We’re excited to share Seacology’s latest projects! These new conservation partnerships include our first ever in Canada and Croatia, and our first project in the Caribbean nation of Dominica in many years. They will protect threatened coral reefs, forest watersheds, seagrass beds, and other fragile island ecosystems in 13 countries. They will support Indigenous communities as they develop ecotourism, help island village provide better education for their kids, and improve water security. Here they are in a nutshell:

Canada: K’omoks Estuary

We will work with First Nations people and local NGOs to remove debris from 124 acres of this important estuary, and restore eelgrass, the foundation of marine ecosystems there.

Costa Rica: Guanacaste Conservation Area

A Seacology grant will improve protection of an extraordinarily rich 106,255-acre no-take marine protected area, by repairing the ranger station that is the base for patrols.

Croatia: Lošinj Island

Our first project in Croatia will help conserve threatened seagrass habitats with public outreach and education in this popular spot, where boaters often aren’t aware of the damage they’re doing to seagrass meadows.

Dominica: L’Escalier Tête Chien

We will partner with the indigenous Kalinago people to protect this sacred coastal site. They will protect 400 acres of coastal forest and build basic ecotourism infrastructure, letting them address economic need and preserve a culturally and ecologically significant forest.

Federated States of Micronesia: Woaun Koapin Soamwoai

In 2017, communities here began protecting a marine area under an agreement with Seacology. Now they will also protect 660 acres of watershed forest, and use a Seacology grant to install two 10,000 water tanks to help solve a chronic freshwater shortage.

Fiji: Nasigasiga Village

We first partnered with this village more than 20 years ago, and are now renewing the expired conservation agreement. The community will continue to protect 400 acres of beautiful tropical forest, and Seacology will fund the rebuilding of the village’s kindergarten.

Guatemala: El Jiote Island

Seacology will fund a chicken-farming initiative and school improvements, to give local people a sustainable alternative to collecting sea turtle eggs. A hatchery there has already started to protect turtles and spread the word about the importance of saving these endangered creatures.

Honduras: Crawfish Rock

This community has little in the way of public amenities, but is building a small community center. Seacology will fund a multi-sport court for kids there, and the community will protect 2.4 acres of wetland, including mangroves, beach, and coral reef, and plant mangroves.

Indonesia: Kaputihan and Papayan Villages

The people of these villages will protect 99 acres of extremely valuable forest, and reforest 10 acres of it. They will use a Seacology grant to build a community center and to bring clean water from forest springs to village families.

Mexico: Marietas Islands

Reefs in the Gulf of California have suffered from weather events and sea temperature rise. This project will fund coral restoration at two sites totaling 6.25 acres, improving conditions for ecotourism and fishing.

Philippines: Barangay Quezon

This community will protect a 605-acre marine area, with mangroves and seagrass. They will use a Seacology grant to build a floating guardhouse and mangrove boardwalk.

Tonga: Talihau Village

This grant will enhance protection of a 2,540-acre marine conservation area, including a 764-acre no-take zone. The community will use a grant to create a small gated ecotourism park with restrooms, showers, and picnic tables, and a place for women to sell fruit and crafts.

United States: Decatur, Sucia, and Shaw Islands

This exciting project will use a new seagrass-planting robot to tackle the slow and labor-intensive process of restoring seagrass. We will work with local Lummi people, whose culture is intimately tied to seagrass and the ecosystems it creates.

In addition to these community-based projects, this month we also launched our latest nationwide initiative to protect threatened seagrass ecosystems across Greece, and expanded our Play for the Mangroves program to Jamaica! We’re very excited by this momentum around protecting our world’s islands, and look forward to keeping you updated on all of our new projects.