The Global Ecosystem for Ocean Solutions (GEOS) is an initiative by Ocean Visions, a non-profit organization working to support ocean-based solutions to counter and reverse the impact of climate change on the ocean. GEOS aims to accelerate international collaboration on potentially crucial but unexplored solution pathways at the ocean-climate nexus, such as marine-base decarbonization, marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) and the repair of oceanic ecosystems. 

These pathways might include, for example, blue carbon restoration, micro- and macroalgae cultivation, electrochemical CDR, and ocean alkalinity enhancement. 

CarbonFix has awarded a grant to Ocean Visions for its GEOS work to help establish three hubs in the Global South in Kenya, Tanzania, and Colombia, and appoint three corresponding local fellows. These fellows will increase regional understanding and support for ocean-based climate solutions as well as systemic capacity. At present, the hubs are collaborative agreements among multiple institutions, although there might be physical spaces in the future.

GEOS is an endorsed program of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. 

Read an interview with Ocean Visions’ CEO Brad Ack, who has 35 years’ experience working in conservation and 20 in global oceans, here.