April 2020
Doug Herst has served on Seacology’s board of directors for 19 years and is a generous donor to our organization. In part one of our Q&A with Herst, who is the current board president, he discusses why he continues to support Seacology after nearly two decades.
April 2020
As divers and snorkelers around the world know, few things rival the experience of seeing a sea turtle up close. The enormous reptiles–the largest of which can grow up to six feet long and weigh three-quarters of a ton–glide through the water with otherworldly ease. And on a nesting beach, one can witness the miracle […]
March 2020
You’ve probably been hearing from a lot of organizations and businesses—so we’ll make this brief. We just want to assure you that Seacology is doing as much as we safely can to further our mission in these challenging times. Protecting our staff and community. We have canceled all travel for U.S. staff and are working from […]
March 2020
Seacology has funded many different kinds of projects over the years–schools, solar panels, water systems, just to name a few. But until this year, we’d never been approached by a village that wanted to build a shelter for baby crabs. The request came from Sungai Nibung, a village on the west coast of Borneo. Mangrove […]
March 2020
Science—and our own experience—tell us that local communities have crucial knowledge about the ecosystems with which their lives and cultures are bound. Tapping into this knowledge makes conservation more effective. It also gives these communities the respect they are due but have historically often been denied. This principle was key to the success of our […]
March 2020
Like any country, Mexico wants tourism and development to bolster its economy. But economic growth, unless it’s managed carefully, can bring environmental degradation. Seacology’s projects in Mexico target the overfishing, solid waste, and water pollution that now threaten Mexico’s 1,300 islands, which are home to coral reefs, mangroves, sand dunes, and rainforests. Seacology also takes […]
February 2020
Seacology only recently began working in the Dominican Republic, but our work there has already made a big impact. Our four projects in the country, located at Las Garitas, Montecristi Province, Oviedo Lagoon, and Limón Lagoon, are helping to protect some of the country’s most important mangrove ecosystems. We awarded the 2018 Seacology Prize to […]
February 2020
Seacology project partners near Taal Lake, in the Philippines, were forced to evacuate after the volcano in the middle of the lake erupted on January 12, burying surrounding communities in a thick layer of ash. Seacology funded repairs and upgrades to an ecotourism center in the Municipality of Mataas na Kahoy, on Taal Lake, in […]
February 2020
Seacology’s board of directors just approved six new projects on islands around the world. These new partnerships with local communities and organizations will protect thousands of acres of habitat. Several new initiatives concentrate on the protection or restoration of seagrass habitats. Like mangroves, seagrass beds have enormous “blue carbon” capacity. In other words, they sequester […]
February 2020
CNN recently sat down with the leaders of Sudeesa, our local partners in the Sri Lanka Mangrove Conservation Project, for a feature on that country’s efforts to protect its mangroves. The brief video report explains why mangroves are so important in efforts against fishery depletion and climate change, and interviews Sudeesa co-founder and former Seacology […]