Conservation

From fisheries to coastal communities to providing 50 percent of the oxygen we breathe, our planet’s most extensive ecosystem is worth protecting.

Our living planet is only as healthy as its oceans. These vast bodies of water cover more than two-thirds of Earth’s surface and are home to some of our most spectacular and treasured life. Oceans regulate our climate, produce half the oxygen we breathe, fuel the water cycle that produces rain and freshwater, sustain the livelihoods of millions, and provide nourishment for nearly 3 billion people. But today the ocean’s reserves are overdrawn, threatening countless communities around the world with climate, economic, and food insecurities. Unsustainable development, fueled by human population growth, has weakened ocean ecosystems. Modern technology is accelerating the rate of change. WWF is working collaboratively on the brightest conservation ideas that focus on building a more resilient ocean through sustainable fishing practices and protecting important regions, like the Arctic and threatened mangrove forests. The problems we face go well beyond borders and so does our work. WWF is uniquely positioned to activate a global network of experts and activists to confront the world’s most pressing ocean conservation challenges.

The Marine Conservation Society is the UK’s leading marine charity. We work to ensure our seas are healthy, pollution free and protected.

Recent years have seen a proliferation of nonprofit groups working on behalf of marine conservation. One of the best things you can do to help the environment is to join one of these groups and donate to the cause. Here are some of the best:

Ocean Conservation Research promotes marine conservation priorities. OCR focuses on understanding the growing problem of human generated noise pollution and its impact on marine animals.

It is easy to feel hopeless when reading the news coverage of ocean conservation. Between climate change, acidification, pollution and overfishing, it often feels like the ocean and its biodiversity, which we rely on, will soon be lost.

Learn what you can do to help save the ocean with these 10 tips.

Marine Life & Ocean Conservation. We drive efforts to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030 through the creation and expansion of marin

To protect the source of all life, Conservation International is improving fishing and seafood industry practices and driving innovation and research.