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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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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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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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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

¡Buenísima oportunidad! La Fundación Pacífico abrió su primera convocatoria para fortalecer la conservación y el uso sostenible de los recursos marinos en el Pacífico Tropical Este 🌊🐟: tinyurl.com/yscntpw8 #OceanGrants

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Find more information about Blue Action’s current call for proposals here: tinyurl.com/3kdfemn2

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Pleased to see this reflection on the results of the Mar 2025 project in Peru, funded by @blueactionfund.org and implemented by @nature.org and partners. It helped to strengthen marine protected areas, support sustainable fisheries, and benefit coastal communities. Read more 👉: tinyurl.com/yc4n6k5c

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Colaboración para la conservación marina y el desarrollo sostenible en la costa peruana

Un grupo de organizaciones e instituciones gubernamentales, unidas en el proyecto BAF: Mar 2025, han trabajado para mejorar la gestión de cuatro áreas marinas protegidas y la vida de sus comunidades.

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

¡Súmate al lanzamiento de esta convocatoria para la conservación marina en el PTE! 🌊 Conéctate al evento 👇: youtube.com/@fundacionpa... #OceanOptimism #OceanGrants

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Pia Walter @oceanpia.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🇭🇳🌎 @rare.org infographic turns their Honduras project's ESMS into a practical 5-phase integration visual. Beyond compliance, it helps communities understand their rights, grievance mechanisms, and ways to engage through communication, participation, & learning. 🤝 #goodpractice @blueactionfund.org

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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 · 13/05/2026

The latest from Ecuador 🇪🇨... Terrific story how new system transforms how island ecosystems are monitored & managed. #OceanOptimism #30x30 @oceandreher.bsky.social www.islandconservation.org/floreana-sma...

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Floreana's Smart Island Monitoring System - Island Conservation

Thrilling new tech brings conservation solutions to a remote island in the Galápagos!

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 13/04/2026

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

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 10/04/2026

The latest from Ecuador 🇪🇨... @oceandreher.bsky.social happyeconews.com/floreana-tor...

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Intersted in a quick dive into objectives, strategies and results of our recently closed project 'Fostering Marine Protected Areas Management Effectiveness and Sustainable Fisheries in Peru' (Mar 2025)? Take a look here 🔎: l1nq.com/tGVAa

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 19/02/2026

🇩🇪 @blueactionfund.org für einen Tag? Wir machen mit beim Boys' Day am 23. April. Anmeldung ➡️ ogy.de/jeif

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Grateful to see Floreana Island’s restoration story captured so beautifully🌿: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SntK... @darwinfoundation.bsky.social Happy that our completed @blueactionfund.org grant contributed to #OceanOptimism in Galapagos 🌊: sl1nk.com/BEd8F

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Floreana: Learning Together to Restore Nature

YouTube video by Charles Darwin Foundation

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

So proud to have been part of this great project 🌊🦈🐋 from the @blueactionfund.org side! #OceanOptimism

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Cecilia Torres @oceancecilia.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

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/

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CLIP Award - CORDAP

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 08/12/2025

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

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 27/11/2025

Online: Final report, incl achievements, challenges & lessons learned from our grant to Island Conservation re Galapagos and Cocos MPAs ➡️ ogy.de/jbot. 💙 for administering this on our side @oceandreher.bsky.social

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

@faunaflora.bsky.social and partners support marine life and local communities by protecting Koh Sdach Archipelago in Cambodia - home to coral reefs, seagrass meadows, seahorses and sea turtles 🪸🌿🐢. Funded by @blueactionfund.org 💙🌊. #OceanOptimism 📹Video: sl1nk.com/SteVE 👉Project: sl1nk.com/YNmdZ

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Protecting marine resources within Koh Sdach archipeligo

YouTube video by Fauna & Flora

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

🌊🌱🐠 WAN KABU KA project funded by @blueactionfund.org supports marine conservation, Indigenous rights & sustainable livelihoods. 💙 Watch their video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=70Zu... 👉 Grant Fact Sheet: l1nq.com/z6vxl #OceanOptimism

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🌊 WAN KABU KA – Our Sea | Honduras

YouTube video by oikosCD

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Just wrapped up a visit to the Thriving Coasts project, implemented by a strong consortium led by @rare.org. Inspiring to see such a wide range of impactful, on-the-ground work. The @blueactionfund.org team leaves with a strong sense of #OceanOptimism. 🌊🐟💙

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Three days into our visit to the @blueactionfund.org Honduras project implemented by @rare.org, and already so many powerful insights 💡 From community-led ocean conservation 🐟 to behavior change in action 🔄, it’s inspiring to see how local leadership is driving real impact 💪 tinyurl.com/y4jevhkn

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Visit to @blueactionfund.org project (👉 tinyurl.com/ypn86tru) in La Moskitia, Honduras wrapped up - intense and inspiring! Deeply grateful to connect with local Indigenous communities and an incredible team on the ground. Full of #OceanOptimism 🌊💙

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

First two days of our project visit in La Moskitia 🇭🇳 completed ✅ — feeling grateful for the warm welcome and meaningful first insights into the Wan Kabu Ka (Our Ocean) project led by Oikos and funded by @blueactionfund.org 🌊☀️ tinyurl.com/ypn86tru

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Excited to support the WAN KABU KA – “Our Sea” project as Grant Manager on behalf of @blueactionfund.org. A meaningful step towards indigenous-led conservation in the Honduran Cays 🌊🌿

