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Thyrza Zoons @oceanthyrza.bsky.social · 8h

Upcoming OCTO webinar introducing the new IUCN guidebook on 'Assessing and Improving Social Equity in Marine Conservation' - 28 October 15.00 CET
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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...

us02web.zoom.us

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 9h

Makes us already two.

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 10h

💵 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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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 10h

@endangeredlands.bsky.social offers Planning Grants · Building strong collaborations
· Establishing biodiversity baselines
· Preparing proposals for larger-scale funding
📅 Deadline: 20 January 2026
ogy.de/fbgc

Funding Opportunities | Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme

ogy.de

🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 16h

Ocean diplomacy with small islands, big ocean countries. @diplo.de @bmz.de @umweltministerium.de @oceanunger.bsky.social

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 17h

We are looking forward to see how 👇 is matching with @blueactionfund.org's approach and experiences, incl. through our work on access restriction mitigation... Happy to further improve. portals.iucn.org/library/node...
@oceanpia.bsky.social

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 1d

Hello @highseasalliance.bsky.social: Wondering where to order my #HighSeasTreaty starter pack for 17th January party 🎉🌊🥳🌊🕺. Any advice?
#BBNJ #OceanOptimism @commsinc.bsky.social

🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 1d

Please follow @oceandreher.bsky.social 👇 for more updates from @blueactionfund.org investments in Honduras 🇭🇳 . @rare.org #OIKOS

Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 1d

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 🌊☀️
tinyurl.com/ypn86tru

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 1d

... we are in process of scoping Blue Carbon work in Asia for potential @blueactionfund.org investments. More on mangroves🌱, but who knows.
@oceansteinmann.bsky.social

Mongabay @mongabay.com · 1d

Indonesia is moving to designate 17 seagrass habitats as strategic areas for blue carbon, a plan that promises climate & community benefits but raises concerns over safeguards.

Experts welcome the initiative but warn it must avoid privatization, ensure fair benefit-sharing & guarantee transparency.

Indonesia eyes seagrass zoning for blue carbon; experts urge community benefits

Indonesia’s push to legalize a blue carbon zoning plan that’s focused on seagrass has sparked optimism for climate solutions, but some experts debate its risks and safeguards. The Indonesian Marine…

news.mongabay.com

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 1d

Sitting with @oceancecilia.bsky.social in the governance board of 🪸 @cordap.bsky.social, I feel almost obliged to share this job posting ➡️ ogy.de/iiso
@coralcitycamera.bsky.social @icrs.bsky.social @emilysdarling.bsky.social

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 2d

Wonderful @wildtrust.co.za 🎉🥳. Can't wait to visit and see. @oceanthyrza.bsky.social

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Thyrza Zoons @oceanthyrza.bsky.social · 2d

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 · 2d

Interesting course for current & future MPA practitioners ogy.de/sigf
Thanks @oceanthyrza.bsky.social for sharing... #OceanOptimism #30by30

🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 2d

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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Angelo Villagomez @taotaotasi.bsky.social · 3d

Help us show the Trump administration how unpopular their plans to open our protected areas to industrial fishing are

Please sign and share our petition

forms.gle/WfkshZpsqJGi...

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 3d

Team arrived for project visit in Honduras. #OceanOptimism @oceandreher.bsky.social

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 3d

Meanwhile in 🇳🇦 Namibia...
#NIMPAplus @oceanthayne.bsky.social @rukodzi.bsky.social
Ocean Literacy Toolkit ➡️ ogy.de/9y1w

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 3d

Stunning words. Giving up is clearly not an option. #OceanOptimism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BZ0...

A Message From Dr. Jane Goodall | Famous Last Words | Netflix

YouTube video by Netflix

www.youtube.com

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 3d

... some technical support to promote Women in Ocean food ♀️💪. Deadline 17 October.
www.hatch.blue/programs/wom...

Hatch Blue Program - Women In Ocean Food Africa

Bridging the gap for female founders in the blue economy

www.hatch.blue

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Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme @endangeredlands.bsky.social · 3d

🤝 Rewilding Europe and Mayors of Europe have launched a new partnership to support wildlife comeback across the continent. As species like wolves and bison return, this collaboration will help mayors and communities share solutions for living alongside wildlife.

🔗 bit.ly/4gW0G5z

New partnership with Mayors of Europe to support wildlife comeback | Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme

www.endangeredlandscapes.org

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 3d

Truly happy to hear 🇩🇪 @bmz.de emphasising biodiversity conservation multiple times when talking Asia & Development Cooperation. 👏🏼 @johann-saathoff.bsky.social
@blueactionfund.org #OceanOptimism #30by30

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 4d

It's only tactics, not strategy...
Yet, always nice to dive into the stuff we produced in particular non-branded that comes with a sense of positivity. The "Ending Overfishing" animation made it to 1.5million klicks... ➡️ lnkd.in/dzJYG2RZ
Let's see what next. #OceanOptimism

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 4d

It's only tactics, not strategy...
Yet, always nice to dive into the stuff we produced in particular non-branded that comes with a sense of positivity. The "Ending Overfishing" animation made it to 1.5million klicks... ➡️ lnkd.in/dzJYG2RZ
Let's see what next. #OceanOptimism

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 4d

Fish Market. 1568 by 🧑‍🎨 Joachim Beuckelaer. #muSEAum

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 7d

Very happy to see @endangeredlands.bsky.social in this space...🎉🥳
I added them to starter pack 👇. Look also at current call for proposals for 'Planning Grants' up to US$120K 👉https://ogy.de/r8s7
go.bsky.app/QPepXsG

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