Vaka Okeanos, the beautiful canoe, stands out amongst all other ships that cluster around the French Cote d’Azur. A width of reactions, from stealthy glances to enthusiastic waving, accompany…
The industry is happy to shift responsibility onto consumers, but recycling is futile when €200bn is being invested in increasing output, say Lili Fuhr and Jane Patton We have…
On February 10th, the traditionally designed, fossil fuel-free sailing canoe Okeanos Marshall Islands set sail for a two week voyage for the Nuclear Legacy/Marshallese Arts Project bringing much needed…
Aloha, We are pleased to share information about Project Wayfinder, an education initiative developed by Stanford University’s d.school. Inspired by Polynesian wayfinding, the Project Wayfinder Team is piloting a…
Fijian Prime Minister and incoming COP23 President, Voreqe Bainimarama, says he intends to use his position to reach out to US President Donald Trump to find common ground and…
An ocean-crossing, island-saving teenager is the Disney heroine kids are likely to be playing these school holidays, but for three Samoan sisters the fantasy is not so far from…
On December 14, Samoa Voyaging Society (SVS), Conservation International (CI) & Walt Disney Animation Studios, announced a “first-of-its kind” collaboration to bring conservation education to Samoan coastal communities on Okeanos’…
The international community has a “serious ethical and moral responsibility to act without delay” in combating climate change, Pope Francis said in a message to COP22, the UN climate…
Our final day of sailing greeted us with a glittering morning amid the Vava’u Island group. A whale fluke breached the water as we passed our first island, preparing…