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Announcing the World Ocean Day 2024 Action Theme
We currently face one of the greatest threats ever to our blue planet and all its inhabitants: the climate crisis. It is all too clear that we need a healthy ocean for a healthy climate, and vice versa, and we need significantly stronger local, national, and international action from both government and corporate leaders. Now. […]
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One Big Ocean Connects Us All
A few years ago, we officially dropped the “s” from World Ocean(s) Day to strongly emphasize our connectedness on this blue planet that we all have to each other and our planet. With this small yet significant change, World Ocean Day returned to its roots from more than 20 years ago, when we partnered with others around […]
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Happy World Ocean Day!
Our ocean needs protecting and celebrating all 365 days of the year, but 8 June is the globally recognized day to celebrate and honor our one shared ocean that connects us all. Together, we can help, through our individual and collective impact! This World Ocean Day month, millions of people celebrate our blue planet around […]
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Partnering with the International Zoo Educators Association
The Ocean Project and the International Zoo Educators Association (IZE) are like-minded organizations in many ways. Both are small and nimble non-profit organizations dedicated to supporting conservation education professionals in pursuit of a healthier planet. Many IZE institutions celebrate World Ocean Day, which The Ocean Project has been coordinating globally for over 20 years, and […]
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Increasing the Impact of Young Leaders for Ocean & Climate Action
For more than 25 years, The Ocean Project has been committed to catalyzing individual and collective action for our ocean and climate. Moving forward, we are centering our efforts on collaborating with young leaders for conservation. We are also growing our coordination efforts with World Ocean Day and its Youth Advisory Council to advance ocean […]
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Momentum Growing to Protect and Restore our Ocean!
Image thanks to Kelsey Stone. Our ocean finally gets a High Seas Treaty! This past weekend, nations agreed on language to protect the world’s biodiversity in international waters of the ocean, a vast area that covers nearly half the planet’s surface. The High Seas, a vast area of our blue planet also known as “Areas […]
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30×30 Annual Update for 2022 Released
Photo thanks to Fabrice Dudenhofer / Ocean Image Bank. For more than three years, we have catalyzed collective action in support of protecting at least 30% of our lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 (“30×30”). We have catalyzed collective action in support of 30×30 by collaborating with youth leaders, zoos, aquariums, museums and over 2,000 […]
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Advocacy Training for Youth Leaders
The Ocean Project is launching a 4-week virtual “Advocacy Training” program designed for youth leaders ages 15-21. The first of several in a series will be for young people who are associated in some capacity with a zoo, aquarium, and/or museum in the United States (stay tuned for additional advocacy training programs available for young […]
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The Ocean-Climate Connection: Thoughts from the World Ocean Day Youth Advisory Council
By Faith Griffiths, Communication and Outreach Associate As the new World Ocean Day Youth Advisory Council members are beginning their terms, we’re taking a moment to get to know a little more about them through their thoughts on the connection between the ocean and climate. There’s no better way to explore this connection than through […]
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Recent Polls by Azul and Green 2.0 Will Help Diversify the Movement for our Ocean and Climate
The Ocean Project is excited to share the comprehensive national research recently conducted by our partners at Azul and Green 2.0. The findings complement each other, build upon earlier efforts, and will help significantly in efforts to diversify and improve the movement for a healthy ocean and a stable climate. Read more about Azul’s findings related to […]
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