New grant fact sheet! First integrated network of MPAs and OECMs in 🇧🇩 More on this €4.8 million project ➡ ogy.de/3xe9 @wcs.org @worldfish.bsky.social
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#MarineConservation | #30x30 | @blueactionfund.org | Berlin
Relying solely on carbon markets will not save Southeast Asia’s remaining concession forests, according to a new study. To protect 42 million hectares of vulnerable forest, researchers say finance models must combine carbon credits with blended finance and ecosystem service payments.
Carbon markets alone won’t keep Southeast Asia’s forests standing, study says
Lush, leafy and luxuriantly diverse, tropical forests are home to an immense array of plants, animals and fungi. They also provide humanity with water, clean air and flood protection, and lock vast…
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Opportunity: 29-30 October the Nature Restoration Academy brings together early-career professionals, students and practitioners for 2 days in Berlin, preceded by an online baseline session, to build practical skills in marine and freshwater restoration. blueactionmatch.hivebrite.com/events/218363
Nature Restoration Academy
Between 29 and 30 of October the Nature Restoration Academy brings together early-career professionals, students and practitioners for two days in Berlin, preceded by an online baseline session, to bu...
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A rare yellowfin tuna highlights the rich marine life of 🇧🇩 & the importance of effective MPAs and sustainable fisheries. Through @blueactionfund.org funded project with @wcs.org s.org and @worldfish.bsky.social, we’re working to protect these vital ecosystems. dailyasianage.com/news/356020/...
Rare 29 kg yellowfin tuna caught in fishing net in Bay of Bengal, sold for 40 thousand | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh
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Contributed to @orraanews.bsky.social discussion on financing high-quality blue carbon by presenting @blueactionfund.org new call for proposals on mangrove conservation and blue carbon development in Asia. 🌊
GCF welcomes Germany’s €32 million commitment to the Green Guarantee Company. The investment from 🇩🇪's @umweltministerium.de reinforces GCF's shared vision of leveraging public resources to catalyse private investment to support #climateaction projects in developing countries. https://gcf.co/3U60Kbt
Timely for NGOs interested in @blueactionfund.org's call for proposals for re Mangrove, Blue carbon and #30x30 in Asia. @oceansteinmann.bsky.social @oceanweigand.bsky.social
Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA)@orraanews.bsky.social · 3w ago🔔 TODAY, ORRAA and partners, in collaboration with Conservation International, have released the second edition of the High-Quality Blue Carbon Practitioners Guide, just days ahead of the International Day for the Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystems 🌱 Download the guide ⬇️ https://ow.ly/2iIT50ZrgTj
Some #OceanOptimism
voegizug@voegizug.bsky.social · 3w ago60 Jahre lang galt es als tot: Korallenriff vor Benin lebt www.watson.ch/wissen/forsc... Ein Korallenriff vor der Küste Benins, das bereits seit den 1960er-Jahren als abgestorben galt, ist doch ein lebendes Ökosystem, wie Sonar und Unterwasserkameras zeigen.
Updated FAQ for the @blueactionfund.org Blue Carbon Call for Proposals is now available. We’ll update it regularly as new questions come in. Please check the latest version here. www.blueactionfund.org/wp-content/u...
Check out the pioneer project of blue carbon paying for locally-led mangrove conservation in Kenya below ⬇️ And looking forward to this IKI-funded project also making the Transboundary Conservation Area with Tanzania a reality - linking this area with grantees' projects in the Pemba Channel.
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IKI Germany@iki-germany.bsky.social · 3w agoThe #IKI is strengthening one of the world's leading blue carbon initiatives by supporting community-led conservation and cross-border cooperation between Kenya and Tanzania. Discover the details: www.international-climate-initiative.com/NEWS3633-1 #adaptation #biodiversity
I don’t know about you, but I‘m sticking with this guy. www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
"If harassed, it may violently eject its intestine and stomach out of its anus. But if the attack escalates, it finally explodes…" | Discover Wildlife
The harmless looking sea cucumber is more deadly than it looks and has an array of tools and weapons to ward off predators
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Solomon Islands has joined Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu & Fiji to create a massive marine protected area network known as the Melanesian Ocean Corridor of Reserves. While experts say large corridors are highly effective, they caution that clear governance is needed to prevent it being a "paper park."
Melanesian nations announce intention to create massive ocean reserve corridor
A group of Pacific island nations have agreed to formally establish the Melanesian Ocean Corridor of Reserves (MOCOR), a massive transboundary marine protected area (MPA) that will span their…
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Reminds me of Guinea-Bissau... @prcmarine.bsky.social @oceansteinmann.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Seeds ensure our survival’: the women of Guinea-Bissau who keep vital plants and culture alive
The ‘seed keepers’ of the Unesco-designated Urok Islands pass creole seeds from generation to generation, protecting their traditions and climate-resistant varieties from extinction
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Thank you to everyone who joined today's Q&A on the @blueactionfund.org Call for Proposals "Mangroves, Blue Carbon Markets, and 30x30 in Asia". We enjoyed the great discussion and thoughtful questions. We look forward to receiving your applications!🌿
If we measure success only in km² protected, we risk celebrating paper parks. The real challenge is ensuring protected and conserved areas have the governance, financing and capacity to deliver lasting conservation outcomes. That's the spirit of #30x30. theconversation.com/the-world-ag...
