UOCEAN
UK (33 countries) · 51.51°N · 0.13°W
reconnecting people with water and ending river and ocean plastic pollution by 2050
About UOCEAN
UOCEAN is a UK-founded charity project working to stop river and ocean plastic by 2050, reconnecting diverse communities with water through clean-ups, education and advocacy.
Most of the plastic choking our seas arrives through rivers, canals and coastlines, and the communities closest to that pollution are often the least represented in conversations about fixing it. UOCEAN sets out to change both things at once: cleaning up waterways and making ocean conservation something everyone can take part in.
The charity works across three connected strands. It cleans, removing plastic by hand, kayak and boat and installing barriers that stop waste entering waterways at source. It educates, delivering ocean literacy and climate learning to schools through its Blue Ocean Academy. And it advocates, lifting up underrepresented voices through cultural, arts and campaigning work.
What began on UK rivers now reaches across many countries, with pilots exploring nature-based solutions such as mangrove and coral restoration alongside the core clean-up effort. Partnerships with businesses and schools bring volunteers, funding and momentum, while a strong emphasis on culture and diversity keeps the work rooted in the communities it serves.
The target of ending river and ocean plastics by 2050 is ambitious, and it relies on ordinary people feeling able to act. Support funds clean-ups, puts ocean education in front of more young people and helps community guardians take the lead in protecting the water near them.
Clean
removing plastic from rivers, canals and beaches by hand, kayak and boat, and fitting barriers at source
Educate
the Blue Ocean Academy bringing ocean literacy and climate learning into schools
Advocate
community, cultural and arts projects that rally more voices behind ocean restoration
Mangrove reforestation
replanting mangroves and supporting coastal habitats that help waters recover
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