Carbon Offsets
Saving a Small Mangrove Island
Check out the most recent updates from our Blue Resilience Initiative, including our work in Jobos Bay and Cuba.
Blue carbon will be the next frontier of carbon crediting
BRI Program Officer Ben Scheelk was quoted in GreenBiz’s article about the financial and holistic benefits of blue carbon.
Cutting carbon: Benefits must flow to communities, not just businesses, panellists say
BRI Program Officer Ben Scheelk was quoted in The Business Times’ article about the impact of offset projects on communities.
Committing to a Better Future: Why the Our Ocean Conference Makes Me Reevaluate a Vivid Childhood Memory
Established EHS thought leader Jessica Sarnowski discusses childhood memories of the ocean and the world’s ocean commitments at the Our Ocean Conference.
The Ocean as an Ally to Climate Solutions: Key Takeaways from Our #RememberTheOcean Campaign
For the past few months, we’ve amplified how the ocean offers some of the best solutions to climate change. Here are the key takeaways.
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 …
Announcing the Climate Resilience Workshop for Puerto Rico
Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico – The Ocean Foundation, in partnership with 11th Hour Racing, will be conducting a week-long technical workshop in Puerto Rico on seagrass and mangrove restoration for …
Recovery and Restoration after Hurricane Maria
Seventeen named storms struck the greater Caribbean region in 2017—wreaking havoc on human communities and natural resources alike. So many families lost loved ones, their livelihoods, and their homes—it is …
Five Ways You Can Support Marine Conservation for World Ocean Day
1. Support our One Ocean campaign Covering 71% of the Earth, the ocean connects us all. Protecting our blue planet demands global action along a united front. At The Ocean …
Seagrasses, Nature’s Water Filter
Seagrasses are aquatic flowering plants that are found along a broad latitudinal range. As one of the planets most effective and efficient coastal systems for carbon sequestration, proper conservation and …
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.
