaGrass …
Rebuilding for Mother Ocean…
This is a time for unity and caring for others. It is also a time to anticipate what challenges the future holds, and to plan ahead for the recovery after the pandemic.
Invest in a Healthy Coastal Ecosystem
Invest in a healthy coastal ecosystem, it will enhance human well-being. And, it will pay us back many times over.
Cleaner Air, Cleaner Ocean
The benefits to the ocean of pollution prevention are incalculable—just like our benefits from the ocean.
The Ocean Foundation and University of Havana’s Marine Research Center: 21 Years of Science, Discovery, and Friendship
This week The Ocean Foundation attended the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the University of Havana’s Centro de Investigaciones Marinas where TOF was recognized for its 21 years of collaboration with CIM on marine science in Cuba.
The Climate Strong Islands Declaration
Today, The Ocean Foundation is proud to stand with island communities on their path for self-determination, climate resilience and local solutions.
Winter Surf
I wriggle quickly into my wetsuit, cold air saps the warmth from my body. I pull on booties, lower the wetsuit bottoms over my now neoprene covered feet, add wax to my longboard, and sit to analyze the swell.
Measuring Ocean Acidification in Panama
In a world destined for climate change, if you aren’t monitoring it, you won’t know the train is coming until it hits you…
