MarAlliance

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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Minderoo Foundation

Topics include: Capacity Building; Climate Change; Coastal Communities; Conservation; Indigenous Knowledge & Stewardship

Country/Region: Australia

Minderoo is a proudly Australian philanthropy, working to forge a fair future by courageously challenging inequalities and campaigning for meaningful change. Since being founded by Dr Andrew Forrest AO and Nicola Forrest AO in 2001, we have been delivering ground-breaking programs and research within our homeland Australia, for our Asia Pacific neighbours and to the world.

Our priorities Determined to remove barriers that prevent the creation of a fair future, we focus our efforts on three key areas – communities, gender equality and natural ecosystems. Our three focus areas are complemented by a series of impact missions that allow us to respond to existential threats and urgent challenges in an agile and targeted way.

We recognise that some barriers to change are greater than others. In response, we apply the lens of climate change, gender equality and First Nations to all our work, engagements and partnerships to ensure we don’t lose sight of the inequity these areas face.

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Coral Sea Foundation

Topics include: Conservation; Coral Reefs; Indigenous Knowledge & Stewardship; Ocean Literacy

Country/Region: Australia; Melanesia

Our Mission is to raise awareness of the ecological and social value of the reefs of the Coral Sea, Melanesia and the Great Barrier Reef, and to be proactive in their sustainable management.

Our approach combines science, gender equity, and sustainability with captivating visuals and a compelling social media presence. The Coral Sea Foundation develops pragmatic reef monitoring solutions and works to empower First Nations custodians with the skills and knowledge they need to sustainably manage their own Sea Country.

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Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance

🏷️ Topics include: Indigenous Knowledge & Stewardship; Marine Pollution (inc plastics, litter); Policy/Governance

📍 Country/Region: New Zealand

The Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance kaupapa is to prevent plastic pollution in Aotearoa and the wider world as we believe it is our collective responsibility to work towards restoring the mauri of Papatūānuku (Land/Earth), Ranginui (Sky/Air), Wai (Water), Tangaroa (Ocean) and all other living beings in our Taiao. Our members facilitate and participate in a range of interdisciplinary academic research, citizen science, activism and advocacy, art displays, and public events in our work against plastic pollution. As a not-for-profit organisation, we depend on our community’s unwavering vision of a plastic pollution-free world.

As an independent organisation with a diverse membership, our kaupapa is grounded within the values of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We aim to use our privilege and positionality to promote Mātauranga Māori, Pasifika science, and other Indigenous knowledge systems into local, national, regional, and global responses to plastic pollution and other interconnected issues, such as climate change and biodiversity loss.

We include and work alongside Tāngata Whenua, local communities, policymakers, and industry to advocate for holistic and effective systemic responses to prevent plastic pollution at the source, while working towards best management and recovery of the pollution already in our world.

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