Caring for Your Mental Wellbeing While Fighting to Protect the Planet
The multiple environmental crises we are facing – climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, etc – are not strictly ecological issues; their impacts are multifaceted, spreading across all sectors, classes, and […]
Empowering Young Learners to Become Future Leaders
Written by Sanya Shete, World Ocean Day Youth Advisory Council member from the Maldives When you think of the Maldives, what comes to mind? Perhaps you envision a paradise holiday […]
We Need a Strong and Legally Binding Global Plastics Treaty Now
It’s the final round for the international negotiations on developing a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty. We’re hoping for a knockout punch against plastic production or at least a cap on […]
The Future is Now: Encouraging Civic Engagement Among Global Youth
Image: Surfers Against Sewage 2024 is a huge year for elections around the world, including these 25 particularly important ones. By the end of this year, over half of the […]
Announcing the 2024-2025 World Ocean Day Youth Advisory Council!
We are excited to introduce 25 new members from 24 countries to the World Ocean Day Youth Advisory Council! Congratulations to these inspiring young leaders who represent diverse countries and backgrounds! Each […]
2024 Annual Report Out Now
After an incredible 8th of June, we tallied up and analyzed the remarkable events and communities that came together to celebrate World Ocean Day. The enthusiasm and participation were truly […]
The 1st of August is MPA Day!
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Mead As the countdown to Marine […]
Empowering Youth Voices: Our Journey at Capitol Hill Ocean Week with Sea Youth Rise Up
Hi, World Ocean Day community! We are Tommy and Amalia, rising sophomores at Brown University and Yale University respectively, and interns with The Ocean Project this summer. We were fortunate […]
How Youth Advisory Council members celebrated World Ocean Day 2024!
World Ocean Day 2024 was full of exciting events and celebrations all around the world. This week, we are shining the spotlight on some of our brilliant Youth Advisory Council […]
Global Highlights From World Ocean Day, Part 2
By Amalia Tuchmann Last week, we shared a blog post featuring World Ocean Day events from all over the world! We wanted to recognize some additional events, specifically events held […]
Global Highlights from World Ocean Day 2024
By Amalia Tuchmann On the 8th of June 2024, millions of people all over the world participated in a variety of events to celebrate World Ocean Day – from […]
People vs. Industries: How a Global Plastics Treaty Can Help Worldwide Plastic Pollution
Happy Plastic-Free July! This blog was written collaboratively, by two members of the 2023-2024 World Ocean Day Youth Advisory Council: Daffa Praditya (Indonesia) & Sabriyah Madhi (South Africa). “Plastic waste is […]