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Really looking forward to visiting @rare.org's project sites in Honduras this October to see community-led fisheries work in action. 🌊🐟

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Back from an inspiring seminar on biodiversity & development on Vilm Island! 📝🌞 Huge thanks to BfN, @giz.de & KfW for making it happen. Great group, rich discussions, lots of learnings. Happy that I could spread some #OceanOptimism too! 🌊💙

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Applications for 2026 Future For Nature Awards now open! 🌊 18 to 35 years old? 🌊 Committed to protecting wild species? Maybe even 🦈🐢🐡🐳? 3 times international recognition, €50,000, network Deadline August 25 📆 futurefornature.org/apply/

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Apply - Future For Nature

Are you a young (between 18 to 35 years old) and dedicated nature conservationist committed to protecting wild species? Do you combine passion with action to create concrete results in nature conserva...

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Really looking forward to next week's seminar on biodiversity & development 🌿 Excited for the discussions ahead — and to meet everyone on the beautiful island of Vilm! 🌊🐚

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Looking forward to attending Seminar on Biodiversity Conservation in Development Cooperation 2025 kindly hosted by @giz.de

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Biodiversity conservation for human wellbeing

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 07/04/2025

Online: We published today our 2024 Annual Report. 🌊5 new grants 🌊disbursed > € 18 million to 27 grants in 22 countries 🌊Admin costs 3% Read more📖...➡️ ogy.de/zog1 #OceanOptimism funded by 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 🇧🇻 🇫🇷 🇮🇪

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 28/03/2025

Grant 35: From jungle 🌴 to ocean 🌊 – we are proud to launch our first indigenous-led OECM project in Honduras 🇭🇳. #OceanOptimism funded by: 🇩🇪 @bmz.de 🇸🇪 @swedishmfa.bsky.social 🇧🇻 @norad.no 🇫🇷 @afd-france.bsky.social 🇮🇪 @irishaid.bsky.social 👏 @oceandreher.bsky.social for all the prep work...

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 02/01/2025

More from Peru 🇵🇪... "UNICAs" - credit & savings ORGs based on trust and empowerment of their members. With our supports @nature.org works to strengthen UNICAs that involve direct users of the protected natural area Los Manglares de Tumbes National Sanctuary. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjwJ...

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UNICAs from Tumbes

YouTube video by The Nature Conservancy

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 02/01/2025

Meanwhile in Peru 🇵🇪... @nature.org supported development of SERNANP's Gender Action Plan based on a gender analysis of 12 protected areas, incl. 4 MPAs. It will guide the incorporation of a gender & equity approach in the management of all protected areas in Peru. www.gob.pe/institucion/...

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Sernanp lanza Plan de Acción de Género para fortalecer la igualdad en las áreas naturales protegidas

El Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado (Sernanp), organismo adscrito al Ministerio del Ambiente, validó el Plan de Acción de Género del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Pr...

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 03/12/2024

📣HELP📣 We are looking for support to scope potential investments in Blue Carbon & Mangrove Conservation in Asia 🌱. TOR ➡️ ogy.de/uuu2 Deadline #17Jan 📅

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Watch this🎞️for #OceanOptimism from Peru. Always nice to get news from one of my grants - in this case @nature.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvxg...

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Illescas: por la ruta costera del zorro y el cóndor (English subtitles)

YouTube video by ONG SPDA

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Happy to see the Grant Fact Sheet of 'my' grant in Honduras now available on our website. Full of #OceanOptimism

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 15/10/2024

Grant report online, incl. key successes, challenges, lessons learned & outlook. Thanks 🐼 for the work in 🇲🇿 PSEPA. ogy.de/k5gs #OceanOptimism

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 25/07/2024

Number 3️⃣0️⃣: Today, we 🖋️our next grant agreement. We support Rare with €3.8 Million to protect marine biodiv & empower coastal communities in Honduras 🇭🇳. Total project Volume €4.9 million... #OceanOptimism funded by 🇩🇪🇸🇪🇫🇷🇳🇴🇮🇪

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 07/06/2024

Looking forward to a lot of #OceanOptimism in Tanzania 😀

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Judith Weigand @oceanweigand.bsky.social · 30/04/2024

Great opportunity to meet with the @blueactionfund.org Team and ask all the questions you have on the Call for Proposal for the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Don't miss the chance and register!👇 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 26/04/2024

Fantastic news🎉: Thanks @bmz-bund.bsky.social & @jochenflasbarth.bsky.social for continued commitment to 🌊 #30x30 and @blueactionfund.org 👏 Newly adopted BMZ strategy on natural ressources ➡️ tinyurl.com/58hj63jb

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Sandra Dreher @oceandreher.bsky.social · 25/04/2024

Full of #OceanOptimism: Peruvian Cabinet of Ministers approved the designation of the "Mar Tropical de Grau" National Reserve (115,675.89 ha) 👏

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SPDA Actualidad Ambiental

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 22/04/2024

Online: 2023 Annual Report, incl. some programme and governance, but most important financial info. #OceanOptimism funded by 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 🇫🇷 🇧🇻 🇮🇪 www.blueactionfund.org/wp-content/u...

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 16/04/2024

📢Launched: we aim to invest additional €20m in NGOs to support MPAs & coastal communities in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Call for Proposals ➡️ tinyurl.com/BlueActionET... #OceanOptimism funded by 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 🇫🇷 🇧🇻 🇮🇪

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