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Campaign

Find out how you can fight to save our seas while completing your DofE award.
Find out about our campaigns

Campaigning activities for DofE

The ocean is in crisis. Human activity is polluting our waters, destroying precious habitats and harming the species that live there.

Help us fight the ocean emergency by running a campaign as part of your Duke of Edinburgh award. Be a voice for the ocean and help us turn the tide and recover the health of our ocean.

DofE Assessors: Unfortunately we cannot act as Assessors for your award. Please see the advice on choosing an Assessor on the DofE website.
5 members of the Marine Conservation Society team standing outside Royal courts of Justice, holding signs that read 'Sewage Free Seas'. Sandy Luk, the CEO stands in the middle.

Members of the Marine Conservation Society team campaigning for sewage-free seas outside the Royal courts of Justice, London  |  Image credit: Billy Barraclough

Step-by-step plans

Our step-by-step plans show you how to run a campaign and help in the fight to save our seas:

DofE Campaigning 3-month plan

DofE Campaigning 6-month plan 

DofE Campaigning 12-month plan 

Campaign ideas

If you’re looking for inspiration, we’ve put together a list of campaign ideas.

Check out our ideas

Funding

This project is funded by the Government's Green Recovery Challenge Fund. The fund was developed by Defra and its Arm's-Length Bodies. It is being delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England, the Environment Agency and Forestry Commission.

Green Recovery Challenge Fund

Co-funded by the European Union

Other ways to volunteer for your Duke of Edinburgh Award

A person wearing a navy blue Marine Conservation Society t-shirt, jeans, and a tan cap laughing while using a litter picker. The camera angle is low, looking up at the person against a bright, clear blue sky. A blurred plastic bottle is in the foreground.

Litter pick

By removing litter from the environment, you’ll help the ocean and the wildlife within it.
A person with long brown hair, wearing a black jacket and blue jeans, is kneeling by a rocky shore and looking at a guide book for identifying seaweed

Search for seaweed

Contribute to our database and help us monitor environmental changes and manage these vital resources.
A fundraiser swimming for Marine Consevation Society. A pier can be seen behind her.

Fundraise

The money you raise will help us fight for our ocean and defend habitats and species.