Oceanum Liberandum

What is Oceanum Liberandum?

Oceanum Liberadum is a Non-profit organization that plan to break the verbal barriers and put actions into practice. We fight for a blue and green planet and we trust in our members and volunteers to help us in this rewarding journey.

The NGO was born in Portugal, but we want to act in every corner that the human being can walk and swim.

NGO goals?

This is a community for those who want to help change the oceans. Mother nature is crying for help and we want to be there to help and change the course of action

Working in underwater and beach cleanups, creating events that promote and raise awareness for the environment, help in the ocean and nature education and much more. But, still, there is space for new ideas and at any moment you can contact us and be the mind behind an ambitious project to help our planet.

2022 results

In 2022, Oceanum Liberandum achieved two Guinness World Records: with 597 divers it carried out the largest underwater cleanup in 12 hours, and with 150 photographs it created the largest underwater photo exhibition. That same year, across all actions, 4,000 kg of waste were removed from beaches and the seabed.

In 2023, the association once again entered the Guinness World Records, this time with 842 divers in the largest underwater cleanup in 24 hours, during which 7,000 kg of waste were removed. In the same year, it also achieved the world record for the largest phrase written with recyclable materials and obtained the status of an environmental NGO, strengthening its role in the global movement for ocean protection.

In 2024, the association achieved another Guinness World Record by carrying out the cleanup with the largest number of divers simultaneously, bringing together 274 participants and removing more than 2,000 kg of waste.

In 2025, at the invitation of the UN and the Government of South Korea, it represented Portugal on World Environment Day, where 57 divers conducted an underwater cleanup that resulted in the removal of 880 kg of waste.