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Conserving marine biodiversity for future generations while improving lives of local people today. Funded by German, Sweden, Norway, France and Ireland
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 22d
History made for the ocean: #BBNJ Agreement enters into force, protecting high seas & deep seabed, safeguarding life under water.

“Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step forward to save our ocean, & to save our future” - ED @ingerandersen.bsky.social
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Jul 1
In our diary. We are significantly behind 🌊 #30by30 and there is plenty of work to be done before 28...
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Sebastian Unger @oceanunger.bsky.social · Jun 13
Next UN Ocean Conference to be hosted in 2028 by 🇰🇷 🇨🇱 in Korea. #UNOC4
Chile and Korea to host UNOC4 in 2028 in Korea Chile and Korea to host UNOC4 in 2028 in Korea
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Jul 12
Our investments...
#OceanOptimism #30by30
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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 1d
Fair enough-virtual workshops are never the same as being on the ground. But with the political situation preventing our @blueactionfund.org trip, teams @blueventures.bsky.social @akf-global.bsky.social & OSDRM in MD made the best of it and pushed through. Huge thanks @oceancecilia.bsky.social 🙏
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 4d
Interesting course for current & future MPA practitioners ogy.de/sigf
Thanks @oceanthyrza.bsky.social for sharing... #OceanOptimism #30by30
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Judith Weigand @oceanweigand.bsky.social · 2d
Yesterday we completed Part 1 of @blueactionfund.org visit on Príncipe Island. Thanks to @faunaflora.bsky.social & Fundacao Principe for showing us your important work on the Island. Establishing MPAs & establishing small businesses to help communities becoming more resilient. #oceanoptimism
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 2d
@endangeredlands.bsky.social offers Planning Grants · Building strong collaborations
· Establishing biodiversity baselines
· Preparing proposals for larger-scale funding
📅 Deadline: 20 January 2026
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Funding Opportunities | Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme
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Thyrza Zoons @oceanthyrza.bsky.social · 2d
Upcoming OCTO webinar introducing the new IUCN guidebook on 'Assessing and Improving Social Equity in Marine Conservation' - 28 October 15.00 CET
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Assessing and Improving Social Equity in Marine Conservation: Introducing a New IUCN Guidebook. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email abo...
Presented by: Nathan Bennett of WWF and the IUCN People and Ocean Specialist Group; Mark Andrachuk of Reconnect Consulting; and other panelists to be added Description: To date, there has been substa...
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 1d
Meanwhile in São Tomé and Príncipe 🇸🇹...
Thanks also to cofunding from #Oceans5 & @schorstmeyer.bsky.social
@faunaflora.bsky.social project currently visited by @idelamer.bsky.social & @oceanweigand.bsky.social
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Jérôme OLLIER @jeromeollier.bsky.social · 22d
São Tomé and Príncipe commits to creating a marine protected area network - Victoria SCHNEIDER @mongabay.com

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São Tomé and Príncipe commits to creating a marine protected area network
The island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe has taken a significant step in marine conservation, announcing that it will establish eight marine protected areas in its coastal waters. The declaration is...
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 1d
Meanwhile in South Africa 🇿🇦...
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Nyembe Community Resource Hub to Transform Lives, Boost Skills and Marine Conservation
Nyembe Community Resource Hub was launched this week to advance community development and marine conservation in the region.
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 2d
💵 25K National Geographic / Buffet Award for leadership in conservation in Africa & Latrin America 2026. Any marine heroines and heroes out there 🪸🌊🐟?
Deadline 17 Oct. ➡️ ogy.de/nybr
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 2d
Meanwhile in STP 🇸🇹..,
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Judith Weigand @oceanweigand.bsky.social · 2d
Yesterday we completed Part 1 of @blueactionfund.org visit on Príncipe Island. Thanks to @faunaflora.bsky.social & Fundacao Principe for showing us your important work on the Island. Establishing MPAs & establishing small businesses to help communities becoming more resilient. #oceanoptimism
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 3d
Our EbA funding window hitting the ground in Berlin...
Thanks @ecologic.eu & @bfn-de.bsky.social, for allowing us and our partners to share experiences & lessons learned. #OceanOptimism cofunded by @bmz.de & @greenclimate.fund.
