EarthEcho International believes youth have the power to change our planet.

EarthEcho International is a nonprofit organization founded on the belief that youth have the power to change our planet. Established by siblings Philippe and Alexandra Cousteau in honor of their father Philippe Cousteau Sr., and grandfather legendary explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, our mission is to inspire young people worldwide to act now for a sustainable future.

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Congratulations to the 2021 OurEcho Challenge winners!

Middle school teams from across the U.S. sent us their ideas for protecting or restoring biodiversity in their communities and the 3 winning teams have been chosen.
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1ST PLACE, $5,000 - Algae Biofiltration Windermere Preparatory School, Windermere, FL
2ND PLACE, $2,000 - Habitat Hotels, Bednarcik Junior High School, Aurora, IL
3RD PLACE, $1,000 - Springtails, Door 55 School, Medford, MA‍

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PHILIPPE COUSTEAU JR’S EARTHECHO INTERNATIONAL INTRODUCES THE THREE WINNING YOUTH TEAMS IN THE SECOND ANNUAL OURECHO CHALLENGE

EarthEcho International, the global nonprofit dedicated to building a youth movement to protect and restore our ocean planet, today announced the three middle school teams selected as the grand prize winners of the OurEcho Challenge. The winning teams were part of a STEM competition designed to engage young problem solvers in protecting the diversity of species and ecosystems that make life on earth possible. The competition is made possible through the support of Aramco Americas. Team Algae Biofiltration, Team Habitat Hotels, and Team Springtails were selected after presenting their projects virtually to a panel of judges and members of the public on June 11, 2021, during a Facebook Live event. A panel of judges—comprised of youth, environmental and corporate leaders, engineers, scientists, and educators—reviewed presentations from 10 finalist teams and selected the three grand prize winners based on their projects’ inspiration, scientific rigor, feasibility, and how well the team communicated.

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Educator Resources

Are you a teacher who cares about our water planet and wants to inspire and encourage your students to do the same? You've come to the right place. The Water Planet Challenge will give you the information and materials you need to help your middle and high school students TAKE ACTION to protect and restore our planet's natural resources while teaching to key standards.

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Expeditions Virtual Field Trip with FISHstory - Stepping Back in Time: How Historic Dock Photos Can Help Fisheries Management

Philippe Cousteau on the State of the Ocean - World Ocean Day 2021

The last 60-70 years have seen the greatest destruction of the world’s ocean and frankly, despite all the talk of sustainability, we don’t want to sustain the way the ocean is today, we need to restore it. And the good news is that we have tools to do just that, restore the ocean, and we know that they work…which is pretty exciting when you think about it.

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