This project aims to petition and campaign that the government of Norway adopt a 10-year moratorium on Deep Seabed Mining as the group had done with the group for Children and Youth to get the government to declare a climate emergency. This will include a documentary and petition around different regions of Norway.

Saltwater Classroom was founded in 2018 by Lexi Doudera, a marine biology major who understands that youth education is key to conserving coastal areas. She will build off the success of their SOA-supported curriculum on corals by conducting a  "Deep Dive" Workshop for 250 3rd-5th grade students focused on kelp forests in collaboration with non-profit partners. Participants will learn about kelp itself, kelp forests as an ecosystem, trophic cascade, particular species, as well as an introduction to kelp aquaculture and its role in today's ocean landscape. Behind coral reefs, kelp forests are the second most vulnerable ecosystem in the ocean and most people know very little about them.

Kelapa Dua is one of the many small islands in Kepulauan Seribu. The island/waters are part of a National Park system, and the island itself is heavily influenced by tidal waves. In order to help protect the coastline from erosion, this group has proposed a coral reef restoration/artificial reef project. The plan is to use a concrete transplantation method to plant a test track of reef, to monitor the growth of the transplanted corals, to hold a training session for the Island society, and to work with the local government to impose limitations on human activity in the transplantation area.

CarbonEthics is a startup, non-profit organization that aims to educate individuals and institutions about how to reduce and offset their carbon footprints. Blue Carbon Ecosystem is a project to directly sequester carbon through the conservation and restoration of coastal habitats (mangroves, seagrass, and coral) while also enhancing the livelihood of local communities. Through this grant, stakeholder mappings are being conducted, carbon stock potential is being assessed, and the organization is gaining formal government accreditation. Income generated from offsets as a result of this project goes directly to blue carbon-farmers.

In 2012 we developed a pioneering citizen science program called Junior Coastal Monitoring. Our purpose is to provide an experience for children to connect with the ocean, and to become Junior Ocean Guardians. We have recently started to develop new pedagogical strategies to reach a larger number of children and provide information about the ocean. In 2020 we have created an online Ocean Mini-course for children in Portuguese language. Now we aim to translate this online mini course to English and Spanish, so that this knowledge can reach as many children as possible.

The Manta Caribbean Project is developing specific conservation strategies that ensure the long-term safeguarding of mobulid rays by studying several aspects of the species' ecology and biology, in collaboration with various stakeholders such as lobster fishermen, MPA rangers, and MPA managers. With this funding, the project will provide practical training workshops to fishing cooperatives to reduce the risk of mobulid entanglements in small-scale fisheries gear within Marine Protected Areas, identify the most commonly used fishing gear and which causes the most harm, and lead educational workshops to increase community knowledge about the species.

With support from SOA, Saathi will do a thorough assessment of the positive environmental impact of their product in terms of plastic and C02 pollution avoided due to the production of their plastic-free feminine hygiene products. Their business model has a positive impact at every part of our supply chain, providing income to farmers who produce the materials, employ an all-female manufacturing staff, and sell pads to women typically residing in underserved urban areas.

This project will educate students in Tidung Island (a small island near Jakarta that has been promoted by the local government for domestic tourism) about the SDG 14, and particularly about blue carbon ecosystems. The program starts with classroom lessons about the ocean and the SDG 14, followed by a mangrove and seagrass planting on the island. Students will then be in charge of regularly monitoring the growth of their mangroves and seagrasses.

Bocas de Ceniza is the point where the Magdalena River flows into the Caribbean Sea. In this wonderful place, three ecosystems can be appreciated from the same position: beach, river and mangrove. During the last 10 years this region has been seriously affected by pollution and toxic waste thrown into the river by industries. This group developed an educational series, implemented a clean up, and introduced a citizen-science process, encouraging participatns to identify and document usable material and the process in a toolkit. The project will directly benefit the population of Bocas de Cenizas by reducing riverine and marine pollution and through education.