Jersey
Samantha Andrews
Jersey Marine Conservation
Jersey Marine Conservation
Indonesia
Samantha Andrews
Indo Coral Conservation
Indo Coral Conservation
Belize, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, USA
Samantha Andrews
MarAlliance
MarAlliance
Global
Samantha Andrews
Seacology
Seacology
Global
Samantha Andrews
Save Our Seas Foundation
Save Our Seas Foundation

Conservation

Jersey Marine Conservation

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Topics include: Alien or Invasive Species; Archaeology/Heritage; Climate Change; Coastal Communities; Conservation; Environment/Sustainability; Ocean Literacy; Rocky reefs; Wildlife rescue

Country/Region: Jersey


We are Jersey Marine Conservation – run by volunteers, a proactive, legally registered and a Government of Jersey approved Charity.

Our team strives to protect our marine environment primarily by gathering data in support of marine protection, on-going bio-diversity recording and associated research. As equally important, we engage the community through the Marine Watch schools program, in why Marine Conservation is so important, ensuring that our surrounding seas are valued, looked after and managed, to provide a healthy marine environment that functions as a living organism and a sustainable resource.

The organisation is based in Jersey, Channel Islands and began as Jersey Seasearch in 2012. Our Island is a Crown Dependency with our own Government, laws, customs and unique identity. The marine environment is not protected effectively by UK laws or International treaties. No species living in our territorial waters are fully protected from over exploitation or harm. Even marine mammals, such as Seals and Dolphins, have little in the way of habitat legislation to safeguard their existence. We have won numerous awards for our work including the only Association of Jersey 50th Anniversary Award, UK National Biodiversity Marine Award, Insurance Corporation Award in 2014 and 2022.

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Indo Coral Conservation

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Topics include: Capacity Building/Training; Conservation; Coral Reefs

Country/Region: Indonesia

Indo Coral Conservation: Community-Based Marine Conservation in Indonesia Indo Coral Conservation is a dedicated marine conservation initiative based in North Lombok, Indonesia. We’re a small, hands-on team focused on coral reef restoration, ecological monitoring, and environmental education — not flashy campaigns or empty slogans.

Our work is rooted in action. From restoring damaged reef zones to training local youth and hosting international interns, we aim to make a real impact on the marine ecosystems of the Gili Islands. We believe that responsible tourism and community involvement are key to long-term reef protection.

As a grassroots organization, we’re deeply connected to the local environment and culture. We show up daily to plant corals, collect data, and share knowledge — quietly but consistently.

We understand that earning trust takes time. That’s why we operate with transparency, humility, and purpose. No exaggerated claims — just real conservation work, built on collaboration and care.

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MarAlliance

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Topics include: Conservation; Indigenous Knowledge & Stewardship; Ocean Literacy; Oceanography

Country/Region: Belize; Honduras; Mexico; Panama; USA

We are a beacon of dedication in safeguarding our oceans’ biodiversity and marine megafauna. We take pride in our steadfast commitment to rewilding the oceans with endangered marine megafauna, working in collaboration with local communities.

MarAlliance explores the tropical seas and conducts innovative, participatory science to answer key research questions and provide information that supports the effective management and conservation of large marine wildlife and their critical habitats.

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World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Topics include: Climate Change; Coastal Communities; Conservation; Fisheries; Marine Pollution (inc plastics, litter); Policy/Governance

Country/Region: Global

All around the world, people are waking up to the deepening crisis of nature loss. We’re experiencing a growing realization that nature is our life-support system and that no one will be spared from the impacts of its loss.

Here at WWF, an independent conservation organization active in nearly 100 countries, we are working to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife.

We are part of a growing coalition calling on world leaders to set nature on the path to recovery by 2030 – a New Deal for Nature and People as comprehensive as the global climate deal.

Working with many others – from individuals and communities to business and government – WWF urgently seeks to protect and restore natural habitats, stop the mass extinction of wildlife, and make the way we produce and consume sustainable.

Our mission To stop the degradation of the earth’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature by:

conserving the world’s biological diversity ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.

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Wildlife Conservation Society

Topics include: Cetaceans (Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises); Conservation; Elasmobranchs (sharks, rays, skates and sawfish)

Country/Region: Global

The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild places around the world. WCS runs four zoos and an aquarium in New York and has global conservation programs in more than 50 countries.

