Lots of work but worth it! Check out @blueactionfund.org ‘s first analysis after surveying former grantees 2 years after project end ⬇️⬇️
Blue Action Fund@blueactionfund.org · 2w agoWhat happens after a grant ends? We asked our grantees. Two years on, early responses show they value working with us, see room to improve our processes, and say we bring more than funding. Most importantly, projects create lasting local impact. ➡️ ogy.de/nvqq #10YearsBlueAction #OceanOptimism
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...
Full cycle moment on day 4! In this very room, I decided 13 years ago to change my career & fully invest in my marine passion! Today, I presented wholeheartedly the @blueactionfund.org with whom I’ve been now for 4 years. 💙💙💙 #OceanOptimism
Day 2 out in the peatlands. Did you know that 1m of peatland takes 1000 years to form? Peatland binds carbon but when dried out, it releases huge amounts of green house gases. Conserving coastal peatland in our future #BlueCarbonCall projects? 🤔 thanks @succow-stiftung.de - lots to think about!
Day 2: Talking nature-based solutions. Nice overview here by #IUCN iucn.org/sites/defaul... Liked particularly this overview:
The IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment Report Summary for Policymakers is available now! 🏡 Explore this first of it’s kind report highlighting methods and actions to measure and respond to business impacts and dependencies on nature.🌍 🧪 https://ipbes.canto.de/b/JTB1U
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
Day 1 food for 🤔: Biodiversity efforts consider climate - climate rarely thinks biodiv? Today’s crises can’t be tackled in silos - As the IPBES Nexus Assessment⬇️argues also health, food, and water must be addressed. How to integrate responses w/o watering down impact? www.ipbes.net/nexus-assess...
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Blue Action Fund@blueactionfund.org · last mo.The latest from Germany... @oceanthayne.bsky.social
@ ‘Biodiversity and Climate: Integrated Solutions for a Resilient Future’ - seminar organized by International Academy for Nature Conservation in 🇩🇪. Looking forward to enlightening exchanges with colleagues around the 🌏 - spreading #OceanOptimism & word about @blueactionfund.org‘s Blue Carbon Call!
The latest from our office.... Thanks for visit @adradeutschland.bsky.social and the organisation @oceanthayne.bsky.social &@oceanhugues.bsky.social
Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · last mo.Great to have @adradeutschland.bsky.social visit our @blueactionfund.org office with colleshues from 🇲🇿 Always valuable to hear first-hand about successes and challenges from the ground. Thanks for making the trip and for the great exchange! Only missing @oceancecilia.bsky.social #OceanOptimism
Great to have @adradeutschland.bsky.social visit our @blueactionfund.org office with colleshues from 🇲🇿 Always valuable to hear first-hand about successes and challenges from the ground. Thanks for making the trip and for the great exchange! Only missing @oceancecilia.bsky.social #OceanOptimism
Energising few days in Mombasa at #OurOceanKenya, exchanging with and learning from the 30x30 community🌊 @blueactionfund.org also launched it’s latest call for proposals on 'Mangroves, Blue Carbon Markets and 30×30 in Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and India' #OceanOptimism
We have been working behind the scenes over the past few months on something: our new call for proposals for mangroves, blue carbon markets, and 30x30 in Asia is live. Looking forward to receiving many exciting grant applications.
Blue Action Fund@blueactionfund.org · 2mo agoWe launched our next call for proposals at #OurOceanKenya, worth €17 million of #OceanOptimism. Excited to support #30x30 financing through Blue Carbon. #OceanGrants 💶🌊
Find more information about Blue Action’s current call for proposals here: tinyurl.com/3kdfemn2
Blue Action Fund@blueactionfund.org · 2mo agoWe launched our next call for proposals at #OurOceanKenya, worth €17 million of #OceanOptimism. Excited to support #30x30 financing through Blue Carbon. #OceanGrants 💶🌊
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟@oceanknigge.bsky.social · 2mo ago🇩🇪 state secretary @jochenflasbarth.bsky.social about to announce new Voluntary commitment to @blueactionfund.org. Follow him live on the #30x30 panel of the #OurOceanKenya conference. @umweltministerium.de @bmz.de @oceanunger.bsky.social ➡️ ogy.de/sdyd
Protected areas aren’t 'protected' on paper alone! This fight shows why effective mgt & community stewardship matter, in Albania and everywhere else. Kudos to Albanians for bringing this to the open & standing up for their land. news.mongabay.com/2026/06/flam... #OceanOptimism @blueactionfund.org
‘Flamingo Revolution’ aims to stop Kushner-backed resort on protected Albanian delta
VJOSA-NARTA, Albania — In late April, heavy machinery began moving into the Pishë Poro-Narta protected landscape on Albania’s Adriatic coast without permits or public notice. Bulldozers and excavators...
