Ocean Conservancy

Science, policy and outreach: Ocean Conservancy uses the best available knowledge, evidence and science, public opinion polling and political science to inform our conservation, advocacy and outreach to advance conservation solutions that benefit the ocean and the people and communities that depend on it. Truly durable conservation solutions are possible when we have a foundation of justice and equity across our conservation, advocacy and outreach priorities and that real leadership and durable conservation change requires meaningful partnerships with citizens, businesses, scientists, decision-makers and governments - at the local, state, national and international level. We reach our members, supporters, partners and the ocean and coastal-concerned through our website, email, direct mail, social media, reporter

Climate: Ocean Conservancy is working to advance solutions to address one of the greatest challenges facing the ocean: climate change. We work with key partners and decision-makers at the local, state, national and international level to develop, inform and advocate for ocean-specific solutions to the climate crisis. Our state-based work engages people at all levels: citizens, businesses, NGO partners, local governments and the state government to advance meaningful solutions that directly address the concerns of coastal citizens, show that ocean and climate-related actions are possible to protect our incredible ocean, coastal environments and wildlife - and the people, businesses and communities that depend on them. Ocean Conservancy's shipping program targets the sixth-largest source of global greenhouse gas

Trash Free Seas: Ocean Conservancy empowers citizens, businesses, governments and NGOs at the local, state, national and international level to reduce the global plastic footprint and to stop the flow of 11 million tons of trash and plastic flowing into the ocean annually. We implement and organize the International Coastal Cleanup, one of the largest single day volunteer events on behalf of the ocean, responsible for preventing and removing more than 300 million pounds of trash and plastic from our ocean, coasts and waterways, and engaging millions of volunteers on behalf of the ocean. We partner with cities and municipalities to implement innovative ocean plastic reduction efforts and are spearheading an ocean plastic river capture project in Vietnam. We work with and enable the private sector, through our Trash Free Seas

Marine ecosystem protection: Ocean Conservancy works at the local, state, federal and international level to advance conservation solutions, using the best available evidence and community knowledge, to protect ecosystems and the communities that depend on them. We advance protections for culturally and ecologically important Arctic ecosystems, working in partnership with Indigenous communities. We work at the regional, national and international level to rebuild ecologically important fisheries, partnering with fishermen and local communities to advance durable protections through meaningful, innovative approaches to management and policy outcomes in the face of the biodiversity and climate crisis.