Coastal Communities Initiative
@coastalcommunities.bsky.social
We are a WWF initiative working with Indigenous Peoples, coastal communities, regional networks, government authorities and NGOs to accelerate and scale coastal community-led conservation across the world.
📍 https://coastalcommunityledconservation.org/
📍 https://coastalcommunityledconservation.org/
Want to know why #CoastalCommunities are so crucial for implementing and managing #NatureBasedSolutions to the climate crisis? We've got you covered!
Watch this video from @mariahonig.bsky.social speaking with the brilliant Together for the Ocean at #COP30 👇👇👇
#OceanOptimism
Watch this video from @mariahonig.bsky.social speaking with the brilliant Together for the Ocean at #COP30 👇👇👇
#OceanOptimism
November 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Want to know why #CoastalCommunities are so crucial for implementing and managing #NatureBasedSolutions to the climate crisis? We've got you covered!
Watch this video from @mariahonig.bsky.social speaking with the brilliant Together for the Ocean at #COP30 👇👇👇
#OceanOptimism
Watch this video from @mariahonig.bsky.social speaking with the brilliant Together for the Ocean at #COP30 👇👇👇
#OceanOptimism
Strengthening an equitable & inclusive Sustainable Blue Economy is key to unlocking climate finance for coastal communities, empowering enterprises that:
🌊 Are nature-positive
🌊 Support resilient livelihoods
🌊 Ensure food security
🌊 Advance gender equity
🌊 Drive climate action
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🌊 Are nature-positive
🌊 Support resilient livelihoods
🌊 Ensure food security
🌊 Advance gender equity
🌊 Drive climate action
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November 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Strengthening an equitable & inclusive Sustainable Blue Economy is key to unlocking climate finance for coastal communities, empowering enterprises that:
🌊 Are nature-positive
🌊 Support resilient livelihoods
🌊 Ensure food security
🌊 Advance gender equity
🌊 Drive climate action
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🌊 Are nature-positive
🌊 Support resilient livelihoods
🌊 Ensure food security
🌊 Advance gender equity
🌊 Drive climate action
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"#CoastalCommunities have a vested interest to make sure that we're going to deliver the change that's needed, and they already have the solutions at their very fingertips."
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@mariahonig.bsky.social #COP30 #ClimateResilience
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@mariahonig.bsky.social #COP30 #ClimateResilience
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"#CoastalCommunities have a vested interest to make sure that we're going to deliver the change that's needed, and they already have the solutions at their very fingertips."
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@mariahonig.bsky.social #COP30 #ClimateResilience
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@mariahonig.bsky.social #COP30 #ClimateResilience
Resilient #CoastalCommunities are vital to our shared future, protecting people, heritage & the oceans that sustain us. 🌊
WWF's supports 300,000+ rights holders across 178 sites to drive locally-led conservation, building climate resilience where it matters most💪
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WWF's supports 300,000+ rights holders across 178 sites to drive locally-led conservation, building climate resilience where it matters most💪
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November 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Resilient #CoastalCommunities are vital to our shared future, protecting people, heritage & the oceans that sustain us. 🌊
WWF's supports 300,000+ rights holders across 178 sites to drive locally-led conservation, building climate resilience where it matters most💪
Discover more tinyurl.com/2n23e6wv
WWF's supports 300,000+ rights holders across 178 sites to drive locally-led conservation, building climate resilience where it matters most💪
Discover more tinyurl.com/2n23e6wv
🌊 EVENT at #COP30: Coastal & Marine Territories and Seascapes: Living Solutions for the Climate 🌍
Nov 17 | 15:20–16:10, People’s Circle Pavilion (Green Zone)
Centring oceans, traditional communities & human rights in climate action.
🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/3debzaw7
Nov 17 | 15:20–16:10, People’s Circle Pavilion (Green Zone)
Centring oceans, traditional communities & human rights in climate action.
🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/3debzaw7
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🌊 EVENT at #COP30: Coastal & Marine Territories and Seascapes: Living Solutions for the Climate 🌍
Nov 17 | 15:20–16:10, People’s Circle Pavilion (Green Zone)
Centring oceans, traditional communities & human rights in climate action.
🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/3debzaw7
Nov 17 | 15:20–16:10, People’s Circle Pavilion (Green Zone)
Centring oceans, traditional communities & human rights in climate action.
🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/3debzaw7
#CoastalCommunities are architects of #climate action: restoring ecosystems, building resilience & showing that people & nature rise together 🌊
In this blog post, @mariahonig.bsky.social explores the impact of locally-led #NbS & calls for action in support of them at #COP30 👇👇 tinyurl.com/5ctymx7n
In this blog post, @mariahonig.bsky.social explores the impact of locally-led #NbS & calls for action in support of them at #COP30 👇👇 tinyurl.com/5ctymx7n
Rising Together: Scaling locally-led Nature-based Solutions to deliver win-wins for people and nature
As the global climate community prepares to gather in Brazil for COP30, the world is watching closely - eagerly awaiting updates and, dare I say it, progress, against pivotal decisions that have the p...
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October 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
#CoastalCommunities are architects of #climate action: restoring ecosystems, building resilience & showing that people & nature rise together 🌊
In this blog post, @mariahonig.bsky.social explores the impact of locally-led #NbS & calls for action in support of them at #COP30 👇👇 tinyurl.com/5ctymx7n
In this blog post, @mariahonig.bsky.social explores the impact of locally-led #NbS & calls for action in support of them at #COP30 👇👇 tinyurl.com/5ctymx7n
Heading to #IUCNcongress?
With #COP30 fast approaching, we’re highlighting our top pick of events exploring avenues for advancing #CoastalCommunity resilience & conservation action through locally-led adaptation 👀👇👇
Explore the full agenda here 🌊 iucncongress2025.org/programme
With #COP30 fast approaching, we’re highlighting our top pick of events exploring avenues for advancing #CoastalCommunity resilience & conservation action through locally-led adaptation 👀👇👇
Explore the full agenda here 🌊 iucncongress2025.org/programme
October 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Heading to #IUCNcongress?
With #COP30 fast approaching, we’re highlighting our top pick of events exploring avenues for advancing #CoastalCommunity resilience & conservation action through locally-led adaptation 👀👇👇
Explore the full agenda here 🌊 iucncongress2025.org/programme
With #COP30 fast approaching, we’re highlighting our top pick of events exploring avenues for advancing #CoastalCommunity resilience & conservation action through locally-led adaptation 👀👇👇
Explore the full agenda here 🌊 iucncongress2025.org/programme
At the Otranto Journalism Festival, @wwfmediterranean.bsky.social spotlighted the need to drive for #climate dialogues that listens to the voices of and supports underrepresented groups, exploring the intersection between climate justice and sustainable #fisheries. 🌊🐟🌍 shorturl.at/0Cw3U
September 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
At the Otranto Journalism Festival, @wwfmediterranean.bsky.social spotlighted the need to drive for #climate dialogues that listens to the voices of and supports underrepresented groups, exploring the intersection between climate justice and sustainable #fisheries. 🌊🐟🌍 shorturl.at/0Cw3U
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Coastal communities in the #Mediterranean face challenges but hold the keys to #resilience. In #Salento, #WWFMediterranean links marine protection, sustainable fishing & inclusion. 🌊💙
Read more: www.mondoemediterraneo.eu/with-wwf-med...
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September 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Coastal communities in the #Mediterranean face challenges but hold the keys to #resilience. In #Salento, #WWFMediterranean links marine protection, sustainable fishing & inclusion. 🌊💙
Read more: www.mondoemediterraneo.eu/with-wwf-med...
Read more: www.mondoemediterraneo.eu/with-wwf-med...
A major milestone in #Indigenous-led conservation: the Melanesian Ocean Reserve, the world’s largest multinational marine reserve, was announced at the #Pacific Islands Forum last week🌊
It protects the ancestral waters of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands & PNG, led by communities who call them home. 🌺🌏
It protects the ancestral waters of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands & PNG, led by communities who call them home. 🌺🌏
September 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
A major milestone in #Indigenous-led conservation: the Melanesian Ocean Reserve, the world’s largest multinational marine reserve, was announced at the #Pacific Islands Forum last week🌊
It protects the ancestral waters of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands & PNG, led by communities who call them home. 🌺🌏
It protects the ancestral waters of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands & PNG, led by communities who call them home. 🌺🌏
Have you connected with us on #LinkedIn?
