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#MarineConservation | #30x30 | @blueactionfund.org | Berlin
JOB ALERT in Frankfurt 🇩🇪: Our 'engine room' is looking for a Finance and Admin Assistant.
Nature Trust Alliance is a joint partnership supporting 4 trust funds, including @blueactionfund.org, with admin, investments, HR, IT services and more.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Our Ocean Conference 11 will take place in Mombasa – Kilifi Counties, Kenya from June 16th-18th 2026!

www.ouroceanconference.org/conferences/...
Mombasa, Kenya: 2026 - Our Ocean, Our Heritage, Our Future - Our Ocean Conference
www.ouroceanconference.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Mongabay’s ocean reporting has already led to real-world impacts.

The Oceans Desk marks a milestone in Mongabay’s growth over more than two decades and strengthens the organization’s ability to inform, inspire and sustain effective action on marine conservation worldwide.
Mongabay launches dedicated Oceans Desk to expand global reporting on marine ecosystems
With increasing pressures from overfishing, habitat destruction, pollution and climate change, the health of the world’s oceans is imperiled. In response, Mongabay has launched a dedicated Oceans…
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November 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
MPA Ranger Station in Pemba 🇹🇿 — before and after restoration.
Visible results in marine conservation are not always easy to show, so here’s a positive example: supporting infrastructure enabling monitoring of the adjacent MPA.
#OceanOptimism implemented by @wcs.org, funded by @blueactionfund.org.
November 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
JPI Oceans has launched a Joint Call on #BlueCarbon to build understanding of its role in climate mitigation, adaptation, and biodiversity protection. The call provides €5.3 million in funding and remains open for proposals until 2 March 2026.

www.jpi-oceans.eu/en/joint-cal...
Joint Call on Blue Carbon Ecosystems
www.jpi-oceans.eu
November 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Meanwhile in São Tomé and Príncipe 🇸🇹...
🎥Watch this 17min video showcasing the @blueactionfund.org–funded project in São Tomé and Príncipe, led by @faunaflora.bsky.social tinyurl.com/57rcsuwf

🌊Offering excellent insights into project activities, local context & the work to protect marine ecosystems and support coastal communities in STP
Marine Protected Area - Update
YouTube video by RSTP NEWS
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November 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
New Management Effectiveness for MPAs Mentored Online Course, designed for managers and staff who are moving beyond area designation. The mentored course is free and open to all, and will be held from November 10 – December 12, 2025.
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Management Effectiveness for Marine Protected Areas | Reef Resilience Network
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November 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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🌍 #ProtectedPlanet November 2025 Update:

#WDPCA: is 310,367, including 303,773 #ProtectedAreas, covering 244 countries & territories and 6,594 #OECMs covering 16 countries & territories.

GD-PAME: No new #PAME records were added.

Read More: ⤵️
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November 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Scientifically not ideal, but highly efficient way to enhance our understanding of longer-term impact. Funders incl. @blueactionfund.org need to get better at responsible exits, so 👇 survey is 🔑 to help inform future grant programme... ogy.de/78wc @oceanweigand.bsky.social @oceanthayne.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Thanks to @rare.org & @conservationorg.bsky.social for organising interesting webinar on enabling conditions for financing conservation of blue carbon ecosystems.
Some good insights on community-led project design - highly relevant for our future work on blue carbon at @blueactionfund.org.
October 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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We ✒️ today grant with @rare.org for €5.2 million project to support marine conservation in Philippines 🇵🇭. #OceanOptimism funded by
🌊 🇩🇪 @bmz.de
🌊 🇸🇪 @swedishmfa.bsky.social
🌊 🇳🇴 @norad.no
🌊 🇫🇷 @afd-france.bsky.social
🌊 🇮🇪 @irishaid.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
🪸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.

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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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October 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Our new project with @wcs.org & @worldfish.bsky.social and our very 1st in Bangladesh 🇧🇩... #OceanOptimism
@oceansteinmann.bsky.social @stacyjupiter.bsky.social
NEWS: New @blueactionfund.org project launches to secure a “sustho sagor” (healthy ocean) for Bangladesh.

$5.5M partnership with WCS and WorldFish will expand Bangladesh’s Marine Protected Area network and strengthen community-led ocean stewardship.

🌏 newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...
New Blue Action Fund Project Launches to Secure a
DHAKA, BANGLADESH (Oct. 23, 2025) – The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and WorldFish have received a $5.5 million grant from the Blue Action Fund to launch Sustho Sagor (“Healthy Ocean”), a landm...
newsroom.wcs.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Happy to support this new project and partnership from the @blueactionfund.org side 🌊
#OceanOptimism
NEWS: New @blueactionfund.org project launches to secure a “sustho sagor” (healthy ocean) for Bangladesh.

$5.5M partnership with WCS and WorldFish will expand Bangladesh’s Marine Protected Area network and strengthen community-led ocean stewardship.

🌏 newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...
New Blue Action Fund Project Launches to Secure a
DHAKA, BANGLADESH (Oct. 23, 2025) – The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and WorldFish have received a $5.5 million grant from the Blue Action Fund to launch Sustho Sagor (“Healthy Ocean”), a landm...
newsroom.wcs.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Villages in Tanga, Tanzania, have received seed grants to the MKUBA revolving loan fund, empowering coastal communities, strengthening eco-compliance, improving livelihoods, and building resilience for people, nature, and the ocean. Funded by @blueactionfund.org.

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MKUBA Eco-Credit Program, Transforming Coastal Livelihoods in Tanga, Mwambao-Tanzania | Mwambao Coastal Community Network Tanzania
Four villages in Tanga, Tanzania, have received a total of TZS 47 million through seed grants to the MKUBA revolving loan fund, empowering coastal communities, strengthening eco-compliance, improving ...
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October 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
JOB ALERT in our office!
October 20, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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... 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
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
October 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Happy to add 🐟 @worldfish.bsky.social 🎣 to our list of grantees... #OceanOptimism
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September 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Sharing some good news from our work at @blueactionfund.org. We just signed a €4.8 million project to strengthen #MPAs in Bangladesh. We have been developing this project over the past months, and it feels rewarding to now see it become reality. #OceanOptimism
Yipiiieeh: We ✒️ €4.8million project with @wcs.org & @worldfish.bsky.social to drive marine conservation and #30by30 in Bangladesh 🇧🇩. 👇
#OceanOptimism funded by 🇩🇪 @bmz.de 🇳🇴 @norad.no 🇫🇷 @afd-france.bsky.social 🇮🇪 @irishaid.bsky.social 🇸🇪 @swedishmfa.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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The situation is dire for coral reefs worldwide. We need to stop Carbon emissions NOW! 🧪🪸🌎🌐🌊 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/c...
Corals Won’t Survive a Warmer Planet, a New Study Finds
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Wow. Congratulations @emilysdarling.bsky.social 🥳🎉. We are happy to support your & @wcs.org 🪸 work in numerous places, such as 🇹🇿, 🇲🇲, 🇸🇧, 🇫🇯... #OceanOptimism
🎉 WCS’s @emilysdarling.bsky.social was named a @forbes.com Sustainability Leader for 2025. bit.ly/3VWl10R

Emily leads coral reef conservation at WCS and is co-founder of MERMAID, a freely available, AI-powered database to ID the most climate-resilient reefs. Used by 2,000+ scientists worldwide. 🌏
September 19, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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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
September 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM