UNESCO World Heritage Marine Site Managers Conference 2016

At the beginning of September Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation Director of Communications, Alison Barrat, participated in the UNESCO World Heritage Marine Site Managers conference in the Galapagos Islands. The conference brought together managers of the most special marine …

UNESCO World Heritage Marine Site Managers Conference 2016

At the beginning of September Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation Director of Communications, Alison Barrat, participated in the UNESCO World Heritage Marine Site Managers conference in the Galapagos Islands. The conference brought together managers of the most special marine …

Oceanic Wonders Explored: World Heritage in the High Seas

This exceptional photo gallery featured in The Guardian online publication explores just a few of the incredible oceanic wonders that may become protected under the joint initiative between UNESCO and Living Oceans Foundation to expand World Heritage Sites to include …

UNESCO seeks to protect natural wonders in the high seas

This article in DW.com highlights how UNESCO is proposing adding sites in the high seas to the World Heritage List, a campaign sponsored by Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation. These natural wonders are in international waters. Heritage status could …

United Nations report urges expanding World Heritage sites to high seas

This article in Science Magazine highlights Living Oceans Foundation sponsored campaign with UNESCO to expand its World Heritage sites to include the high seas. United Nations report urges expanding World Heritage sites to high seas Science Magazine August 4, 2016 …

Meet a Marine Geologist: Sam Purkis

Do you know… a real marine geologist? In this Meet a Marine Geologist video, you’ll learn about a real life marine geologist who spends his days working on reef-scale monitoring of coral habitats using remote sensing technologies. Dr. Sam Purkis is an Associate …

UNESCO Expands World Heritage Sites Into the Deep Ocean

This article in Yale University’s Environment 360 online digest highlights how UNESCO Expands World Heritage Sites Into the Deep Ocean to include deep-sea ecosystems of outstanding universal value. This campaign has been supported by Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, embodying our theme …

High Seas

  The High Seas – areas of the open ocean outside of national jurisdiction – cover half our planet, but few protections exist for the vibrant marine ecosystems, iconic ocean species, and spectacular deep-sea communities that call these waters home. …

Meet a Scientific Diver: Samantha Clements

Do you know… a real scientific diver? In this Meet a Scientist video, you’ll learn about a real life scientific diver who spends her days studying coral reef communities and the unique organisms that live there. Samantha Clements is a scientific diver …