Conserving Habitats
Coral Science in the Time of a Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a strain on almost every imaginable human activity. Marine research has been curtailed more than any other, as underwater science requires travel, planning, and close proximity in research vessels to get to study sites.
Turning the Tide of Mangrove Loss
Check out the recent mention of The Ocean Foundation’s SeaGrass Grow program in this recent article by the Divers Alert Network (DAN), Turning the Tide of Mangrove Loss.
Presentación de los resultados: “Valoración Económica de los Servicios Ecosistémicos de los Arrecifes de Coral en el Sistema Arrecifal Mesoamericano (SAM)”
El Sistema Arrecifal Mesoamericano (SAM) es el ecosistema arrecifal más grande de América y el segundo del Mundo, tiene casi 1.000 km desde el extremo norte de la península de …
The Ocean Climate Nexus
Today the United States is rejoining the Paris Agreement, the global commitment to combat climate change through national and cooperative international actions. That will leave only seven nations of 197 …
NOAA, The Ocean Foundation team up to advance ocean science
Partnership aims to boost public understanding of the global ocean January 5, 2021: NOAA today announced a partnership with The Ocean Foundation to cooperate on international and national scientific efforts …
Let’s Not Travel So Much.
Maybe I don’t need to travel so much. Maybe none of us do. In early November I spoke in Singapore. And by that, I mean I skipped my after dinner …
SeaGrass Grow partners with Sea Going Green for CO2 offsetting
The Ocean Foundation is proud to announce that we have officially partnered with Sea Going Green, a sustainable tourism consultancy based in The Netherlands. They help companies (1) to capitalize …
The Ocean Foundation partners with PADI to reduce carbon footprints
The Ocean Foundation is proud to kick-off our new partnership with PADI today by helping divers reduce their carbon footprint through contributions to SeaGrass Grow. SeaGrass Grow is included under …
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 to present and predicted sea level rise …
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 …