Follow our efforts to accelerate and scale the implementation of effective, community-led #conservation approaches worldwide.
Together, we can pave the way for empowered and resilient #CoastalCommunities🤝
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Follow our efforts to accelerate and scale the implementation of effective, community-led #conservation approaches worldwide.
Together, we can pave the way for empowered and resilient #CoastalCommunities🤝
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August 8, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Have you connected with us on #LinkedIn?
Follow our efforts to accelerate and scale the implementation of effective, community-led #conservation approaches worldwide.
Together, we can pave the way for empowered and resilient #CoastalCommunities🤝
www.linkedin.com/company/wwf-...
Follow our efforts to accelerate and scale the implementation of effective, community-led #conservation approaches worldwide.
Together, we can pave the way for empowered and resilient #CoastalCommunities🤝
www.linkedin.com/company/wwf-...
In a major signal of hope for communities across the world who are most vulnerable to #ClimateChange - including #CoastalCommunities - the International Court of Justice has clarified the duties of countries to protect the earth's #climate system, protecting both people and nature 🤝
Today, the International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion regarding the obligations of states on climate change, providing a sign of hope for vulnerable populations and the planet's ecosystems and species, says
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July 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
In a major signal of hope for communities across the world who are most vulnerable to #ClimateChange - including #CoastalCommunities - the International Court of Justice has clarified the duties of countries to protect the earth's #climate system, protecting both people and nature 🤝
Hear from our Initiative Lead @mariahonig.bsky.social talking about #WWF's approach to working with #CoastalCommunities, the impact that the dedicated teams who contribute to the Coastal Communities Initiative have on the ground, and the optimism we have for the future 🙏
Coastal Communities Initiative x Climate Acceptance Studios
YouTube video by WWF Coastal Communities Initiative
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July 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Hear from our Initiative Lead @mariahonig.bsky.social talking about #WWF's approach to working with #CoastalCommunities, the impact that the dedicated teams who contribute to the Coastal Communities Initiative have on the ground, and the optimism we have for the future 🙏
A 3 day learning exchange supported by WWF-Malaysia & WWF-Coral Triangle saw 50+ participants from #CoastalCommunities, local authorities & conservation orgs in the Sulu #Sulawesi Seascape come together to share knowledge on restoring & conserving #marine ecosystems via Nature-based Solutions! 🌊 🌱
Joint Media Release - Transboundary Learning Strengthens Coastal Community Resilience
Participants in turtle hatchery at Sipadan Island Park © Justice Khor / WWF-Malaysia 25 February 2025, Semporna: Sabah Parks in partnership with WWF-Malaysia, supported by the Semporna District Offi
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July 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM
A 3 day learning exchange supported by WWF-Malaysia & WWF-Coral Triangle saw 50+ participants from #CoastalCommunities, local authorities & conservation orgs in the Sulu #Sulawesi Seascape come together to share knowledge on restoring & conserving #marine ecosystems via Nature-based Solutions! 🌊 🌱
Dive into our latest newsletter for news and updates from across the CCI Network, including 👇
📚Transboundary learning in Sulu Sulawesi seascape
🌱Reviving ecosystems in Southern Apulia Landscape
💪Scaling deep in support of women & girls
📢Spotlighting the right to a healthy ocean at #UNOC3
📚Transboundary learning in Sulu Sulawesi seascape
🌱Reviving ecosystems in Southern Apulia Landscape
💪Scaling deep in support of women & girls
📢Spotlighting the right to a healthy ocean at #UNOC3
🌊 Coastal Communities Initiative Newsletter | Edition 4
The WWF CCI worked alongside Global Ocean Lead Scientist Nathan Bennett to spotlight the need to protect the fundamental human right to a healthy ocean at UNOC. Through a dedicated “Human Rights and…
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July 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Dive into our latest newsletter for news and updates from across the CCI Network, including 👇
📚Transboundary learning in Sulu Sulawesi seascape
🌱Reviving ecosystems in Southern Apulia Landscape
💪Scaling deep in support of women & girls
📢Spotlighting the right to a healthy ocean at #UNOC3
📚Transboundary learning in Sulu Sulawesi seascape
🌱Reviving ecosystems in Southern Apulia Landscape
💪Scaling deep in support of women & girls
📢Spotlighting the right to a healthy ocean at #UNOC3
“We're talking about an #ocean that supports the food security, supports the livelihoods, supports the cultural identity of coastal communities, so when this ocean is degraded [...] this directly affects the rights of #SSFs” Divon Mwamba of #SWIOTUNA speaking at #UNOC3 👏👏
Reporting from #UNOC3: Ocean Defenders 🌊 | SeaVoice
Reporting from #UNOC3: Ocean Defenders 🌊
Human rights and ocean health are interconnected. We speak with Divon Mwamba about his work as the Program Lead Officer at the South West Indian Ocean Tuna Fo...
