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

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

Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 2h

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 · 1h

... 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 · 2h

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 · 3h

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 · 20h

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

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Thyrza Zoons @oceanthyrza.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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

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

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

... 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 · 2d

🤝 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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 6d

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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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks @orraanews.bsky.social & @sthlmresilience.bsky.social 👇.
Perfect 💪♀️ preparation reading for upcoming visit to our investments in 🇧🇿.
🌊Belize Auduban Society ogy.de/rt15
🌊 @wwf.de ogy.de/7wf0
#OceanOptimism @oceanpia.bsky.social @blueactionfund.org

Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 6d

‍🦑 New Resources Alert: Gender & Fisheries 🦑

ORRAA’s lead Science and Knowledge Partner, the Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC) is launching two new gender and fisheries factsheets on Haiti and Belize.

📄 Dive in here: #the-republic-of-haiti-of-haiti" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://oceanrisk.earth/fact-sheets/#the-republic-of-haiti

Gender and fisheries fact sheets

Through a process of co-production with local rights- and stakeholders, we are developing a series of country factsheets, across SIDS and LDCs, that highlight women’s critical contributions to the fisheries sector. To integrate women’s human rights in fisheries, the factsheets also underscore

oceanrisk.earth

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 4d

Meanwhile in Mozambique 🇲🇿 ...
@wcs.org
wcsbluefuture.com/en/news/blue...

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...

wcsbluefuture.com

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 8d

If you want to make a difference in the marine world 🌊🪸🐟... We are looking for a programme assistant (part time) based in in Berlin #OceanOptimism. ogy.de/6jtx

Programme Assistant (m/f/x) - part time

BLUE ACTION FUND is searching for a:Programme AssistantREPORTS TO: Executive DirectorLOCATION: BerlinSALARY: CompetitiveCLOSING DATE: 2 November 2025START DATE: As soon as possibleCONTRACT: Part time ...

ogy.de

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Cecilia Torres @oceancecilia.bsky.social · 5d

A few impressions from the session led by @blueactionfund.org grantees on #EbA in the #WIO at @wiomsa.bsky.social conference: a packed room, engaging discussions and sharing of lessons learned from these @greenclimate.fund financed projects. More about these projects here: tinyurl.com/4r2h7w8r

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Thyrza Zoons @oceanthyrza.bsky.social · 5d

Still buzzing from last night’s @blueactionfund.org EbA reception with @oceancecilia.bsky.social — packed with energy, new connections, and momentum. Amazing to see the cohort, or “GCF-EbA family,” as one grantee put it today, growing closer and making waves together 🌊📣

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 6d

The place to go, in case you attend @wiomsa.bsky.social symposium. #OceanOptimism @oceancecilia.bsky.social @oceanthyrza.bsky.social @blueactionfund.org

Thyrza Zoons @oceanthyrza.bsky.social · 6d

Are you at the @wiomsa.bsky.social symposium and joining us at the @blueactionfund.org reception tonight? Please note the location update: still at Serena Beach Resort next door, but you will find us on the hotel's 'Nyota Terrace'. See you then! 🙌

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks @orraanews.bsky.social & @sthlmresilience.bsky.social 👇.
Perfect 💪♀️ preparation reading for upcoming visit to our investments in 🇧🇿.
🌊Belize Auduban Society ogy.de/rt15
🌊 @wwf.de ogy.de/7wf0
#OceanOptimism @oceanpia.bsky.social @blueactionfund.org

Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 6d

‍🦑 New Resources Alert: Gender & Fisheries 🦑

ORRAA’s lead Science and Knowledge Partner, the Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC) is launching two new gender and fisheries factsheets on Haiti and Belize.

📄 Dive in here: #the-republic-of-haiti-of-haiti" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://oceanrisk.earth/fact-sheets/#the-republic-of-haiti

Gender and fisheries fact sheets

Through a process of co-production with local rights- and stakeholders, we are developing a series of country factsheets, across SIDS and LDCs, that highlight women’s critical contributions to the fisheries sector. To integrate women’s human rights in fisheries, the factsheets also underscore

oceanrisk.earth

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