Communities & Tourism - Ocean Institutions
8 ocean institutions and government agencies working on communities & tourism across 5 countries.
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Communities & Tourism Institutions
UNOPS
Denmark · Education/Policy, Aquaculture/Fisheries, Corals/Biodiversity, Mangroves/Coastal, Carbon/Climate, Communities/Tourism
UNOPS is the United Nations Office for Project Services, providing infrastructure, procurement and project management across more than 130 countries, with around 1,100 projects in 2025 and about 3 billion dollars of annual delivery. Its eight priority missions include the resilience of small island developing states, and it executes ocean programmes such as PROCARIBE+ in the Caribbean.
Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan Republik Indonesia
Indonesia · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Carbon/Climate, Communities/Tourism, Corals/Biodiversity, Education/Policy, Mangroves/Coastal, Waste/Pollution
Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan Republik Indonesia is the Indonesian government ministry responsible for marine affairs and fisheries policy, regulation, supervision, and sector development. It advances blue economy policies including marine conservation, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, coastal management, blue carbon, and marine plastic waste reduction.
NOAA Sea Grant
USA · Education/Policy, Aquaculture/Fisheries, Mangroves/Coastal, Communities/Tourism
NOAA Sea Grant is a federal and university partnership established by the US Congress in 1966 to enhance the use and conservation of coastal, marine and Great Lakes resources. It runs 34 university-based programmes covering every coastal and Great Lakes state plus Puerto Rico and Guam, drawing on more than 3,000 scientists, engineers, outreach experts, educators and students.
UNDP Egypt
Egypt · Corals/Biodiversity, Communities/Tourism
UNDP Egypt is the country office of the United Nations Development Programme, running development programmes across governance, climate and inclusive growth. Its main ocean-facing work is the Egyptian Red Sea Initiative, launched with the Government of Egypt and the Global Fund for Coral Reefs to conserve Red Sea coral reefs and build reef-positive finance and enterprises, with up to 15 million US dollars committed by USAID.
UNDP
USA · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Waste/Pollution, Corals/Biodiversity, Education/Policy, Communities/Tourism, Mangroves/Coastal, Carbon/Climate
The United Nations Development Programme was established in 1965 by the UN General Assembly to help countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable human development. Headquartered in New York, it works through offices in about 170 countries and territories, and its country programmes include substantial ocean and coastal work such as the Egyptian Red Sea Initiative.
World Bank Group
USA · Generalist, Education/Policy, Aquaculture/Fisheries, Corals/Biodiversity, Mangroves/Coastal, Energy/Maritime, Data/Tech, Communities/Tourism, Waste/Pollution, Carbon/Climate
World Bank Group is an international financial institution that provides financing, technical assistance, research, and policy support for development projects worldwide. It works across sectors including climate resilience, education, infrastructure, oceans, fisheries, and blue economy development.
Kementerian PPN/Bappenas
Indonesia · Education/Policy, Energy/Maritime, Aquaculture/Fisheries, Communities/Tourism, Corals/Biodiversity, Biotech/Biomaterials
Kementerian PPN/Bappenas is Indonesia’s national development planning ministry and agency. It coordinates national development planning, budgeting alignment, policy design, and strategic investment priorities, including sustainable development, green growth, energy transition, and aquatic food initiatives.
Conservatoire du littoral
France · Mangroves/Coastal, Communities/Tourism
The Conservatoire du littoral is a French public institution that acquires, manages and restores coastal land, holding 222,200 hectares across 840 sites and acquiring around 3,000 hectares a year. With 208 staff, 1,110 coastal guards, 359 site managers and a 57 million euro annual budget, it welcomes 80 million visitors a year across mainland and overseas French coasts.