{"id":17055,"date":"2026-01-29T16:27:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/our-vision\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T16:28:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:28:01","slug":"our-vision","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/en\/our-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-parallax-none hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling lazyload\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:2%;--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" data-bg=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/33m-swiss-sailboat-Fleur-de-Passion_accueil.jpg\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:100px;margin-bottom:100px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#000000;border-top-width:0px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 bannerheight\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">OUR VISION<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:100px;margin-bottom:100px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#000000;border-top-width:0px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:2%;--awb-padding-bottom:2%;--awb-background-color:rgba(119,184,205,0.06);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1280px + );margin-left: calc(- \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(- \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded in 2002, Pacifique is a Swiss non-profit organization that transforms the ocean into a learning ground. Aboard our sailboats, we conduct unique expeditions where science, art, and socio-educational projects intersect. More than just an organization, we bridge the gap between land and sea.  <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:1%;margin-bottom:1%;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-width-small:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"slideInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"0.8\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Our values<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:1%;margin-bottom:1%;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;\" data-animationType=\"slideInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"0.8\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><p data-path-to-node=\"19\">For over 20 years, Pacifique has been charting its course across the world&#8217;s oceans. A Geneva-based organization recognized for its public utility, we do not just sail: we give meaning to the journey.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"20\">Our mission is encapsulated in three verbs that guide every mile traveled:<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"21\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"21,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"21,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Discover<\/b> the unknown, by bringing our crews closer to fragile and fascinating ecosystems.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"21,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"21,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Share<\/b> knowledge, by fostering dialogue between scientific rigor, artistic creativity, and the youth&#8217;s thirst for learning.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"21,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"21,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Commit<\/b> to the planet, by transforming our sailboats into observation platforms dedicated to biodiversity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:1% 1% 1% 1%;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;\" data-animationType=\"slideInRight\" data-animationDuration=\"0.8\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:4 \/ 3;--awb-margin-bottom:2%;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"Manoeuvres-Portimao-1 - Copie\" title=\"Manoeuvres-Portimao-1 &#8211; Copie\" src=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Manoeuvres-Portimao-1-Copie.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Manoeuvres-Portimao-1-Copie-300x225.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-11219 img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27960%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20960%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27960%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Manoeuvres-Portimao-1-Copie-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Manoeuvres-Portimao-1-Copie-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Manoeuvres-Portimao-1-Copie-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Manoeuvres-Portimao-1-Copie-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Manoeuvres-Portimao-1-Copie.jpg 960w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"slideInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"0.8\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our Missions<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:2%;margin-bottom:2%;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:#1a232b;--button_border_color:#1a232b;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color5);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color5);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#1a232b;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#1a232b;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/en\/jeunes-en-mer-program\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Youth at Sea<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-custom fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:#1a232b;--button_border_color:#1a232b;--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_border_hover_color:#000000;--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color5);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color5);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#1a232b;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#1a232b;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/en\/scientific-programmes\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Science<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-custom fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:#1a232b;--button_border_color:#1a232b;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color5);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color5);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#1a232b;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#1a232b;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/en\/artists\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Art<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:2%;margin-bottom:2%;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth hundred-percent-height hundred-percent-height-center-content non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling lazyload\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:2%;--awb-background-color:#1a232b;--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" data-bg=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GRO_1988-scaled.jpg\" ><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth-center-content\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep nominheight\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\" data-animationType=\"slideInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"0.8\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-text-color:#1a232b;--awb-margin-bottom:5%;\"><h1>THE OCEAN AS SCHOOL AND LABORATORY<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:2%;--awb-padding-right:2%;--awb-padding-bottom:2%;--awb-padding-left:2%;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:rgba(119,184,205,0.85);--awb-bg-color-hover:rgba(119,184,205,0.85);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:1% 1% 1% 1%;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );\" data-animationType=\"slideInRight\" data-animationDuration=\"0.8\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#1a232b;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021 begins <b>the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030)<\/b>.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This initiative, decided in 2017 by the United<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nations, aims to mobilize the scientific community,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">policymakers, businesses, and civil society<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">around a common program of research and<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">technological innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A proclamation that highlights the importance of <b>preserving the oceans for future generations<\/b> and<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in which scientific and<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">awareness programs conducted aboard the sailboats <em>Fleur de<\/em><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Passion <\/em>and<em> the Mauritius<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This decade highlights the importance of citizen science, defined as &#8220;science conducted by citizens who are not professional scientists,&#8221; <b>an effort in which Pacifique has strived to participate since its creation.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep nominheight\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:2%;--awb-background-color:rgba(119,184,205,0.06);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1280px + );margin-left: calc(- \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(- \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Rationale<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep nominheight\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Pacifique frames its actions within a global context that makes it increasingly urgent to better understand the human impact on oceans, an ecosystem still largely unknown despite its vital importance to humanity.