News

News — 28 April 2022
Mirpuri Foundation joins a biodiversity-focused event
The Mirpuri Foundation participated in a Knowledge Dialogue by the IUCN’s Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations, and the Wildlife...

News — 29 March 2022
National Theatre and Dance Museum Patronage
As patrons since 2018, the Mirpuri Foundation visited the National Theatre and Dance Museum this month. The Museum aims to educate the public about the history and current state of the...
Expeditions

Expeditions — 17 April 2020
Cape Verde Science Expedition
A must-see documentary, portraying the scientific breakthroughs and the richness of marine life of the Sal Island. In the summer of 2019 the Mirpuri Foundation embarked on a Science Expedition in...

Expeditions — 8 August 2019
New species discovered on Expedition
The Mirpuri Foundation is organizing a scientific expedition that embarked on a study of the biodiversity in the seas around Cape Verde and that has already identified new genus and species. The aim...
Events

Events — 1 June 2021
Sustainability Workshop in Moura
The Mirpuri Foundation’s mission to spread the word on the dangers of plastic to our oceans and human health, especially the poisonous nature of microplastics, has continued with a Sustainability...

Events — 28 September 2019
The Mirpuri Foundation Concert for Peace 2019
The Mirpuri Foundation’s Concert for Peace 2019 has been commemorated by the planting of an olive, known as the tree of peace, by the Mirpuri Foundation President Paulo Mirpuri, Carlos...
Sailing Trophy

Sailing Trophy — 28 March 2022
Ocean Award returns for second edition
The Mirpuri Foundation announces the second edition of its Ocean Award, a prestigious international sustainability award that aims to recognize excellence in the scientific community and reward innovative projects that...

Sailing Trophy — 14 June 2021
The Ocean Award 2021
THE MIRPURI FOUNDATION OCEAN AWARD 2021 Congratulations to Joanna M. Gonçalves, winner of the 2021 Mirpuri Foundation Ocean Award. Joanna M. Gonçalves impressed the panel of judges with her submission, entitled “EMERGING,”...
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Racing Team

MF Racing Team — 30 August 2021
Cascais Vela 2021 Winners!
The Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team won the Trophy for Line Honours 1st in Cascais Vela 2021. The Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team, which recently won The Ocean Race Europe, was awarded the...

MF Racing Team — 11 August 2021
Climate Change red alert
The latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report, stating that human activities have changed the Earth’s climate in an irreversible way, should put us all in red alert. The Mirpuri Foundation Racing...
VOR
2017-18

VOR 2017-18 — 26 April 2019
Winners of BT Sport Industry Awards
The Ocean Race has won two BT Sport Industry Awards, earning recognition amongst some of the world’s biggest sporting brands and organisations by scooping the Cutting Edge Sport Award and...

VOR 2017-18 — 22 November 2018
Race data revealed at expert conference
Unique information on the global concentration of microplastics pollution in our oceans has been presented at an international science conference in Lanzarote. The information was collected from seawater samples taken during...