Since its establishment in 1996, Fundacion Philippe Cousteau Union de los Oceanos (in the following Fundacion) supports the sustainability at sea through international cooperation aiming at the safeguard of the environment and at the protection of marine biodiversity, the promotion of maritime safety and the maintenance of high skill levels among the maritime workers.
The aim of the Union de los Oceanos project is to raise awareness in north African as well as in Spanish speaking countries worldwide on the Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030 so as to promote the involvement of citizens, seafarers and fishermen in the deployment of its objectives.
The project encompasses the participation and/or the organisation of a number of workshops, stakeholders’ meeting and conferences in EU and outside EU as well as promotion through media and the social channels of Fundacion.
In carrying out the project, Fundacion is teaming with NGOs whom it entered cooperation agreements with, namely SDG4MED, as far as Mediterranean local authorities are concerned, Carano4Children as far as child and young (up to higher schools) engagement is concerned and the Red PBIP Mexico Internacional as far as dissemination in the Americas are concerned.
- Name of organisation
- Fundacion Philippe Cousteau - Union de los Oceanos
- Type of organisation
- Non-governmental organisation
- Type of action proposed
- Citizen engagement, citizens-science, youth-led initiatives, communities of practice, ocean and water literacy, outreach, awareness raising and participatory approaches
- The action contributes to the following objective or enabler
- Protect and restore marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversityOcean and waters knowledge system
- List of Partners
SDG4MED (Italy)
Red PBIP Mexico Internacional (Mexico)
- Start date of the action
- End date of the action
- Budget allocated for the action
- 0
- Basin coverage
- Atlantic/Arctic coast
- Website link
- mario.dogliani@gmail.com
- Country
- AlbaniaBelgiumItalyMexicoSpain