📢 Applications for the SAIS Investment Readiness Programme 2025 are now open! Are you a scalable #AgTech, #FoodTech, #LivestockTech or #ClimateTech #startup in Africa and want to raise investment?🌍 🔗Learn more: t1p.de/9c2aq ⏰Apply by 2 September 2024!

On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we honor their invaluable knowledge and stewardship in safeguarding our oceans. As we strive for sustainable marine governance, let’s commit to meaningful engagement and respect for their wisdom. 🌊 🔗unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0…

🗓️ Webinar 22/08/24 #MarineProtectedAreas are lifelines for our oceans - but how do we secure the funds to keep them thriving? 💰 🔧 Learn about practical solutions from the new MPA Finance Toolkit: 🔗zoomgov.com/webinar/regist… Reef Resilience Blue Nature Alliance The Nature Conservancy

Seagrass prevents coastal erosion, stores carbon, and contributes to food security. However, these vital ecosystems are in decline. Join #GenerationRestoration & take action for our precious ecosystems: bit.ly/3fNtmjj

How do seaweed habitats contribute to the #BlueEconomy? Discover insights from Ndeye Bousso, a member of the CLIMALG-SN team. ▶️Watch more on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@meerwissen-in… GEOMAR_en Patrice BREHMER IRD.fr

Innovations in #fisheries date back thousands of years, driven by an increased knowledge of target species and their behaviour. This Frontiers - Marine Science research article delves into innovation aimed towards a sustainable future for commercial #fishing. ➡️ loom.ly/K41Ekj8

📢 Deadline alert Got an initiative that could boost funding or enhance capacity in ocean science? 🌊 Don't miss your chance to get it endorsed by the #OceanDecade! 🗓️Submit by 31 August 👉 Apply Now oceandecade.org/news/new-cfda7…

Improving the protection, management and restoration of wetlands is critical to our collective well-being and to protecting our planet. Wetlands are: 💧freshwater stores 🔰 natural shields 🦆 biodiversity hotspots 🌍 carbon stores 🎣 sources of livelihood Via Global Center on Adaptation

Our project CLIMALG-SN is unlocking the potential of seaweed farming to boost livelihoods, enhance biodiversity, & power Senegal's #BlueEconomy 👉Read our new Impact Story: tinyurl.com/yckbw79d 👉Watch the full video▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=i0FIxM… GEOMAR_en IRD.fr ISRA BAME

🌍 In a world facing climate & economic crises, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are on the frontlines. Rising seas threaten homes by 2050, yet SIDS show resilience & innovation. 🏝️ #ClimateAction 👉 Learn more: stories.undp.org/high-stakes-an…

🌿 Wetlands are vital ecosystems that support biodiversity, clean our water, and protect us from floods. Let's raise our voices to protect and restore these crucial habitats for future generations.🌍 Learn more ➡️ ramsar.org #WorldWaterWeek

Good news from a #EcosystemBasedAdaptation (#EbA) project in Mozambique 🇲🇿, which is supported by the Bundesentwicklungsministerium through the BlueActionFund.👇

DYK ❔ A recent study suggests that highly migratory species can serve as #NatureBasedSolutions by linking developed and less-developed countries, potentially unlocking financial support for the #GBF. 🦈 👉Read more here: nature.com/articles/s4418… #InternationalWhaleSharkDay

Explore how citizen science can play a pivotal role in elevating water quality and driving progress toward SDG Target 6.3, at the World Water Quality Alliance webinar on 19th September 2024. 🌍

We cannot live without the blue in our planet. 🌏 Discover why we need the ocean and how life below water affects our lives today. 🌊 via @WEF | Friends of Ocean Action

Hosted on IUCN Engage, but we've opened it up to all. We would welcome you there for the discussion! Registration here: engage.iucn.org/event/dialogue… Pradeep Singh IUCN-WCEL (World Commission on Environmental Law) IUCN_CEM

🚨Last weeks to apply: closing on 15 September!🚨 The #OceanDecade initiative 'ArtWaves' by HIFMB 🪼 @hifmb.bsky.social & @hwk_ias offers artist-in-residence grants for art projects on marine biodiversity that foster the transfer of knowledge through art. Apply here: ow.ly/kA7M50TawPt

Oceanic #Bluecarbon includes the carbon stored through the actions of marine life, from krill to whales. Take a look at how marine vertebrates contribute to carbon storage and thereby play a potential role in climate change mitigation. Infographic from GRID-Arendal

🌊 #GFCR is supporting efforts to achieve #SDG3 & #SDG4, including by working to help safeguard #coralreefs as a source of medicinal resources serving & empowering communities through education & capacity building. Read more on #GFCRxSDG alignment here: lnkd.in/drxBUJVA

International #LiteracyDay | The Venice Declaration for Ocean Literacy in Action guides us in engaging society to regenerate the ocean. #OceanLiteracy is key to empower communities and preserve ocean cultures. Read and share the Declaration: ow.ly/CLaT50SgGiS #OceanDecade