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The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment: towards a circular future

With 8 million tonnes of plastic currently entering the ocean each year, urgent action is needed. Clean-up efforts are not enough; plastic waste needs to be eliminated at its source. At last year’s Our Ocean Conference, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in col…

The Ocean Foundation: pH monitoring – the acid test

It was while watching an experiment first-hand that Mark Spalding, President of the Ocean Foundation, really got the point about ocean acidification. He remembers “an experiment in wh…

Marine Protected Areas Fund: Tailored Approaches to a Global Goal

“When we were thinking of a commitment in 2015-2016 we looked at the science,” says Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Executive Director of Marine Conservation Jason Patlis. “O…

The Meloy Fund: Finding the Profit in Sustainable Practices

“Our Managing Director came up with this idea but people said ‘You work for a non-profit, not a private equity firm in Wall Street!’ Everybody thought we were crazy.” Mauricio Child, Impact Finance Analyst at Rare, is remembering the scepticism that gr…

Sonapesca-Bureo Partnership Finds Net Positives in Gear Recycling Scheme

Marine plastic pollution has only recently begun to capture the public’s imagination, but now it’s right near the top of global concerns. However, while campaigns to ban single-use …

Revillagigedo National Park: Creating the Largest Marine Protected Area in North America

“The Revillagigedo Islands: the name to me, as a scientist, just inspired this sense of wonder.” The reverence with which Dr. Sylvia Earle regards the Revillagigedo islands in Mex…

Project STOP: Partnerships to End Ocean Plastic Leakage in Southeast Asia

“Before Project STOP, especially in the river, it was really dirty. You couldn’t see the water; it was full of waste. In small streams, big streams or in alleys – there was a lot …

Hilton: Purposely Travelling Towards Sustainability

When one of the largest hotel chains on the planet pledges to cut its environmental footprint in half and double its social impact by 2030, it means big, real-world changes. For Hilton,…

Global Development Alliance: Saving Money Helps Philippines Fishers Save their Stocks

Starting a savings club is perhaps not the most obvious way of cutting down on overfishing, but Our Ocean is all about facilitating new solutions – and the innovative idea that Rare …

DETECT: IT Fish: Using Tech to take the Fight to IUU fishing

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is one of the most serious threats to ocean sustainability. It decimates vulnerable stocks, robs nations of their marine resources, und…