{"id":64352,"date":"2025-06-25T10:37:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T06:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=64352"},"modified":"2025-06-25T10:37:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T06:37:44","slug":"prada-and-unesco-launch-fund-for-ocean-preservation","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/prada-and-unesco-launch-fund-for-ocean-preservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Prada and UNESCO Launch Groundbreaking Fund For Ocean Preservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"373\">In a world-first initiative blending fashion with ecological foresight, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pradagroup.com\/en\/sustainability\/cultural-csr\/sea-beyond.html\" target=\"_blank\">Prada Group and UNESCO<\/a> have announced the creation of the SEA BEYOND, a Multi-Partner Trust Fund for Connecting People and Ocean, unveiled during the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@grazia_me\/video\/7515499716948331783\" data-video-id=\"7515499716948331783\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@grazia_me?refer=embed\"target=\"_blank\" title=\"@grazia_me\"  target=\"_blank\">@grazia_me<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Today, @Prada Group, in partnership with UNESCO-IOC and Sea Beyond, announces its support for Coral Gardeners, a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring coral reefs.  In a series of panels and workshops at the third United National Ocean Conference in Nice, France, the Italian fashion conglomerate announced its plans to scale their reef restoration efforts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/graziame?refer=embed\"title=\"graziame\" target=\"_blank\"  target=\"_blank\">#GraziaMe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/prada?refer=embed\"title=\"prada\" target=\"_blank\"  target=\"_blank\">#Prada<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/seabeyond?refer=embed\"title=\"seabeyond\" target=\"_blank\"  target=\"_blank\">#SeaBeyond<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/suara-asli-f-7498685308298316550?refer=embed\"target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c suara asli - f - f\"  target=\"_blank\">\u266c suara asli &#8211; f &#8211; f<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"876\">With an initial \u20ac2 million (Dhs8.5 million) contribution from Prada, the donation marks a bold new chapter in ocean conservation. But this is more than philanthropy &#8211; it\u2019s cultural evolution. Designed to restore our frayed relationship with the ocean, the donation will support projects that intersect science, education, policy, and art. From embedding ocean literacy into school curricula to amplifying youth voices in environmental discourse, it\u2019s a sweeping, five-priority mission to future-proof our planet &#8211; and, to be frank, ourselves.\u00a0 \u201cAt its heart, this is about empowering a new generation,\u201d said UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay. \u201cChange begins in the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64354\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64354 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/enzo-barracco-prada-sea-beyond-2-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/enzo-barracco-prada-sea-beyond-2-.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/enzo-barracco-prada-sea-beyond-2--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/enzo-barracco-prada-sea-beyond-2--768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/enzo-barracco-prada-sea-beyond-2--400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/enzo-barracco-prada-sea-beyond-2--155x103.jpg 155w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/enzo-barracco-prada-sea-beyond-2--150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photograhy: Enzo Barracco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1365\">Lorenzo Bertelli, Head of CSR at Prada and Executive Director of the Ocean Decade Alliance, echoed that sentiment: \u201cWe\u2019re not just funding projects &#8211; we\u2019re scaling a global movement.\u201d It\u2019s the natural next step for <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/regional-rundown-prada-mode-abu-dhabi-cartier-dubai\/\">Prada\u2019s<\/a> SEA BEYOND program, which has already educated over 35,000 students and trained all 14,000 Prada employees in ocean literacy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1367\" data-end=\"1598\">The initiative comes at a pivotal time. As Brazil becomes the first nation to embed ocean literacy into its national curriculum, and as climate urgency intensifies, fashion&#8217;s role in shaping culture &#8211; and consciousness &#8211; is undeniable.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64353\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64353 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/enzo-barracco-prada-sea-beyond-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/enzo-barracco-prada-sea-beyond-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/enzo-barracco-prada-sea-beyond-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/enzo-barracco-prada-sea-beyond-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/enzo-barracco-prada-sea-beyond-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/enzo-barracco-prada-sea-beyond-155x104.jpg 155w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/enzo-barracco-prada-sea-beyond-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/enzo-barracco-prada-sea-beyond.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photograhy: Enzo Barracco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"1600\" data-end=\"1792\">Prada, through its Re-Nylon Collection and now the SEA BEYOND Fund, is anchoring itself as a leader in luxury with purpose. It\u2019s a long-term commitment, yes &#8211; but also <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/miumiu-upcycled-collection\/\">an elegant call to action<\/a> we need in these troubled times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29103,"featured_media":64353,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[65,35],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Prada and UNESCO Launch Fund for Ocean Preservation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Prada Group and UNESCO have announced SEA BEYOND, a trust fund for Connecting People and Ocean - unveiled during the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/prada-and-unesco-launch-fund-for-ocean-preservation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Prada and UNESCO Launch Groundbreaking Fund For Ocean Preservation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Prada Group and UNESCO have announced SEA BEYOND, a trust fund for Connecting People and Ocean - 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