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Conserving marine biodiversity for future generations while improving lives of local people today. #30x30 - Funded by German, Sweden, Norway, Ireland & France

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
👇 @blueactionfund.org 1st project in Vietnam. #OceanOptimism
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Ferdinand Girke @oceangirke.bsky.social · 8h
Promising to see that the tide is turning! And proud that we can contribute our share through @blueactionfund.org‘s Blue Carbon call. #OceanOptimism
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Updated: The Ocean Protection Gap Report 2026 ➡️ for-the-ocean.org/news/ #30x30 #MPAs @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social @savingoceans.bsky.social @riseup4theocean.bsky.social @skytruth.org @briantodonnell.bsky.social @jonathankelsey.bsky.social
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HAC for Nature and People @hacfornandp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
At #UNGA81, 🇲🇬 🇲🇿 🇰🇪 🇸🇨 & 20+ partners gathered at HAC’s event to advance #30x30, stressing that lasting conservation that supports people requires financing. Plus, Rainforest Trust announced 📣 a $10M commitment to support Madagascar’s protected areas & OECMs! www.rainforesttrust.org/our-impact/r...
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 21h
#OceanGrants 💶🌊
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 23h
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
Should potentially be of interest to our grantees ... @wildtrust.co.za @wcs.org @fundacionmarviva.bsky.social @fondoaccion.bsky.social @prcmarine.bsky.social @faunaflora.bsky.social @nature.org ...
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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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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Happy to support Turneffe 🇧🇿 as part of the €6.5 million project we support with Belize Audubon Society. Grant Fact sheet ogy.de/rt15 @blueactionfund.org @oceanpia.bsky.social
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Pedro Trejo @pedrotrejo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We’re eagerly awaiting the release of the 2026 State of the Mangroves report this week: www.decadeonrestoration.org/events/launc... , coincidentialy just in the right time with @blueactionfund.org 's call on mangroves + Blue Carbon www.blueactionfund.org/funding-oppo... @oceansteinmann.bsky.social
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Launch of The State of the World's Mangroves report 2026
With 100+ partner contributions from over 30 countries, our report spotlights cutting-edge scientific insights from leading experts, including new, never seen before findings. What is the state of glo...
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Amazing commitment for our sister foundation @legacylandscapes.bsky.social and #30x30 ahead of #COP16 🦒🦍🐘🌳🌱. Thanks @umweltministerium.de @waltonfamilyfdn.bsky.social & #Wyss
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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 · 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 · 25/09/2026
Wonderful #OceanOptimism from Indonesia 🇮🇩: New 1,600km² Maksegara #MPA designated in Bird’s Head Seascape. Our project with YKAN supported data collection for the MPA’s zoning design and consultations with the government and communities. ogy.de/qs60 #YKAN @nature.org @oceansteinmann.bsky.social
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#glaudyperdanahardja #danielkapong | Herlina Hartanto
𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐍𝐒 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐚: 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 A few weeks ago, I shared the exciting news of the official designation of the Teon, Nila, and Serua (TNS) Marine Protected Area ...
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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 · 23/09/2026
Colleagues next door from @legacylandscapes.bsky.social looking for additional hands on deck. Ideas @pedrotrejo.bsky.social ?
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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 · 22/09/2026
Gentle reminder from colleague in charge... 🌱
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 22/09/2026
Gentle reminder from colleague in charge... 🌱
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 21/09/2026
The latest from Tanzania.... @bentaylor114.bsky.social @wcstanzaniamarine.bsky.social @oceangirke.bsky.social @mwambao.bsky.social
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 19/09/2026
Team Starter Pack ➡️ go.bsky.app/86hT6V7 🌊 @oceanweigand.bsky.social 🌊 @oceansteinmann.bsky.social 🌊 @oceandreher.bsky.social 🌊 @oceanknigge.bsky.social 🌊 @oceangirke.bsky.social 🌊 etc. #OceanOptimism #30x30 #MPAs
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Added @marshawards.bsky.social to #OceanGrants 💶🌊 starter pack... go.bsky.app/QPepXsG
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Ferdinand Girke @oceangirke.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Good to see our grantees in Zanzibar exploring ecotourism as way to sustainably finance MPAs 💶🌊🏄🏻‍♂️ @bentaylor114.bsky.social
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 15/09/2026
The latest from Pemba 🇹🇿... @bentaylor114.bsky.social @wcstanzaniamarine.bsky.social @oceangirke.bsky.social @stacyjupiter.bsky.social
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 15/09/2026
Longer Article about one of our newest grantees: @jocotoco.bsky.social 🇪🇨 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The bird that changed Ecuador: how a chance discovery of a rare species helped to save many more
Thirty years after a US ornithologist first sighted a jocotoco antpitta, the foundation he set up to restore biodiversity is a model for conservation globally
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
After five years, our Blue Forests programme in West Kalimantan has come to a close. Together with YHB, YPI and coastal communities, 550 km² of mangroves are now under community-led management - and the work now carries on in local hands. @blueactionfund.org
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 15/09/2026
The latest from Indonesia 🇮🇩...
