I can personally vouch—these roles are genuinely exciting…

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

JOB ALERT in Frankfurt 🇩🇪: Our 'engine room' is looking for a Finance and Admin Assistant. Nature Trust Alliance is a joint partnership supporting 4 trust funds, including @blueactionfund.org, with admin, investments, HR, IT services and more. www.naturetrustalliance.org/wp-content/u...

How does a @blueactionfund.org project visit look like? @oceandreher.bsky.social leads the way... www.youtube.com/watch?v=svXb...

~~~~~~~~ #GrantSpotlight ~~~~~~~~ We support @faunaflora.bsky.social 'Strengthening MPAs, fisheries governance and coastal community livelihoods in Cambodia 🇰🇭 ' 🌊 Grant Fact Sheet: buff.ly/40i7frm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

🌊🌱🐠 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

Meanwhile in Namibia 🇳🇦: NIMPA+ Showcased at German–Namibian Government Talks in Lüderitz... ogy.de/fgdj @oceanthayne.bsky.social @bmz.de @rukodzi.bsky.social

13 min 📽️about @rare.org project in Mozambique 🇲🇿... #OceanOptimism funded by @blueactionfund.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex10...

Looking forward to working with @rare.org as they implement this exciting project in the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape, the Philippines' largest MPA🌊

We ✒️ today grant with @rare.org for €5.2 million project to support marine conservation in Philippines 🇵🇭. #OceanOptimism funded by 🌊 🇩🇪 @bmz.de 🌊 🇸🇪 @swedishmfa.bsky.social 🌊 🇳🇴 @norad.no 🌊 🇫🇷 @afd-france.bsky.social 🌊 🇮🇪 @irishaid.bsky.social

Meanwhile in Honduras 🇭🇳, @rare.org is making 🌊🌊🌊... #OceanOptimism funded by @bmz.de @norad.no @afd-france.bsky.social @irishaid.bsky.social @swedishmfa.bsky.social plus match funding from Becht & others. @oceandreher.bsky.social currently on project visit.

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

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 🌊🌿

Terrific: Guinea-Bissau's Bijagos archipelago 🇬🇼 was added to @unesco.org world heritage list 🥳🎉. 🌊 In the news ➡️ ogy.de/sqg0 🌊 Info about our € 6.3million project with #PRCM supporting Bijagos ➡️ ogy.de/8wlg #OceanOptimism

~~~~~~~~ #GrantSpotlight ~~~~~~~~ We support @thewcs.bsky.social 'Strengthening the network of climate resilient ecosystems across the Pemba Channel coral reef climate refuge, Tanzania 🇹🇿' 🌊 Grant Fact Sheet: buff.ly/427gE7E ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

🎣 Throwback to March in Independence Village, Belize! 55 fishers from 5 communities joined @wwf.de’s partner SEA's Fisher Forum to talk fisheries, regulations & livelihoods opportunities—as part of the @blueactionfund.org funded #ReefGuard project. 🌊 Find out more: www.facebook.com/share/p/1DuT...

Two new @unesco.org sites in 🇬🇼 & 🇲🇿 - Two @blueactionfund.org supported Marine Protected Areas #OceanOptimism maisafrika.com/noticias/ult...

Thanks again for opportunity to contribute perspective from @blueactionfund.org . SDG14 most underfunded, but there is also reason for #OceanOptimism. @bmz.de @baerbelkofler.bsky.social

Meanwhile in South Africa 🇿🇦...

We believe in gender equity. This is why are part of the womenoceanguardians.org commitment, reinforcing our existing ambitions, policies, & requirements ♀️💪.

Kudos to the Maputo National Park for this important achievement!!! 🥳 tinyurl.com/rvrs26fx More about the work of our Blue Action partners in this area here: tinyurl.com/bdh35bjr

Online: Grant fact sheet for our €6.5m project with Belize Audobon Society t.ly/yAaGe. #OceanOptimism @oceanpia.bsky.social

Last week, our Board invited @fundacionmarviva.bsky.social to propose a follow-up project to fully go into effective & equitable management of the MPAs and its sustainable financing. #OceanOptimism @kathmaa.bsky.social @alejandrapacheco.bsky.social @oceancecilia.bsky.social

German Diving Magazine featuring @blueactionfund.org & its director @oceanknigge.bsky.social

~~~~~~~~ #GrantSpotlight ~~~~~~~~ We support Namibia Nature Foundation 'Strengthening and expanding Namibia's MPA network (NIMPA+) 🇳🇦' 🌊 Grant Fact Sheet: buff.ly/4fSayv6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Congratulations to Cocos Island MPA for earning Marine Conservation Institute's alias @savingoceans.bsky.social platinum-level Blue Park Award. Well done! Info about our contribution to Cocos ➡️ ogy.de/b00l via @fundacionmarviva.bsky.social & ➡️ ogy.de/2nas marine-conservation.org/blueparks/aw...

Meanwhile in South Africa....

Meanwhile in Peru... Promoting Gender Equality in coastal fishing communities ♀️💪 Info about our €4.2m project with @nature.org ➡️ tinyurl.com/27jp9hvn . @oceandreher.bsky.social elpais.com/america-futu...

Meanwhile in Madagascar…impactful @blueventures.bsky.social story on learning exchanges between fishing communities from 🇲🇬 and 🇰🇪, funded by @blueactionfund.org #OceanOptimism explore.blueventures.org/madagascar-t...

Online: Grant fact sheet re our €3.3m follow-up project with @faunaflora.bsky.social & partners in São Tomé & Príncipe, which just announced its first 8 MPAs. #OceanOptimism ➡️ tinyurl.com/ycxspnus Thanks for compiling @idelamer.bsky.social & @oceanhugues.bsky.social

We believe in gender equity. This is why we signed the 'Women Ocean Guardians commitment', reinforcing our existing ambitions, policies, & requirements ♀️💪. Thanks for bringing such a powerful movement together @wcs.org 🥳👏#OceanOptimism ogy.de/xs5d

“The creation of these new MPAs is a strong signal of Tanzania’s long-term commitment to ocean protection. We are proud to support an approach that places local communities at the heart of conservation & shows how inclusive processes can lead to lasting results - for people and nature” ogy.de/1uzj

Great to see São Tomé & Príncipe establishing its 1st MPAs. Years of investments contributed to this great step. ogy.de/san7 Glad we have a follow up project re implementation. Thanks for co-funding Oceans 5 & Arcadia. #30by30 #OceanOptimism @schorstmeyer.bsky.social @emmajmcintosh.bsky.social

👇 fantastic news @wcs.org . Glad @blueactionfund.org contributes to this joint effort. #OceanOptimism #UNOC3

Thank you Ireland for your support and leadership in @blueactionfund.org

Signing next contribution from @afd-france.bsky.social to @blueactionfund.org in the margins of #UNOC3. Partnership for #OceanOptimism & #30by30

Wonderful news! Thanks @norad.no for the excellent cooperation in @blueactionfund.org

And happy to highlight that we decided to fund a €3.3 follow-up project to support effective management of newly established MPAs. #OceanOptimism @idelamer.bsky.social @oceandreher.bsky.social @schorstmeyer.bsky.social

~~~~~~~~ #GrantSpotlight ~~~~~~~~ We support @thewcs.bsky.social 'Building a blue future on the East African coast, Mozambique 🇲🇿' 🌊 Grant Fact Sheet: buff.ly/3DTMpqB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

#UNOC3 event on our €50m funding window on 🌊 ecosystem-based adapation in Africa. 🌊Info re programme & projects with @wildtrustsa.bsky.social, @rare.org, @faunaflora.bsky.social , @wcs.org etc... ➡️ ogy.de/7zrf 🌊Registration ➡️ www.wildtrust.co.za/unoc-25 @greenclimate.fund @oceancecilia.bsky.social

Published: Brief @blueactionfund.org at a glance brochure, incl. Programme Map and Facts & figures ➡️ ogy.de/37h0 #OceanOptimism funded by 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 🇧🇻 🇫🇷 🇮🇪

~~~~~~~~ #GrantSpotlight ~~~~~~~~ We support @wildoceanssa.bsky.social spreading 'Ecosystem-based Adaptation in uThukela MPA, South Africa 🇿🇦 ' 🌊 Grant Fact Sheet: buff.ly/3Pzk5MN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This was one of the first 2 grants I started overseeing upon joining Blue Action over 5 years ago. Much was learned on all sides along the way and it's now a pleasure to congratulate to WWF and Wetlands on completion of this journey! 👏

Interested in ocean finance? Here my conservation with @rare.org re Financing Hope for Coastal Communities & our work at @blueactionfund.org ➡️ rare.org/stories-arti...

Major congratulations @oceanweigand.bsky.social ♀️💪. We are proud and lucky having you directing our grant programme. #OceanOptimism

Save the date: #CoastalClimateHeroes 9 June #UNOC3, featuring several of our grants incl. in 🇧🇿 & 🇲🇬. Cohosted with @wwf.de @bmz.de & @giz.de

Thanks 🇺🇳 Peter Thomson & 🇩🇪 @jochenflasbarth.bsky.social for exchanging on 🌊 #SDG14 #UNOC3 & @blueactionfund.org #OceanOptimism @bmz.de @heikehenn.bsky.social

~~~~~~~~ #GrantSpotlight ~~~~~~~~ We support @nature.org 'Fostering MPA Management Effectiveness and Sustainable Fisheries in Peru 🇵🇪 ' 🌊 Grant Fact Sheet: buff.ly/4hfLwHe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Great first day at the German Ocean Conference 🌊 @oceanknigge.bsky.social presenting @blueactionfund.org on the panel & @oceanweigand.bsky.social during joint deep dive with @umweltstiftung.bsky.social. Also thanks to our grantee Nambia Nature Foundation for highlighting their work on the ground.

Programme Director @oceanweigand.bsky.social and Namibia Nature Foundation presenting our programme. #LebendigeMeere