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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 02/10/2026

Congratulations @oceansteinmann.bsky.social for your 5th work anniversary with @blueactionfund.org 🎉🥳. Excellent to have you on board. #OceanOptimism let's go.

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 30/09/2026

Thanks for highlighing @blueactionfund.org & its upcoming €17million investments in the state of world's mangroves report 💶🌱🌊. ➡️ ogy.de/mno4 @oceansteinmann.bsky.social @oceanweigand.bsky.social

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 29/09/2026

Online: Grant fact sheet: €4.3 million project Blue Corridor in Central Vietnam 🇻🇳 ➡️ ogy.de/48oa @worldvisionireland.bsky.social @wwf-ocean.bsky.social @oceanthyrza.bsky.social

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 25/09/2026

End of Q3, we disbursed €14million worth of #OceanOptimism, well on track towards our 2026 target. #30x30 #MPAs.

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 23/09/2026

What's leadership? 🇩🇪 ministry announcing additional 300million 💵 for our sister foundation @legacylandscapes.bsky.social 🦒🦍🌳. Amazing work @umweltministerium.de @waltonfamilyfdn.bsky.social & #Wyss. #30x30

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 11/09/2026

👏 Belize 🇧🇿 joins 100% sustainable use alliance. We are happy to provide some support to spur #30x30 🌊 €6.2 project with Belize Audubon Society and partners 🌊 €5.5 project with @wwf.de & colleagues. #OceanOptimism

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 08/09/2026

What can we learn from 254 #MPAs across 25 countries? Our 1st site-based analysis of our grant portfolio, looking at sizes, level of protection & establishment, and changes over time. Timely inspiration for forthcoming OECM Guide? ogy.de/SSI2026 #30x30 #MPAGuide #10YearsBlueAction

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 05/09/2026

Upcoming: Next week we publish review of our Grant Portfolio based analysing 254 #MPAs and our grantees work based on #MPAguide. #30x30 #10YearsBlueAction @oceanthayne.bsky.social

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 01/09/2026

Wonderful: Today we ✒️ grant agreement with Jocotoco @wildaid.bsky.social & @darwinfoundation.bsky.social to promote #30x30 along Ecuador's coast. #OceanOptimism

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 25/08/2026

Online: Fact sheet re our €5.2 million project with @rare.org 'Atong Tañon - Unlocking effective management of 🇵🇭's largest #MPA' ➡️ ogy.de/kzkc #30x30 #OceanOptimism

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 25/08/2026

If you haven't started yet, today is a great day to start preparing your proposal for mangrove restoration, blue carbon and #30x30 in Asia. #OceanOptimism

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 21/08/2026

Latest research from Mozambique... www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/18...

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 06/08/2026

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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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 29/07/2026

New €5.7m project in 🇨🇴’s Pacific region. @wcs.org & @fondoaccion.bsky.social authorities & Indigenous communities teaming up to: 🌊 Establish 2 new #MPAs through participatory processes 🌊 Strengthen co-management of 2 existing MPAs 🌊 Advance conservation, sustainable 🎣 & peacebuilding #30x30

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 24/07/2026

New grant fact sheet! 🇮🇩 Lampung Province in Indonesia 🌊 Premiere of MPA/FMA co-management over 4,500 km² 🦀 Supports blue swimming crab fishery & local livelihoods Info about €5.4 million project ➡️ ogy.de/1q8e @envdefensefund.bsky.social @oceancecilia.bsky.social

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 22/07/2026

What 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

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 19/07/2026

The latest from Madagascar... mihari-network.org/wp-content/u...

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 08/07/2026

Looking forward to welcoming @worldfish.bsky.social to our office next week to exchange on #MPAs &🎣 management, & updates about our Sustho Sagor (Healthy Ocean) project with them & @wcs.org in Bangladesh 🇧🇩 @oceansteinmann.bsky.social @bmz.de

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 08/07/2026

🇩🇪 @adradeutschland.bsky.social spotlights its 🌊 EbA project with PeaceParks in Maputo National Park in its annual report. ogy.de/tqdm @bmz.de @greenclimate.fund @oceancecilia.bsky.social

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 07/07/2026

The latest from Madagascar 🇲🇬 .... @wwfafrica.bsky.social @oceanthayne.bsky.social www.wwf.mg/en/?21154116...

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 07/07/2026

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

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 03/07/2026

Fact sheet online re our €5.4m🎣 project with @envdefensefund.bsky.social in 🇮🇩 ➡️ ogy.de/1q8e

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 30/06/2026

Packed room at #HSC26 on mangroves opportunities, incl. our call for proposals seeking to invest €17m in 🌱 restoration, blue carbon, #30x30 in Asia. #OceanOptimism @bmz.de @umweltministerium.de @jochenflasbarth.bsky.social @orraanews.bsky.social #IUCN

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 28/06/2026

Nothing new, but essential: Another clean audit report for @blueactionfund.org in 2025. Online report ➡️ ogy.de/3q7o.

