Raising awareness about the importance of seagrass meadows
9.742 STUDENTS
1.922 TEACHERS
3.654 GENERAL PUBLIC
All of our activities have a positive impact on the protection of seagrass meadows and on the employability of women in the Sado estuary’s fishing community.
NGO for Development
We are an ONGD. We cooperate with projects that support women and seagrass meadows in Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP communities).
ADVOCACY
We develop recommendations to support maintenance plans and political decisions that recognise the value of blue carbon ecosystems and promote their restoration.
VOLUNTEERING FOR COMPANIES
A program with a positive impact: cleaning the estuary, changing behaviours and listening to fisherwomen’s stories; these activities help raise awareness for the issue of marine litter among the Sado Estuary’s fishing community, whilst promoting social innovation and the value of local ecosystems.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Mapping and monitoring the seagrass meadows of the Sado Estuary, together with fisherwomen, the scientific community and Ocean Alive Camp’s students.
Shellfishing without litter Campaign
Raising awareness among razor clams harvesters to avoid leaving plastic salt containers in the estuary. Awareness actions are led by by women in the fishing community together with beach cleaning actions carried out by volunteers.
Ocean Alive Camp summer school
Binding YOUNG FUTURES TO THE OCEAN
Ocean Alive Camp aims to empower young people to become ambassadors for the protection of ocean ecosystems. This summer school is embedded in an award-winning local sustainability project, Keepers of the Sea. Participants explore Sado Estuary’s protected marine areas, guided by our team with passion and scientific expertise.
Cleaning the Sado estuary
5.573 volunteers
+65 tons of litter
58.997 plastic salt packages
Changing behaviors in partnership with the fishing community
18 KEEPERS OF THE SEA
6.251 MEMBERS OF THE FISHING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATING IN AWARENESS ACTIONS
