Projects & Services
Friends of Funds
Friends of Funds can be established by donors interested in making tax-deductible contributions to foreign marine conservation charities. Current Friends of Funds at The Ocean Foundation include:
Friends of Eco Alianza Loreto |
EcoAlianza is a Mexican non-profit organization, committed to protecting the coastal, marine and terrestrial eco-systems of Loreto. EcoAlianza's success in conservation initiatives stems from its ability to engage key audiences within Loreto, including the municipal government, the tourism sector, the local building sector, and the American residents, and bring these often disparate views to the table. Through its education, outreach and direct programmatic work, EcoAlianza has had significant environmental and social impacts. The Ocean Foundation is committed to ensuring that EcoAlianza continues to develop into a strong, stable presence within Loreto to ensure that both social and environmental concerns remain at the forefront of decision-making and development in the region. |
Friends of Georgia Strait Alliance |
Since 1990, Georgia Strait Alliance has been the only citizen's group focused on protecting the marine environment in and around the whole Strait of Georgia -- the place where most British Columbians live, work and play. |
Friends of Grupo Tortuguero |
The Grupo Tortuguero works with local communities to recover migratory sea turtle. The objectives of the Grupo Tortuguero are to 1) build a strong conservation network, 2) develop our understanding of human-caused threats to turtle survival and develop solutions to those threats, and 3) communicate our message widely, promoting the conservation of sea turtles throughout the region. |
Friends of IEMANYA Oceanica |
PESCADORES Y TIBURONES This program is a community based network of local artisanal fishermen in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The aim of this project is not only the conservation of sharks and rays, but addressing the socio-economic consequences of sharks conservation through supporting local communities in their struggle to cope the growing economic demands and dwindling resources. One important component of this program is to provide education scholarships to children of fishing families. |
Friends of Jamaica Environment Trust |
The Jamaica Environment Trust is a 20-year-old non profit, non governmental membership organization operating in the island of Jamaica. They focus on education and advocacy and have delivered environmental education programs to over one-third of Jamaican schools, reaching more than 300,000 students and 600 teachers. They operate campaigns to protect marine resources around Jamaica, to keep dolphins free in the Caribbean sea, and are currently training communities to monitor sea turtle nesting on beaches. |
Friends of La Tortuga Viva |
At the southeast corner of Playa Viva, a sustainable boutique hotel, an all-volunteer staff, comprised of members of the local community of Juluchuca, has set up a turtle sanctuary. These are fisherman and farmers who recognized the damage being done to the local turtle population and decided to make a difference. This group took on the name "La Tortuga Viva" or "The Living Turtle" and obtained training from the Mexican Department for the Protection of Endangered Species. |
Friends of Tortugueros Las Playitas |
Tortugueros Las Playitas mission is to protect and conserve the marine environment of Baja California Sur with a special emphasis on Endangered Sea Turtle population recovery, habitat protection, and environmental education in Todos Santos, Las Playitas and Agua Blanca. |
Friends of the Seaflower |
The Seaflower MPA in the San Andres Archipelago, Colombia, was created in response to demand from the island community for management of marine resources to improve conservation and sustainable use. Established in 2005 to conserve marine biodiversity and promote sustainable development, the MPA is managed by CORALINA, the regional environmental authority, in collaboration with the community and local institutions. This innovative MPA also protects livelihoods and tenure of the indigenous people, integrating conservation with sustainable fishing, harvesting, and locally run tourism. |
Friends of SINADES |