The Ocean Cleanup
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Description
The Ocean Cleanup is a not-for-profit foundation, and fully built on third party financial support. It was founded in 2013 with the help of 2.2 million USD that was crowd-funded from more than 38,000 individuals from 160 countries over a period of 100 days. After this initial funding, most support came from private philanthropists, such as Marc Benioff (CEO and founder of salesforce.com) and numerous others who request to remain anonymous. In addition, we receive important in-kind support from companies like Boskalis (the Netherlands), or pro-bono services. For a full list of our partners, please visit: www.theoceancleanup.com/partners/. Donations to The Ocean Cleanup are tax deductible in The Netherlands, Belgium and the U.S.A.
The Dutch Government (Ministries of Infrastructure and Environment, and Economic Affairs) has provided The Ocean Cleanup with a €500,000 subsidy to support the deployment of the North Sea Prototype in 2016.
Our CEO and Founder, Boyan Slat was recognized by the United Nations Environment Programme, and in 2014 became the youngest ever recipient of the UN Champion of the Earth Award. In 2015, HM King Harald of Norway awarded Boyan the maritime industry's Young Entrepreneur Award. Foreign Policy included Boyan in their 2015 list of Global Thinkers, and Forbes included him in their 30 under 30 edition in 2016, and Readers Digest chose him as the European of the Year in 2017. Boyan is a member of the Thiel Fellowship.
The Ocean Cleanup has been recognized as one of the Designs of the Year by the London Design Museum, is recipient of the 2015 INDEX: Award, won Fast Companys 2015 Innovation by Design award, and has been chosen by TIME magazine as one of the 25 best inventions of 2015.
Complementary to its approach to solve the legacy problem of plastic in the ocean garbage patches, the organization developed the Interceptor technology to help prevent plastic garbage from entering the oceans via rivers. Interceptors are now deployed in Jakarta, Indonesia and Klang, Malaysia, with preparations ongoing for further deployments around the world.
Government of the Netherlands (Government)
Multiple private donors and foundations (Philantropic organization)
SDGS & Targets
Goal 14
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
14.1
By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
14.1.1
(a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density
14.2
By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
14.2.1
Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas
14.3
Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels
14.3.1
14.4
By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
14.4.1
14.5
By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information
14.5.1
14.6
By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation
14.6.1
Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
14.7
By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
14.7.1
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries
14.a
Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries
14.a.1
14.b
Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
14.b.1
Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries
14.c
Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"
14.c.1
Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources
SDG 14 targets covered
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 14.1 | By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution |
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Partnership Progress
| Title | Progress Status | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| Partnership Progress 2019-12-06 | On track | |
| Partnership Progress 2018-11-07 | On track | |
| Partnership Progress 2018-10-19 | On track | |
| Partnership Progress 2017-12-20 | On track | |
| Partnership Progress 2017-09-29 |
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JOOST DUBOIS, Head of Communications