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Isabelle Delamer @idelamer.bsky.social · 6d

Looking forward to working with @rare.org as they implement this exciting project in the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape, the Philippines' largest MPA🌊

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

Team did the work, I have privilige to sign. Congratulations @rare.org & @idelamer.bsky.social for finalising the grant agreement for major #OceanOptimism in Philippines 🇵🇭.

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Pia Walter @oceanpia.bsky.social · 5d

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Scientists spot vaquita calves in Mexico, world’s rarest marine mammal

YouTube video by Associated Press

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Nuri @oceansteinmann.bsky.social · 8d

#OceanOptimism

Protected Planet @protectedplanet.bsky.social · 8d

🪸Study shows Fiji coral reefs recovered rapidly from acute disturbance (Cat 5 Cyclone): sites losing up to 91% cover achieved near-baseline health in 4 years.

🪸Recovery hinged on strong ecological factors & key data for adaptive coral reef management.

newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...

Fiji’s Coral Reefs Show Remarkable Recovery After Category 5 Cyclone

SUVA, FIJI, October 21, 2025 - A new study led by WCS, University of the South Pacific, and partners has found that coral reefs in Fiji showed remarkable resilience after being battered by Category 5 ...

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

13 min 📽️about @rare.org project in Mozambique 🇲🇿...
#OceanOptimism funded by @blueactionfund.org
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex10...

O Nosso Mar, o Nosso Peixe (Our Sea, Our Fish)

YouTube video by Rare

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Nuri @oceansteinmann.bsky.social · 16d

JOB ALERT in our office!

Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 17d

Interested in working for something like a bank, investing 💶💶 in marine conservation & #OceanOptimism?
Programme Assistant in 🇩🇪 Berlin. #Communications #SocialMedia #10YearEvaluation. Still few days to apply...
@greenjobs.de
www.greenjobs.de/stellenanzei...

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 ...

www.greenjobs.de

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 15d

#OceanOptimism

Mongabay @mongabay.com · 16d

The green turtle, found across the world’s oceans, is recovering after decades of decline, according to the latest IUCN Red List assessment. The species has been reclassified from endangered to least concern.

Green turtle rebounds, moving from ‘endangered’ to ‘least concern’

The green turtle, found across the world’s oceans, is recovering after decades of decline, according to the latest IUCN Red List assessment. The species has been reclassified from endangered to least…

news.mongabay.com

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 15d

~~~~~~~~ #GrantSpotlight ~~~~~~~~
We supported @thewcs.bsky.social
'Creating a network of of resilient MPAs in globally significant areas of the Western Indian Ocean 🇰🇪 🇲🇬 🇹🇿 '
🌊 Grant Report: buff.ly/3E4UgS8
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 28d

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 · 28d

Meanwhile in Indonesia 🇮🇩...
@blueventures.bsky.social @oceanthyrza.bsky.social

Thyrza Zoons @oceanthyrza.bsky.social · 28d

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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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 27d

Meanwhile in Príncipe 🇸🇹...

Isabelle Delamer @idelamer.bsky.social · 28d

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👇
sl1nk.com/U2BAb

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 27d

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

WILDTRUST @wildtrust.co.za · 28d

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 · 27d

~~~~~~~~ #GrantSpotlight ~~~~~~~~
We supported @wcs.org
'Scaling up MPAs in Melanesia 🇫🇯 🇵🇬 🇫🇯'
🌊 Grant Report: buff.ly/3C3WUXY
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 27d

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

Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 27d

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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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · Oct 2

‍🦑 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 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">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

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · Sep 30

Corona 🍺 grants to protect & restore beaches, incl. local communities:
🏖️1 year projects 💵5-15K
🏖️1-3 years projects 💵50-100K
Applications open until 13 October.
oceanic.global/project/beac...

Oceanic Global x Corona's Beach 100 Grant Initiative - Oceanic Global

The Beach 100 Grant Initiative protects and restores beaches and ecosystems for a thriving blue planet.

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · Sep 29

Any 💪♀️ applying with mangroves for Terre de Femmes Award?
🌱 5 x €10,000
🌱 Deadline 31 October
#OceanOptimism #BlueCarbon @oceansteinmann.bsky.social
fondation-yves-rocher.wiin.io/en/applicati...

Yves Rocher Foundation • Terre de Femmes Prize • 2026

COMMITTED TO NATURE !

fondation-yves-rocher.wiin.io

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Sep 30

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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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Sep 18

Co-hosting today's Myanmar 🇲🇲 Donor Round Table with @wcs.org, @faunaflora.bsky.social & Myanmar Biodiversity Fund (MBF) to exchange on opportunities for on the ground marine conservation, even in challenging times.
🌊info re our investment ➡️ ogy.de/s7vh
🌊grant manager @oceansteinmann.bsky.social

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Global Ocean Accounts Partnership @oceanaccounts.bsky.social · Sep 16

👀 #ConsultancyOpportunity for a #SocialScience team interested in integrating the social domain for #OceanAccounts in Belize 🇧🇿

Led by Belize Ministry of Blue Economy and Marine Conservation & @oceanaccounts.bsky.social

🤔 Find out more: www.oceanaccounts.org/consultancy-...

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Pia Walter @oceanpia.bsky.social · Sep 10

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A New, ‘Adorable’ Deep-Sea Fish Swims Into View

www.nytimes.com

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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · Sep 9

Gender equality & equity are crucial @blueactionfund.org projects, esp those co-funded by @greenclimate.fund.

Check out insightful video from our @blueventures.bsky.social showing first hand testimony from local community members in 🇲🇬: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfz1... @oceancecilia.bsky.social

The power of gender equality

YouTube video by BV Mada Videos

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Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · Sep 6

The 30x30 initiative is crucial for the health of the planet—and humans overwhelmingly agree governments should make these vital protections of land and oceans a priority by 2030. Public support averaged 82.4%(!) in 8 key countries per survey. https://bit.ly/4p0l4pM

Public strongly backs aim of 30% of land and sea set aside for nature, poll finds

Survey of eight countries finds 82% of people support 30x30 biodiversity target, as progress stalls on protected areas

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Pia Walter @oceanpia.bsky.social · Sep 1

Sharks losing their bite due to ocean acidification? This study highlights how even apex predators are vulnerable to climate change. What other marine species might be silently suffering beneath the waves?

Toothless sharks? Ocean acidification could erode predator’s vital weapon, study finds

Sharks could struggle to feed themselves efficiently in future, affecting marine ecosystem stability, researchers say

www.theguardian.com

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Aug 29

Meanwhile in Madagascar 🇲🇬...
@blueventures.bsky.social @oceanthayne.bsky.social

Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · Aug 28

📣 Good news from our team in Madagascar - green turtle nesting activity from community data collectors documents 41 turtle nests between January and May this year!

This data collection forms the cornerstone of community-led marine conservation efforts in the Barren Isles 💪

🤝 @blueactionfund.org

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Pia Walter @oceanpia.bsky.social · Aug 29

“The winds of change began to blow when the #BlueForestsFoundation, @blueactionfund.org & @blueventures.bsky.social arrived in our village, establishing a partnership with the Batu Ampar Community Health Center & the Village Government.” Learn why from community voices in ID: tinyurl.com/bdemyn9d

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