Busan, 2025
Ocean Literacy as a tool to drive ocean conservation actions - Our Ocean Conference
Ocean literacy drives conservation action by fostering informed public awareness and empowering individuals to make responsible decisions regarding ocean health. Through increased knowledge, awareness, and emotional connection to the ocean, people are more likely to engage in pro-environmental behaviors like advocating for sustainable resource management.
The workshop and round table “Ocean Literacy as a tool to drive Ocean conservation actions” has been hosted by the Our Ocean Conference in Busan (South Korea) in February 2025 to present Save the Wave as a key pilot project to advance literacy and conservation objectives at international level.
The event hosted the following speakers:
Francesca Santoro, Senior Programme Officer UNESCO-IOC
Camila Rivera, Oceanus Conservation
Valentina Lovat, Associate Programme Specialist from UNESCO-IOC
Mr. Sangkil Lee, Director Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries in Korea
Mr. Jinho Bae, Education and Ocean Literacy Team Leader Korea National Ocean Science Museum
Ms. Soyeona Park, Researcher Korea National Ocean Science Museum ECOP Korea
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Discover how to contribute and become part of the Save the Wave project. We collaborate with companies, research centers, universities, organizations, journalists and media, and citizens to drive the change we need for a healthy ocean.
Save The Wave is a project of
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Discover how to contribute and become part of the Save the Wave project. We collaborate with companies, research centers, universities, organizations, journalists and media, and citizens to drive the change we need for a healthy ocean.
Save The Wave is a project of