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Wetlands International

Topics include: Conservation; Estuaries; Mangroves; Restoration/Rehabilitation

Country/Region: Global

Wetlands International is the only global not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the conservation and restoration of wetlands. We are dedicated to protecting and restoring wetlands for their environmental value as well as for the services they provide to people. We work through our network of offices, our partners, and experts to achieve our goals. Most of our work is financed on a project basis by governments and private donors. We are also supported by government and NGO membership.

What makes us, us? Our Vision A world where wetlands are treasured and nurtured for their beauty, the life they support and the resources they provide.

Our Mission To inspire and mobilise society to safeguard and restore wetlands for people and nature.

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Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation

Topics include: Conservation; Ocean Literacy

Country/Region: South Africa

The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation is a South African non-profit, public benefit organisation (PBO) focused on inspiring people to take action for the ocean, and building connections between communities and the marine ecosystem. Founded in 2018, the Foundation continues the legacy of marine sciences education, conservation and research efforts of the Two Oceans Aquarium – a key player in environmental awareness, action, and passion in Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront.

The Foundation continues to expand its wide range of public benefit activities while increasing positive social and environmental impact through sharing information and inspiring behaviour change. Our programmes relate to and are fully aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.

Conservation The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation is committed to carrying out conservation, animal welfare, and research work for the good of our environment. Many of the Foundation’s projects continue the existing work of the Two Oceans Aquarium. Through growing partnerships, we’ve been able to extend the impact and significance of our work from Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront to the broader South African coastline.

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Turtle Island Restoration Network

Topics include: Conservation; Sea Turtles

Country/Region: USA

For 38 years, Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN) has been a leading advocate for the world’s oceans and marine wildlife.

Our work is based on science, fueled by people who care, and effective at catalyzing long-lasting positive change that protects the likes of green sea turtles, whale sharks and coho salmon.

By working with people and communities we preserve and restore critical habitats like the redwood-forested creekbanks of California to the biodiverse waters of Cocos Island.

We accomplish our mission through grassroots empowerment, consumer action, strategic litigation, hands-on restoration, environmental education, and by promoting sustainable local, national and international marine policies.

Mission To mobilize people in local communities around the world to protect marine wildlife and the oceans and inland watersheds that sustain them. Our work is buoyed by thousands of supporters, volunteers and pro bono professionals, who help us extend our network around the globe.

We accomplish our mission through:

Grassroots Empowerment Consumer Action Strategic Litigation Hands-on Restoration Environmental Education Promoting Sustainable Local, National, and International Marine Policies Vision We foresee a time when a critical-mass of people in communities all over the world share a common understanding of the intrinsic value of biodiversity and a permanent commitment to acting as wise, willing and able stewards of life in the earth’s oceans and on its lands.

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The Shark Trust

Topics include: Conservation; Elasmobranchs (sharks, rays, skates and sawfish); Fisheries

Country/Region: Global

OUR VISION A future where sharks thrive within a globally healthy marine ecosystem.

OUR MISSION Safeguarding the future of sharks through positive change. We achieve this through science, education, influence and action.

OUR STORY Established in 1997, the Shark Trust started life on the corner of a desk in Newbury. Three years later our small team had set up shop in a room designed to be an ice cream parlour based outside the newly-built National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, UK. We even had our own slushy machine!

Since then, we've grown a little in size and a lot in terms of reach and influence. Still based in Plymouth (Britain’s Ocean City), our office now accommodates a team of 11. Plymouth has a rich heritage in fisheries and marine science. From here we work at an international level to safeguard the future of sharks and their close relatives – the skates, rays and chimaera.

In 2006 we became a founding member of the Shark Alliance - a coalition of European partners. Together we advocated for the adoption of a European Community Plan of Action for Sharks (2009) and to close loopholes in the EU Finning Regulations. This led to the strengthened European Finning Ban (2013). A huge win for shark conservation.

Collaboration is at the heart of our work. We've always worked with the UK Government and an ever-growing network of partners. The UK is now internationally recognised as a champion for shark conservation. And this enables us to influence and create positive change for sharks further afield.

Shark conservation is a global issue needing global solutions. In 2016 we launched a new Global Plan for sharks and rays with a coalition of international partners. We also continue to work on a portfolio of projects and campaigns; from local to global level.

Proudly based in the UK, we represent a membership base from around the world!

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The Nature Conservancy

Topics include: Climate Change; Coastal Communities; Conservation

Country/Region: Global

The Nature Conservancy is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive. Founded in the U.S. through grassroots action in 1951, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has grown to become one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than a million members and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff and over 1,000 scientists, we impact conservation in 81 countries and territories: 40 by direct conservation impact and 41 through partners.

