Introducing 12 new Seacology projects
Seacology has just begun a dozen new projects!
These conservation partnerships, including our first in Scotland, will help island communities around the world protect threatened nesting grounds for birds and turtles, fight illegal logging, restore degraded watersheds, and much more. They will also improve the quality of life for local people by building new schools, improving access to clean water and energy, and supporting sustainable livelihoods.
Bangladesh: East Khejuria Village
Here, members of the local fishing community to protect freshwater dolphins in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest. Seacology will also support environmental education and alternative livelihoods, and improve access to clean water and energy.
Dominican Republic: Boca del Soco
Part of our nationwide mangrove conservation initiative, this project will promote sustainable fishing and help our local partners remove trash from a key wetland area.
Grenada: Lauriston Point
This project will help local people recover from the strongest hurricane ever to hit Grenada. Our partners will clear storm debris and plant mangroves and other native trees, building resilience against future storms. The project also funds citizen science activities, helping the community monitor populations of sea turtles and local birds.
Honduras: Güipo and Tomason Island
In exchange for Seacology funding a new kindergarten, our local partners will protect 32 acres of mangroves and replant five additional acres.
Indonesia: Godog Village
On the densely populated island of Java, we will help local people fight back against the deforestation that has destroyed habitats and unique wildlife species. In exchange for the village’s protection of 100 acres of threatened forest, Seacology is funding tanks and pipes to bring potable water to the community.
Indonesia: Panton Raya Village
This project will protect more than 600 acres of Sumatran rainforest, which is home to orangutans and other endangered primates. Our grant to the village will fund a new community center, which will be used for skills training and the production of sustainable products.
Kenya: Mkwiro Village
Our second partnership with this village on Kenya’s Wasini Island will protect more than 700 acres of marine habitat in perpetuity. In exchange for the village’s commitment to conservation, Seacology is funding the construction of several bandas, small guest cabins that will help the local people generate revenue from ecotourism.
Madagascar: Antanamarina Village
This community helps manage the Mahadrodroka reserve, an area of both dry forest and mangroves. Like much of Madagascar’s wilderness, the dry forest and its wildlife are imperiled by fires, illegal logging, and poaching. Our project will create a firebreak, fund the planting of native trees, and improve forest monitoring. A Seacology grant will provide a new primary school for village children.
Malaysia: Pokolon Paus Village
This project on Borneo will expand access to renewable electricity from a micro-hydroelectric system and solar panels to a rural community of indigenous Dusun people. In exchange, the village’s leaders have pledged to safeguard 124 acres of forest watershed, which is home to endangered pangolins, civet cats, and hornbills.
New Zealand: Papakura Stream
This project will partner with local landowners and volunteers as part of an ongoing effort to restore an important watershed that drains into the Manukau Harbor. The previously forested area was cleared for agriculture, damaging water quality and biodiversity along the 39-mile stream and in the harbor. Seacology will fund solar power, composting toilets, and other improvements for our partner organization’s native plant nursery.
Philippines: San Juan Village
In 2019 Seacology funded a welcome center and waste management infrastructure on Maricaban Island, helping the island’s leaders regulate tourism and fight pollution on popular Masasa beach. This new project will build on the successful conservation partnership to create a new marine reserve at nearby Devil’s Point. In exchange, Seacology is funding improvements to Masasa Beach’s restrooms.
Scotland: Fetlar Island
This island in Scotland’s remote far north is the primary nesting ground for the UK’s population of the red-necked phalarope, a migratory bird that makes an arduous journey to Peru and back each year. Our local partners’ have helped stabilize the birds’ population, and Seacology’s support will help them scale these activities up. The project will reclaim habitat, controlling vegetation that encroaches on the birds’ nesting grounds.