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BUT THERE IS STILL HOPE.
WHY MARINE RESERVES
Designated areas in the ocean where human activities face restrictions to preserve marine life for future generations. When fully protected, these sanctuaries act as refuges where marine life can thrive, recover, and build resilience, turning underwater deserts into oases of life.
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THE PROBLEM
In 2022, under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, 196 governments committed to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 (30×30). Science claims that protecting 30% of ocean areas could prevent 90% of marine species extinctions. But there is a gap between designation and real protection.
Today, the world’s countries have protected 10% of the ocean. Yet only about 3% sits inside fully protected areas. The rest exists mostly on paper, underfunded and unprotected.
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OUR SOLUTION
The world promised to protect at least 30% of the ocean by 2030. Wild Reefs works to ensure this goal is not achieved on paper alone.
Scattered across the world’s oceans are places where life is still wild. We find these places and create a global network of Marine Reserves to protect them before they are gone.
A Wild Reef is where the ocean is still alive. A place so rich in life, so vital to the sea and the people around it, that it deserves to stay wild.
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MEMBERSHIP
We find the last wild places in our ocean, and give your business a way to protect them. KEEP REEFS WILD is a global alliance of businesses protecting the ocean’s wildest places. Every member wears the mark, a commitment to ocean preservation.
HOW DOES IT WORK
Business joins, signs the agreement, and unlocks access to member benefits.
Business selects a marine reserve from a curated network of Wild Reefs.
Business commits a share of annual sales directly to verified nonprofits in our directory. 100% of your funding reaches directly to the reserve.
Business submits proof of annual contribution. We certify and every contribution is publicly recorded.
Business carries the mark, shares the partnership story, and shows its commitment with customers.
WHAT DO YOU FUND
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Rangers, patrols, and enforcement that advances effective protection.
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Regular surveys that track recovery and threats with scientifi c evidence.
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Training, jobs, and support for the local people who guard the reef and depend on it.
A signed certificate naming the reserve you protect, its location, and the area in m² your business funds.
Every contribution is verified, recorded in a public registry, and converted into a measurable area of ocean protection.
A credential that tells the world your business funds ocean preservation. A label your customers recognize and trust at point of sale.
An annual report on the reserve’s progress with photography and film from your sponsored partner. Proof and content you can show your customers.
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