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Raina Ivanova, H2OO Global Youth Leader and Intern, speaks at a side-event at the 54th session of the Human Rights Council

Raina Ivanova, 19 year old Youth Leader and Intern of H2OO, and one of 16 Petitioners in the Children vs. Climate Crisis Petition (10 of which were identified and supported by H2OO), was a guest speaker September 20, 2023, at a side-event on Children and Climate Change at the 54th session of the Human Rights Council. The event was co-organized by […]

Karen Testimonial

After attending the 2020 Youth Summit for the UN Ocean Decade (YS2020UNOD) my perspective changed because I never...

Plastic is Not Fantastic

Climate change is one of the most significant issues we are facing today. Plastic, a material that fills our daily lives, is contributing to this crisis. Many people are aware of the numerous negative ways in which plastic is impacting our oceans. But plastics have another hidden threat: climate change. In this way, plastics are […]

Pushing for Solutions to Non-Point Source Pollution

The H2OO RAISE Initiative has been very busy this year making big splashes with policy! In February, we spoke with Emily Woodward...

Seven Heirs from Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, and the U.S. lead panel discussions on the Environmental Change-Makers series

A panel of four Heirs: Dominion from Nigeria, Seth & Dakota from the U.S. and Elly from Kenya...

Laden Testimonial

I have been a member of Heirs To Our Oceans for two years, and over the years I have been able to do things that are amazing...

H2OO Palau’s U.E.L. (Underwater Excursion Learning) Day a Success

Olilai Chilton, head of H2OO Palau, organized an opportunity for youth to learn in their beautiful outdoor laboratory! H2OO Palau’s UEL Day was a success! UEL means turtle in the Palauan language, and UEL stands also as an acronym for Underwater Excursion Learning. Sixty-four high school and elementary school students...

Oxford Students Help Inspire Berkeley’s New Disposable Foodware Limits

Despite the challenges of 2020, the Berkeley Heirs have accomplished a lot! January 1, 2020 marked the start of the Disposable Free Dining Ordinance in Berkeley. We helped pass this groundbreaking law by collecting signatures and speaking at press conferences and city council meetings beginning in 2018. The all ...

1st and 2nd Cohort Members of U.S. Youth Advisory Council for the UN Ocean Decade Organize Successful Hill Days in Washington D.C.

The Policy Committee of the US Youth Advisory Council for the UNOD successfully wrapped their November US Hill Days...

Brazil Participated in H2OO’s Operation Global Sweep

In Salvador, Bahia, Brazil our recently formed H2OO chapter participated in H2OO’s Operation Global Sweep...