We truly admire the innovative initiatives made by people all around the world – whether it be individuals, companies, communities or NGOs – to improve lives and the environment.
SHARK ALLIANCE
This coalition of NGOs is Europe’s shark conservation task force. Bloom became a member in March 2009.
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ORCA
The founder of ORCA, the fabulous Dr Edith Widder, winner of the MacArthur Genius Prize in 2006, invented Orca’s Eye-in-the-Sea streams live images of the deep sea! Edie also invented the perfect tool to measure the health of the oceans, otherwise known as ‘Kilroy’.
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OCEANA
Oceana conducts focused, strategic campaigns to make a significant difference to the oceans. Each campaign combines scientific, legal, policy and advocacy approaches to reach its goal. Saving the oceans may take decades, but in each of our campaigns we aim to accomplish an important milestone in that effort within two to five years.
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DEEP SEA CONSERVATION COALITION
A coalition much like Shark Alliance, but to protect vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems this time. A really good source of information as well.
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DEEP FLIGHT
If you want to know more about submersibles, this is the site for you!
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CHANGING THE PRESENT
Charitable giving in its very essence.
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THE HORNBILL FOUNDATION
Pilai Poonswad, the founder of the Hornbill Foundation, is simply a formidable woman. She has sacrificed her personal life to save the hornbills in the Thai forest and she is succeeding! Her brilliant idea was to transform the poachers who were killing the birds into a protection task force by giving them the guarantee of a small yet steady income. How does she do this? She runs an adoption program. Anyone can adopt a hornbill family and support their protection! Claire worked with Pilai in the jungle filming the birds for almost a year. Go ahead, don’t hesitate to support this conservation program, run by very hard-working people who really need your help.
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GREEN FOR ALL
A green initiative that fights poverty and pollution in one fell swoop.
KIVA
A scheme that sees individuals support entrepreneurs in developing countries by providing small loans.
PORTABLE LIGHT
A great interdisciplinary project to create and develop new models for renewable lighting.
PARIS MONTAGNE
A scientific festival organized by students to show that science is fun! And to inspire youth to embrace scientific careers. An amazing project that should be realized everywhere.
WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL
Helping women survivors of war rebuild their lives.
GOING GREEN IN HONG KONG
Going Green is a practical guide book on how and why to enjoy an eco-responsible, healthy, economical life in Hong Kong.
MODBURY, SOUTH DEVON: BRITAIN’S FIRST PLASTIC-BAG FREE TOWN
This campaign, started by Rebecca Hoskins after she saw the devastation caused by plastic bag pollutions in the oceans, was then taken up by the Modbury town traders when they saw her film ‘Message in the Waves’. On 1st May 2007, Modbury became the first plastic-bag free town in the UK.
The Ross Sea, Antartica is the last pristine open-ocean marine ecosystem on Earth. The Last Ocean aims to raise awareness this endangered environment and promotes the establishment of a Ross Sea marine protected area.