The Ocean Trust

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON BUT NOT LIMITED TO MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY WITHIN THE WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN, WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON KENYA. BY BUT NOT LIMITED TO:(A) SUPPORTING AND COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENTAL BODIES, AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND MANAGE SUSTAINABLE MARINE CONSERVATION PRACTICES, MARINE RESERVES, AND PROTECTED AREAS;(B) WORKING TOWARDS THE RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION OF DEGRADED MARINE HABITATS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CORAL REEFS, SEAGRASS MEADOWS, AND MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS, THROUGH PROGRESSIVE NEW TECHNOLOGIES, SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND, AND ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE METHODS;(C) THE PROMOTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND APPLICATION OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE TECHNIQUES RELEVANT TO MARINE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION;(D) ADVANCING EDUCATION AMONG LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THE PUBLIC ON THE TOPICS AND IMPORTANCE OF MARINE CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, AND THE PRESERVATION OF MARINE HABITATS AND SPECIES;(E) THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES AND RELATED EDUCATION AND TRAINING FACILITIES RELEVANT TO THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE NATURAL WORLD;(F) SUPPORTING AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING, MONITORING, AND MITIGATING THREATS TO CORAL REEF AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO POLLUTION, CORAL BLEACHING, HABITAT DESTRUCTION, OVERFISHING, AND CLIMATE CHANGE AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH;(G) PROVIDING GRANTS, FUNDING, OR RESOURCES TO PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES THAT ALIGN WITH THE CHARITY'S OBJECTIVES AND DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF MARINE ENVIRONMENTS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CORAL REEFS.