Conserving Habitats
A New Approach to Oceans
Authors: Mark J. SpaldingPublication Name: The Environmental Magazine. March/April 2011 Issue.Publication Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 On July 19, 2010, President Obama issued an Executive Order that spoke to the need for integrated …
Sustainable Infrastructure: The Guide to Green Engineering and Design
Authors: S. Bry SartePublication Name: WileyPublication Date: Monday, September 27, 2010 As more factors, perspectives, and metrics are incorporated into the planning and building process, the roles of engineers and designers are increasingly …
The Economic And Market Value Of America’s Coasts And Estuaries: What’s At Stake?
Authors: Linwood H. PendletonPublication Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 The Economic And Market Value Of America’s Coasts And Estuaries: What’s At Stake examines the current state of what we know about the …
50 Ways to Save the Ocean (Inner Ocean Action Guide)
Authors: David HelvargPublication Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 The oceans, and the challenges they face, are so vast that it’s easy to feel powerless to protect them. 50 Ways to Save the …
Climate Change And Oceans
Authors: Mark J. Spalding Publication Name: Consultative Group on Biological Diversity Publication Date: Sunday, August 1, 2004
Plastic in the Ocean
Plastic, the most common form of persistent marine debris, is one of the most pressing issues in marine ecosystems.
Loreto
We at The Ocean Foundation have a long-standing relationship with the municipality of Loreto in Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Seagrass
Seagrasses are flowering plants that grow in shallow waters along the coasts of every continent except Antarctica. Seagrasses provide critical ecosystem services and are a reliable source for carbon sequestration.
Blue Carbon
Blue carbon is the carbon dioxide captured by the world’s ocean and coastal ecosystems, stored in the form of biomass and sediments from mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows.
Sargasso Sea
The health of the Sargasso Sea provides a foundation for economic activities outside of the area. Species of economic interest, such as eel, billfish, whales and turtles rely on the Sargasso Sea.
Deep Seabed Mining
Deep seabed mining (DSM) is a potential commercial industry attempting to mine mineral deposits from the seafloor, in the hopes of extracting commercially valuable minerals. However, this mining is posed to destroy a thriving and interconnected ecosystem that hosts a staggering array of biodiversity.
Ocean Acidification
The ocean absorbs a significant portion of our carbon dioxide emissions, which is changing the chemistry of the ocean at an unprecedented rate in a process known as ocean acidification.
