News:
03/09/2010 - Post-Copenhagen: Climate Policy and Oceans
During the Climate Change Conference, five traditional tall ships set sail during a parade trip on the wintry Baltic Sea near Copenhagen with the inscription “Act now!” This called and urged tens of thousands of climate activists with posters onto the streets. ... read more
24/08/2010 - The Sustainable Grenadines Project - Final Achievements 2004 - 2010
The Sustainable Grenadines Project was committed to the conservation of the coastal and marine environment and sustainable livelihoods for the people of the Grenadines. This was approached through capacity building and increased awareness of the environment for nongovernmental organisations and community groups. ... read more
11/06/2010 - CapRougeDay 2010 in honor of Captain Cousteau's 100th anniversary
So it is high time to act - individually and collectively - for the future of our blue planet. To make a first simple step we can do something, we can show that we care. We can wear a red cap, at least one day, at least at Captain Cousteau’s birthday! ...read more
29/12/2009 - Korean Tidal Flat Conservation Award for Dr. Kellermann
For his many years of international efforts to protect tidal flat ecosystems, Dr. Adi Kellermann, who initiated a Lighthouse Foundation-supported perennial project in South Korean Saemangeum, was awarded the "Korean Tidal Flat Conservation Award ". The prize, supported by seven Korean science and conservation organizations, was awarded for the first time. More about the project FASS... more
11/12/2009 - Time to act in Copenhagen and afterwards
Ocean and Climate are locked in a continuous dance, the condition of oneprofoundly affecting the other. This powerful synergy is complicated and constantly adjusting to human interventions. Through the website OCEANCLIMATE.ORG you can explore this complexity in its many forms and express your views through our OCEAN-CLIMATE-FORUM.
10/11/2009 - Pilotisland Schleimünde
In the autumn of 2008, the Lighthouse Foundation acquired Pilot Island at the mouth of the Schlei inlet on the Baltic to preserve it for public use and access. The Schleimünde Pilot Island is an example of environmentally-friendly use and long-term conservation of a unique and culturally significant location in the region. Much has been done since then...more
Lighthouse Projects
All regional activities are based on local initiatives by the parties involved. Projects supported must have the potential to act as an example of the feasibility of sustainable development. The higher the exemplary profile of a project or measure, the greater its utility for the seas and oceans on a global scale. ... more
Lighthouse Forum
The aim of the forum is to promote solution-oriented interdisciplinary dialogue. The preparation and management of projects regularly raise more in-depth issues which are directly and indirectly connected to the content of the project. The Forum picks up on these issues and places them in a wider context. ... more
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supports integrated and long-term approaches in the relationship between humans and the marine environment within the context of sustainable development. ...more
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