SEA BEYOND
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.
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.
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.
MEXICO
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
OCEANIA
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND