Meanwhile in Costa Rica, one of the many entrepreneurship ventures supported by @fundacionmarviva.bsky.social through their @blueactionfund.org grant. Give their account a visit for many other first-hand video testimonials from new and proud women entrepreneurs along the Pacific coast.

Fundación MarViva@fundacionmarviva.bsky.social · last wk.

Piel Marina. Women entrepreneurs who transform fish leather into unique accessories. Innovation, sustainability, and empowerment that drive the local economy. Puntarenas, #CostaRica #MarViva #GulfOfNicoya #BlueActionFund @blueactionfund.org youtu.be/FQZ8aX6msiw?...

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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Online: External mid-term evaluation of our €50 EbA in the WIO Window with funding from @bmz.de & @greenclimate.fund ogy.de/yrko 🌊 @wildtrust.co.za 🌊 @wcs.org 🌊 @faunaflora.bsky.social 🌊 @blueventures.bsky.social 🌊 @rare.org 🌊 @blueventures.bsky.social 🌊 #PeaceParks

We will share lessons from our €50m 'ecosystem based adaptation in the Western Indian Ocean' programme co-funded by @greenclimate.fund & @bmz.de. @oceancecilia.bsky.social @oceansteinmann.bsky.social #OceanOptimism

🌊Markus Knigge🐟@oceanknigge.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🇩🇪 upcoming 26 march in Berlin: Expertinnen treffen zu natürlich Klimaschutz 🌊, u.a. mit @blueactionfund.org Thanks for setting this up @oceansteinmann.bsky.social www.kompetenzzentrum-nk.de/veranstaltun...

Meanwhile in Mozambique.... "Conservation is not possible without people's resilience" youtu.be/oxMYqH4fIpA

Building Climate Resilient Communities

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ALERT - Funding opportunity for coral researchers! @cordap.bsky.social just launched its Call for Proposals under the Coral Local Innovation Program. 🪸 cordap.org/clip-award/

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

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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 🌊📣

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

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

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! 🙌

After 3+ years of online exchanges, a first one for the books: @blueactionfund.org EbA grantees from around the WIO sharing a meal in 3D at @wiomsa.bsky.social symposium 🥳 More about this gang here: tinyurl.com/4r2h7w8r

Excited to be joining some 1200 other WIO ocean enthusiasts for the WIOMSA symposium and looking forward to an exchange-rich week! @wiomsa.bsky.social @blueactionfund.org @oceanthyrza.bsky.social

This Friday in Mombasa... 👇 On the ground at the @wiomsa.bsky.social conference and happy to meet ➡️ @oceancecilia.bsky.social & @oceanthyrza.bsky.social

It's countdown time for the WIOMSA Symposium⏳ If you are planning to attend, come join us for this very special 'Special Session'!

Blue Action Fund@blueactionfund.org · 11mo ago

Upcoming special session at @wiomsa.bsky.social symposium on lessons learned from our €50m EbA-funding window co-funded by @greenclimate.fund ➡️ ogy.de/7zrf Presentations from @wcs.org @wildtrust.co.za @faunaflora.bsky.social @wwf-ocean.bsky.social @blueventures.bsky.social @unepwcmc.bsky.social ...

Kudos to the Maputo National Park for this important achievement!!! 🥳 tinyurl.com/rvrs26fx More about the work of our Blue Action partners in this area here: tinyurl.com/bdh35bjr

Maputo National Park inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Maputo, Mozambique – Maputo National Park has officially been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, an international recognition of its extraordinary biodiversity and conservation value.

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Meanwhile in Mozambique 🇲🇿 ... @oceancecilia.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnca...

Restoring Critical Carbon Sinks Mangrove Forests

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Meanwhile in Costa Rica 🇨🇷 ... 🐟💪♀️ @fundacionmarviva.bsky.social @oceancecilia.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVgc...

Resiliencia de la Economía Azul yTransformación de Piel de Pescado en Cuero. Puntarenas, Costa Rica

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And proud to announce that one of those accepted special sessions will dive into lessons learned on EbA in the WIO by @blueactionfund.org grantees in the region (more about the projects here: tinyurl.com/bdrwdj2v). Congrats to the team! #oceanoptimism

The Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association@wiomsa.bsky.social · last yr.

