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We believe young people are the guardians of the planet’s future and deserve to be heard.

The work we witness happening through our young ocean leaders, from Guimaras Island in the Philippines to Accra, Ghana, is absolutely incredible and we wanted to share it with the world.

Please meet young ocean leaders who are driving change on behalf of the ocean!

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Paula Sills, Panama

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Alice Terpereau, France

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Prince Agbata, Ghana

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Emily De Sousa, Canada

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Nicolas Marin, Argentina

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Janis Argeswara, Indonesia

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Mohammad Naufal, Indonesia

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Betty Jahateh, The Gambia

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Bryan Madera, Philippines

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Ifeoluwa Omoyeni, Nigeria

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Blogs

  • Meet Paula (Pau) Sills, 27, of Panama
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  • Meet Alice Terpereau, 24, of France
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  • Meet Prince Agbata, 31 from Ghana
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  • Meet Emily De Sousa, 26 from Canada
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  • Meet Nicolas Marin, 23 from Argentina
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Videos

Since 2016, Sustainable Ocean Alliance has co-hosted Our Ocean Youth Leadership Summit alongside the U.S.Department of State, the European Union, the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs, and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and today Our Ocean organizers in Panama. During these summits, we had the privilege of bringing over 600 youth from over 70 countries on a mission to inspire, inform, and empower young participants between the ages of 18-35 to build high impact and integrated solutions for the ocean and society. Meet our young ocean leaders' cohorts!