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 23/06/2026

“For São Tomé & Príncipe 🇸🇹, the ocean is not merely a natural resource; it is the foundation of our food security, our economy, our culture and our future”. Minister of Fisheries announcement of São Tomé’s first two MPAs at #OurOceanKenya.

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 20/06/2026

We know time was short, but feel invited next time you come to also visit Kisite MPA 20km further sourth to see some work we support 😉. @wcs.org #OceanOptimism

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 18/06/2026

We 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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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 17/06/2026

7am at #OurOceanKenya: @blueactionfund.org grantees & partner breakfast in full swing. Thanks for making it so early. #OceanOptimism

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 12/06/2026

Ready for #OurOceanKenya. Team on the ground @oceanweigand.bsky.social @oceancecilia.bsky.social @oceanknigge.bsky.social & @idelamer.bsky.social. Looking forward to the exchanges and launching our next call for proposals.

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 11/06/2026

We commissioned an evaluation for our upcoming #10YearsBlueAction anniversary. 1st step, asking our partners and grantees to check on the survey & evaluation design. Thanks for making time and energy available to make this a collective effort. ogy.de/vwnp

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 11/06/2026

Agenda out for our next @blueactionfund.org board ☎️ end of June. Usually a bit shorter, focussing on audit 2025 & updates. #OceanOptimism funded by 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 🇮🇪 🇳🇴 🇫🇷

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 09/06/2026

Breakfast 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

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 29/05/2026

Updated About Us leaflet ▶️ ogy.de/dfb4 🌊 40 Grants 🌊 25 Countries 🌊 255 Sites 🌊 Total >500,000km² supported 🌊 >1,000,000 beneficiaries €93million disbursed so far... #OceanOptimism funded by 🇩🇪 🇮🇪 🇳🇴 🇫🇷 🇸🇪

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 29/05/2026

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

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 27/05/2026

We are getting ready to launch our next call for proposals to invest €17 million in mangroves, blue carbon and #30x30 in 🇮🇩, 🇵🇭, 🇻🇳 & 🇮🇳. Subscribe to funding alerts to ensure you don't miss it ogy.de/1ocw Thanks for spreading the word @carbonbrief.org @joncors.bsky.social @wriclimate.bsky.social

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 20/05/2026

We checked numbers in view of #OurOcean: Our investments in 🌊 #30x30 in Africa totals €105 million (€78.6 from us, plus €26.5 match funding). We look forward to discussing what's next at #OOC11 @oceanweigand.bsky.social @oceancecilia.bsky.social @oceanknigge.bsky.social @idelamer.bsky.social

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 13/05/2026

Invites sent for our Grantees & Partners' breakfast at #OOC11. No presentation, 'just' sharing & connecting. #OceanOptimism #30x30

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 12/05/2026

Upcoming 9 June: Breakfast in 🇩🇪 Parliament to present discuss one of our projects in 🇲🇿. Thanks for hosting & organising @linda-altona.bsky.social @adradeutschland.bsky.social @rare.org. #OceanOptimism

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 10/05/2026

Destination of our team retreat 2026: UNESCO world heritage MPA Waddensea

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 08/05/2026

Subtle hints about our next Call for Proposals: 🌱🌊🇮🇩 🇵🇭 🇻🇳 🇮🇳 Sign-up for funding alerts ➡️ ogy.de/1ocw

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 07/05/2026

Kudos @wildtrust.co.za @mwambao.bsky.social & @blueventures.bsky.social for successfully proposing #30x30 side events to #OOC11 #OurOceanKenya. Looking forward to your learnings from the work on the ground & in the water. #OceanOptimism

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 07/05/2026

Latest from Kenya... Our grantee @mwambao.bsky.social will present its work at #OOC11 #OurOceanKenya ➡️ ogy.de/cpz3 @oceansteinmann.bsky.social

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 23/04/2026

'boys day' at @blueactionfund.org. 13 teenagers in the office learning about 🌊, marine protection, why it also matters to them & #OceanOptimism.

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 23/04/2026

📣 We intend to launch our next call for proposals before summer. Subscribe to our funding alerts to ensure you don't miss it ogy.de/1ocw (no spam, just #OceanGrants 💶🌊 info). #OceanOptimism #30x30

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 23/04/2026

Wonderful to extend our partnership with 🇮🇪 for another three years. #OceanOptimism #30x30 @irishaid.bsky.social

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