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Note: This past June, the seven Sea Youth Rise Up 2019 delegates gathered in Washington D.C. to speak out about conservation issues and work together to protect and restore our ocean and our climate, the two major interconnected issues facing the planet and society. Akhila Bandlora, one of the delegates, performed a written poem during […]
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New action resources for World Oceans Day available now!
New action resources developed by the World Oceans Day Youth Advisory Council are available now. Incorporate these resources into your World Oceans Day celebrations this June and throughout the year! Preview and download the new resources. Guide to Talking about Ocean Plastic Pollution Plastic pollution can seem like a problem too large for us to […]
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Time to Get Busy
If you’ve been tuning into our Make Conservation Happen webinar series that launched in April 2018, you’ve learned about the nuts and bolts of how you and your institution can take action and influence conservation public policy issues, as well as about many of the issues and opportunities to get more involved in effecting change. […]
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Conservation Just Happened!
Even though inside the beltway politics are broken and dysfunctional it is still possible for a significant piece of legislation to receive strong bipartisan and bicameral support. Imagine that? Legislators, legislating. In February, the Senate and House passed S. 47, The National Resources Management Act, which was the product of negotiations that the previous Congress […]
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Collaborating for Conservation in 2019
Happy Holidays and thank you for all you do to create a healthier blue planet! It has been a year of significant progress and exciting opportunities to collaborate with partner organizations in our growing global network, to individually and collectively take action for a better future. Together we are making an impact! Thank you, too, […]
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World Oceans Day 2018 was the biggest, most impactful yet!
Thanks to the participation of hundreds of organizations, including aquariums and zoos, private businesses and public agencies, schools and youth groups, and many more, World Oceans Day 2018 became the biggest and most impactful yet! Millions of people celebrated and took action in 140 countries at over 1,500 events. Read more in the newly released 2018 Annual Report.
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Global Partner Network
For over 27 years, we have worked behind the scenes to support our network of organizations and catalyze collective action. Together, we are growing the movement for our blue planet. Our network continues to evolve and currently includes more than 2,000 youth organizations, aquariums, zoos, museums, and other organizations in 180 countries. Individually, we are […]
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Happy World Oceans Day!
Feliz Día Mundial de los Océanos! يوم عالمي سعيد للمحيطات Bonne Journée Mondiale de l’Océan! 世界海洋日快樂 Fröhlichen Tag des Meeres! Счастливый Всемирный день океанов! শুভবিশ্বমহাসাগরদিবস! Felice Giornata Mondiale degli Oceani! ハッピー世界海洋デー Vrolijk Wereld Oceanen Dag! ਧੰਨਵਿਸ਼ਵਸਮੁੰਦਰਦਿਵਸ! Feliz Dia Mundial dos Oceanos! हैप्पीविश्वमहासागरदिवसकेअवसर! Chúc mừng Ngày Đại dương Thế giới 행복한세계해양의날 สุขสันต์วันทะเลโลก روز جهانی اقیانوسها مبارک […]
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Get to Know Your Conservation Impact
Earlier this month, The Ocean Project hosted a second webinar in the Making Conservation HappenBrown Bag Webinar Series.These Friday webinars are geared specifically to helping aquariums and zoos do more in the policy space and are supported in part by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The May 4 webinar focused on what resources zoos […]
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Uniting to Build Ocean Literacy with Children
As part of our growing youth initiative – helping to engage, educate, and activate young people around the world – we’re excited to announce the launch of a free online resource to promote ocean awareness and literacy, the Global Ocean & Aquatic Library (GOAL). Since our inception 20 years ago, The Ocean Project has been […]
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