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July 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The Northern Mozambique Channel Region is recognised as a @UNEP World Restoration Flagship🏆
Supported by @WWF SWIO, improved #fisheries management, and #mangrove & #reef restoration are working to revive 4.85m hectares & uplift #community wellbeing 🎉 tinyurl.com/25664fdc
Supported by @WWF SWIO, improved #fisheries management, and #mangrove & #reef restoration are working to revive 4.85m hectares & uplift #community wellbeing 🎉 tinyurl.com/25664fdc
June 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The Northern Mozambique Channel Region is recognised as a @UNEP World Restoration Flagship🏆
Supported by @WWF SWIO, improved #fisheries management, and #mangrove & #reef restoration are working to revive 4.85m hectares & uplift #community wellbeing 🎉 tinyurl.com/25664fdc
Supported by @WWF SWIO, improved #fisheries management, and #mangrove & #reef restoration are working to revive 4.85m hectares & uplift #community wellbeing 🎉 tinyurl.com/25664fdc
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🌱 WWF's work in SWIO region is a UNEP World Restoration Flagship!
"Biodiversity protection, climate action, and economic development are deeply connected. To deliver our restoration goals, our ambition must be as big as the ocean we must protect.” #GenerationRestoration
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"Biodiversity protection, climate action, and economic development are deeply connected. To deliver our restoration goals, our ambition must be as big as the ocean we must protect.” #GenerationRestoration
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Trailer: RESTORE the Indian Ocean’s Seedbed
YouTube video by UN Environment Programme
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June 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🌱 WWF's work in SWIO region is a UNEP World Restoration Flagship!
"Biodiversity protection, climate action, and economic development are deeply connected. To deliver our restoration goals, our ambition must be as big as the ocean we must protect.” #GenerationRestoration
youtu.be/zwTxkpeOMSM?...
"Biodiversity protection, climate action, and economic development are deeply connected. To deliver our restoration goals, our ambition must be as big as the ocean we must protect.” #GenerationRestoration
youtu.be/zwTxkpeOMSM?...
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From new MPAs to progress on the #HighSeasTreaty, #UNOC3 delivered vital momentum for ocean conservation. But unless we tackle the #climatecrisis, marine ecosystems will continue to unravel. The ocean is sending distress signals—we must act before they are irreversible.
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UN Ocean Conference puts ‘wind in the sails’ of ocean action
As the third UN Ocean Conference draws to a close, WWF is encouraged by the commitments made in a number of areas, but warns that the measure of success will be in delivery
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June 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
From new MPAs to progress on the #HighSeasTreaty, #UNOC3 delivered vital momentum for ocean conservation. But unless we tackle the #climatecrisis, marine ecosystems will continue to unravel. The ocean is sending distress signals—we must act before they are irreversible.
wwf.panda.org/discover/oce...
wwf.panda.org/discover/oce...
The Northern Mozambique Channel Region is recognised as a
#UN World Restoration Flagship 🏆
Supported by WWF SWIO, the region is being restored via improved #fisheries management, and #mangrove & #reef restoration, reviving 4.85 mil hectares & uplifting #community wellbeing 🎉 tinyurl.com/25664fdc
#UN World Restoration Flagship 🏆
Supported by WWF SWIO, the region is being restored via improved #fisheries management, and #mangrove & #reef restoration, reviving 4.85 mil hectares & uplifting #community wellbeing 🎉 tinyurl.com/25664fdc
June 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The Northern Mozambique Channel Region is recognised as a
#UN World Restoration Flagship 🏆
Supported by WWF SWIO, the region is being restored via improved #fisheries management, and #mangrove & #reef restoration, reviving 4.85 mil hectares & uplifting #community wellbeing 🎉 tinyurl.com/25664fdc
#UN World Restoration Flagship 🏆
Supported by WWF SWIO, the region is being restored via improved #fisheries management, and #mangrove & #reef restoration, reviving 4.85 mil hectares & uplifting #community wellbeing 🎉 tinyurl.com/25664fdc
Reposted by Coastal Communities Initiative
#UNOC3 has put the wind in the sails that ocean action needs, says WWF, hailing progress on ratifying the High Seas Treaty, WTO Fisheries Subsidies Deal, support for a deep-sea mining moratorium, more marine protected areas and a Plastics Treaty. Read more now: wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/pre...
