This Earth Day, we’re reminded that real change begins with us. The theme for Earth Day 2025—“Our Planet, Our Power”—is a call to action. It urges people everywhere to recognize the power we each hold to protect the environment through education, advocacy, and community support.
At the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, we believe in that power. For more than two decades, we’ve worked to preserve the health of our blue planet by focusing on one of its most vital—and most threatened—ecosystems: the ocean.
Covering over 70% of Earth’s surface, the ocean is the planet’s life support system. It provides the oxygen we breathe, regulates the climate, supports global biodiversity, and sustains communities around the world. Yet today, the ocean is under threat. Rising ocean temperatures and acidification are devastating coral reefs. Coastal development and pollution are destroying mangrove forests and seagrass beds. Overfishing is pushing many marine species to the brink. These changes not only threaten marine life—they threaten the people who depend on the ocean for food, jobs, and coastal protection.
We know the challenges are immense—but so is our collective ability to make a difference.
That’s why the Living Oceans Foundation focuses on solutions that empower people. We work with scientists across the globe to assess the health of coral reefs and coastal marine ecosystems. The knowledge gained through these partnerships is used to inform conservation decisions and help protect vulnerable habitats.
Just as importantly, we invest in education. Through our award-winning educational programs, we provide students, teachers, and communities with the tools they need to understand the ocean and the role it plays in their lives. We believe that education is one of the most powerful tools we have to spark change—because when people understand the value of the ocean, they’re more likely to fight to protect it.
This Earth Day, we invite you to join us in using your power to protect the planet:
- Learn more about the ocean and the threats it faces.
- Advocate for policies that protect marine ecosystems
- Support organizations doing conservation work
- Reduce your environmental footprint
- Share your knowledge to inspire others to care
Together, we are not powerless in the face of environmental destruction. We are powerful agents of change.
This is our planet, and we have the power to protect it.
Want to learn more?
Dive into our Education Portal, a free digital education resource filled with custom interactive exercises, lesson plans, videos, and quizzes, developed to increase ocean literacy by incorporating marine science into topics taught every day in middle and high school classrooms around the world.