@livingoceans.bsky.social
Safeguarding the health of our living oceans 🌊 by protecting coral reefs 🪸, restoring mangrove forests 🌳, and promoting ocean literacy 📚 around the world. #ScienceWithoutBorders 🌍
⚓ Learn how to #NavigateWithCare 🌊
Whether you captain a ship, run a dive boat, or spend weekends on the water, every voyage leaves a trace — and every mariner can make a difference.
🎥 Learn how you can navigate safely while protecting marine life and coastal habitats:
👉 youtu.be/0HZkoKFprpw
We’re proud to showcase the winners of the #NatureForAll #30×30 Youth Art Contest, co-sponsored with Nature For All, @fromthebowseat, and @ebtsoyp.bsky.social. Young artists shared their vision of a future where 30% of our land and water is protected.
www.livingoceansfoundation.org/connecting-p...
🌍 Connecting People, Art, and Oceans at the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress
We were honored to participate in the #WCC, joining leaders and changemakers from around the world to advance global conservation action.
🔗 Read the full story here: www.livingoceansfoundation.org/connecting-p...
🧭 Our #NavigateWithCare campaign has concluded its first webinar series, but you can now catch them all on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#IFAN #KSLOF #MaritimeSafety #SafeSeas #UNOceanDecade #MarineProtection
The 2026 Science Without Borders® Challenge is now open! 🎨
We invite student artists from around the world to enter our annual art contest.
🏆 Win scholarships of up to $500
📅 Deadline: March 2, 2026
💻 Learn more & enter: LOF.org/SWBChallenge
Bleached coral reef
When corals 🪸 are exposed to temperatures 2-3 degrees hotter than 88°F 🌡️with increased levels of sunlight ☀️ it is lethal. The corals must expel the symbiotic algae or die. Row upon rows of stark white skeletons ☠️ are the result. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #CoralBleaching
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Bow Seat's 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest – Your Story, Our Ocean – encourages you to explore how our ocean sustains, protects, and inspires us.
👉 Learn more & apply: bowseat.org/programs/oce...
Every voyage leaves a trace. ⚓🌊
Join mariners around the world working to protect coral reefs, mangroves & seagrass meadows.
Take the pledge to #NavigateWithCare → www.livingoceansfoundation.org/outreach/nav...
#Maritime #Boating #OceanConservation #UNOceanDecade #SafeSeas
🖌️ The 2026 Science Without Borders® Challenge is open! 🌊
Student artists ages 11–19 are invited to create artwork that reveals the beauty and importance of microscopic marine life.
📅 Deadline: March 2, 2026
💰 Prizes: Up to $500!
💻 Learn more: www.livingoceansfoundation.org/announcing-o...
⚓ Meet the experts behind our next #NavigateWithCare webinar: Reefs are Nature’s Ally! 🪸🐠
Join us Oct 16 to learn how mariners can help protect coral reefs, mangroves & seagrass through safe, sustainable navigation.
⛵ Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/201143...
🪸Coral reefs & mangroves protect us—now it’s our turn to protect them.
⛵Join the #NavigateWithCare webinar to learn how mariners can safeguard fragile ecosystems through responsible navigation.
Register for this free webinar today: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/201143...
We asked students from around the world to imagine what our planet would look like if 30% of land and water were protected by 2030.
Together with @livingoceans.bsky.social, #NatureforAll, and #FromTheBowSeat we got a look into the next generation’s vision for a greener, bluer Earth!!
🌊 Join our #NavigateWithCare webinar: Reefs are Nature’s Ally 🪸
📅 Oct 16 | 5 PM EST
Hear from Juliet Karisa (KMFRI), Ian McLeod (JCU), & Thierry Nervale (SIMA) on protecting reefs - and how mariners can help.
Learn More & Register: www.livingoceansfoundation.org/reefs-are-na...
25 years later, our vision is clear: healthy, resilient oceans for generations to come. 💙🌍
Thank you for being part of our journey—together, we can protect the seas for the next 25 years (and beyond).
👉 www.livingoceansfoundation.org/25-years-of-...
🎥 We’ve also brought the ocean into people’s homes. Our Emmy® award-winning documentaries showcase the beauty & fragility of coral reefs, inspiring millions to take action for the sea.
www.livingoceansfoundation.org/outreach/fil...
