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Help & FAQ

Learn how to use Ozeaon, explore current platform features, understand what is coming next, and contact us if you need support.

Ozeaon is being developed in phases. You can currently use the platform to publish Articles, create Projects, and build Organisation presence. Coming next, Ozeaon will introduce Educational Resources, Open Calls, and Payments, followed by next-phase coordination tools including DAO participation, Pods, Progress, Bounties, and deeper platform connections.

Quick start

Start with three core actions

Ozeaon's current platform experience is built around three core actions: creating Projects, publishing Articles, and building Organisation presence.

  • 01Available Now

    Create or explore Projects

    Use Projects to share initiatives, research, fieldwork, prototypes, campaigns, conservation work, design work, or regenerative solutions. Projects help make work visible, structured, and easier for others to understand.

  • 02Available Now

    Publish Articles

    Use Articles to share research insights, field notes, reflections, explainers, case studies, project updates, or educational writing. Articles help translate knowledge into accessible public content.

  • 03Available Now

    Create or view Organisations

    Organisations help universities, labs, NGOs, companies, collectives, studios, foundations, and institutions create a visible presence on Ozeaon.

Current features

Available now

Ozeaon currently focuses on helping people and organisations make their work visible, share knowledge, and build early connections across the regenerative innovation ecosystem.

Projects are structured pages for sharing work in progress, research, initiatives, campaigns, prototypes, fieldwork, conservation activity, design work, and regenerative solutions.

Common uses

  • describe what they are building or researching
  • show the purpose and context of their work
  • share progress and updates
  • connect their work to relevant themes or fields
  • make their project easier for others to discover
  • prepare for upcoming funding, verification, Open Calls, and collaboration features

Articles allow users to publish knowledge, reflections, research insights, public explainers, field notes, project updates, and educational content.

Common uses

  • share ideas and insights
  • communicate research in a more accessible way
  • publish project updates
  • explain complex ocean, climate, sustainability, design, or regenerative topics
  • build a public track record of contribution
  • connect knowledge to real-world action

Organisation profiles give institutions, universities, labs, NGOs, startups, community groups, foundations, studios, and project teams a visible presence on Ozeaon.

Common uses

  • show who they are
  • share their mission and focus areas
  • connect related Projects and Articles
  • make their work easier to discover
  • prepare for Open Calls, Payments, verification, and partnership features as these are introduced
  • build credibility within the Ozeaon ecosystem

Next platform phase

Coming next

Ozeaon's next platform features will expand the platform from publishing and visibility into learning, opportunity discovery, and payment-enabled participation.

  • Coming Next

    Educational Resources

    Educational Resources will support structured learning across ocean, climate, sustainability, design, regenerative development, and related knowledge areas.

    Users will be able to discover learning materials, explore curated categories, and connect knowledge to Articles, Projects, Organisations, and contribution pathways.

  • Coming Next

    Open Calls

    Open Calls will help users discover opportunities such as grants, challenges, fellowships, residencies, calls for collaborators, research opportunities, and project-support pathways.

    Open Calls are intended to help connect people and organisations with relevant opportunities inside the Ozeaon ecosystem.

  • Coming Next

    Payments

    Payments will allow eligible users and organisations to support work, receive support, and enable payment-related platform features.

    Payments will be introduced carefully and may require additional verification, terms, compliance checks, and payment-provider onboarding.

Next-phase features

Next-phase DAO, Pods, and contribution features

As Ozeaon develops, the platform will introduce coordination and governance tools designed to help people collaborate, participate, and build shared progress across the ecosystem.

These next-phase features may be introduced through phased testing, eligibility requirements, and additional platform terms.

  • Pods

    Next-Phase Feature

    Pods will support smaller working groups, communities, project teams, advisory groups, or thematic clusters inside Ozeaon.

    • coordinate around shared topics
    • organise project work
    • connect with aligned people
    • support governance and participation
    • build focused communities around Articles, Projects, Organisations, Open Calls, Educational Resources, and Payments
  • DAO Participation

    Next-Phase Feature

    DAO features will support governance participation across the Ozeaon ecosystem.