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Thyrza Zoons @oceanthyrza.bsky.social · 3d
Ecologic Institute brought together an impressive combination of cases and individuals in the field of coastal EbA the last 2 days! I shared some insights from the 50mln EUR @blueactionfund.org EbA funding window in the WIO.
Also good to see some Blue Action projects present in the room and online 🙌🏼
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 3d
Please follow @oceandreher.bsky.social 👇 for more updates from @blueactionfund.org investments in Honduras 🇭🇳 . @rare.org #OIKOS
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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 3d
First two days of our project visit in La Moskitia 🇭🇳 completed ✅ — feeling grateful for the warm welcome and meaningful first insights into the Wan Kabu Ka (Our Ocean) project led by Oikos and funded by @blueactionfund.org 🌊☀️
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 3d
~~~~~~~~ #GrantSpotlight ~~~~~~~~
We supported @wcs.org
'Scaling up MPAs in Melanesia 🇫🇯 🇵🇬 🇫🇯'
🌊 Grant Report: buff.ly/3C3WUXY
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 3d
Meanwhile wonderful news from uThukuela MPA in South Africa 🇿🇦...
Community Resource Hub is based on experiences from our grant to neighbouring iSimangaliso @wildtrust.co.za @oceanthyrza.bsky.social #OceanOptimism
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WILDTRUST @wildtrust.co.za · 4d
Yesterday, the Nyembe community, under the Mkhwanazi Traditional Authority, came out in numbers to witness the long-awaited launch of the first-ever Community Resource Hub in the uThukela Marine Protected Area (MPA) Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) project.
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 3d
Thanks to all @wildtrust.co.za colleagues on the ground as well as philanthropic partners supporting this important work along with us #OceanKind #Oceans5 #SharkConservationFund @schorstmeyer.bsky.social @oceanthyrza.bsky.social
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 3d
Meanwhile in Príncipe 🇸🇹...
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Isabelle Delamer @idelamer.bsky.social · 4d
Packed few days in Príncipe 🇸🇹 visiting the @blueactionfund.org -funded project led by @faunaflora.bsky.social, implemented by local partner Fundação Príncipe.

📸 Small-scale enterprises, grievance mechanism in action, fish catch data collection.

More on the project👇
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 4d
Meanwhile in Indonesia 🇮🇩...
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Thyrza Zoons @oceanthyrza.bsky.social · 4d
Planet Indonesia, sub-grantee to @blueventures.bsky.social, helped form the first women-led mangrove patrol in Kubu Raya: Srikandi Bekantan.
“Srikandi” stands for courage; “Bekantan” (the proboscis monkey) for the fragile ecosystem they protect.
Women’s leadership = stronger conservation. 💪🌱
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 4d
Celebrating grant portfolio of our sister fund @legacylandscapes.bsky.social with representatives of all supported protected sites. Amazing 🥳🎉. 👏🏼 @bmz.de for initiating this crucial #30by30 @unbiodiversity.bsky.social financing tool. @astridschomaker.bsky.social
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 5d
Team arrived for project visit in Honduras. #OceanOptimism @oceandreher.bsky.social
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 5d
Meanwhile in 🇳🇦 Namibia...
#NIMPAplus @oceanthayne.bsky.social @rukodzi.bsky.social
Ocean Literacy Toolkit ➡️ ogy.de/9y1w
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 12d
We accepted invite to join the Advisory Committee of Pacifico which mobilises 💶💵💴 for marine conservation in the Central Eastern Tropical Pacific. Surely, plenty of opportunities for exchange & mutual benefit with our existing and upcoming investments in the region. #OceanOptimism
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 7d
Meanwhile in Mozambique 🇲🇿 ...
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Blue Future Project concludes 5th scientific coral reef monitoring expedition in northern Mozambique
The Blue Future Project, led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Mozambique, concluded in September its fifth scientific expedition with the aim of strengthening the mapping and monitoring of m...
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 7d
Meanwhile in Mozambique 🇲🇿 ...
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Blue Future Project concludes 5th scientific coral reef monitoring expedition in northern Mozambique
The Blue Future Project, led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Mozambique, concluded in September its fifth scientific expedition with the aim of strengthening the mapping and monitoring of m...
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