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#OceanGrants 💶🌊
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 14/09/2026
2 years after project end, we collect one last round of feedback to capture medium-term impact: 🌊 Today ✉️ for @wwf.de €4m project 'Strengthening MPA management in 🇹🇿 Rufiji, Mafia & Kilwa Districts' ogy.de/wao1we 🌊 Analysis so far ➡️ ogy.de/nvqq #10YearsBlueAction @oceanthayne.bsky.social
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 11/09/2026
We are looking forward to it. Thanks for your extra 🌊 work in the 🇩🇪 UN Ocean Decade committee @oceansteinmann.bsky.social
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Nuri @oceansteinmann.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🔵 Call for proposals: the Blue Catalyst Fund seeks high-quality mangrove conservation and restoration projects globally! Lots of synergies with open call for proposals at @blueactionfund.org. www.faircarbon.org/blue-catalys...
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Blue Catalyst Fund
We’re a team of passionate individuals coming together to harness the power of blue carbon.
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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 · 11/09/2026
We are looking forward to it. Thanks for your extra 🌊 work in the 🇩🇪 UN Ocean Decade committee @oceansteinmann.bsky.social
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 11/09/2026
Meanwhile in Costa Rica ... @fundacionmarviva.bsky.social @kathmaa.bsky.social ticosmondo.com/gli-artigian...
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Gli Artigiani di Isla Venado scolpiscono un nuovo futuro dai detriti oceanici - TicosMondo | Notizie Costa Rica
On Isla Venado, fishermen are transforming marine debris into unique crafts, forging a sustainable economic path beyond traditional fishing.
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Ferdinand Girke @oceangirke.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Doing things differently as tipping points are crossed. ▶️Informative article by @faunaflora.bsky.social's Sophie Benbow about our grantee @mwambao.bsky.social safeguarding 🪸 life in Tanzania
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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Important building block to understand and learn after 10 years @blueactionfund.org #10yearsBlueAction #MPAinsights
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 09/09/2026
The latest from Tanzania 🇹🇿... @faunaflora.bsky.social @mwambao.bsky.social @oceangirke.bsky.social oceanographicmagazine.com/features/cor...
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Coral protection needs simpler solutions and fewer buzz words - Oceanographic
Sophie Benbow, director of marine at Fauna & Flora assesses the current state of coral protection and the pathway to better success.
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 08/09/2026
🙏 @oceanthayne.bsky.social for all the work on this, including your efforts to share with the MPA funder community how we apply #MPAguide. Much appreciated.
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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
Good starter pack to dive into the 🌊. Thanks @taotaotasi.bsky.social for compilation. go.bsky.app/FpG4eqU
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Great news from São Tomé and Príncipe hitting my desk this morning: MPA decree law has now been gazetted meaning that all eight of MPAs from our first investment in STP have now been designated. #OceanOptimism #30x30 #MPAs @faunaflora.bsky.social tanzaniatimes.net/sao-tome-and...
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São Tomé and Príncipe getting eight new Marine Protected Areas in 2026
Six more proposed sites in Príncipe's coastal waters will be designated in the course of 2026, representing a positive first step towards the country's commitment to achieving the global goal of prote...
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 05/09/2026
Potentially of interest? @protectedplanet.bsky.social @iucnwcpa.bsky.social @schorstmeyer.bsky.social @jonathankelsey.bsky.social @joachimclaudet.bsky.social @jessicablythe.bsky.social ....
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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 · 30/08/2026
The latest from Costa Rica 🇨🇷... @kathmaa.bsky.social @fundacionmarviva.bsky.social @oceancecilia.bsky.social
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 05/09/2026
Good starter pack to dive into the 🌊. Thanks @taotaotasi.bsky.social for compilation. go.bsky.app/FpG4eqU
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 03/09/2026
The latest from 🇨🇷 in 🇳🇴... @kathmaa.bsky.social @fondoaccion.bsky.social @oceancecilia.bsky.social
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 03/09/2026
The latest from Tanzania 🇹🇿... @wcs.org @bentaylor114.bsky.social @jeanmensa.bsky.social @oceangirke.bsky.social
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 02/09/2026
The latest from Indonesia 🇮🇩... Loving the ♀️💪 @envdefensefund.bsky.social @oceancecilia.bsky.social @oceanweigand.bsky.social www.globalseafood.org/advocate/no-...
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‘No longer quiet members’: How women are transforming Indonesia’s blue swimming crab fisheries - Responsible Seafood Advocate
Women’s groups in Indonesia are building businesses, influencing fisheries management and supporting sustainable blue swimming crab fisheries.
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 02/09/2026
The latest from Indonesia 🇮🇩... Loving the ♀️💪 @envdefensefund.bsky.social @oceancecilia.bsky.social @oceanweigand.bsky.social www.globalseafood.org/advocate/no-...
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‘No longer quiet members’: How women are transforming Indonesia’s blue swimming crab fisheries - Responsible Seafood Advocate
Women’s groups in Indonesia are building businesses, influencing fisheries management and supporting sustainable blue swimming crab fisheries.
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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Looking forward to working with @jocotoco.bsky.social and partners on this important project! Excited about the positive impact we can achieve together. 🌊
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