    DAO features will be introduced carefully and may require additional governance terms.

    • proposals
    • voting
    • delegated participation
    • contribution records
    • ecosystem decision-making processes
    • community input into platform direction
  • Progress Layer

    Next-Phase Feature

    Progress is Ozeaon's contribution and reputation layer.

    It is designed to recognise meaningful participation across the ecosystem, such as publishing, learning, contributing, collaborating, supporting projects, joining Pods, and participating in governance.

    Progress is a contribution and reputation system, not a financial product.

  • Bounties

    Next-Phase Feature

    Bounties will allow tasks, challenges, or contribution opportunities to be posted inside Ozeaon.

    Bounties may help connect people with work that supports Projects, Articles, Educational Resources, Open Calls, Organisations, Pods, OCIS, dMRV, and wider ecosystem needs.

    Bounty functionality may require additional terms, eligibility checks, payment rules, and anti-abuse protections.

  • Connected Feature System

    Next-Phase Feature

    As Ozeaon develops, DAO, Pods, Progress, and Bounties may connect with:

    • Projects
    • Articles
    • Organisations
    • Educational Resources
    • Open Calls
    • Payments
    • OCIS
    • dMRV
    • project verification workflows

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Find answers to common questions about using Ozeaon, creating Projects, publishing Articles, setting up Organisations, and understanding what is coming next.

Getting Started

  • What is Ozeaon?

    Ozeaon is a regenerative innovation platform connecting knowledge, projects, organisations, opportunities, and coordination tools across ocean, climate, land, and sustainability-related work.

  • Who is Ozeaon for?

    Ozeaon is for researchers, educators, project builders, organisations, NGOs, institutions, funders, creators, community leaders, and others working across regenerative innovation, open science, ocean-climate action, and sustainable development.

  • What can I do on Ozeaon now?

    You can currently use Ozeaon to create Projects, publish Articles, and build or explore Organisation profiles.

  • Is Ozeaon fully launched?

    Ozeaon is being developed in phases. Some features are available now, while others are coming next or will be introduced as next-phase features.

  • Do I need to pay to join Ozeaon?

    Ozeaon is designed to keep core participation accessible. Some premium, verification, payment, organisation, or contribution features may have additional terms or fees as they are introduced.

Projects

  • What is a Project?

    A Project is a structured page where you can share an initiative, research activity, prototype, fieldwork, campaign, conservation project, design project, or regenerative solution.

  • Who can create a Project?

    Projects can be created by eligible users, teams, organisations, researchers, creators, and project builders, depending on the current platform access stage.

  • What should I include in a Project?

    You should include a clear title, summary, purpose, location if relevant, focus area, project description, images or media where appropriate, and any relevant context that helps others understand the work.

  • Can Projects receive funding?

    Payment and funding-related features are coming next. Current Projects can be used to build visibility and structure before payment-enabled tools are introduced.

  • Can Projects be connected to Organisations?

    Yes. Projects are designed to connect with Organisation profiles where relevant, helping users understand who is behind the work.

  • Will Projects connect to OCIS or dMRV?

    As Ozeaon develops, Projects are expected to connect with OCIS climate intelligence, Project Integrity Scoring, dMRV monitoring, and verification workflows.

Articles

  • What are Articles for?

    Articles are for sharing research insights, field notes, explainers, project updates, educational writing, reflections, case studies, and public-interest knowledge.

  • Who can publish Articles?

    Eligible users can publish Articles depending on the current access stage and platform permissions.

  • What kinds of Articles should I publish?

    Useful Article types include research summaries, ocean-climate explainers, project updates, educational pieces, design reflections, field reports, interviews, and sustainability insights.

  • Can Articles support my Project?

    Yes. Articles can help explain your Project, share updates, document progress, and build public understanding around your work.

  • Are Articles peer-reviewed?

    Articles on Ozeaon are not automatically peer-reviewed unless a specific review process applies. Some educational, scientific, or Foundation-supported workflows may include review, editorial checks, or quality processes as these features develop.

