Coastal communities around the world are coming together through #learningnetworks to tackle the challenges of climate change and overdevelopment. 🌊🤝 These networks connect communities with local partners to share solutions and scale conservation action. Read more 👇

🌊 Protecting the ocean starts with protecting the people who defend it. WWF recently supported two #OceanDefenders from French Guiana to share their experiences at the 1st European Forum of Environmental Human Rights Defenders. Learn more about their contributions to the conference 👇

❄️ Climate change is reshaping the Arctic as we know it. In Kugaaruk, local Indigenous Guardians patrol and monitor changes in ice, land and wildlife to keep their community safer and more resilient. Read more: bit.ly/4bKMVoO #TheCircleMagazine #ArcticConservation

Protecting the pristine Kitikmeot region - WWF Arctic

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At the #OurOceanConference, we hosted a panel discussion with @blueactionfund.org that explored how coastal communities play an essential role in scaling ocean-based adaptation – and how the global community can support local resilience efforts. 🌊💪 See more 👇

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This Our Ocean Conference, we jointly hosted a lunch and panel discussion with our partner Blue Action Fund to explore the role that coastal communities play in accelerating and scaling ocean-based cl...

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This #OurOceanConference, we showcase a hybrid investment vehicle co-designed by WWF-Madagascar to support biodiversity and community resilience in three seascapes. 🌊🌍 coastalcommunityledconservation.org/wp-content/u... @blueactionfund.org @oceanknigge.bsky.social #OurOceanKenya #OOC11

This #OurOceanConference, we explore why coastal communities are our best allies in developing climate resilience and how WWF-Madagascar is scaling a smartphone-based innovation to help communities prepare for climate-related storms.📲 coastalcommunityledconservation.org/wp-content/u... #OOC11

This #OurOceanConference, we're launching a policy brief that provides a blueprint for action based on how WWF is helping coastal communities use #NatureBasedSolutions and share their learning across the region. 🌊💪 coastalcommunityledconservation.org/wp-content/u... #OurOceanKenya #OOC11

🌊 For decades, the ocean has shielded us from the worst impacts of climate change. But record-breaking marine heatwaves are pushing it to its limits. 🌡️ We need to rapidly scale nature-based solutions to protect ocean health and coastal communities. Read more: bit.ly/4obUrhw #WorldOceansDay

Coastal communities aren’t waiting for change – they’re leading it. 💪🐟 As climate & food security challenges grow, local leadership is building resilient futures for fishing communities. New in #BeaconsOfHope: South Africa’s story. story.futureoffood.org/beacons/south-africa

Fisherpeople Mount an Ongoing Fight for Their Right to Thrive in Post-Apartheid South Africa

In post-apartheid South Africa, traditional fishing communities are organizing to reclaim their rights, protect biodiversity, and build a just, sustainable future from the sea. Discover their story of...

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Proud to have supported these efforts to push forward the implementation of NDCs and steer conservations around the need for a #SustainableBlueEconomy at a meeting of #SmallIslandDevelopingStates in #Mauritius this week 🌊 @mariahonig.bsky.social

Social #equity is a key principle in marine #conservation. But how prepared is the conservation community to understand, assess & implement it? This new paper charts pathways for assessing #equity in marine conservation 👇 parksjournal.com/wp-content/u...

Want to know why #CoastalCommunities are so crucial for implementing and managing #NatureBasedSolutions to the climate crisis? We've got you covered! Watch this video from @mariahonig.bsky.social speaking with the brilliant Together for the Ocean at #COP30 👇👇👇 #OceanOptimism

Strengthening an equitable & inclusive Sustainable Blue Economy is key to unlocking climate finance for coastal communities, empowering enterprises that: 🌊 Are nature-positive 🌊 Support resilient livelihoods 🌊 Ensure food security 🌊 Advance gender equity 🌊 Drive climate action [1/3]

"#CoastalCommunities have a vested interest to make sure that we're going to deliver the change that's needed, and they already have the solutions at their very fingertips." Discover more 👉 tinyurl.com/2n23e6wv @mariahonig.bsky.social #COP30 #ClimateResilience

Resilient #CoastalCommunities are vital to our shared future, protecting people, heritage & the oceans that sustain us. 🌊 WWF's supports 300,000+ rights holders across 178 sites to drive locally-led conservation, building climate resilience where it matters most💪 Discover more tinyurl.com/2n23e6wv

🌊 EVENT at #COP30: Coastal & Marine Territories and Seascapes: Living Solutions for the Climate 🌍 Nov 17 | 15:20–16:10, People’s Circle Pavilion (Green Zone) Centring oceans, traditional communities & human rights in climate action. 🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/3debzaw7

#CoastalCommunities are architects of #climate action: restoring ecosystems, building resilience & showing that people & nature rise together 🌊 In this blog post, @mariahonig.bsky.social explores the impact of locally-led #NbS & calls for action in support of them at #COP30 👇👇 tinyurl.com/5ctymx7n

Rising Together: Scaling locally-led Nature-based Solutions to deliver win-wins for people and nature

As the global climate community prepares to gather in Brazil for COP30, the world is watching closely - eagerly awaiting updates and, dare I say it, progress, against pivotal decisions that have the p...