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The Leatherback Trust

Topics include: Conservation; Ocean Literacy; Sea Turtles

Country/Region: USA

The mission of The Leatherback Trust is to protect leatherback turtles, other endangered sea turtles, freshwater turtles and their ecosystems through conservation, research, management and education.

Eastern Pacific leatherback turtles are critically endangered. This population of sea turtles has declined by more than 98% since 1990. We are working to reverse this trend by tackling the 5 most deadly threats to leatherbacks and other sea turtles around the world. Our scientists conduct research at nesting beaches and at sea, collecting critical data to support conservation interventions. We partner with communities to protect nesting beaches and work with governments to inform sustainable development and fisheries management priorities.

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Sunce

Topics include: Conservation; Marine Pollution (inc plastics, litter); Ocean Literacy; Policy/Governance

Country/Region: Croatia

Sunce is a non-governmental, non-party and non-profit organization founded in 1998, which today, in addition to members and volunteers, also has a team of employees, experts from various fields, united in achieving environmental and nature protection goals.

Based on numerous achieved successes, Sunce is nationally and internationally present as one of the leading organizations for nature and environmental protection in Croatia. We base our activities on current scientific indicators and examples of good practice, expertise and many years of experience in the field of nature and environmental protection.

We are here to protect the interests and the public’s right to a healthy environment, and create solutions to conservation and rational use of natural resources for the benefit of all citizens. // Sunce je nevladina, nestranačka i neprofitna organizacija osnovana 1998. godine koja danas, uz članove i volontere ima i tim zaposlenika, stručnjaka iz različitih područja, ujedinjenih u postizanju ciljeva zaštite okoliša i prirode.

Sunce je, na osnovu brojnih postignutih uspjeha, nacionalno i međunarodno prisutno kao jedna od vodećih organizacija za zaštitu prirode i okoliša u Hrvatskoj. Naše djelovanje temeljimo na aktualnim znanstvenim pokazateljima i primjerima dobre prakse, stručnosti i dugogodišnjem iskustvu u području zaštite prirode i okoliša.

Tu smo kako bismo štitili interes i pravo javnosti na zdrav okoliš, poticali primjenu i stvarali rješenja za očuvanje prirode i okoliša i razumno korištenje prirodnih resursa na dobrobit svih građana.

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Stichting De Noordzee (North Sea Foundation)

Topics include: Conservation; Fisheries; Marine Pollution (inc plastics, litter); Renewable energy

Country/Region: North Sea

Visie Wij staan voor een schone en gezonde Noordzee die duurzaam wordt gebruikt.

Missie Wij werken aan het bereiken van een gezond ecosysteem dat invloeden van buiten weerbaar en veerkrachtig opvangt. Volgens ons moet de Noordzeenatuur altijd het uitgangspunt zijn voor duurzaam gebruik. We komen op voor de Noordzee en werken samen met andere partijen aan oplossingen voor huidige en toekomstige uitdagingen op de Noordzee.

Kernwaarden Stichting De Noordzee bestaat uit gepassioneerde en intelligente professionals die werken vanuit de kernwaarden: onafhankelijk, science-based, samen en oplossingsgericht.

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Seychelles Islands Foundation

Topics include: Alien or Invasive Species; Conservation; Ocean Literacy

Country/Region: Seychelles

The Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) is a non-profit charitable organisation that was established as a public trust by the government of Seychelles in 1979. SIF manages and protects the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Aldabra Atoll and the Vallée de Mai and has the President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, as Patron. SIF is managed by a Board of Trustees of 15 members who are appointed by the President. This board represents individuals and organisations from both Seychelles and overseas who are concerned with the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems, and bring relevant expertise and knowledge to the management of SIF.

SIF is the longest established local organisation working in nature conservation in Seychelles and has taken a pioneering management approach by twinning the two sites. The foundation is mandated and dedicated to ensuring that the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Seychelles are well-managed protected areas where conservation, research, education and tourism are sustainably balanced. A major focus is on scientific research to direct, support and improve the evidence base for conservation management of the unique biodiversity and ecosystems of these two very different sites.

To successfully operate and protect two World Heritage sites which are more than 1000 km apart, each with their specific set of challenges, SIF relies on income generated primarily by entrance fees and sales from the Vallée de Mai. This is supplemented by project funding, grants and donations. Aldabra does provide some direct income through visitor impact fees but piracy in the Western Indian Ocean has compromised this source of revenue in recent years. SIF’s work with and management of these sites will continue to be dependent on visitor numbers and the generosity of our supporters and funders for the foreseeable future.

