2016 Annual Report
This past year was a very different year for the Foundation’s staff, it was the first year in many that we were not occupied with field work aboard our research vessel in some far-flung corner of the world. Having completed …
Education and Outreach
B.A.M. Spring 2017
Check out the photos from the final phase of the 2016-2017 Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) program. Thanks to all the students and teachers who participated in this year’s B.A.M. program who helped to restore and monitor the mangrove forest in Abaco, …
The Big Reveal – Fungi or Not
It’s been three weeks since we last met with the second year B.A.M. students at Forest Heights Academy. During our last session, the students plated their potentially diseased red mangrove leaves in agar. Since Ryann Rossi and I returned to the …
Earth Day Premiere of “An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch”
An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch will premiere on Earth Day, April 22! Come watch the film with us at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History at 6pm or watch it at 8pm or 11pm ET/PT on the Smithsonian Channel. An Ocean Mystery: The Missing …
Not Just an Art Contest
By Amy Heemsoth Over the past couple of years, we have received some really compelling and inspirational pieces of artwork as part of the Science without Borders® Challenge, an international conservation art contest. During last year’s contest, we met an …
A Conversation with Conservation Photographer Michele Westmorland
By Elizabeth Rauer & Michele Westmorland During the 2016 WiLDSPEAK event in Washington DC, we had a chance to speak with conservation photographer Michele Westmorland about what it was like to join the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation on …
Coral Reef Education Portal Wins Prestigious W3 Award
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is proud to announce that our Coral Reef Education Portal won the 2016 W3 Award for Environmental Awareness. Receiving nearly 5,000 entries, the W3 Awards honors outstanding websites, web marketing, web video, mobile sites, …
Finalists in the 2016 Blue Ocean Film Festival
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is thrilled to announce that two of our films have been selected as finalists in the world’s largest ocean film and conservation summit, the Blue Ocean Film Festival! The Blue Ocean Film Festival …
Dive into the Underwater World of Coral Reefs with the New Coral Reef Ecology Curriculum
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is bringing marine science education to students around the world through our new Coral Reef Ecology Curriculum. This custom-built online platform contains educational videos, interactive exercises and games designed to educate people about life …
Dive into the Underwater World of Coral Reefs with the New Coral Reef Ecology Curriculum
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is bringing marine science education to students around the world through our new Coral Reef Ecology Curriculum. This custom-built online platform contains educational videos, interactive exercises and games designed to educate people about life …