Collaborative Youth Leadership for Our Blue Planet

Young people are not only the leaders of tomorrow, but also today! And supporting youth leadership and advocacy in collaboration with youth-led and youth-serving organizations is a top priority of The Ocean Project. We are committed to inclusivity and providing opportunities for all, radically collaborating with others around the world to grow a movement for a more equitable and sustainable society and a healthy ocean that we all need to survive and thrive, no matter where we live. 

We have intentionally worked behind-the-scenes since 2009 (based on comprehensive research we undertook that underscores the importance of engaging younger generations and diverse communities in conservation) to support young people and youth-serving organizations to collaboratively grow a broad, diverse, active, and united youth constituency for our blue planet. 

To help connect young people and youth organizations, and collectively grow a diverse global youth movement for our shared ocean and climate, we created a monthly email, Rising Blue Network Newsletter. You can see past issues here.

Thank you to Supporters of our Collaborative Youth Initiative

Special thanks to all our Supporters, especially including the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and The Curtis & Edith Munson Foundation. Funding has also been provided by an Anonymous Donor and the Johnson Ohana Foundation, founded by Kim and Jack Johnson to support environmental, art, and music education. Your collective and long-term support allows us to continually grow the reach and impact of our super collaborative global youth initiative and network. Thank you!