Youth & Next Generation

The ocean's future belongs to those inheriting it now. These stories follow young advocates, student researchers, and emerging voices who are reimagining humanity's relationship with the sea. Their work reminds us that stewardship is not inherited; it is chosen.

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Tekoi el ua Iuul: teaching and learning in Palau

Tekoi el ua Iuul: teaching and learning in Palau

by
Chamonix Toledo
Youth & Next Generation
Volume
6
Mar 7th, 2025
Volume
6
March 7, 2025
Like the waves of the ocean, all knowledge comes in different sizes and shapes, but never does one wave overcome another
After a long week of school, students from high schools across Palau pack overnight bags and gather at a local meeting spot in town.
New Caledonia students ask policymakers to protect the ocean

Youth on the Frontline of Ocean Protection in New Caledonia

by
Soizic Fleury
Youth & Next Generation
Volume
3
Feb 29th, 2024
Volume
3
February 29, 2024
Seventeen-year-old Maël Baillif and teenagers from across New Caledonia teamed up last year to tell government decision-makers why they feel it’s important to protect the area’s majestic marine environment.
Blue school in a desert

Learning the Sea Where There Is No Shore

by
Marnie Allen
Ocean Literacy
Volume
3
Feb 29th, 2024
Volume
3
February 29, 2024
One January evening in 2022, after a dusty eight-hour drive from Windhoek, I arrived at the end of the road in Lüderitz – the distinctive Namibian town where the ocean meets the desert.
Sea Scotland: breaking down barriers to young people’s engagement in policy discussion

The Young Faces Changing Scotland’s Ocean Conversation

by
Fanny Royanez
Youth & Next Generation
Volume
3
Feb 28th, 2024
Volume
3
February 28, 2024
The climate and nature crisis affects the lives and prospects of young people worldwide.
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