Blue City Certification

The Blue City Network is a certification system that recognizes cities, towns, and counties that demonstrate their communities’ commitment to healthy waterways and oceans. Participants gain access to proven resources and blueprints provided by our network of nonprofit partners, certified cities, and governmental agencies. Upon certification, participants become part of the Blue City Network, a coalition of communities from around the world that collaborate on programs and policies that protect the marine environment. Blue City certification provides cities with a way to publicly display their efforts and be seen as responsible environmental stewards.

Established by Project-O, a 501c3 ocean conservation organization, the Blue City Certification program provides a data-driven approach to assessing communities’ efforts toward protecting the ocean. The intent of this program is to establish a network of cities and counties that are willing to implement, collaborate, and share information on jurisdictional sustainability programs across four Solution Areas: Waste Minimization, Climate Protection and Resilience, Healthy Ecosystems, and Water Quality and Efficiency.

Our Partners

These leading ocean protection organizations joined the Blue City Network as supporting partners, working with us to help cities earn their certification, adopt best practice standards, and further their sustainability goals. 

CLICK PARTNER LOGO BELOW to access helpful resources and learn how you can bolster your city’s efforts in protecting the marine environment.

Our Certified Cities

As part of the Blue City Network, our certified cities are provided with facilitated collaboration among fellow Blue Cities, and given support from both our team and our partners in aiding their efforts to protect the ocean and waterways.

How to Become a Blue City

Certification involves completing a detailed assessment that will evaluate your City’s current environmental initiatives and programs.

Steps to Certification

How We Promote Your City

Website

Recognize your city on our website.

Social Media

Social media promotion.

Press

Press Release & local media outreach.

Network

Featured within the Blue City network.

Benefits of Going Blue

Your city will benefit by joining the Blue City Network, a select group of coastal communities that prioritize and protect the environmental resources necessary to maintain a sustainable future.

Blue City certification provides cities with a way to publicly display their sustainability efforts and be seen as responsible ocean stewards.

triphy

Recognize your city as a champion of our ocean.

tourist

Attract tourism, events, and conferences to your Blue City.

elevate

Elevate the health of your coastline and waterways.

community

Promote civic pride in your community.

Solution Areas

Blue City Certification provides a clear, data-driven approach to assessing communities’ efforts towards protecting our world’s waterways and oceans. The four Solution Areas allow communities to credibly and transparently track progress toward overall sustainability objectives.

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Cities in the Certification Process

Alameda

Arcata

Carmel-by-the-Sea

Chula Vista

Corte Madera

Costa Mesa

Daly City

Half Moon Bay

Hermosa Beach

Malibu

Ventura

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The Blue City Team

Rich German
Founder,
Blue City Network
Founder, Project O
rich@project-o.org

Evelina Marchetti
Executive Director,
Blue City Network
COO, Project O
evelina@project-o.org

Ashley Pries
Chief City Liaison,
Blue City Network
ashley@project-o.org