We’re thrilled to share that Seatrees has been officially endorsed by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development - also known as the UN Ocean Decade!
As part of this endorsement, Seatrees joins a powerful cohort of six newly recognized initiatives working to build a decentralized, global network of ocean innovators, scientists, and advocates who are actively developing and scaling solutions to the ocean’s most urgent challenges.
Led by the Decade Programme Global Ecosystem for Ocean Solutions, these initiatives are creating powerful platforms to connect ocean champions around the world and tackle our planet’s most urgent marine challenges.
We’re honored to stand alongside the other endorsed organizations driving meaningful action across the planet: Ocean Frontier Institute, Åbo Akademi University, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Archireef, and University of Otago
What Are “Decade Challenges”?
At the heart of the UN Ocean Decade are 10 Decade Challenges - the most immediate and pressing needs to be addressed by 2030 in order to create a healthy, resilient, and inclusive ocean.
Each challenge contributes to one or more Decade Outcomes and may evolve over time as new priorities and global conditions emerge.
Seatrees is proud to actively address three of these global challenges through our work:
🔹 Challenge 2: Protect and Restore Ecosystems and Biodiversity
We directly plant and restore critical blue carbon ecosystems, like mangrove forests, kelp forests, seagrass meadows, and coral reefs, helping restore biodiversity, enhance ecosystem health, and protect coastlines.
🔹 Challenge 5: Unlock Ocean-Based Solutions to Climate Change
By restoring ecosystems that sequester carbon and buffer coastal communities from the impacts of climate change, Seatrees projects serve as real, nature-based solutions for reducing global emissions and building resilience.
🔹 Challenge 9: Ensure a Sustainable Ocean Economy that is Equitable and Inclusive
We work hand-in-hand with local partners, indigenous communities, and coastal leaders, ensuring that the knowledge, skills, and tools for ocean regeneration are accessible, inclusive, and community-driven.
This endorsement is more than a badge of honor - it’s a call to action.
The UN Ocean Decade aims to transform the way the world interacts with the ocean by creating an accessible, collaborative ecosystem that unlocks solutions at scale. With your support, Seatrees will continue to grow our network, deepen our impact, and help create the thriving ocean we all depend on.
Let’s regenerate the ocean, together.