Fish wardens in northern Palawan continue to crack down on poachers in the Marine Protected Area (MPA) we helped create in 2008, showing that while illegal fishing continues, local patrols can be an effective force in thwarting it. (Apprehended poachers are brought before the El Nido Environment Council for “arraignment and deposition.”) According to our […]

This past week, Sportdiver.com and Scubadiving.com both had the story of the kindergarten we helped build in Indonesia, and the role it plays in protecting a coral paradise. From Sportdiver.com’s “School’s in for Raja Ampat”: The local Misool Eco Resort had already established a 90,440 no-take zone in Raja Ampat in 2005, but the marine […]

This week, GreatNonProfits announced its Top Rated List, and, thanks to a large number of positive reviews, Seacology made the cut! GreatNonProfits “is the leading developer of tools that allow people to find, review, and share information about great — and perhaps not yet great — nonprofits.” Read our reviews or add your own on […]

We’re thrilled to announce that our 2013 Seacology Prize winner is Marie Saleem, a leading environmental conservation advocate whose research and activism have helped protect marine ecosystems in her home country of the Maldives. As this year’s recipient, Saleem will receive $10,000 and will be honored at the Seacology Prize Ceremony on Thursday, October 3rd, […]

Lemurs, dugongs, and an endemic bird of paradise are among the many species protected by our six newest projects, approved earlier this month. And in exchange for conservation support from islanders, we’re funding a new school for a community without one, a water cistern where freshwater is scarce, and the distribution of traditional fish traps […]