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.
2020 IMPACTS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MOVEMENT
20 bright spots, milestones and actions from a universally difficult year.
Mangroves: Oases of Complexity
In honor of World Wetlands Day, we explore the magic and carbon mitigating potential of coastal mangrove forests.
PARLEY x UTÖPIA ARTIST FLAGS: JULIO LE PARC
Artist Julio Le Parc supports the movement with a limited edition flag made from Ocean Plastic®
REPORT: UNDERSTANDING “BIO” MATERIAL INNOVATIONS
A new report from Biofabricate and Fashion For Good provides a bio-materials primer for the fashion industry
Into the twilight zone
Exploring Brazil’s deep water coral ecosystems with marine biologist Hudson Pinheiro.
Nigel Cooke — Oceans
Contemporary artist Nigel Cooke supports Parley with a limited-edition print from his series, Oceans.
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.
PURPLE MOUNTAINS — FILM SCREENING AND LIVE DISCUSSION
Our shared love of the outdoors can unite us. Join Parley and Jeremy Jones Friday, October 30, for a virtual screening and live discussion.
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.
HEROES x PARLEY
Parley and HEROES join forces to transform Ocean Plastic® into 50,000 reusable PPE items for front-line healthcare workers fighting COVID-19
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”
THE INVISIBLE THREAT: MICROPLASTIC AND MICROFIBER POLLUTION
The plastic we can easily see and intercept is just the tip of the iceberg of a much larger issue
Playlist: Big Blue Bus
A soundtrack for taking action and maintaining stoke, from the SCHroadtrip bros.
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.