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Collaborating for Conservation in 2018
Happy holiday season! Thank you to all the organizations from around the world that are involved in our partner network and working to advance conservation. Together, we are making a real difference! We hope The Ocean Project’s work to support our partners over the past year – and for nearly 20 years – has been […]
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Pilot project shows that engaging visitors in conservation efforts can inspire commitments and enhance experience!
During the week surrounding World Oceans Day, 12 zoos, aquariums and museums (ZAMs) participated in a pilot project that had them asking their visitors about helping to address the problem of plastic pollution in our ocean. The response from visitors to the initial ask was positive, generating more than 1,300 (and counting!) commitments. But it […]
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Our team
We like to say that collaboration is in our organizational DNA. For over 27 years, The Ocean Project has worked behind the scenes to support our network of partner organizations to catalyze collective action and grow the movement for our blue planet. We are data-driven and solutions-focused, and we punch far above our weight. Small […]
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Engaging Kids
Strategies for encouraging environmental appreciation in children What do most environmentally-engaged citizens have in common? Fond memories of immersion in nature as a young child, such as playing in streams, building tree forts, catching frogs, and making nature into an imaginary play world. The unstructured time children spend in nature can actually be the most […]
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Past Grant Awardees
Following are project summaries from the Innovative Solutions Grants+ Program, as well as the small grants program which preceded it. Thanks to all awardees for your hard work, and for sharing what you’ve learned. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: Awarded $20,000 to engage university students in Tasting Sustainability, a community-based conservation initiative to increase awareness of seafood […]
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ISG+ Final Report: Tasting Success at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
This guest post is submitted by Debbie Colodner, Director of Conservation Education and Science from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, and is the last in a 3-part series on their Innovative Solutions Grants+ project where they partnered with Leading for Good to see if they can move the needle on sustainable seafood in Tucson, Arizona. With […]
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ISG+ Final Report: Say #byetobags with the Saint Louis Zoo!
This guest post is submitted by Kirinne Slaughter at the Saint Louis Zoo, and is the last in a 3-part series on their Innovative Solutions Grants+ project. It is hard to believe that it has been almost a year since we began our partnership with The Ocean Project under the Innovative Solutions Grants+ Program. It has […]
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ISG+ Final Report: The Florida Aquarium’s Collaborative Approach to Community Engagement
This guest post, by VP of Education Debbi Stone at The Florida Aquarium, is the final in a 3-part series on their Innovative Solutions Grants+ project, supported by a grant from NOAA to The Ocean Project. The Aquarium’s project asks “Can we gain valuable insights about how to engage an underrepresented audience by working together to […]
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Protecting our Blue Backyard
The Ocean Project has been supporting our partner aquariums and zoos for institutional involvement and for effective visitor engagement on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) for a number of years. Among other activities, we conducted market research on MPAs several years ago to serve as a baseline moving forward. We have also used World Oceans Day […]
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ISG+ Final Report: Survey Says… ZooTeens at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden spur visitors to action!
This guest post by Director of Education, Elizabeth Clemens, and Coordinator of ZooTeens and Scout Programs, Syndi Castelluccio, of Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is their final in a 3-part series on their Innovative Solutions Grants+ project, which investigates how engaging with teens and receiving incentives can impact zoo guest behavior. Sailing Along… The Riverbanks Zoo and Garden’s ZooTeen volunteers […]
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