Donate
Give
search-icon
Protecting the Ocean, One Voyage at a Time: Join Our Next Navigate with Care Webinar

The ocean is a shared resource—and a fragile one. Every time a boat sets out to sea, it has the potential to impact marine ecosystems. But it doesn’t have to. With the right knowledge and tools, boaters can reduce their environmental footprint and even become champions for ocean conservation.

Join us for the next installment in our Navigate with Care webinar series, a free online event designed to help mariners, conservationists, and ocean advocates chart a more sustainable course.

Navigate with Care: Environmental Impacts of Boating

Thursday, August 21, 2025
10:00 AM EDT / 4:00 PM CEST

Register now

In this webinar, we’ll dive into how boating practices can affect sensitive marine habitats like coral reefs, seagrass meadows, and areas inhabited by marine mammals. You’ll hear from experts on the science behind these impacts—and the simple steps boaters can take to avoid them. From using mooring buoys to interpreting navigational aids, you’ll learn practical strategies that help protect the ocean while keeping you safe on the water.

We’ll also spotlight successful efforts led by the boating community to safeguard marine environments. These stories show that when boaters navigate with care, they don’t just avoid damage—they become stewards of the sea.

This series is part of our broader Navigate with Care campaign, an endorsed Action of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Developed in partnership with the International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN), the campaign aims to reduce the environmental impacts of boating and promote safe, responsible navigation around the world.

Whether you captain a yacht, paddle a kayak, or simply love the ocean, this webinar is for you. Join us, learn more, and take the pledge to #NavigateWithCare.

Navigate With Care

Navigate with Care is a joint campaign by the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation and the International Foundation for Aids to Navigation. It promotes safe and environmentally responsible navigation practices that protect both people and marine life.

Learn More

Related Posts

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…

Read More

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).

Read More

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.  You can view our complete Privacy Policy here.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Most of our cookies are used to improve website security and reduce spam. These cookies should be enabled at all times. They also enable us to save your preferences for cookie settings.

3rd Party Cookies

This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages. Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website.

Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance (opens in a new tab)