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Coral Sea Foundation

Coral Sea Foundation Ltd

Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia

Nature & Wildlife conservationEnvironment & ClimateGender equalityEducation
NGOInternational reach
Profile last updated: August 10, 2026

About

Coral Sea Foundation is a non-governmental organisation based in Magnetic Island, Australia working on nature & wildlife conservation, environment & climate, gender equality +1 more.

The Coral Sea Foundation is an Australian not-for-profit company based on Magnetic Island (Yunbenun) on the Great Barrier Reef. It works to raise awareness of the ecological and social value of the Coral Sea, Melanesia and the Great Barrier Reef, and to promote their sustainable management. Its main focus is marine life conservation, supported by reef monitoring solutions and training programmes that empower Indigenous women and First Nations custodians to manage their own Sea Country. The organisation runs the Sea Women of Melanesia and Sea Women Great Barrier Reef programmes and works across Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Location

Magnetic Island, Australia

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

Ltd

Legal name

Coral Sea Foundation Ltd

Registration

ACN 632 090 370

Focus areas

marine conservationcoral reefsGreat Barrier ReefIndigenous leadershipwomen's empowermentreef monitoring

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Nature & Wildlife conservationEnvironment & ClimateGender equalityEducation

Works for

Women & GirlsCommunitiesIndigenous peoples

How they work

Awareness & educationCapacity buildingCommunity programmes

Programmes

Sea Women of Melanesia

Nature & Wildlife conservation · Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands

Trains Indigenous women in Melanesia in coral reef monitoring, marine protected area management and community engagement to lead marine conservation.

Sea Women Great Barrier Reef

Nature & Wildlife conservation · Australia

Trains Indigenous women in Australia in reef monitoring and marine conservation leadership in their own communities.

Countries of operation

AustraliaPapua New GuineaSolomon Islands

UN Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 14 Life below waterSDG 4 Quality educationSDG 5 Gender equalitySDG 8 Decent work and economic growthSDG 11 Sustainable cities and communitiesSDG 13 Climate actionSDG 17 Partnerships for the goals

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