What we do

Every boat on the water has the power to protect—or harm—our ocean. That’s the message at the heart of Navigate with Care: Protect Our Oceans, a global campaign from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation and the International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN). An official activity of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, this campaign aims to promote safe and environmentally responsible boating practices that safeguard both people and marine ecosystems.

As part of this initiative, we are hosting a free, four-part webinar series to empower mariners, conservationists, and ocean advocates with practical knowledge to protect the ocean through safe navigation.

Today at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) and the International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN) proudly launched Navigate with Care: Protect Our Oceans, a joint campaign that promotes safe and environmentally responsible boating practices.

Unveiled by IFAN’s Development Manager Francesca Pradelli during the Ocean Decade Forum, the campaign encourages mariners to take simple, proactive steps to avoid harming sensitive marine ecosystems such as coral reefs, mangrove forests, and seagrass beds. At its heart, Navigate with Care is about advancing two vital and connected goals: safety at sea and protection of marine life…