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Sophie Thayne

@oceanthayne.bsky.social
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Grant Manager @BlueActionFund

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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
And the work continues! #10yearsBlueAction #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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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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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Sneak peek 💙📊🌊 #MPAinsights
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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
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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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Lots of work but worth it! Check out @blueactionfund.org ‘s first analysis after surveying former grantees 2 years after project end ⬇️⬇️
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Nuri @oceansteinmann.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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...
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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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
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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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!
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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Day 2: Talking nature-based solutions. Nice overview here by #IUCN iucn.org/sites/defaul... Liked particularly this overview:
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IPBES @ipbes.net · 10/02/2026
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.🌍 🧪 ipbes.canto.de/b/JTB1U
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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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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
@ ‘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!
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 24/06/2026
The latest from our office.... Thanks for visit @adradeutschland.bsky.social and the organisation @oceanthayne.bsky.social &@oceanhugues.bsky.social
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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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
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Isabelle Delamer @idelamer.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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
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Nuri @oceansteinmann.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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.
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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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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
🌱🌊🪙 👇
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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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
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‘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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Ferdinand Girke @oceangirke.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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.
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
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
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Marine conservation funding opportunities? Awards? Funders' talk? 👇 Starter pack with >60 #OceanOptimism investors... 💶🌊🪸🐟🦈🐡 go.bsky.app/QPepXsG
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Jessica Blythe, PhD @jessicablythe.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
🐳 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...
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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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TZ @oceanthyrza.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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
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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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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
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+
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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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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 30/04/2026
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...
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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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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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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
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)!
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 18/12/2025
Grant fact sheet about our new €4.7m project with Coral Triangle Centre in Indonesia 🇮🇩. ogy.de/9fih #OceanOptimism @oceanthayne.bsky.social
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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
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...
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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 · 09/12/2025
Meanwhile in Madagascar 🇲🇬... @blueventures.bsky.social @oceanthayne.bsky.social
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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Looking for a meaningful job with a great team and lots of #OceanOptimism ? A chance like this does not come around often 👇 #jobalert @blueactionfund.org
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Surely there is some score for 🌊 projects...
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 14/11/2025
Meanwhile in Namibia 🇳🇦: NIMPA+ Showcased at German–Namibian Government Talks in Lüderitz... ogy.de/fgdj @oceanthayne.bsky.social @bmz.de @rukodzi.bsky.social
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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Not every day one of our @blueactionfund.org projects features on the agenda of 🇩🇪🇳🇦 Government Negotiations! Wishing the Namibia Nature Foundation team every success as they showcase the #NIMPA+ project - a great example of collaboration for people and ocean conservation 🌊🐧🛶 #OceanOptimism
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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Happy Friday News 🥳 🇳🇦NAMCOB’s very 1st rehabilitation patient Apie has returned to the wild after 412 days. African penguins are officially listed as Critically Endangered - making NAMCOB’s work even more important ➡️ namcob.org.na/news/namcobs... Funded by @blueactionfund.org #OceanOptimism
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NAMCOB’s First Rehabilitation Patient Returns to the Wild | NAMCOB
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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
🌊Exciting update from the 🇳🇦NIMPA+ project, funded by @blueactionfund.org : The NIMPA Data Mgt Portal is operational! @saerifi.bsky.social helped develop it bringing together all available info on MPA NIMPA. The portal will serve as decision-making tool. Trainings are underway. 👇 NIMPA.sari.org
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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
How lasting is impact after a project ends? @blueactionfund.org is among few donors conducting ex post surveys - revisiting completed projects to measure long-term outcomes for people and nature. Learning of the past to strengthen future marine conservation - cherished. 💙 #OceanOptimism
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Angelo Villagomez @taotaotasi.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Fisheries: Creating marine protected areas only displaces fisheries and does not benefit the ocean Costello: No they don't and yes they do www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Fully protected Marine Protected Areas do not displace fisheries | PNAS
Fully protected Marine Protected Areas do not displace fisheries
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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Meanwhile in Cabo Verde 🇨🇻… Good to see project partner @projectovito.bsky.social taking one important step towards getting the wondrous waters around 🇨🇻 more protected @blueactionfund.org #OceanOptimism #30x30
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 15/10/2025
Meanwhile in Namibia 🇳🇦 ... How Murals Are Bringing Ocean Conservation to Life in Lüderitz nnf.org.na/how-murals-a... @oceanthayne.bsky.social @oceanweigand.bsky.social
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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Fair enough-virtual workshops are never the same as being on the ground. But with the political situation preventing our @blueactionfund.org trip, teams @blueventures.bsky.social @akf-global.bsky.social & OSDRM in MD made the best of it and pushed through. Huge thanks @oceancecilia.bsky.social 🙏
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Celebrating grant portfolio of our sister fund @legacylandscapes.bsky.social with representatives of all supported protected sites. Amazing 🥳🎉. 👏🏼 @bmz.de for initiating this crucial #30by30 @unbiodiversity.bsky.social financing tool. @astridschomaker.bsky.social
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 06/10/2025
Meanwhile in 🇳🇦 Namibia... #NIMPAplus @oceanthayne.bsky.social @rukodzi.bsky.social Ocean Literacy Toolkit ➡️ ogy.de/9y1w
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Sophie Thayne @oceanthayne.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Great opportunity, great team 🌊✨
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