Introducing Our New Website: A Fresh Look for the Foundation’s Future

December 3, 2025

Written by Liz Thompson

As we celebrate the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s 25th anniversary, we are proud to unveil our newly redesigned website—a modern home for our science, conservation work, and educational programs. This launch marks an important moment for the Foundation as we honor our long history and look toward the future of ocean conservation.

For more than two decades, the Foundation has worked tirelessly to improve the health of our living oceans. We have advanced ocean science, led one of the largest coral reef research missions in history, restored mangrove forests with local communities, created award-winning education programs, and shared the wonders of the ocean with people around the world. Our new website reflects the organization we are today—focused on conserving coral reefs, restoring mangrove forests, and improving ocean literacy—while still highlighting the legacy of work that brought us here.

A Modern Website to Support Our Mission

The redesigned site features a clean, contemporary look and a vastly improved experience across all devices. Whether viewed on a computer, tablet, or mobile phone, the new site is fast, responsive, and easy to navigate. Its simplified structure helps visitors quickly understand who we are, what we do, and how they can connect with our work.

Explore, Learn, and Get Involved

One of the most exciting features of the new website is the expanded Learn section, designed to support students, teachers, and lifelong learners. Here, visitors will find:

Our annual Science Without Borders® Challenge student art contest
Downloadable coloring books and other educational materials
A video library of documentaries and educational films
A dedicated Teachers section with educator guides and access to our online Coral Reef Ecology Curriculum

These resources remain free to educators and students worldwide, continuing our long-standing commitment to improving ocean literacy.

The site also offers clear ways for individuals and organizations to support our work. Our updated donation platform makes it easier than ever to contribute directly to the Foundation’s work, including the option to direct gifts to specific conservation or education projects.

Honoring Our Past, Preparing for the Future

The new website highlights the work we are doing today while making our 25-year history of accomplishments and scientific discovery more accessible than ever. Visitors can explore archived expedition logs, project reports, scientific publications, and stories from the Global Reef Expedition, ensuring that our past remains available and informative.

At the same time, this launch is only the beginning. Over the coming months, we will continue refining the site, improving functionality, updating existing materials, and building out new content that reflects our current and future work. Next year, we plan to upgrade our Education Portal, which continues to provide a rich collection of lesson plans, activities, and classroom resources used by teachers around the world.

Join Us on This Journey

We invite you to explore the new site at www.livingoceansfoundation.org and join us as we embark on the next chapter of our mission to preserve, protect, and restore the world’s oceans.

Dive In and Explore Our New Website

Our redesigned site makes it easier than ever to explore the work we do to protect, preserve, and restore our ocean. From our conservation projects to our expanding library of educational resources, the new site brings our mission to life in a clear and engaging way. Whether you’re a longtime supporter or new to the Foundation, we invite you to take a closer look at everything we have to offer. There’s a lot to discover—and this is only the beginning.

Explore Our New Website

From Dialogue to Action: Ocean Foundations Gather in Stockholm

What can philanthropy accomplish when foundations working across ocean science, conservation, and sustainable development come together around a shared purpose?

That question was at the heart of the 6th UN Ocean Decade Foundations Dialogue, held September 7–9 in Stockholm, Sweden. The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation joined philanthropic organizations from around the world for three days of discussion, collaboration, and planning focused on accelerating progress during the second half of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Facilitated by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), the UN Ocean Decade Foundations Dialogue is a growing network of more than 30 philanthropic organizations committed to advancing ocean science, collaboration, and action. Since its creation within the framework of the Ocean Decade, the Dialogue has provided foundations with a space to exchange ideas, develop partnerships, and explore how philanthropy can help advance a healthy and resilient ocean.

Hosted by the Voice of the Ocean Foundation (VOTO), this year’s gathering began with From Depth to Action, an Opening Forum that brought nearly 100 leaders from the Swedish and international ocean community together at…

Meet IFAN: Helping Bring Navigate with Care to the Next Generation

If you’ve ever seen a lighthouse flashing from the shore or a brightly colored buoy bobbing in the water, you’ve seen Aids to Navigation at work.

Aids to Navigation, often called AtoNs, help mariners navigate safely. They can mark channels, warn of hazards, help vessels determine their position, and provide other information people need to make safe decisions on the water. Around the world, these systems help guide everything from small recreational boats to large commercial or container ships.

But safe navigation isn’t only about protecting vessels and the people aboard them. The choices mariners make can also affect the animals and ecosystems beneath and around them.

That connection between maritime safety and ocean conservation is at the heart of this year’s Science Without Borders® Challenge—and of our partnership with this year’s theme sponsor, the International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN).