About us
The Flotilla Foundation is a Netherlands-based charity, founded in March 2017.
The Foundation aims to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment and in particularly the Oceans and the Seas. The Foundation intends to achieve its goals through the making of grants or the provision of such other support that will assist in reaching its objectives.
By way of example, and without limitation, Flotilla Foundation aims to:
Create & promote protected marine areas
Clean-up marine environment
Prevent marine pollution, particularly from plastic
Integrate conservation factors into livelihood development for coastal & fishing communities
Develop innovative solutions to support protection, preservation and understanding of the marine environment
Research that furthers the public understanding of the marine environment
Educate on issues relating to the marine environment
Board members
Tamar Matalon
Melanie Smith
Mirjam van der Zanden
Oliver Plunkett
Members of the Board do not receive remuneration in return for performing their board member duties.