The world agreed to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 – but marine protection can’t be judged by area alone
So far, about 10% of the ocean has formal protection as countries work toward the 30x30 goal, but many areas are still protected on paper only.
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Ugandan farmers have filed a lawsuit in London against TotalEnergies' EACOP project. They warn that the 1,443 km (897-mile) oil pipeline threatens 16 protected areas, including vital water sources for 40 million people, and note that more than 100,000 residents have already faced displacement.
Ugandan farmers sue TotalEnergies’ oil pipeline project in UK court
Four Ugandan farmers have filed a lawsuit before the High Court in London, U.K., against a contentious oil pipeline under construction in Uganda and Tanzania, human rights group Avaaz announced at a…
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Thinking of applying to our new Call for Proposals on Mangroves 🌱, Blue Carbon & #30×30 in Asia? Join our Q&A on 16 July (08:30–10:00 CEST) to learn more about call, application process, and ask your questions to @oceansteinmann.bsky.social & colleagues. Registration ➡️ ogy.de/QandA
Much of the discussion around #BlueCarbon focuses on climate mitigation and carbon markets. Could there be another perspective? What if blue carbon were also viewed as a mechanism to help finance the long-term management of MPAs & coastal ecosystems - and in doing so, contribute to #30x30?
Ahead of the historic #CaboVerde match against Argentina on Friday during the #worldcup, consider this good news story: “I ate turtle meat and never realized I could make a living for conserving them,” a ranger for Turtle Foundation told @mongabay.com about the 4 species of #seaturtles found there:
Sea turtle hunters become their protectors in Cabo Verde
Former sea turtle hunters in Cabo Verde, off the coast of West Africa, have shifted to working in loggerhead turtle conservation along the archipelago nation’s main nesting beaches. The change was pro...
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Der schlechte Zustand unserer Meere bedroht Mensch & Natur. Die Ostsee ist zu 100% eutrophiert. Und die Meereserhitzung verschärft das Problem. Daran wird der "Aktionsplan Meer" des Umweltministeriums gemessen. Modellprojekte bringen wenig, solange die Bundesregierung die Überdüngung ignoriert.
Aktionsplan Meer – Meeresschutz für Mensch und Natur- BMUKN - Pressemitteilung
Bundesumweltminister Carsten Schneider hat erste Eckpunkte für einen Aktionsplan Meer vorgelegt. Auf dieser Basis soll ein Aktionsplan erarbeitet werden, der als strategisches Dach für die deutsche Me...
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Great to see momentum building in India on topics closely linked to @blueactionfund.org open call for proposals on Mangroves, Blue Carbon Markets and 30x30. Hope to see some synergies along the way.
Global Environment Facility (GEF)@thegef.bsky.social · last mo.🇮🇳 #India will receive new support for ecosystem restoration and biodiversity conservation. With $6.5M from the GEF, this new project — implemented by IUCN and @undp.org — will improve management across 468,000 ha and support nature-positive livelihoods. #GEFassembly2026
Last week in Pemba, TZ, I had the chance to witness these committed fisheries women patrollers, which David writes about in his most recent article tinyurl.com/ysdpjdcn/ This work is supported by @blueactionfund.org sub-grantees @mwambao.bsky.social and funded among others by the @greenclimate.fund
Women patrol Tanzania’s Pemba waters in a community-led push to protect the sea
PEMBA, Tanzania — Patrolling the sea is not the kind of work many women on Tanzania’s Pemba Island are traditionally expected to do. Yet, for Amina Gharib Issa, it has become part of her life recently...
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A pleasure to contribute as a speaker at the #ORRAAMemberMeeting2026, sharing @blueactionfund.org new call on 30x30 and blue carbon in Asia. Thanks to @orraanews.bsky.social for bringing together such a diverse community committed to advancing ocean finance. oceanriskalliance.org/events/actio...
Putting Action at the Heart of our Alliance - ORRAA
ORRAA’s Third Member Meeting, a milestone moment on our journey to 2030, took place on June 24th at London Climate Action Week.
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Great to join this year’s @nabu.de Salon! Had some great exchanges with the regional teams driving grassroots conservation in 🇩🇪. Also encouraging to see #30x30 feature prominently in the opening panel, a goal closely linked to @blueactionfund.org. And I even won a book in the quiz. Thanks!
