Meet the experts, scientists, leadership and staff that embody The Nature Conservancy's spirit of innovation and drive to deliver tangible lasting results for both people and nature. Like all of us here at Ocean Conservancy, my love for the ocean runs deep. We’re dedicated to working with indigenous communities, legislators, scientists and people like you to advocate for science-based solutions to protect this fragile ecosystem. Donate Today to Ocean Conservancy Your Gift Today Can Help Save Our Ocean and its Wildlife! Directors. Become A Wavemaker. We are Protecting the World's Oceans. During our Spring Match Challenge, our board of directors and generous donors will triple all gifts, up to $100,000!. The ocean has played a major role in my life since I was a kid. Hilu Tagoona is from the inland Inuit community of Baker Lake, Nunavut, in the Canadian Arctic. Like many non-profits, Conservancy is directed by a self-perpetuating Board of Directors, who appoint the Executive Director and staff to carry out the day-to-day operations of the organization. She is a member of Nunavummiut Makitagunarngningit (or Makita for short) which means “the people of Nunavut can rise up,” an independent non-governmental organization formed in 2009 to inform Nunavut residents about the impacts of uranium mining. Dr. Sylvia A. Earle, called "Her Deepness" by the New Yorker and the New York Times, Living Legend by the Library of Congress, and first Hero for the Planet by Time Magazine, is an oceanographer, explorer, author and lecturer. Our ocean unifies our world like nothing else. As reported by Ocean Conservancy, its International Coastal Cleanup, the largest annual volunteer effort globally on behalf of the ocean, has activated more than 12 million volunteers to pick up 228 million pounds of trash from about 350,000 miles of shoreline in all 50 states and over 150 countries. Ocean Conservancy is working to protect the ocean from today’s greatest global challenges like the onslaught of ocean plastic and trash, overfishing and ocean acidification. Sign up today to get weekly updates and alerts from Oceana. I still remember my first beach field trip with Mrs. Terwilliger, our community naturalist. Protecting The Arctic. Her people are known as the Caribou Inuit.