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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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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · Jul 25

Excited to support the WAN KABU KA – “Our Sea” project as Grant Manager on behalf of @blueactionfund.org. A meaningful step towards indigenous-led conservation in the Honduran Cays 🌊🌿

Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Jul 25

Online: Fact sheet re our €3.4m project with OIKOS in 🇭🇳 Honduras ➡️ ogy.de/rkor
#OceanOptimism funded by @bmz.de @norad.no @afd-france.bsky.social @swedishmfa.bsky.social @irishaid.bsky.social

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Jul 24

Meanwhile in Honduras 🇭🇳 ...
www.telanon.info/sociedade/20...

Oikos junta-se a povos indígenas para proteger tesouro marinho nos Cayos Miskito

Conservação e justiça social: Oikos junta-se a povos indígenas para proteger tesouro marinho nos Cayos MiskitoA Oikos está a dar início a um projeto inovador nas Honduras através de uma aliança inédit...

www.telanon.info

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · Jul 14

Really looking forward to visiting @rare.org's project sites in Honduras this October to see community-led fisheries work in action. 🌊🐟

Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Jul 14

Meanwhile in Honduras 🇭🇳 ...
Fishing communities fighting for the 12nm zone supported by @rare.org.
🌊 Fact sheet re €4.9 grant ➡️ ogy.de/2lt5
🌊 Grant manager ➡️ @oceandreher.bsky.social
#OceanOptimism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aitv...

500 años de Trujillo: una fiesta por el mar y la pesca artesanal

YouTube video by Rare Centroamérica

www.youtube.com

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · Jul 5

Back from an inspiring seminar on biodiversity & development on Vilm Island! 📝🌞 Huge thanks to BfN, @giz.de & KfW for making it happen. Great group, rich discussions, lots of learnings. Happy that I could spread some #OceanOptimism too! 🌊💙

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

Applications for 2026 Future For Nature Awards now open!
🌊 18 to 35 years old?
🌊 Committed to protecting wild species? Maybe even 🦈🐢🐡🐳?
3 times international recognition, €50,000, network
Deadline August 25 📆
futurefornature.org/apply/

Apply - Future For Nature

Are you a young (between 18 to 35 years old) and dedicated nature conservationist committed to protecting wild species? Do you combine passion with action to create concrete results in nature conserva...

futurefornature.org

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · Jun 25

Really looking forward to next week's seminar on biodiversity & development 🌿 Excited for the discussions ahead — and to meet everyone on the beautiful island of Vilm! 🌊🐚

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · Apr 14

Looking forward to attending Seminar on Biodiversity Conservation in Development Cooperation 2025 kindly hosted by @giz.de

Biodiversity conservation for human wellbeing

www.bfn.de

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Apr 7

Online: We published today our 2024 Annual Report.
🌊5 new grants
🌊disbursed > € 18 million to 27 grants in 22 countries
🌊Admin costs 3%
Read more📖...➡️ ogy.de/zog1
#OceanOptimism funded by 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 🇧🇻 🇫🇷 🇮🇪

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Mar 28

Grant 35: From jungle 🌴 to ocean 🌊 – we are proud to launch our first indigenous-led OECM project in Honduras 🇭🇳.
#OceanOptimism funded by:
🇩🇪 @bmz.de
🇸🇪 @swedishmfa.bsky.social
🇧🇻 @norad.no
🇫🇷 @afd-france.bsky.social
🇮🇪 @irishaid.bsky.social
👏 @oceandreher.bsky.social for all the prep work...

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Jan 2

More from Peru 🇵🇪...
"UNICAs" - credit & savings ORGs based on trust and empowerment of their members. With our supports
@nature.org works to strengthen UNICAs that involve direct users of the protected natural area Los Manglares de Tumbes National Sanctuary.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjwJ...

UNICAs from Tumbes

YouTube video by The Nature Conservancy

www.youtube.com

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Jan 2

Meanwhile in Peru 🇵🇪...
@nature.org supported development of SERNANP's Gender Action Plan based on a gender analysis of 12 protected areas, incl. 4 MPAs. It will guide the incorporation of a gender & equity approach in the management of all protected areas in Peru. www.gob.pe/institucion/...

