Stories
The Disruption of the Ocean by Climate Change
The ocean hums with life in an interconnected web, from the tiniest sea butterflies to the great blue whales. Each whale plays a role in the delicate ecological balance of …
Key Takeaways of the Latest IPCC Report
On September 25, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its “Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate” (the Ocean and Ice Report) to report on …
Is There Hope? My Capitol Hill Ocean Week Experience
Throughout my journey in exploring and planning my future in the marine conservation field, I have always struggled with the question of “Is there any hope?”. I always tell my …
TOF calls for National Academies to Explore Redesigning Plastics
As part of The Ocean Foundation’s Redesigning Plastics Initiative, on 15 July 2019, we requested a scoping meeting from the key boards of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and …
Africa Blue Economy Forum
Every time I am invited to speak, I have the opportunity to revisit my thinking about an aspect of improving the human relationship with the ocean. Likewise, as I confer …
The Vaquita
I have been afraid of this day for a long time, the “lessons learned” postmortem panel: “Conservation, controversy and courage in the Upper Gulf of California: fighting the vaquita vortex” …
Effectively Developing Marine Protected Areas
10th Monaco Blue Initiative Oceanographic Museum of Monaco 25 March 2019 Session #1 How can we – collectively – continue developing MPAs whilst ensuring their efficiency? Remarks by Mark J. …
The Green New Deal and the [New] Blue Economy
All of the talk about the “Green New Deal” and what that means, what it encompasses, and what it would take to achieve its vision, even if the specific strategies …
Keeping Track of Polar Bears
Dr. Andrew E. Derocher, of the University of Alberta, is a grantee of TOF’s Polar Seas Initiative which is supported by individual donors and corporate partners such as que Bottle. We caught …
Is Your Sunscreen Killing Coral Reefs?
Is your sunscreen killing coral reefs? The likely answer, unless you are already sunscreen- reef savvy, is yes. After decades of research to develop the most effective sunscreens, it turns …
Complementarity with existing Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction Institutions
Complementarity with existing Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction Institutions A panel on The BBNJ Process George Washington University 10 November 2018 The Ocean Foundation is very interested in the conservation of the …
Authentically Pursuing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: The First Step to Changing the World.
Are you a world changer1? This is the daunting question I ask myself on daily basis. Growing up as a young black man in Alabama, I experienced and witnessed racism, …
