News

News — 3 May 2023
Partnership with ICRI for The 2023 Ocean Award
The Mirpuri Foundation partners with ICRI for The 2023 Ocean Award, focusing on raising awareness and finding solutions for coral reefs across the globe. The prestigious international Mirpuri Foundation Ocean Award...

News — 29 March 2023
IMPULSE2023: Innovating for a Better Future
The Mirpuri Foundation attended the event IMPULSE2023: Innovating for a Better Future, at Altice Forum Braga. This event organized by Associação Fibrenamics – one of Minho´s University interfaces – brought together...
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 — 9 July 2022
Awards Gala surprises with a fascinating night
The Mirpuri Foundation’s Awards Gala was an outstanding success, with the worlds of Dance, Music and Theatre coming together to honor great talents and personalities at the São Carlos Opera...

Events — 11 October 2019
CIESM 42nd International Congress in Cascais
The Mirpuri Foundation President Paulo Mirpuri addressed the Mediterranean Science Commission (CIESM) on the final day of its 42nd International Congress in Cascais, Portugal, with the presence of HSH Prince...
Sailing Trophy

Sailing Trophy — 24 May 2023
Official UNESCO Ocean Decade event
The Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy has been named as an official UNESCO Ocean Decade event. The Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy has been recognised by UNESCO for it’s efforts in protecting biodiversity,...

Sailing Trophy — 13 July 2022
2022 Mirpuri Foundation Ocean Award
Tainá Fonseca and Maria João Bebianno from CIMA, Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, win the 2022 Mirpuri Foundation Ocean Award. The winning project, entitled OneHealth, envisages to identify and better...
MF
Racing Team

MF Racing Team — 25 January 2023
A look back to The Ocean Race
A look back to The Ocean Race Leg One from Alicante to Cape Verde, one of the most challenging legs ever sailed on a VO65, where the Mirpuri Foundation supported...

MF Racing Team — 14 July 2022
Victory in home waters
Jack Bouttell victorious in first competitive outing as the new skipper of Racing for the Planet. The Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team this weekend claimed their first victory with new skipper Jack...
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...