S2E12 - Diversifying Ocean Conservation: UOcean

In this episode, we meet with Chris Desai - a world renown entrepreneur and philanthropist from humble beginnings who has made considerable contributions to the benefit and protection of this planet with the organic luxury fashion brand Vayyu, the registered charity The Vayyu Foundation and its two global projects. In this podcast episode we are focusing on UOCEAN 2050, which is a pioneering, practical, and non-profit charitable initiative of The Vayyu Foundation based in the United Kingdom with a global reach. Their primary mission is to combat river and ocean plastics and restore marine ecosystems working with minority and stigmatized communities.

• We learn about Chris’s love and passion for the ocean
• We learn about realizing the effects of fast fashion on the planet 
• We learn about entrepreneurship to change the fashion industry and the birth of successful companies 

Follow and connect with Chris and his companies on socials: Instagram: @uoceanproject @vayyu Twitter: @uoceanproject  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisdesai/?originalSubdomain=uk

Check out the UOcean page, and see if there are places near you where you can volunteer!  https://uocean.org/volunteer

Here is a great article to check out with small ways to help our oceans: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/ocean/help-our-ocean.html

Another great resource to work on cutting back on the plastics you use: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/act-for-the-ocean/plastic-pollution/what-you-can-do#:~:text=Cut%20back%20on%20single%2Duse%20plastic&text=Over%20time%2C%20these%20simple%20swaps,single%2Duse%20plastic%20sandwich%20bags. Here are additional organizations and charities to check out! https://www.americanoceans.org/blog/best-ocean-clean-up-charities/

Here’s another podcast episode to check out:

How To Protect The Ocean: Speak Up For Blue:  https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9