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep nominheight\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counters-box counters-box row fusion-clearfix fusion-columns-3\" style=\"--awb-body-color:#000000;--awb-body-size:16;--awb-border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-color:#007790;--awb-title-size:44;--awb-border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"99\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\"> %<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\">habitable marine areas remain poorly understood in terms of biodiversity, and thus management<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"1\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\"> million<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\">marine species remain scientifically unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\"><span class=\"unit\">+<\/span><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"100\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\">million km<sub>2<\/sub> of the seabed remain in total and permanent darkness<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"4\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\">people have only explored the deepest point of the oceans, while 12 have walked on the Moon<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"5\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">%<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\">of the seabed is mapped in high resolution<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:2%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-bottom:10px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-top:50px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-16 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-first fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">History<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:1%;margin-bottom:1%;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-6 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-timeline-vertical content-left content-boxes-timeline-layout content-boxes-icon-with-title fusion-delayed-animation\" style=\"--awb-hover-accent-color:#000000;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#000000;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animation-delay=\"350\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-iconcolor:#0d3446;--awb-content-padding-left:64px;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:42px;width:42px;line-height:22px;border-color:#000000;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;background-color:#ffffff;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#ffffff;border-width:1px;background-color:#ffffff;box-sizing:content-box;height:40px;width:40px;line-height:40px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;font-size:20px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-arrow-right fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h1 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h1_typography-font-size:32px;line-height:37px;\">2002<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p>Founding of Pacifique in Geneva. The objective is clear: to create a space for freedom and reintegration on the water.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#000000;left:37px;top:22px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-iconcolor:#0d3446;--awb-content-padding-left:64px;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-2 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:42px;width:42px;line-height:22px;border-color:#000000;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;background-color:#ffffff;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#ffffff;border-width:1px;background-color:#ffffff;box-sizing:content-box;height:40px;width:40px;line-height:40px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;font-size:20px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-arrow-right fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h1 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h1_typography-font-size:32px;line-height:37px;\">2003 - 2009<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p>Acquisition of our flagship vessel, a former minelayer, and the launch of six years of colossal restoration in Marseille. This participatory project transforms the warship into a vessel of peace. The adventure was hailed by IUCN at the Barcelona Congress and crowned with a christening in the presence of Albert Falco, legendary captain of the Calypso.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#000000;left:37px;top:22px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-iconcolor:#0d3446;--awb-content-padding-left:64px;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-3 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:42px;width:42px;line-height:22px;border-color:#000000;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;background-color:#ffffff;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#ffffff;border-width:1px;background-color:#ffffff;box-sizing:content-box;height:40px;width:40px;line-height:40px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;font-size:20px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-arrow-right fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h1 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h1_typography-font-size:32px;line-height:37px;\">2009 - 2014<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p>Under the patronage of UNESCO and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Pacifique conducts in the Mediterranean, Atlantic, North Sea and Baltic, Red Sea and Caribbean aboard <em>Fleur de Passion<\/em> a first long-term expedition, The Changing Oceans Expedition, during which it carries out various scientific programs in partnership with different academic institutions or international NGOs.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#000000;left:37px;top:22px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-iconcolor:#0d3446;--awb-content-padding-left:64px;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-4 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:42px;width:42px;line-height:22px;border-color:#000000;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;background-color:#ffffff;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#ffffff;border-width:1px;background-color:#ffffff;box-sizing:content-box;height:40px;width:40px;line-height:40px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;font-size:20px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-arrow-right fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h1 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h1_typography-font-size:32px;line-height:37px;\">2015 - 2019<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p>Aboard <em>Fleur de Passion<\/em> and with the support of the Canton of Geneva, Pacifique conducts its second large-scale expedition, The Ocean Mapping Expedition, a 4-year circumnavigation in the wake of the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan some 500 years later.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#000000;left:37px;top:22px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-iconcolor:#0d3446;--awb-content-padding-left:64px;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-5 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:42px;width:42px;line-height:22px;border-color:#000000;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;background-color:#ffffff;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#ffffff;border-width:1px;background-color:#ffffff;box-sizing:content-box;height:40px;width:40px;line-height:40px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;font-size:20px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-arrow-right fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h1 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h1_typography-font-size:32px;line-height:37px;\">2020 - 2024<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p>New 4-year expedition, this time in the Arctic. Through its pioneering program &#8220;Arctic Change&#8221;, conducted in collaboration with the University of Geneva and Prof. Daniel McGinnis, the expedition&#8217;s main objective was to monitor greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and surface waters, in a region particularly vulnerable to global warming.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#000000;left:37px;top:22px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-iconcolor:#0d3446;--awb-content-padding-left:64px;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-6 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:42px;width:42px;line-height:22px;border-color:#000000;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;background-color:#ffffff;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#ffffff;border-width:1px;background-color:#ffffff;box-sizing:content-box;height:40px;width:40px;line-height:40px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;font-size:20px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-arrow-right fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h1 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h1_typography-font-size:32px;line-height:37px;\">2026 - Present<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p>Towards a New Odyssey A new chapter is being written. Behind the scenes, the excitement is palpable: we are actively preparing our next major expedition.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#000000;left:37px;top:22px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-17 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-bottom:10px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-top:50px;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.25 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"awb-gallery-wrapper awb-gallery-wrapper-1 button-span-no\" style=\"--more-btn-alignment:center;\"><div style=\"margin:-5px;--awb-bordersize:0px;\" class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-1 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