Climate
The ocean stores heat and absorbs carbon dioxide. Its circulation connects weather and climate across the planet.
NOAA PLANETARY OCEAN INTELLIGENCE
Future of the planet.
Starting with
the ocean.
A new perspective on our blue planet.
Connect science, people and action to protect the systems that sustain us.
01 — OUR PRINCIPLE
Measure first. Act second. Verify everything.
EARTH / OCEAN SYSTEMORTHOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE
NASA GIBS · EMODnet · Natural Earth Data attribution
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One ocean.
Endless connections.
Endless connections.
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SCIENCE + PEOPLE + ACTION
A global ecological platform. Connected by the ocean.
Happy Orbis connects environmental knowledge, people and action. Explore the evidence, find people who can help and build projects with outcomes that can be checked.
ONE CONNECTED PLANET
Why start with the ocean?
What happens in the ocean reaches everyone. What we do on land reaches the ocean.
Oxygen & life
Oceanic plankton support food webs and play a major role in the oxygen and carbon cycles.
NOAABiodiversity & food
Marine habitats sustain diverse life, fisheries and the livelihoods of coastal communities.
NOAATrade & coastal cities
Sea routes carry most international trade in goods by volume. Ports connect this activity with cities and marine ecosystems.
UNCTADRivers & pollution
Runoff carries materials from farms, streets and industry into waterways and onward to the sea. Local action matters far inland.
NOAAFROM A QUESTION TO SHARED PROGRESS
Observe. Understand. Connect. Act. Verify. Share.
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Observe
Explore environmental data and community observations.
02Understand
Read the sources, uncertainty and scientific context.
03Connect
Find people, places and expertise.
04Act
Start a local event or propose a project.
05Verify
Submit evidence for independent review.
06Share
Make knowledge and progress accessible.
EVERY COUNTRY CAN CONTRIBUTE
Your place in a shared planet.
Our goal: at least one active ecological volunteer in every country. Every country can help, including those far from the coast.
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Join freeFROM YOUR RIVER TO THE OCEAN
You do not need a coastline to make a difference.
The Elbe connects Czechia with the North Sea. The Danube basin connects Central Europe with the Black Sea. Protecting rivers, forests and local habitats is part of protecting the planet.
OPEN DATA. PAID ACTION.
From understanding to action.
AN OCEAN
OF EVIDENCE
Sea surface temperature2026-09-07Latest imageryNASA JPL · Daily analysis Ocean colour2026-09-09Latest imageryNASA MODIS Aqua · Satellite retrieval European seafloorDTM 2024Terrain modelEMODnet · Versioned release Know the source.OF EVIDENCE
Understand the limits.Data & methodology
THE OCEAN, IN CONTEXT
Look closer. See the bigger picture.
OCEAN & CLIMATE
01 / OCEAN STORIES
A warmer ocean. A changing planet.
Read the patterns beneath a sea surface temperature map.
4 min explorationDISCOVER THE DEEP
02 / OCEAN STORIES
The ocean we cannot see.
Follow the light down into our planet’s least familiar world.
Interactive descentLIFE IN THE OCEAN
03 / OCEAN STORIES
Small life. Planetary influence.
What ocean colour reveals — and what it cannot tell us.
3 min explorationFROM UNDERSTANDING TO ACTION
A healthier ocean starts
with better questions.
GLOBAL ECO NETWORK
What the world is doing
This community is ready for its first contribution.
Only published member activity appears here. Help start a local conversation, event or observation.
Create somethingONE PLATFORM. CONNECTED PURPOSES.
A SHARED PLANET. A SHARED MISSION.