Coastal conservation · Philippines
The sea can still recover—if we act with it, now.
Karagatan restores coral reefs and mangroves alongside the coastal communities who depend on them. Living coasts, thriving catches, protected shores.
Our mission
We protect and restore the living coasts of the Philippines—so reefs, fisher families, and future generations can all thrive together.
More than half of the country's coral reefs are in poor condition. We believe recovery is possible when science, community stewardship, and long-term care meet the water at the same time.
Impact by the numbers
Progress you can measure, tide by tide
The problem & what we do
Warming seas, silt, and overfishing are pushing reefs past recovery.
We meet each threat with practical, community-led work—the kind that keeps working long after our boats leave the bay.
Rebuilding coral, one fragment at a time
Our dive teams grow resilient coral in nearby nurseries, then transplant fragments onto degraded reef—giving fish, shellfish, and whole food webs a structure to return to.
- Heat-tolerant coral nurseries in six municipalities
- Monthly survival monitoring by trained local divers
- Reef survey data shared openly with LGUs
Green walls that hold the shore
Mangroves shelter young fish, store carbon, and blunt the force of storm surge. We restore them with fisherfolk cooperatives, choosing native species and the right sites so they actually survive.
- 31,000 native seedlings established since 2019
- Community-run nurseries create local livelihoods
- Natural buffers for typhoon-exposed villages
Full nets tomorrow start with limits today
We help communities set up and enforce no-take marine sanctuaries. Protected zones let fish grow and spill over into surrounding waters—so catches rebound where families fish.
- Support for locally managed marine protected areas
- Bantay-dagat patrols against illegal fishing
- Alternative-livelihood training for coastal households
When the sanctuary closed, we were afraid we'd lose our income. Three years on, the fish came back thicker than our fathers remember—and now the whole barangay guards the reef.
Aling Remy BasaFisher & bantay-dagat volunteer · Coron, Palawan
Give to the reefs
Your gift goes straight into the water
Every peso funds coral nurseries, mangrove seedlings, and the local stewards who keep the reefs safe long-term.
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Get involved
There's more than one way to stand with the sea
Donate
Fund the nurseries, patrols, and seedlings that make recovery possible. One-time or monthly.
Volunteer
Join a coastal clean-up, a mangrove planting, or a reef survey. Training provided—no experience needed.
Partner
Bring your school, barangay, or business into a sponsorship or corporate stewardship program.
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