Remote diving is the new remote working.
Schools, events and activities in so much of the world have come to a standstill in the wake of COVID-19, with little or no movement recommended. But that does not mean we cannot still enjoy the world and mysteries that abound below and above its surface.
The Ocean Agency, a partner of the United Nations Environment Programme, is inviting parents and their little ones to experience the ocean and its astounding life forms from the comfort of their homes through a little armchair travel.
Get inspired and engaged with virtual dives, expeditions and ocean quizzes about the fascinating underwater world in a click on your phone or laptop.
Discover coral reefs—some of the Earth’s most diverse ecosystems, full of color, life and mystery—and why they are vanishing at an unprecedented rate due to climate change, pollution and other destructive human activities. Find out why corals are glowing and what this means, not only for marine life, but also for our planet through the “Adventure behind Chasing Coral”, the Voyager story that features the glowing corals phenomenon.
Who is your kindred reef species? Discover and make your own photo morph to share on social media here.
Get more details about coral reefs, which a quarter of all marine life calls home, and meet some of the ocean’s most captivating creatures through the Google Earth Voyager. It is available on desktop, laptop, iPhone and iPad. Download the Google Earth App to dive in to explore the fascinating underwater world, including remnants of World War II as they stand today.
Take an excursion and encounter marine animals, manmade coral reefs and explore shipwrecks using Google Expeditions, available on iPhone and iPad only.
Explore much more here: https://theoceanagency.org/oceanedu
Glowing Gone Campaign: The United Nations Environment Programme, in partnership with the Ocean Agency, has launched Glowing Glowing Gone, a creative awareness campaign that draws attention to glowing coral or coral fluorescence due to climate change. The Ocean Agency worked with Pantone and Adobe to turn the warning colours of glowing coral—yellow, blue and purple—into three official Pantone colours, to inspire action that everyone can use.
Through Glowing Glowing Gone, The Ocean Agency hopes to garner public support to inspire policy and funding to conserve coral reefs and save an ecosystem on which our entire planet depends. The Ocean Agency is the 'Advertising Agency for the Ocean'—a unique not-for-profit using creative communication, technology and powerful partnerships to accelerate ocean conservation and climate action.
