📰 This week @skollfoundation.bsky.social, our CEO Ebrima joined changemakers and innovators to share our story.
We know that when fishing communities hold their own funds, set their own agendas - accountability deepens, innovation follows, and change sticks.
More via: skoll.org/skoll-world-forum/
📢 The power to restore coastal seas lies within communities.
From June 16-18 we'll be in Mombasa for Our Ocean Conference, shaping policy discourse alongside a delegation of small-scale fishers from around the world: blueventures.shorthandstories.com/action-for-f...
📢 227,300 hectares of Madagascar's coastal waters are now formally managed by the fisher communities who depend on them.
Years of organising and advocacy - now, formal rights in place: blueventures.org/community-oc...
When communities lead, oceans thrive. #WorldOceansDay
📢 NEW report launched today from the Transform Bottom Trawling Coalition: The Impact of Bottom Trawling on Food Security: transformbottomtrawling.org/publications/
The report examines the relationship between industrial bottom trawling & food security, based on 9 case studies from across the globe.
Mangrove restoration is thriving in Madagascar's Barren Isles! 165 hectares have been planted and counting, surpassing our 150 hectare target; powered by women and youth leading the way in community management.
With thanks to @blueactionfund.org @greenclimate.fund for their ongoing support!
"We are committed. We are here to have you back."
Signing the Women Ocean Guardians Initiative's Voluntary Commitment, Ebrima Saidy of @blueventures.bsky.social highlights an alignment with the vision & efforts to showcase that women are vital for the stewardship of the ocean.
🎣 What must change to secure a fair and sustainable future for fishing in Europe?
Each month, #MakeFishingFair will showcase "Voices from the Sea", where fishers share what it means to work at sea, and the realities of small-scale fishing in their country: bit.ly/4roHf9E
✊ This week, together with LIFE President (lifeplatform.eu/), we met with Commissioner Costas Kadis to push for concrete next steps to achieve fairness for small-scale fisheries in Europe.
Encouragingly, there was strong recognition from @ec.europa.eu that small-scale fisheries must be a priority 💪
2025 in the Barren Isles was a tale of community-led conservation progress 💪
With support from @blueactionfund.org, we're laying the groundwork for the establishment of the Barren Isles Marine Protected Area (MPA): bit.ly/4rdEK9T
A landmark policy decision has strengthened legal recognition of coastal communities’ role in safeguarding Madagascar’s marine and coastal ecosystems. The draft decree on Other Effective Area-based Co...
2025 in the Barren Isles - a tale of community-led conservation progress 💪
With support from the Blue Action Fund, communities in Madagascar's Barren Isles have been supercharging their marine conser...
Effective conservation depends on collaboration, patience, and trust, alongside ongoing education to show the tangible benefits for communities, government, and the private sector - as shown by our recent learning exchange in Indonesia.
Smiles all round! 💪
With thanks to @blueactionfund.org 🤝
