Oceano Azul Foundation
It is time to get back to your true nature, you were born in water, not land. We come from the ocean, and we are part of it. The ocean’s point of view matters. #oceansays
Our goal
The international scope of the Oceano Azul Foundation and the already existing wide network, facilitates the relevant role that the Foundation may have shaping and supporting an international ocean agenda for the XXIst century.
Initiative status
Initiative keywords
- Blue Economy
- Human Pressure
- Ocean Governance
- Scientific Research
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Impact
- Improving the international ocean governance framework;
- Reducing human pressures on the ocean;
- Developing a sustainable blue economy;
- Strengthening scientific research access to data.
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Oceano Azul Foundation
It is time to get back to your true nature, you were born in water, not land. We come from the ocean, and we are part of it. The ocean’s point of view matters. #oceansays
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