A Surge in Marine Science: #WIOMSA2025 Making New Waves A record high of 231 presentations, 400 posters, 22 mini-symposia and 46 special sessions have been accepted for #WIOMSA2025!

Thrilled that I get to continue working closely with @fundacionmarviva.bsky.social and partners to shape up a potential follow-up project in this unique (and massively large) Costa Rican MPA. 🥳 Now time to roll up our sleeves and get to work!

Blue Action Fund@blueactionfund.org · last yr.

Last week, our Board invited @fundacionmarviva.bsky.social to propose a follow-up project to fully go into effective & equitable management of the MPAs and its sustainable financing. #OceanOptimism @kathmaa.bsky.social @alejandrapacheco.bsky.social @oceancecilia.bsky.social

Yesterday at #UNOC3, the WILDOCEANS programme of WILDTRUST, in partnership with the Blue Action Fund, hosted a session titled “Strengthening Africa’s Marine Resilience: Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) for Africa.” @blueactionfund.org @oceanweigand.bsky.social @oceanknigge.bsky.social

#UNOC3 Side event on our €50mill EbA window, co-funded by @greenclimate.fund. Fascinating updates from the ground & massive learnings among partners. Thanks for pulling this off @wildtrustssa.bsky.social

Our schedule for the coming. On the ground at #UNOC3 🌊 @oceanweigand.bsky.social 🌊 @oceanknigge.bsky.social 🌊 @oceansteinmann.bsky.social Don't be shy & grab them if you have any question re @blueactionfund.org 😉

#UNOC3 event on our €50m funding window on 🌊 ecosystem-based adapation in Africa. 🌊Info re programme & projects with @wildtrustsa.bsky.social, @rare.org, @faunaflora.bsky.social , @wcs.org etc... ➡️ ogy.de/7zrf 🌊Registration ➡️ www.wildtrust.co.za/unoc-25 @greenclimate.fund @oceancecilia.bsky.social

UNOC 25 | WILDTRUST

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Very glad to hear that @greenclimate.fund confirmed participation at our #ClimateHeroes event at #UNOC3. Essential to link climate & 🌊agendas, as examplafied in our €50m EbA funding window ogy.de/7zrf @wwf.de @bmz.de @giz.de @oceancecilia.bsky.social

Our support to Pemba Channel: 🌊€6.3m to @faunaflora.bsky.social ➡️ ogy.de/20fy 🌊€5.6 to @wcs.org ➡️ ogy.de/t1pp #OceanOptimism #UNOC3 @oceansteinmann.bsky.social @oceancecilia.bsky.social

Blue Action Fund@blueactionfund.org · last yr.

Stay tuned for some massive announcements... #UNOC3 @wcs.org @faunaflora.bsky.social #BlueAlliance

We look forward to seeing many of our grantees & partners at #UNOC3 to further accelerate ocean action towards 🌊 #30by30

This was one of the first 2 grants I started overseeing upon joining Blue Action over 5 years ago. Much was learned on all sides along the way and it's now a pleasure to congratulate to WWF and Wetlands on completion of this journey! 👏

Blue Action Fund@blueactionfund.org · last yr.

Published: Grant report for our grant €3m to support 🐼 & Wetlands International's work in Tanzania 🇹🇿, incl. 🌊Achievements 🌊Lesson's learned 🌊What's next... ➡️ ogy.de/wao1 @wwf.de @oceancecilia.bsky.social

Save the date: #CoastalClimateHeroes 9 June #UNOC3, featuring several of our grants incl. in 🇧🇿 & 🇲🇬. Cohosted with @wwf.de @bmz.de & @giz.de

Happy anniversary Vera! And thank you for everything you do for Blue Action and each one of us every single day. 🙏🥳

Blue Action Fund@blueactionfund.org · last yr.

Every organisation has its hidden star⭐ and ours is @oceanhugues.bsky.social who today celebrates her 5️⃣th anniversary with @BlueActionFund. Inexhaustible & essential support from Office, IT, databases, events, comms to infamous " Everything else". THANKS 💙