Brilliantly colored chameleons, baobab trees that look like they could have been lifted from a surrealist painting, and playful, wide-eyed lemurs–the island of Madagascar has so many unique species that it’s often called the “eighth continent.” Because of its history and geography, roughly 90 percent of the plants and animals on Madagascar are found nowhere […]

By Karen Peterson Despite the wonders of email, instant messaging, and video calls, there is no substitute for seeing island conservation projects–and meeting the dedicated and energetic people in charge of them–in person. This spring, more than two years after our last trip to the Dominican Republic, Seacology staff members were finally able to get […]

Respect for the rights and traditions of indigenous island communities has been at the heart of Seacology’s approach to conservation since our founding project in Samoa. We know that supporting indigenous peoples’ efforts to protect their traditional lands and waters is not only the right thing to do, but effective from a long-term conservation perspective. […]

Happy Seagrass Awareness Month! Environmental organizations and activists around the globe are putting a spotlight on seagrass in March, hoping to bring much-needed attention to this underappreciated ecosystem. Seagrass meadows cover just a tiny fraction of the planet’s surface in shallow coastal waters, but punch well above their weight in terms of the crucial environmental […]

Adrian (Banie) Lasimbang, a longtime Seacology partner who has been instrumental in our work to protect forests on Borneo, has been awarded the 2022 IVLP Alumni Award for Social Innovation and Change. The prize is presented by Global Ties US, an organization that promotes international cooperation and citizen diplomacy. It recognizes leaders who work with […]

There’s now a Seacology project for every day of the year, and then some! We are excited to announce nine new partnerships with local communities and organizations that will protect critically endangered species and thousands of acres of mangroves, coral reefs, and other threatened island habitats. This brings our total to 373 active or complete […]

The Lamu Archipelago is a collection of islands on Kenya’s northern coast, separating a maze of creeks, channels, and tidal flats from the Indian Ocean. The area’s dense wetlands account for roughly 70 percent of the country’s mangroves, some 85,000 acres. Half moon-shaped Lamu Island, at the southern end of the archipelago, is  an important […]

With help from Seacology, a community in the Philippines is taking advantage of its beautiful surroundings to help protect them against multiple threats. The Municipality of Alabat, on a small island of the same name, sits just off the coast of the country’s largest island of Luzon. Surrounded by the calm, shallow waters of Lamon […]

Play For the Mangroves, our program in the Dominican Republic that links youth sports and mangrove conservation, is off to a great start since its launch last summer. We’ve given hundreds of young baseball and volleyball players balls, bats, nets, and uniforms. Our local partner, Grupo Jaragua, has organized field trips, mangrove and coastal cleanups, […]

Header photo: NZ Defence Force, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Seacology’s thoughts are with the people of Tonga, who are suffering after the eruption of the enormous Hunga Tonga-Hunga volcano on January 15. The violent eruption covered many of Tonga’s islands with thick ash and created tsunamis of staggering size—up to 50 feet, according […]