Project Zero
Sharing some information about a project I have closely supported and love donating time or resources to. Project Zero is an incredible organization supported by renowned scientists, business leaders, culture makers, campaigners, and ocean experts who are all working to awaken the fight to protect and restore the ocean.
I adopted a piece of the Sri Lankan ocean in 2020 (I lived in Sri Lanka for 8 years of my life). Supporting Sri Lankan oceans means continual protection of the Wedithalathive Nature Reserve, reforestation of degraded mangrove habitats within or adjacent to the nature reserve, the development, and implementation of the sustainable fisheries management plan, and increased community.
Here’s my little piece…
About Project Zero
The Planet is in trouble but the ocean can helpThe ocean is our planet’s life support system. Every second breath you take comes from the ocean. The ocean makes the clouds that make rain and snow to give us fresh water. Over one billion people daily rely on the ocean as a source of food, and countless others for their livelihoods. The ocean stores carbon and regulates the climate. The ocean gives us life. It represents 99% of all liveable space on our planet, yet only 2% is strongly protected. No ocean, no life.
It’s time to show the ocean some loveProject Zero has set out to secure a global network of ocean sanctuaries to provide resilience to the devastating effects of the climate crisis. Stretching from Antarctica to the Bering Strait, and mapped out by the world's leading marine scientists, this global network of projects will be able to restore our ocean’s health, and set us on a sustainable path.
Like national parks in the water, each ocean sanctuary is a place where no one can drill, mine, fish, or pollute to allow the ocean to regain its power to mitigate the effects of climate change. In an explosion of biodiversity, fishes and invertebrates in ocean sanctuaries reproduce and grow to full size; this biodiversity is critical to the carbon cycle. Fish and their larvae immigrate to other areas of the ocean, securing a global food source that over a billion people rely on daily.
Each ocean sanctuary is a pearl in the global strand, each with its own unique characteristics, management plan, and team on the ground; each requires many of the same processes and funding as its land-based counterparts.
How Project Zero works1. Working with a team of leading ocean scientists and organizations, we vet each ocean project to make sure we’re only funding the very best ones to make maximum impact.
2. Every day citizens, major donors, partners, and sponsors donate amazing amounts of money in response to project zero events.
3. We add together all the money and use it to give grants to charities who are working on projects to restore and protect the ocean all over the world.
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