Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Providing science-based solutions to protect and restore ocean health
The Foundation works with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to inform marine spatial planning in Fiji, Tonga, and the Solomon Islands using data collected on the Global Reef Expedition. IUCN’s Oceania Regional Office has been working with countries to …
After a successful first year of the Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) Program, the Foundation expands the mangrove education and restoration program to offer a second year program. The BAM Year-2 program focuses on monitoring and managing mangroves through project-based learning, …
In recent years, crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) outbreaks have increased in scale and frequency, causing marine resource managers and scientists to take action. The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) has come across several COTS infested reefs throughout the Global …
Embodying our motto Science Without Borders®, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation supported the efforts of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre Marine Programme to identify ways in which World Heritage status could be used to protect outstanding places on …
The Foundation publishes the first in a series of interactive online marine atlases, beginning with the interactive version of the Atlas of Saudi Arabian Marine Habitats. The Interactive Red Sea Atlas is an online interactive digital publication that can be viewed on …
The Foundation celebrates World Oceans Day 2016 at our 3rd annual film screening. This year, it is the Coral Reefs: Trouble in Paradise film premiere about coral bleaching in the Chagos Archipelago, a remote island chain in the middle of the …
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation launches the coral reef Education Portal! This custom-built online platform contains a comprehensive coral reef curriculum complete with lesson plans, quizzes, educational videos, interactives, and games designed to educate people about life on coral …
The new film produced by the Foundation, Sharks of the Coral Canyon (aired as Mysteries of the Coral Canyon on PBS) wins the Suncoast Emmy® Award for Best Environment Program of 2015. Winner of 6 other awards as well, the film tells the …
Oceanco and Jean-Michael Cousteau present the Fabien Cousteau Blue Award to Living Oceans Foundation at the 25th Anniversary International Superyacht Society (ISS) Design and Leadership Awards ceremony. In much the same spirit as Living Oceans’ educational outreach program, Oceanco has long been …
The Foundation launches a novel partnership with resorts and recreational divers to protect reefs from destructive starfish. During the months of October and November, the Foundation worked in the Maldives to remove Crown of Thorns Starfish (COTS) and invited certified SCUBA divers to participate …
