Blue Carbon
Carbon Storage
Mangroves sequester up to 4× more carbon per hectare than tropical rainforests — locked deep in coastal sediments for millennia.
A Global Youth Movement · Est. 2024
Protecting Mangroves.
Preserving Shark Nurseries.
Powering Youth Action.
A youth-led global platform combining conservation research, climate awareness, and marine ecosystem protection — from the canopy to the seafloor.
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50%
of mangroves lost since 1950
4×
more carbon stored than rainforests
30%
of fish species rely on mangrove nurseries
180+
youth researchers across 42 countries
The Crisis
The coastlines that defend us are vanishing faster than we can map them.
−3.4M ha
Mangrove forest lost since 1996
Aquaculture, coastal development, and warming seas are erasing the planet’s most efficient coastal carbon sink.
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−37%
Marine biodiversity decline
Reef and coastal fish populations have collapsed in regions where mangrove nurseries have disappeared.
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+1.02 GT
Carbon released annually
Mangrove deforestation alone emits more CO₂ than several mid-sized economies combined.
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Why Mangroves Matter
Three reasons the next decade depends on the coastline.
Mangroves sit at the intersection of climate, biodiversity, and human survival. Restore them, and we move every needle at once.
Ecosystems
Biodiversity Hotspots
A single hectare can host thousands of species — fish, crustaceans, birds, primates — weaving land and sea into one living system.
Apex Recovery
Shark Nurseries
Juvenile sharks shelter in tangled mangrove roots, protected from predators while they grow into apex regulators of the ocean.
What is ECODOME
A research dome for the planet — built by the youth defending it.
ECODOME unites field researchers, marine biologists, climate students, and conservation organizations on a single open platform. Publish your findings, replicate field protocols, join campaigns — from documenting mangrove loss in the Sundarbans to tagging juvenile reef sharks in the Pacific.
Research
Open-access papers, field data, and peer-reviewed studies from coastlines worldwide.
Conservation
Mangrove replanting, shark nursery monitoring, and reef protection programs.
Youth Participation
A platform for the next generation to contribute, lead, and be heard.
Global Collaboration
Universities, NGOs, governments, and Indigenous communities on one stack.
Featured Research
Field-grade science. Open to everyone.
Live Impact
Numbers updated in the field, not on slides.
1.2M
Mangrove saplings planted
342
Research papers published
12,400
Volunteers worldwide
42
Countries on the platform
Future Projects
What ECODOME will build next.
A roadmap of upcoming initiatives. Each one is in active design with our research, conservation, and youth networks. Add your name to a project and we’ll notify you the moment it goes live.
5 initiatives in development
Coming · Q1 2026 Flagship
Mangrove Restoration Missions
Field deployments. Million-sapling targets. Real coastlines.
A coordinated network of community-led replanting expeditions across the Indo-Pacific, West Africa, and the Caribbean — combining indigenous land knowledge with ECODOME’s open hydrology sensors.
02
Coming · Q2 2026
Youth Research Fellowship
Funded research stipends for under-25 climate scientists.
A 12-month structured fellowship pairing emerging youth researchers with senior mentors at partner institutions. Includes field budget, publication support, and conference travel.
Targeted launch · Q2 2026
03
Coming · Q3 2026
Marine Biodiversity Mapping
Open eDNA atlas of the world’s coastal waters.
A distributed citizen-science protocol turning every snorkeler, diver, and coastal student into a contributor to the planet’s most comprehensive open biodiversity dataset.
Targeted launch · Q3 2026
04
Coming · Q4 2026
Shark Nursery Protection Campaign
Protect 217 critical sites in 5 years.
A policy + on-ground initiative to formally protect every shark nursery identified in ECODOME’s Global Atlas. Combines acoustic monitoring, MPA advocacy, and youth-led stewardship.
Targeted launch · Q4 2026
05
Coming · Q1 2027
Global Student Ambassador Program
One student leader per country. One movement.
A flagship leadership track training nominated student ambassadors in conservation science, science communication, and policy — with a global summit hosted annually.
Targeted launch · Q1 2027
Community & Youth Network
The most ambitious youth coalition the ocean has ever seen.
Researchers, ambassadors, divers, illustrators, policy nerds, and field volunteers — connected across 42 countries with shared protocols and open data.
Apply to be an AmbassadorIn collaboration with research institutions worldwide
UNESCO Ocean Decade
Smithsonian
NatGeo Society
IUCN
Stanford OE
MIT Sea Grant
WWF
Reef Check
Mongabay
Join Us
The ocean does not need spectators. It needs you.
Volunteer, contribute research, run a campaign in your region, or fund a field project. Every action multiplies across the network.