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Sylvia Earle Alliance

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Climate Change Environment Habitat International Law Law of the Sea and Antarctica Science and Technology Sustainable Development Water Sustainable Development: Biodiversity Climate change Marine Resources Oceans and seas Protecting and managing the natural resources Science Sustainable development in a globalizing world Sustainable development of SIDS
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	United States of America
Millennium Development Goals:	Ensure environmental sustainability
Mission statement:	The Sylvia Earle Alliance's (SEA) purpose is to explore and care for the ocean. We are committed to inspiring a sea change in public awareness, access and support for marine protected areas worldwide, ranging from the deepest ocean to sunlit reefs, and from the seamounts of the high seas to coastal seagrass meadows. We draw inspiration from the vision evoked by our founder, Dr. Sylvia Earle: to ignite public support for a global network of marine protected areas--hope spots large enough to save and restore the ocean, the blue heart of the planet. Under Dr. Earle's leadership, the SEA team has embarked on a series of expeditions to further this vision and shed light on these ocean Hope Spots. We also bring the discoveries and stories of a network of ocean experts to the public through documentaries, social and traditional media, and innovative tools like Google Earth's "Explore the Ocean" layer. Additionally, we support the work of many conservation NGO’s with whom we share the basic mission of ocean protection and public awareness, most notably our global partner IUCN (the International Union for the Conservation of Nature).
Year established:	2009
Year of registration:	2009
Organizational structure:	Board of Directors Sylvia Earle President and Chair John Vermilye Chairman Shari Sant Board/Expedition Member Shannon O'Leary Board/Expedition Member Dona Bertarelli Pew/Bertarelli Ocean Legacy Linda K. Glover President, GloverWorks Bob Nixon Filmmaker/Documentarian Gabrielle McGee Tory Burch Foundation COO Vasser Seydel Founder of the Oxygen Project Sharon Kwok Aquameridian NGO Hong Kong Will Travis Entrepreneur
Number and type of members:	18 core organizational members ranging from Board Members to interns.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	IUCN
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Other sources Donations and grants from domestic sources Fundraising campaigns

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