June 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
#UNOC3 has put the wind in the sails that ocean action needs, says WWF, hailing progress on ratifying the High Seas Treaty, WTO Fisheries Subsidies Deal, support for a deep-sea mining moratorium, more marine protected areas and a Plastics Treaty. Read more now: wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/pre...
Catch @mariahonig.bsky.social exploring the pressing challenges & pressures involved in coastal management, sharing insight on ways to support local leadership to drive lasting #CoastalCommunity resilience at the State of the Coastal Systems event today! 🌊👇 tinyurl.com/zn5huw6m
#UNOC3
#UNOC3
June 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Catch @mariahonig.bsky.social exploring the pressing challenges & pressures involved in coastal management, sharing insight on ways to support local leadership to drive lasting #CoastalCommunity resilience at the State of the Coastal Systems event today! 🌊👇 tinyurl.com/zn5huw6m
#UNOC3
#UNOC3
“Economic development does not negate #HumanRights”
Matai Zamuël, #WWF Guianas Youth Ambassador & #OceanDefender 🌊
Collaborative, strategic action is needed to support #CoastalCommunities & uphold their right to a clean, healthy & sustainable ocean in the face of a growing #ocean economy 📣
#UNOC3
Matai Zamuël, #WWF Guianas Youth Ambassador & #OceanDefender 🌊
Collaborative, strategic action is needed to support #CoastalCommunities & uphold their right to a clean, healthy & sustainable ocean in the face of a growing #ocean economy 📣
#UNOC3
Reporting from #UNOC3: Ocean Defenders 🌊 | SeaVoice
Reporting from #UNOC3: Ocean Defenders 🌊
Collective action is needed to protect the human right to a healthy ocean. We speak with Matai Zamuël about his work as a WWF-Guianas Youth Ambassador and Oce...
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June 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“Economic development does not negate #HumanRights”
Matai Zamuël, #WWF Guianas Youth Ambassador & #OceanDefender 🌊
Collaborative, strategic action is needed to support #CoastalCommunities & uphold their right to a clean, healthy & sustainable ocean in the face of a growing #ocean economy 📣
#UNOC3
Matai Zamuël, #WWF Guianas Youth Ambassador & #OceanDefender 🌊
Collaborative, strategic action is needed to support #CoastalCommunities & uphold their right to a clean, healthy & sustainable ocean in the face of a growing #ocean economy 📣
#UNOC3
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Mapuche community female rep sharing about the challenges for women in Chilean fishing community and that they will defend the laws of Indigenous people and their maritime territories which is currently under attack. "Our CTA is for women ocean rights to not be rolled back". #UNOC3
June 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Mapuche community female rep sharing about the challenges for women in Chilean fishing community and that they will defend the laws of Indigenous people and their maritime territories which is currently under attack. "Our CTA is for women ocean rights to not be rolled back". #UNOC3
Brainstorming ways to accelerate the implementation of the @fao.org #SSF Guidelines through #data systems that are inclusive & led by #fishers - key to advancing governance of #SmallScaleFisheries
📷 @mariahonig.bsky.social moderating the session!
@wwf-ocean.bsky.social
📷 @mariahonig.bsky.social moderating the session!
@wwf-ocean.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Brainstorming ways to accelerate the implementation of the @fao.org #SSF Guidelines through #data systems that are inclusive & led by #fishers - key to advancing governance of #SmallScaleFisheries
📷 @mariahonig.bsky.social moderating the session!
@wwf-ocean.bsky.social
📷 @mariahonig.bsky.social moderating the session!
@wwf-ocean.bsky.social