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THE FUTURE STEWARDS OF OUR OCEAN

All over the world, a wave of young people are rediscovering their connection with our ocean, and stepping up to become its future stewards. Discover some of their stories in Japan and Hawaiʻi, as part of Prada Group’s SEA BEYOND initiative in partnership with UNESCO.

JAPAN

In Tokyo, a city of more than 14 million people, an ancient approach to creating a better relationship between land and sea is being explored by a group of young ocean enthusiasts.

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Revitalizing Japan’s coasts through satoumi, science & school

Japan is combining education, culture and technology to encourage reciprocal relationships between coastal communities and marine ecosystems.

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Nurturing Japan’s next generation of coastal protectors

Japanese students reconnect with maritime heritage and surrounding ecosystems, becoming future stewards of their country’s unique marine treasures.

HAWAIʻI

On the island of Oʻahu, ancient fishponds, that may hold the secret to a better relationship with our ocean, are being rediscovered by kids as part of a powerful education initiative.

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An ancient Hawaiian marine technology could help oceans recover

Hawaiians have been harvesting fish sustainably for generations, tending traditional ponds known as loko iʻa. The multibillion-dollar aquaculture industry is starting to take notice.

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Passing the torch in protecting Hawaiʻi’s shores

Young stewards learn to protect Hawaiʻi’s coasts, embracing indigenous values and hands-on lessons in ocean conservation and care.

SEA BEYOND
1% of the proceeds from the Prada Re-Nylon for SEA BEYOND Collection benefit SEA BEYOND, the project by Prada Group conducted in partnership with UNESCO-IOC to raise awareness of sustainability and ocean preservation.
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An ancient species and an ancient underwater forest are both under threat as our ocean changes. Understanding the issues they face is the first step in turning the tide and helping them fight back.

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Marine engineers: Five species that shape underwater ecosystems

Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine environment—shaping and maintaining habitats that themselves sustain countless other forms of life.

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Forgotten forests: Regenerating the kelp forest highway

The rich resources of Pacific kelp forests helped humans populate the Americas. Now depleted by as much as 95 percent, they need our help to recover.

NORWAY

Pollution, both seen and heard, is changing the way both humans and our ocean’s creatures are living. We can make a difference if we understand the challenge this fragile ecosystem is up against.

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Circular currents: Stemming the plastic tide in the Arctic

Once considered remote and pristine, the Arctic is now succumbing to a tide of plastic. In Norway, a monumental effort is underway to curb its spread.

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Sound waves and sea creatures

Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have evolved unique oral and aural adaptations. Understanding them better could help us reduce the impact of anthropogenic noises from shipping and marine industry.

Learn more from PRADA and their mission to educate the world about our oceans.
WHAT WE CARRY FORWARD
To protect our ocean, we need to understand it. Join three National Geographic Explorers as they discover the role education plays in saving our ocean in three unique environments.
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An invasive species explosion threatens an entire way of life

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An invasive species explosion threatens an entire way of life
An invasive species explosion threatens an entire way of life

Indigenous lessons in reconnecting with nature

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Indigenous lessons in reconnecting with nature
Indigenous lessons in reconnecting with nature

Can coral reefs survive the Anthropocene epoch?

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Can coral reefs survive the Anthropocene epoch?
Can coral reefs survive the Anthropocene epoch?
THE PRADA RE-NYLON PROJECT
WHAT WE CARRY
Travel around the world to 5 incredible locations as we find out more about how the Re-Nylon collection is created through the recycling and purification of plastic collected from the ocean, as well as textile fiber waste from all over the world.

EUROPE

LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA

Trash to treasure – is this the end of the thread?

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Trash to treasure – is this the end of the thread?
Trash to treasure – is this the end of the thread?

How Slovenia is helping to shape fashion’s future

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How Slovenia is helping to shape fashion’s future
How Slovenia is helping to shape fashion’s future

Four pioneers closing the sustainability loop

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Four pioneers closing the sustainability loop
Four pioneers closing the sustainability loop

ASIA

GANZHOU, CHINA

Why fashion offcuts don’t have to end up in landfill

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Why fashion offcuts don’t have to end up in landfill
Why fashion offcuts don’t have to end up in landfill

The clothing factory that’s changing the pattern

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The clothing factory that’s changing the pattern
The clothing factory that’s changing the pattern

Five initiatives fuelling the fight for sustainable fashion

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Five initiatives fuelling the fight for sustainable fashion
Five initiatives fuelling the fight for sustainable fashion

OCEANIA

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND

Meet the volunteers removing the ghosts from our haunted oceans

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Meet the volunteers removing the ghosts from our haunted oceans
Meet the volunteers removing the ghosts from our haunted oceans

Dive with us on a mission to capture ghost nets from the ocean

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Dive with us on a mission to capture ghost nets from the ocean
Dive with us on a mission to capture ghost nets from the ocean

Four ways humans are tackling the crisis in our oceans

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Four ways humans are tackling the crisis in our oceans
Four ways humans are tackling the crisis in our oceans

AFRICA

LAKE OSSA, CAMEROON

How Cameroonians are turning nets into opportunity

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How Cameroonians are turning nets into opportunity
How Cameroonians are turning nets into opportunity

Lake Ossa: where wildlife and humans live side by side

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Lake Ossa: where wildlife and humans live side by side
Lake Ossa: where wildlife and humans live side by side

Four communities that are protecting nature around them

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Four communities that are protecting nature around them
Four communities that are protecting nature around them

NORTH AMERICA

ARIZONA, USA

The alchemy that is bringing life to old carpets

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The alchemy that is bringing life to old carpets
The alchemy that is bringing life to old carpets

Taking steps to recovering Arizona’s rugs

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Taking steps to recovering Arizona’s rugs
Taking steps to recovering Arizona’s rugs

Four surprising things that are made from old carpet

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Four surprising things that are made from old carpet
Four surprising things that are made from old carpet
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