DAME Design Awards charity

The Ocean Conservation Trust is a global charity that exists to protect and restore the Ocean. Our work is centred around harnessing the collective power of people and encouraging positive action through pro-ocean behaviour and habitat restoration. The vision is a world where the Ocean is thriving, healthy, and sustainably protected for generations to come. Working across three core pillars– Ocean Advocacy, Ocean Habitats and Ocean Experiences, our team invests time, skills and passion into projects that increase biodiversity and combat climate change to protect the Ocean. We work tirelessly to inspire positive change amongst individuals, communities, businesses, and policymakers alike.

The OCT’s flagship Ocean Habitats programme, Blue Meadows, takes a holistic approach to seagrass protection, regeneration, and restoration at scale. Seagrass, one of the planet’s most ecologically valuable habitats, has sadly declined up to 90% globally due to human impact. Our goal is to protect the seagrass we already have, and over the longer-term restore the seagrass we have lost, by creating a global blueprint for large-scale restoration.