Sernanp lanza Plan de Acción de Género para fortalecer la igualdad en las áreas naturales protegidas

El Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado (Sernanp), organismo adscrito al Ministerio del Ambiente, validó el Plan de Acción de Género del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Pr...

www.gob.pe

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Dec 3

📣HELP📣
We are looking for support to scope potential investments in Blue Carbon & Mangrove Conservation in Asia 🌱. TOR ➡️ ogy.de/uuu2 Deadline #17Jan 📅

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · Nov 29

Watch this🎞️for #OceanOptimism from Peru. Always nice to get news from one of my grants - in this case @nature.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvxg...

Illescas: por la ruta costera del zorro y el cóndor (English subtitles)

YouTube video by ONG SPDA

www.youtube.com

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · Nov 19

Happy to see the Grant Fact Sheet of 'my' grant in Honduras now available on our website. Full of #OceanOptimism

Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Nov 19

Fact sheet online about our €4.9 million project with Rare in Honduras 🇭🇳 ➡️https://tinyurl.com/5247wa34
Grant managed by @oceandreher.bsky.social

Grant fact sheet about a €4.9million project with RARE honduras

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Oct 15

Grant report online, incl. key successes, challenges, lessons learned & outlook. Thanks 🐼 for the work in 🇲🇿 PSEPA. ogy.de/k5gs #OceanOptimism

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Jul 25

Number 3️⃣0️⃣: Today, we 🖋️our next grant agreement. We support Rare with €3.8 Million to protect marine biodiv & empower coastal communities in Honduras 🇭🇳. Total project Volume €4.9 million...
#OceanOptimism funded by 🇩🇪🇸🇪🇫🇷🇳🇴🇮🇪

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · Jun 7

Looking forward to a lot of #OceanOptimism in Tanzania 😀

Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Jun 7

#TeamA looks at investments in Pemba Channel.
🌊 € 6.4m Fauna&Flora project increases socio-ecological resilience
🌊 € 6.6m WCS project strengthens network of climate resilient ecosystems

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Judith Weigand @oceanweigand.bsky.social · Apr 30

Great opportunity to meet with the
@blueactionfund.org Team and ask all the questions you have on the Call for Proposal for the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Don't miss the chance and register!👇
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Apr 30

Join our Q&A to learn more about our latest Call focusing on the 'Eastern Tropical Pacfic Region':
🗓️Date: 8 May 2024
⏰Times: 16:00 – 17:30pm (CEST)
✏️Register: ogy.de/e6mu
💡More info also here: tinyurl.com/BlueActionETP2
#OceanOptimism funded by 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 🇫🇷 🇧🇻 🇮🇪

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Apr 26

Fantastic news🎉: Thanks @bmz-bund.bsky.social & @jochenflasbarth.bsky.social for continued commitment to 🌊 #30x30 and @blueactionfund.org 👏
Newly adopted BMZ strategy on natural ressources ➡️ tinyurl.com/58hj63jb

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · Apr 25

Full of #OceanOptimism: Peruvian Cabinet of Ministers approved the designation of the "Mar Tropical de Grau" National Reserve (115,675.89 ha) 👏

SPDA Actualidad Ambiental

actualidadambiental.pe

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Apr 22

Online: 2023 Annual Report, incl. some programme and governance, but most important financial info.
#OceanOptimism funded by 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 🇫🇷 🇧🇻 🇮🇪
www.blueactionfund.org/wp-content/u...

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Apr 16

📢Launched: we aim to invest additional €20m in NGOs to support MPAs & coastal communities in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Call for Proposals ➡️ tinyurl.com/BlueActionET... #OceanOptimism funded by 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 🇫🇷 🇧🇻 🇮🇪

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Apr 11

Next week, we will launch our next Call for Proposals worth €20million. Subscribe to our funding alerts to ensure you don't miss it www.blueactionfund.org/stay-connect...
#OceanOptimism funded by 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 🇫🇷 🇧🇻 🇮🇪

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Dec 15

Seasonal greetings to all our implementing partners, subgrantees, co-investors, funders and everyone else working to spread #OceanOptimism

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