Mission Blue

Mission Blue

5 Episodes

The oceans are the source of life on Earth, yet despite their vastness they are in trouble. Legendary marine explorer Sylvia Earle has a powerful solution. She founded Mission Blue, a Perpetual Planet Initiative partner, and ignites change through a global network of “Hope Spots”, marine-protected areas of critical vulnerability.

Mission Blue
  • Indonesia Nusa Penida Hope Spot: The Ocean Advocates

    Episode 5

    The Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area has helped conserve more than 20,000 hectares of coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass meadows off the south coast of Bali, Indonesia. Building on this success, Mission Blue Hope Spot Champions Rili Djohani and Wira Sanjaya are working to ensure the long-term r...

  • Indonesia Nusa Penida Hope Spot: Protecting the Coral Triangle

    Episode 4

    Mission Blue Hope Spot Champions Rili Djohani and Wira Sanjaya are working closely with communities in Bali to protect some of the world’s most biodiverse coral reefs. Djohani founded the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) to manage and protect the marine environment and ensure sustainable livelihoods f...

  • Cambodia Kep Archipelago Hope Spot: Connected Coast

    Episode 3

    Since 2016, with the help of local communities, Marine Conservation Cambodia has installed more than 300 artificial reefs in Mission Blue’s Kep Archipelago Hope Spot. The result has been the regrowth of some 1,000 hectares of seagrass, and increased sightings of endangered wildlife. Thanks to the...

  • Cambodia Kep Archipelago Hope Spot: Grassroots

    Episode 2

    Founded in 2008, Marine Conservation Cambodia has been installing artificial reefs to restore the depleted seabed around the Kep Archipelago since 2016. The programme, supported by our Perpetual Planet Initiative partner Mission Blue, has seen more than 1,000 hectares of seagrass ecosystems resto...

  • Exmouth Gulf and Ningaloo Coast Hope Spot: Uncharted Waters

    Episode 1

    Beneath the turquoise waters of Australia’s World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Coast is one of the planet’s largest fringing coral reefs. Although highly protected and recognized for its biodiversity, many of its animals depend on a less-protected area on the other side of the cape: Exmouth Gulf. Mis...