Posts by Christine Powell

We had an incredible time at the Clubs and Societies Day held at UKZN Westville, where we had the chance to showcase our passion for marine conservation and introduce students to our mission.From protecting marine biodiversity to advocating for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), we’re committed to making a positive impact on our oceans. ???????? Whether…

THIS past week, CNN used its platform to shine a light on the environmental emergencies facing the planet, as Call to Earth Day was commemorated on November 3. [ Read more]

The Eastern Cape High Court has ruled that the exploration rights granted by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Affairs to Impact Africa and Shell were unlawful – putting an end to any seismic survey in the ocean off the Wild Coast. [ read more]

The Youth4MPAs with other organizations went out in numbers to participate in World Oceans day 2022. This is one of the ways to show appreciation of our oceans by making sure it is clean by all means. [ read more]

The Youth for Marine Protected Areas (Youth4MPAs) are a diverse group of young passionate ocean warriors spread across Africa, who strive to improve ocean protection, both for nature and our people. [read more]

As the countdown begins to Shell’s seismic survey off the east coast of South Africa, conservationists are up in arms and trying to beat the clock in efforts to stop Shell from following through with this operation. Read the full article here.

A sense of exclusion among coastal communities could hold back the drive to extend marine protected areas. Maxcine Kater reports on efforts to change that. Read the article here.

Sessions with Pew marine fellows and others focus on how conservation benefits marine life—and communities Read the article here.

In August this year, the Youth4MPAs in partnership with WILDOCEANS held a virtual African Youth Summit (AYS) which aimed to build ownership and stewardship amongst African Youth on several themes related to Ocean Protection. One of the key goals of the summit was to help craft coherent messages from youth across Africa on challenges that…

The Youth for Marine Protected Areas (Youth4MPAs) held the first-ever virtual African Youth Summit in August 2021, which fostered an opportunity for over 500 youth from across the African Continent to come together over two days and unpack ocean protection from an African perspective. The summit was conceived by the youth, for the youth, with…