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Heading to #IUCNcongress? With #COP30 fast approaching, we’re highlighting our top pick of events exploring avenues for advancing #CoastalCommunity resilience & conservation action through locally-led adaptation 👀👇👇 Explore the full agenda here 🌊 iucncongress2025.org/programme

At the Otranto Journalism Festival, @wwfmediterranean.bsky.social spotlighted the need to drive for #climate dialogues that listens to the voices of and supports underrepresented groups, exploring the intersection between climate justice and sustainable #fisheries. 🌊🐟🌍 shorturl.at/0Cw3U

Coastal communities in the #Mediterranean face challenges but hold the keys to #resilience. In #Salento, #WWFMediterranean links marine protection, sustainable fishing & inclusion. 🌊💙 Read more: www.mondoemediterraneo.eu/with-wwf-med...

A major milestone in #Indigenous-led conservation: the Melanesian Ocean Reserve, the world’s largest multinational marine reserve, was announced at the #Pacific Islands Forum last week🌊 It protects the ancestral waters of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands & PNG, led by communities who call them home. 🌺🌏

Have you connected with us on #LinkedIn? Follow our efforts to accelerate and scale the implementation of effective, community-led #conservation approaches worldwide. Together, we can pave the way for empowered and resilient #CoastalCommunities🤝 www.linkedin.com/company/wwf-...

In a major signal of hope for communities across the world who are most vulnerable to #ClimateChange - including #CoastalCommunities - the International Court of Justice has clarified the duties of countries to protect the earth's #climate system, protecting both people and nature 🤝

Hear from our Initiative Lead @mariahonig.bsky.social talking about #WWF's approach to working with #CoastalCommunities, the impact that the dedicated teams who contribute to the Coastal Communities Initiative have on the ground, and the optimism we have for the future 🙏

Coastal Communities Initiative x Climate Acceptance Studios

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A 3 day learning exchange supported by WWF-Malaysia & WWF-Coral Triangle saw 50+ participants from #CoastalCommunities, local authorities & conservation orgs in the Sulu #Sulawesi Seascape come together to share knowledge on restoring & conserving #marine ecosystems via Nature-based Solutions! 🌊 🌱

Joint Media Release - Transboundary Learning Strengthens Coastal Community Resilience

Participants in turtle hatchery at Sipadan Island Park © Justice Khor / WWF-Malaysia 25 February 2025, Semporna: Sabah Parks in partnership with WWF-Malaysia, supported by the Semporna District Offi

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Dive into our latest newsletter for news and updates from across the CCI Network, including 👇 📚Transboundary learning in Sulu Sulawesi seascape 🌱Reviving ecosystems in Southern Apulia Landscape 💪Scaling deep in support of women & girls 📢Spotlighting the right to a healthy ocean at #UNOC3

🌊 Coastal Communities Initiative Newsletter | Edition 4

The WWF CCI worked alongside Global Ocean Lead Scientist Nathan Bennett to spotlight the need to protect the fundamental human right to a healthy ocean at UNOC. Through a dedicated “Human Rights and…

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“We're talking about an #ocean that supports the food security, supports the livelihoods, supports the cultural identity of coastal communities, so when this ocean is degraded [...] this directly affects the rights of #SSFs” Divon Mwamba of #SWIOTUNA speaking at #UNOC3 👏👏

Reporting from #UNOC3: Ocean Defenders 🌊 | SeaVoice

Reporting from #UNOC3: Ocean Defenders 🌊 Human rights and ocean health are interconnected. We speak with Divon Mwamba about his work as the Program Lead Officer at the South West Indian Ocean Tuna Fo...

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The Northern Mozambique Channel Region is recognised as a @UNEP World Restoration Flagship🏆 Supported by @WWF SWIO, improved #fisheries management, and #mangrove & #reef restoration are working to revive 4.85m hectares & uplift #community wellbeing 🎉 tinyurl.com/25664fdc

🌱 WWF's work in SWIO region is a UNEP World Restoration Flagship! "Biodiversity protection, climate action, and economic development are deeply connected. To deliver our restoration goals, our ambition must be as big as the ocean we must protect.” #GenerationRestoration youtu.be/zwTxkpeOMSM?...

Trailer: RESTORE the Indian Ocean’s Seedbed

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From new MPAs to progress on the #HighSeasTreaty, #UNOC3 delivered vital momentum for ocean conservation. But unless we tackle the #climatecrisis, marine ecosystems will continue to unravel. The ocean is sending distress signals—we must act before they are irreversible. wwf.panda.org/discover/oce...