Cause of the Week
Jean-Michel Cousteau, his daughter Céline, and the Ocean Futures team with Achuar villagers in Peru, 2007. (c) Carrie Vonderhaar, Ocean Futures Society/KQED
One of the true heroes in My Favorite Place on Earth, Jean-Michel Cousteau has devoted his life to exploring and protecting our water planet.
He established Ocean Futures Society with a special mission: “To explore our global ocean, inspiring and educating people throughout the world to act responsibly for its protection, documenting the critical connection between humanity and nature, and celebrating the ocean's vital importance to the survival of all life on our planet.”
Ocean Futures Society recognizes these priorities:
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•Clean water, the essence of life and a birthright for everyone, must become available to all people now.
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•Coastal marine habitats, coral reefs, estuaries and wetlands, must receive protection in order to assure the ocean’s quality of life and thus our own.
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•Marine mammals, our biological counterparts in the sea, must be protected from human impact.
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•Sustainable fisheries must be created to reflect our ability to manage natural resources wisely.
Understanding that "We can't protect what we don’t yet understand," Jean-Michel Cousteau has dedicated Ocean Futures Society to advancing his family’s legacy for a world increasingly in need of information and inspiration.
Ocean Futures Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, U.S. tax ID #95-4455199
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(Jean-Michel Cousteau is featured in My Favorite Place on Earth)