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This morning, our partners organised an important event moving locally-led marine conservation work up on the agenda of German policymakers. It showcased well that equitable governance and livelihoods of local communities are key to successful MPA management.
Blue Action Fund@blueactionfund.org · 2mo agoBreakfast in 🇩🇪 Parliament as our grantees @rare.org & @adradeutschland.bsky.social showcase importance of local marine conservation. Thanks for hosting & attending @linda-altona.bsky.social, Ina Latendorf & @marcelbauer.eurosky.social
Strong 🇩🇪 delegation at next week's #OurOcean Conference in Kenya 🇰🇪 . To only name a few: @umweltministerium.de @bmz.de @jochenflasbarth.bsky.social @oceanunger.bsky.social @iki-germany.bsky.social @oceanweigand.bsky.social @meerwissen.bsky.social @wwf.de @giz.de @blueactionfund.org #OOC11
Marine conservation funding opportunities? Awards? Funders' talk? 👇 Starter pack with >60 #OceanOptimism investors... 💶🌊🪸🐟🦈🐡 go.bsky.app/QPepXsG
🐳 Equity is often overlooked because it's seen as too complex to engage with – the Ocean Equity Index seeks to address that. Thank you @mongabay.com for the thoughtful coverage of our new paper: news.mongabay.com/2026/02/ocea...
Ocean Equity Index aims to measure justice at sea
Ocean projects and governance systems abound globally— everything from offshore energy to coastal aquaculture and fishing treaties — yet there is no standardized way to measure how equitable they are....
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Always great to see cross-programme learning happening amongst our grantees. This time, led by @faunaflora.bsky.social Cape Verde: learning session on grievance mechanisms with 58 participants from @blueactionfund.org projects in CV, Tanzania and São Tomé and Príncipe 🙌💬🗨️ @oceanthayne.bsky.social
We are getting ready to launch our next call for proposals to invest €17 million in #Mangroves, #BlueCarbon and #30x30 in 🇮🇩, 🇵🇭, 🇻🇳 & 🇮🇳. Don't want to miss it? Subscribe to our funding alerts: ogy.de/1ocw #OOC11 #OurOceanKenya
Important article on the tensions between green hydrogen ambitions and biodiversity conservation in Namibia. It’s a reminder that the green transition needs strong safeguards and meaningful local engagement to be truly sustainable. Food for thought beyond 🇳🇦: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #NIMPA+
Why Namibia's 'green hydrogen' dream could be a red flag for penguins and succulents
A near pristine desert and coastal wilderness in Namibia could soon host a huge hydrogen production facility.
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Keen to support @blueactionfund.org? Our joint funders collaborative with @legacylandscapes.bsky.social; Caucasus Nature Fund & Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust is looking for a finance and Aministration Assistant. www.greenjobs.de/stellenanzei...
Finance and Administration Assistant (m/f/d)
Finance and Administration Assistant (m/f/d)Location: Frankfurt am Main, GermanyReports to: Head of Finance and ControllingPreferred Start Date: As soon as possibleContract: Full time preferred, part ...
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'boys day' at @blueactionfund.org. 13 teenagers in the office learning about 🌊, marine protection, why it also matters to them & #OceanOptimism.
Really appreciatef the opportunity to share a bit of our SSI “engine room” - and just as much to hear how others approaching similar challenges. Always good to exchange openly on what works (and what doesn’t)!
🌊Markus Knigge🐟@oceanknigge.bsky.social · 3mo agoThanks @oceanthayne.bsky.social for sharing info about @blueactionfund.org's engine room with other 🔑 #30x30 funders providing inspiration as well as hands on advice. Well done. www.linkedin.com/posts/sophie...
Grant fact sheet about our new €4.7m project with Coral Triangle Centre in Indonesia 🇮🇩. ogy.de/9fih #OceanOptimism @oceanthayne.bsky.social
A quick, helpful overview of stages of establishment for MPAs💙 Much appreciated by the team @blueactionfund.org as a quick way to assess where sites stand and track progress over a project’s lifetime. 🔗 mpa-guide.protectedplanet.net/MPAGuide_Sta...
We are looking for a Programme Manager Environmental & Social Safeguards based in Berlin. Thrilling job with one of the globally leading 🌊 MPA funders ogy.de/l4xt
Meanwhile in Madagascar 🇲🇬... @blueventures.bsky.social @oceanthayne.bsky.social
Blue Ventures@blueventures.bsky.social · 8mo agoThis year, we brought together 15 LMMA members from across Madagascar to explore: 🌿Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) 💪 Cooperative development 🌐 MIHARI (Madagascar's LMMA network) Learning how nature-based solutions strengthen coastal communities against climate change 🤝 @blueactionfund.org
