Lead institution:
Nestlé Purina Petcare Europe – Switzerland
The ocean is essential for all life on earth, providing food and livelihoods to billions of people across the world. Overfishing, pollution and climate change have damaged the world’s oceans, resulting in the dramatic loss of marine habitats. To help tackle this challenge, Nestlé Purina Europe’s Ocean Restoration Programme aims to advance the regeneration of ocean ecosystems.
This initiative is partnering with expert marine organisations to help restore seagrass, oyster reefs and seaweed, which provide vital habitats for marine life such as fish. The Programme aims to restore 1,500 hectares of marine habitats in Europe by 2030. It’s investing in its partners’ marine restoration solutions, with the aim of making these effective and scalable. The first phase of the decade action prioritizes the development of research, a measurement framework and the conditions to scale up the restoration solutions efficiently in a second phase.
Start Date: 09/01/2023
End Date: 31/12/2030
Lead Contact: Lisa Jean Boulton (lisa.boulton@purina.nestle.com)