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Sea Turtle Conservancy

Topics include: Conservation; Ocean Literacy; Sea Turtles

Country/Region: Caribbean

The Sea Turtle Conservancy, formerly known as the Caribbean Conservation Corporation, is the world’s oldest sea turtle research and conservation group. An international nonprofit 501(c) 3 organization, Sea Turtle Conservancy was founded in 1959 by world-renowned sea turtle expert Dr. Archie Carr to save sea turtles from imminent extinction through rigorous science-based conservation.

Headquartered in Florida, the organization carries out worldwide programs to conserve and recover sea turtle populations through research, education, advocacy and protection of the natural habitats upon which they depend. Over the course of over 60 years, Sea Turtle Conservancy’s research programs have yielded much of what is now known about sea turtles and the threats they face, and the organization is applying this knowledge to carry out the world’s most successful sea turtle protection and recovery programs.

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Roatan Marine Park

Topics include: Capacity Building/Training; Coastal Communities; Conservation; Ocean Literacy

Country/Region: Honduras

PROGRAMS A community-based, non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of Honduras’ marine and coastal ecosystems. We work closely with communities to provide education, training and improve the conservation of marine ecosystems and associated species. Our mission is accomplished through our broad range of programs and resources, none of which would be possible without the support of our local community, partners, and donors.

We work in the Bay Islands National Marine Park (BINMP), the largest marine protected area in Honduras with approximately 650,000 hectares. The BINMP, is part of the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR), the second-largest barrier reef in the world and shared by four countries: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. Its biodiversity contributes economically to the livelihood and social wellbeing of all of those that live and visit this region.

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Restore America’s Estuaries

Topics include: Conservation; Estuaries; Restoration/Rehabilitation

Country/Region: USA

RAE, its member organizations, its affiliate members and grantees collaborate to protect and restore coastal habitats nationwide for the benefit of all people. We have unmatched national reach and effectiveness; our projects restore coastal wetlands, open fish passages, remove invasive species, build living shorelines, transplant seagrasses, replant salt marshes, and restore shellfish habitat.

Vision

We envision a future in which bays and estuaries are healthy, thriving,  accessible and resilient ecosystems and managed for the benefit of all people and nature.

Mission

Restore America’s Estuaries is committed to protecting and restoring bays and estuaries as essential resources for our nation.

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ReefWatch Marine Conservation

Topics include: Conservation; Coral Reefs

Country/Region: India

ReefWatch has served on the National Board for Wildlife, Government of India. We have had the privilege of working with many dedicated and inspiring individuals in the fields of science, government, filmmaking, photography and the media. Our efforts are targeted towards protecting and nurturing the diversity of life in India’s coastal and marine environments. We currently have projects in Karnataka, Goa, Gujarat and the Andaman Islands.

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Reef Check Indonesia

Topics include: Capacity Building/Training; Coastal Communities; Conservation; Coral Reefs

Country/Region: Indonesia

Dedicated to empowering people to improve coastal community welfare through integrated coastal and marine ecosystem management. Reef Check itself spawned from a conservation initiative in 1997, where volunteers were actively involved in monitoring Indonesia’s coral reefs. The RCFI was founded in 2005 and is part of Reef Check International, the largest coral reef conservation network, spanning over 90 countries in the world. Works with 3-pillars: Collaborative Management, Education-Awareness, and Science-Technology, which is implemented into the program of Inclusive Conservation, Empowering Community, and Science for Equitable Development.

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Quantitative Aquatics

Topics include: Conservation

Country/Region: Global

Q-quatics was created to support the assembly and dissemination of key data on living aquatic resources for the development of research tools in collaboration with national and international partners. As such, Q-quatics works closely with the global biodiversity information systems FishBase, SeaLifeBase, and the Catalogue of Life and the global aquatic biogeography initiative AquaMaps.

Q-quatics also supports the cutting-edge databases and research developed by the Sea Around Us, which provides policy options for marine fisheries resources, their sustainable use and possible responses to climate change. As such, it partners with the Sea Around Us in identifying projects that would help initiate or maintain research on global fisheries and biodiversity conservation.

Q-quatics develops and maintains mutually beneficial collaborations and partnerships with academic, conservation and biodiversity research organizations.

Q-quatics operates under the scientific guidance of the FishBase Consortium and is subject to Philippine national laws. Although its primary mission is not as a grant-making institution, Q-quatics can receive and disburse funds for the exclusive use of its affiliated projects, for which it allows indirect costs or overheads (institutional overheads) to a maximum of 10% of direct costs.

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