Justin Etzin grew up surrounded by the Indian Ocean. The reefs, waters and marine life of the Seychelles shaped his childhood, and watching them come under growing pressure shaped his sense of duty.
The One Ocean, One Future Foundation (OOOF) exists to answer that pressure. Its mission is twofold: raising global awareness of the threats facing ocean ecosystems, and developing practical concepts that let people live with the ocean without harming it.
The name is the argument. There is one ocean, connected across every
sea and coastline, and one future that depends on it.
Millions of tonnes of plastic enter the ocean every year, breaking
down into microplastics that move through the food chain, from
plankton to the fish on our plates.
A large share of the world's fish stocks are fished at or beyond
sustainable limits, threatening both marine ecosystems and the
coastal communities that depend on them.
Warming seas, coral bleaching and coastal development are degrading the reefs and breeding grounds that ocean life needs to recover, damage that is measured in decades, not seasons.
OOOF works to keep ocean health on the global agenda, using Justin's platform in diplomacy, business and travel to bring the state of the ocean in front of audiences who can act on it.
The foundation develops concepts for self-sufficient, zero-impact architecture designed for life on and beside the sea, structures that generate their own energy, produce no waste, and leave the water around them exactly as they found it.
OOOF is funded personally by Justin Etzin and accepts no outside donations. The foundation answers to its mission alone, free of
fundraising pressure and donor agendas.