New

• Announcing Our 11th Annual Science Without Borders® Challenge!

  Amy Heemsoth

Read More

Recent

• 

  Global Reef Expedition Webinar: Coral Reefs in the South Pacific

  Liz Thompson

• 

  Findings from the World’s Largest Coral Reef Expedition Showcased at International Coral Reef Conference

  Liz Thompson

• 

  Sharing our findings at the International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS)

  Liz Thompson

View More News

Photos

View More Photos

Latest Science

• Revisiting the paradigm of shark‐driven trophic cascades in coral reef ecosystems

  A paper in the journal Ecology, based off research conducted on the Global Reef Expedition, suggests that reef sharks exert weak control over coral reef food webs, and that environmental features play a more definitive role.

Discover

Watch

• OUR LIVING OCEANS Premiere

  ---

  Tune into EarthxTV to watch full episodes of "Our Living Oceans."

View More Videos

World Reef Map

• Living Oceans Foundation Completes Global Coral Reef Atlas

  The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has completed the World Reef Map, an online interactive coral reef atlas that allows users to explore all of the coral reefs and shallow water marine habitats mapped on the Global Reef Expedition.

Explore

Science Without Borders®

Science Without Borders® guides all of our work as we pursue our mission to preserve, protect and restore the world's oceans and aquatic resources.

Learn more

Education

• Education Portal

  Our Coral Reef Ecology Curriculum is a great resource for students and teachers. Filled with lesson plans, videos, and interactive learning exercises, our education portal engages and inspires students to learn about coral reefs and to become stewards of this vital ecosystem.

• Science without Borders^® Challenge

  We are now accepting applications for the 2023 Science Without Borders® Challenge! This annual art contest encourages students to learn about important ocean science and conservation issues through art. This year's theme is "The Sixth Extinction." The competition is open to middle and high school students 11-19 years old, with prizes of up to $500 awarded to the winning entries.

Find Us on Facebook

Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

The theme of our next Science Without Borders® Challenge student art contest is "The Sixth Extinction!" Middle and high school students 11-19 years old can send us their original artwork of an endangered marine species for their chance to win up to $500 in prizes. Learn more & apply: ... See MoreSee Less

Announcing Our 11th Annual Science Without Borders® Challenge! - Living Oceans Foundation

www.livingoceansfoundation.org

The Living Oceans Foundation is excited to announce that our Science Withou...

13 hours ago  ·  

View on Facebook

· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is hosting a webinar in partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). This webinar will shine a light on the work we have done on coral reefs in the South Pacific and share what we learned on the state of corals and reef fish with people working to protect and preserve these resources in the region.Coral Reefs in the South Pacific: Outlook from the Global Reef Expedition 8/18/22 at 11am in Samoa (8/17/22 at 6pm ET)Between 2012 and 2015 KSLOF's Global Reef Expedition surveyed and mapped reefs in the Pacific Islands Region. Coral reef experts from around the world were joined by researchers from the region to conduct extensive coral, benthic and fish surveys. The results of this work represent a huge contribution to understanding of coral reefs in the region. This Webinar will share the findings of this voyage in the Pacific Region, both wonderful and disturbing. Both SPREP and KSLOF have endorsed Actions under the IOC Decade for Ocean Science. This webinar will provide a platform to explore science needs for the Pacific and to form future collaborations. Agenda:-Opening remarks from SPREP-Introduction to the Khaled Bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation and to the Global Reef Expedition -State of the Corals and Reef Fish in the South Pacific -Comparison of reefs in the South Pacific to reefs in the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean-KSLOF resources available to use for conservation-Q&ARegistrationWe are holing the webinar from 11:00am – 12:30pm Western Samoa Time (UTC+13) on August 18, 2022, which is 5:00pm – 6:30pm East Coast Time (UTC-4:00) on August 17th, 2022. The webinar will be held in English, with French interpretation provided. For those who can not attend in person, the webinar will be recorded and made available online.If you are interested in joining us for this online event, register here: https://livingoceansfoundation.org/global-reef-expedition-webinar-coral-reefs-in-the-south-pacific/ ... See MoreSee Less

2 days ago  ·  

Photo

View on Facebook

· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

"Mangroves – a collection of trees that grow on salty, coastal mud which gets flooded by the tides daily – have gained prominence as global warming has worsened in recent years. They can suck up larger amounts of Earth-heating carbon dioxide from the air than dryland trees, and tame storm surges before they reach human settlements.However, their home ground along the world’s tropical coasts has also put them on a collision course with rapid human and economic development. Singapore has already lost over 80 per cent of its mangroves since the 1950s. Neighbouring Indonesia, which houses the world’s largest repository of such coastal forests, has lost over 30 per cent of them, as large-scale aquaculture has picked up in recent decades."Read more in Eco-Business: ... See MoreSee Less

24 hours with… mangrove specialist Daniel Friess

www.eco-business.com

Coastal forests trap huge volumes of greenhouse gases and protect people fr...

3 days ago  ·  

View on Facebook

· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is hosting a webinar in partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). This Webinar will share the findings from our #GlobalReefExpedition in the Pacific Region, both wonderful and disturbing. Both SPREP and KSLOF have endorsed Actions under the IOC Decade for Ocean Science. This webinar will provide a platform to explore science needs for the Pacific and to form future collaborations. If you're a scientist, marine manager, or conservationist working on #CoralReefs in the #PacificIslands, please join us for this meeting! You can register here: https://livingoceansfoundation.org/global-reef-expedition-webinar-coral-reefs-in-the-south-pacific/ ... See MoreSee Less

4 days ago  ·  

Photo

View on Facebook

· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

#FunFact: Why is it called a surgeonfish? Surgeonfish get their name from the pair of spines that are as sharp as a scalpel. The spines are usually tucked into a groove in their tail, but if you get too close – watch out! #FunFactFridayLearn more #FunFacts on our #Education Portal! https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/education/portal/ ... See MoreSee Less

4 days ago  ·  

Photo

View on Facebook

· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email