Representing @blueactionfund.org at today’s “Turning Tides” event organised by Boris Hermann & Malizia, KPMG and Zurich Insurance.

Out: Annual Report 2025 ogy.de/imng
#OceanOptimism financed by 🇩🇪 @bmz.de 🇳🇴 @norad.no 🇮🇪 @irishaid.bsky.social 🇫🇷 @afd-france.bsky.social 🇸🇪 @swedishmfa.bsky.social & @greenclimate.fund

#OceanGrants 💶🌊 by @earthjournalism.bsky.social

IWC Strandings Expert Panel: Statement on Humpback Whale, Baltic Sea, Germany

Given the circumstances...

iwc.int/resources/ne...

🚨 World reaches a major milestone for nature at sea!🌊

10.01% of the ocean is now officially within protected and conserved areas. This update to the World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas (WDPCA) is a vital step toward Target 3 of #KMGBF. tinyurl.com/3dj8h337

Der Planet Hero Award unterstützt Initiativen, die Klima- und Umweltschutz fördern. Die Gewinnerprojekte werden mit einer Fördersumme von insgesamt bis zu 200.000 EUR unterstützt.

www.zurich.de/de-de/ueber-...

"SeaVoice Volume 8: East Africa" brings together an extraordinary range of voices, from community members and elders to artists, scientists, and policy-makers, to share stories of ocean life grounded in cultural heritage, lived experience, and Ocean Literacy.

www.seavoice.org/volumes/east...

#philippinesnbcap #zslphilippines | Philippines National Blue Carbon Action Partnership The Philippines National Blue Carbon Action Partnership (PH NBCAP) has officially turned over the Philippines NBCAP Roadmap to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources - DENR-Biodiversity M...

The Philippines National Blue Carbon Action Partnership (PH NBCAP) has officially turned over the Philippines NBCAP Roadmap to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources - DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau on 26 March 2026 in Quezon City.

www.linkedin.com/posts/philip...

Great exchange yesterday on EbA in Berlin. We showcased how @blueactionfund.org investments are delivering for climate action as part of #30x30. Thanks for strong inputs from @oceanweigand.bsky.social, @rare.org, @wwf.de, @bmz.de, and others.

Today, presenting & discussing our investments at 🇩🇪 ecosystem based adapation event below. @oceanweigand.bsky.social @oceansteinmann.bsky.social @rare.org @wwf.de @bmz.de

Looking forward to tomorrow’s event on #EbA in Berlin 🇩🇪.
Excited for discussions on the role of oceans & coasts in climate action and to see @oceanweigand.bsky.social presenting @blueactionfund.org's work on financing coastal & marine conservation in support of #30x30 🌊
Co-organised with ODK & ZUG.

#OceanGrants 💶🌊 thanks to @earthjournalism.bsky.social

🌍 #ProtectedPlanet March 2026 Update:

#WDPCA: 319,995 including 312,510 #ProtectedAreas covering 245 countries & territories and 7,485 #OECMs covering 17 countries & territories.

GD-PAME: 8 assessment records updated for Sri Lanka.

Read More: www.protectedplanet.net/en/monthly-r...

Rethinking the 30 by 30 target to ensure the well-being of small-scale fishing communities Diedrich et al. examine the implications of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s area-based marine conservation target for small-scale fishing communities, drawing on their collective knowledge of...

"...principles and a roadmap to guide decision-makers tasked with implementing marine area-based conservation in determining whether, where, and how these measures can be effective and equitable in the context of areas used and governed by small-scale fishers."

www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Stellenausschreibung: ODK-Geschäftsstelle / Kontaktstelle Ozean Im Rahmen eines vom BMFTR geförderten Drittmittelprojekts suchen wir für die ODK-Geschäftsstelle/Kontaktstelle Ozeandekade zum 1. Mai 2026 befristet bis zum 30.04.2028 unter Voraussetzung der Bewillig...

Ab Mai 2026 wird die Geschäfts- und Kontaktstelle des Deutschen Komitees der UN-Ozeandekade (ODK) an der DAM angesiedelt. Für die kommende Förderphase wird eine Wissenschaftlichen Referent*in, Vollzeit – remote/hybridgesucht
📅 Deadline: 11. März 2026
www.allianz-meeresforschung.de/news/ausschr...

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175 artificial reef reef balls were deployed in Tanzania 🇹🇿. They create habitats, support coral settlement, enhance biodiversity, & strengthen resilience against storms & overfishing.
Project implemented by @mwambao.bsky.social & @faunaflora.bsky.social, funded by @blueactionfund.org.

Aphex Twin - Stone In Focus YouTube video by Jack Assir

www.youtube.com/watch?v=q86g...

When it's reporting time again...

A Description of the Community Eco-Credit Methodology and an Analysis of its Potential as a Natural
Resource Management Tool
greenfi.org/assets/docs/...

Good point. Main reasons are social acceptance and inclusion, especially in Muslim coastal communities (e.g. halal loans). Loans are repaid in full, but the “interest” is effectively paid in conservation actions rather than cash. Like planting mangroves...

From Opportunity to Impact: Amina Juma’s MKUBA Story YouTube video by Mwambao Coastal Community Network

Meet Amina Juma, an active MKUBA member who has improved her business and overall standard of living through interest-free MKUBA loans.
Project implemented by @faunaflora.bsky.social & @mwambao.bsky.social. Funded by @blueactionfund.org.

www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...

⏩ It's 🌊 #30x30 🌊
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** PAPER ALERT ** The future of #coralreefs does not have to be doom & gloom. Just out in npj Ocean Sustainability, we imagine coral reef futures offering alternatives aspiring to sustainability and equity for coral reefs. Read the open access paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."

Onychoteuthid from @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 453 East Cortes Basin #designingthefuture2 #MarineLife

Side Events & Exhibition Information on side events and exhibitions at Our Ocean Conference Kenya 2026, including timelines, application guidelines, and submission forms.

The call for proposals for side events at the next Our Ocean Conference is now open. The deadline is March 3.

@blueactionfund.org colleagues @oceanknigge.bsky.social , @oceanweigand.bsky.social, @oceancecilia.bsky.social & @idelamer.bsky.social will be there.

ouroceankenya.com/side-events-...

🚤 Two brand-new community boats from our #BlueBijagós project have arrived in the Bijagós Islands, Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼!
They will help bring children to school, patients to clinics, and women’s goods to mainland markets. Project implemented by PRCM and funded by @blueactionfund.org.