As the only community foundation for the ocean, The Ocean Foundation’s mission is to improve global ocean health, climate resilience, and the blue economy. We create partnerships to connect all peoples in the communities in which we work to the informational, technical, and financial resources they need to achieve their ocean stewardship goals.
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OverviewThe ecological ordinance defines the goal, and the defense is science-driven and oriented in community-engagement. Loreto is a special town in a special place on an amazing body of water, the Gulf of California. There is a future to be built here that depends on reverence for all that is magical here.
Celebrate Earth Day with us by honoring the reason why Earth is called the blue planet — the ocean! Covering 71 percent of our planet, the ocean feeds millions of …
The 2024 Boyd Lyon Sea Turtle Fund’s winner was Jaime Restrepo.
The Ocean Foundation was thrilled to participate in the 2024 United Nations Ocean Decade conference in Barcelona, Spain. The conference brought together scientists, policymakers, youth, Indigenous people, and local communities …
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