  • Can Articles become Educational Resources?

    As Educational Resources are introduced, selected Articles may connect to learning pathways, quizzes, curated knowledge categories, or educational collections where appropriate.

Organisations

  • What is an Organisation profile?

    An Organisation profile is a public presence for an institution, university, NGO, startup, lab, foundation, collective, studio, or project team on Ozeaon.

  • Why should an organisation join Ozeaon?

    Organisations can use Ozeaon to share their mission, connect Projects and Articles, increase visibility, support public engagement, prepare for Open Calls, and participate in the wider regenerative innovation ecosystem.

  • Can organisations publish Projects and Articles?

    Organisation profiles are designed to connect with Projects and Articles, allowing organisations to show their work, people, outputs, and initiatives.

  • What is Verified Organisation status?

    Verified Organisation status is intended to show that an organisation has passed a platform verification process. Verification features may be phased in and may require additional checks, terms, or eligibility requirements.

  • Can universities or institutions join?

    Yes. Ozeaon is designed to support universities, research institutions, labs, public-interest organisations, NGOs, and other organisations working across relevant fields.

Coming Next

  • What are Educational Resources?

    Educational Resources will be structured learning materials across ocean, climate, sustainability, design, regenerative development, and related knowledge areas. They are intended to help users learn, explore curated knowledge, and connect learning to Articles, Projects, Organisations, and contribution pathways.

  • What are Open Calls?

    Open Calls will help users discover opportunities such as grants, fellowships, challenges, residencies, partnership calls, project-support opportunities, and calls for collaborators.

  • What are Payments?

    Payments will support payment-enabled platform activity, including eligible support, funding, paid content, subscriptions, or other payment-related features where available.

  • When will Coming Next features launch?

    Ozeaon is developing features in phases. Launch timing may depend on testing, technical readiness, compliance, partnerships, and user feedback.

  • Will Coming Next features require new terms?

    Yes. Some features, especially payments, funding, verification, DAO participation, and token-related features, may require additional terms, eligibility checks, or platform rules.

DAO, Pods, Progress, and Bounties

  • What are Pods?

    Pods are next-phase coordination spaces for teams, working groups, communities, advisory groups, or thematic clusters inside Ozeaon.

  • What will Pods be used for?

    Pods may support project coordination, community building, governance preparation, learning groups, Open Call collaboration, and focused participation around shared topics.

  • What is the Ozeaon DAO?

    The Ozeaon DAO is a governance layer for ecosystem participation, proposals, voting, delegated participation, and contribution-based coordination. DAO features may be introduced gradually and may require additional governance terms.

  • What is Progress?

    Progress is Ozeaon's contribution and reputation layer. It is designed to recognise meaningful participation across the ecosystem.

  • Is Progress a financial product?

    No. Progress is a contribution and reputation system, not a financial product or investment.

  • What are Bounties?

    Bounties are next-phase contribution opportunities where tasks, challenges, or work requests can be posted and completed by eligible users. Bounties may connect to Projects, Articles, Organisations, Educational Resources, Open Calls, Payments, Pods, OCIS, dMRV, and wider ecosystem needs.

  • Will DAO, Pods, Progress, and Bounties connect to Projects and Organisations?

    Yes. These next-phase features are intended to connect with the wider platform, including Projects, Articles, Organisations, Educational Resources, Open Calls, Payments, OCIS, dMRV, and verification tools.

Account, Support, and Safety

  • How do I get help?

    You can contact Ozeaon through the support form on this page.

  • How do I report an issue?

    Use the support form and select the relevant issue type, such as account issue, Project issue, Article issue, Organisation issue, bug, privacy request, or general support.

  • How do I contact Ozeaon about privacy?

    For privacy or personal data questions, contact privacy@ozeaon.com.

  • How do I contact Ozeaon about legal documents?

    For legal questions, contact legal@ozeaon.com.

  • How do I suggest a feature?

    Use the support form and choose “Feature suggestion” or “Platform feedback”.

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