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Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation Five Year Anthology
  • [2006]
  • Fair, S. (2006). Anthology: The First Five Years. Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, Landover, Maryland.
  • The Living Oceans Foundation is dedicated to conservation and restoration of living oceans and pledges to champion their preservation through research, education and a commitment to Science Without Borders®.

Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation Five Year Anthology

The Living Oceans Foundation is dedicated to conservation and restoration of living oceans and pledges to champion their preservation through research, education and a commitment to Science Without Borders®.

The idea of Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, registered in California in September 2000, took shape during a research expedition to French Polynesia in 1998. His Royal Highness Prince Khaled bin Sultan of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had invited world-renowned oceanographers to accompany him on the Motor Yacht Golden Shadow to conduct cutting-edge coral health research on the impact of the most severe El Niño event of record. This early expedition helped forge an operational construct for the activities of the Foundation over the past five years: state-of-the-art data collection techniques, collaboration among international teams of scientists, partnership in service to ocean conservation, and public outreach.

Science Without Borders ®
The Foundation exemplifies the power of its guiding principle, Science Without Borders.® Located in Landover, Maryland, the Foundation operates within reach of the capital of the United States, a country with the capability and resources to set the example for stewardship of our oceans. The Foundation’s work—research focused on preserving life in the world’s great commons, the oceans—is carried out by scientists from every corner of the globe.

Project selection
In selecting projects, the Foundation uses a consistent set of criteria, including:

  • Is the project critical and unique?
  • Does the project have clear potential to yield significant impact?
  • Does the project have wide application?
  • Will the project produce a procedure, diagnostic test, management tool, or other tangible application?

To review the Foundation’s success in applying these criteria, we will begin by looking back briefly over its operational track record. We will then focus on the themes that drive the Foundation and illustrate its role as a global player in marine conservation…

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