Storytelling is a powerful tool for social change. In a sea of perpetually updated newsfeeds, we create editorial content with the goal to inform, inspire and include ocean advocates of all ages and backgrounds.
This journal is an ongoing log of our collective movement — a record of the people, projects and ideas that inspire our mission and move us forward. To keep up with the latest, check in here, follow our social media channels and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, Wavelengths.
The rugged coast
Parley Youth Team leader Bodhi Patil shares his experiences from a fishing gear cleanup expedition off the west coast in British Columbia.
The Network: Cliff Kapono
Dr. Cliff Kapono connects his love of science, surfing and journalism to carve an unconventional path in the environmental movement.
Parley Collective x Vortic
12 leading contemporary art galleries have joined forces to raise funds for Parley’s Global Cleanup Network through a series of virtual art exhibitions.
The Network: Katharina Grosse
“I see myself as a citizen with the responsibility to contribute to zero plastic and mindful use of resources in general”
Shaahina Ali: Bringing eco-innovation to the Maldives
We check in with scuba diver, explorer, educator and Parley Maldives director to learn more about the programs currently underway in this island nation.
adidas Creator U Class: with Cyrill Gutsch
Our landmark partnership with adidas is engaging a global audience and expanding its range of eco-innovative footwear and apparel made from Ocean Plastic®
Cenote Season: Diving Deeper
In the second of our miniseries exploring cenotes, we learn how manmade pollution moves through them to the ocean.
PARLEY X BIOFABRICATE
Parley’s ongoing collaboration with Biofabricate explores the future of grown materials.
Thank You, Florian Schneider
Florian Schneider changed music forever. He also made a permanent impact on Parley and the movement to protect the oceans.
River interception: South Africa
We check in with The Litterboom Project, an ongoing Parley initiative in South Africa to stem the flow of marine plastic pollution from rivers.
Lessons from the South Pacific
Parley collaborator Tavake Pakomio shares wisdom from her voyage across an isolated stretch of the South Pacific – and what we can all learn from life at sea.
The Network: Dr. Iain Kerr
The inventor and scientist behind Parley SnotBot®, Iain has lead research expeditions all over the globe and pioneered new conservation methods.
The Network: Doug Aitken
“The next 10 years will shape the next 10,000 years. What we do or what we fail to do will make the difference.”
FIELD NOTES – MARCH 2020
Three recent cleanups highlight the different ways our Global Cleanup Network works to combat marine plastic pollution.
A journey across the South Pacific
This International Women’s Day, Parley collaborator Tavake Pakomio will set sail with eXXpedition on a 25-day all-female voyage from her native Rapa Nui.