🌱 In Jamaica & The Bahamas, our Mangrove Education & Restoration program empowers students to learn about these vital ecosystems—while planting and restoring mangrove forests in their own communities. 🌿
youtu.be/NpqY2i_M0Mo
📚 Education is at the heart of what we do.
Our award-winning Coral Reef Ecology Curriculum has reached students & teachers in 100+ countries, bringing marine science into classrooms everywhere. 🌍💙
www.livingoceansfoundation.org/education/po...
🎓 Our Graduate Fellowship Program has trained the next generation of marine scientists. Today, many of our fellows are leaders in research & conservation across the globe. 🌍
www.livingoceansfoundation.org/education/fe...
🌊 We led the Global Reef Expedition — the largest coral reef survey and mapping mission in history.
We mapped 65,000+ sq km of reefs, conducted thousands of dives, and shared our science to help create marine protected areas worldwide.
www.livingoceansfoundation.org/global-reef-...
We’re celebrating 25 years of protecting our living oceans! 🌊 Since 2000, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has worked to advance ocean science, conservation & education. Here’s a look at what we’ve achieved… 🧵
Learn more:
www.livingoceansfoundation.org/25-years-of-...
🌱 We're advancing Motion 128, which recognises that transformative change in conservation requires "a shift in values, norms and beliefs that recognise human-nature interconnectedness."
🗳️ We encourage all #IUCN members to vote for this motion.
📖 Learn more: iucncongress2025.org/assembly/mot...
🌍 At this year’s #IUCNCongress2025, a global coalition including #Natureforall, the Living Oceans Foundation, and 17+ organisations from around the world is uniting to strengthen the bond between people and nature.
✨ This is how we transform conservation.
iucncongress2025.org/assembly/mot...
🌊 Join our free #NavigateWithCare webinar: Reefs are Nature’s Ally
🗓 Oct 16, 2025 | 🕘 9 AM FJT / 5 PM EST / 11 PM CEST
Learn how coral reefs, mangroves & seagrass protect coasts, livelihoods, & mariners—and what you can do to help.
🔗 Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/201143...
🌿 Ten years of muddy boots, planted seedlings, and inspired students — J.A.M.I.N. has turned 10!
From the classroom to the coast, this program has empowered Jamaican youth to protect mangroves and their communities.
👉 Full story: www.livingoceansfoundation.org/j-a-m-i-n-tu...
🌿🎉 Celebrating 10 years of J.A.M.I.N.!
For a decade, Jamaican students have learned science hands-on, planted mangroves, and built a legacy of stewardship.
Read the full story on our latest blog ➡️ www.livingoceansfoundation.org/j-a-m-i-n-tu...
#Mangroves #HabitatRestoration #10YearsOfJAMIN
⚓ Last chance! Join tomorrow’s Navigate with Care webinar on Aids to Navigation (ATONs) & how they keep boaters safe while protecting reefs, seagrass, & mangroves. 🌊
Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e191f7...
🌊 Meet the experts speaking at our upcoming free #NavigateWithCare webinar: Understanding Aids to Navigation 🚢
Hear from maritime leaders on how #AtoNs keep seas safe for people and the environment.
🗓️ Sept 18 | 10 AM EDT
🔗 Learn More & Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e191f7...
🎨 Students ages 5–19: imagine Earth with 30% of land & water protected by 2030! Enter the #NatureForAll 30x30 Art Contest by Oct 5, and your art could be featured at the #IUCN #WorldConservationCongress in Abu Dhabi.
Learn more in our latest blog: www.livingoceansfoundation.org/imagine-a-gr...
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mrs. Michelle Bailey, a beloved teacher, mentor, and environmental steward in The Bahamas.
Her warmth and passion touched everyone who knew her. She will be deeply missed, but her legacy will live on in her students and the mangroves she helped protect. 🌿
#NatureForAll 30x30 Art Contest!
Students, show us your vision of Earth if 30% of land & water are protected by 2030 💙
Submit via Padlet. Top works will be featured at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, Abu Dhabi (Oct 9–15).
🔗 natureforall.global/festival-nat...
#30x30 #Art #Youth #CallForArt
