Ocean Impact Brings Organizations Together to Create a Sustainable Ocean
Based in Sydney, Australia, Ocean Impact Organisation brings together a multi-disciplinary ecosystem of founders & start-ups, marine experts and organizations, business mentors, industry partners, corporates, research institutions, media organizations, not-for-profit partners, investors and philanthropists to create an abundant and sustainable ocean through inspiration, innovation, leadership and good business.
The environmental and socio-economic challenges facing our oceans have reached a critical level. Decades of ocean mismanagement combined with a rapidly growing population and the ever-increasing threats posed by climate change place the long-term health of the ocean on a delicate precipice.
Key Juncture in Time
Major ocean challenges include overfishing, plastic pollution, habitat and biodiversity loss, unsustainable coastal development, stormwater and agricultural pollution and a range of climate change impacts including increased ocean temperatures, rising sea levels, ocean acidification and coral reef degradation. "We are at a key juncture in time. A time for vision, strong leadership, collaboration and collective action at a scale not previously seen before," the initiators say.
"Ocean Impact Organisation is industry & technology agnostic and solution-focused because the myriad of challenges facing the ocean are many and complex and will require a broad range of industries, disciplines and technologies to solve. Similarly, the opportunity areas that arise out of these challenges are plentiful," the organization's website says.
More information: www.ocean-impact.org.
