Coastal Communities Initiative

Proud to have supported these efforts to push forward the implementation of NDCs and steer conservations around the need for a #SustainableBlueEconomy at a meeting of #SmallIslandDevelopingStates in #Mauritius this week 🌊

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Paper co-authored by WWF's @nathanjbennett.bsky.social & @shaunamahajan.bsky.social

Social #equity is a key principle in marine #conservation. But how prepared is the conservation community to understand, assess & implement it?

This new paper charts pathways for assessing #equity in marine conservation 👇

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Want to know why #CoastalCommunities are so crucial for implementing and managing #NatureBasedSolutions to the climate crisis? We've got you covered!

Watch this video from @mariahonig.bsky.social speaking with the brilliant Together for the Ocean at #COP30 👇👇👇

#OceanOptimism

Hear more from @mariahonig.bsky.social and access our latest report to learn how policy makers, funders, and the ocean-climate community can take action in support of an inclusive & equitable #SBE tinyurl.com/2n23e6wv

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So why isn’t the Sustainable Blue Economy getting the investment it needs?

Scale remains a major barrier.

#COP30 is a major opportunity to redirect financial flows & secure sustainable blue pathways that reach coastal communities — delivering benefits for people, planet & climate.

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Strengthening an equitable & inclusive Sustainable Blue Economy is key to unlocking climate finance for coastal communities, empowering enterprises that:

🌊 Are nature-positive
🌊 Support resilient livelihoods
🌊 Ensure food security
🌊 Advance gender equity
🌊 Drive climate action

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"#CoastalCommunities have a vested interest to make sure that we're going to deliver the change that's needed, and they already have the solutions at their very fingertips."

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@mariahonig.bsky.social #COP30 #ClimateResilience

Resilient #CoastalCommunities are vital to our shared future, protecting people, heritage & the oceans that sustain us. 🌊

WWF's supports 300,000+ rights holders across 178 sites to drive locally-led conservation, building climate resilience where it matters most💪

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🌊 EVENT at #COP30: Coastal & Marine Territories and Seascapes: Living Solutions for the Climate 🌍

Nov 17 | 15:20–16:10, People’s Circle Pavilion (Green Zone)

Centring oceans, traditional communities & human rights in climate action.

🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/3debzaw7

Rising Together: Scaling locally-led Nature-based Solutions to deliver win-wins for people and nature As the global climate community prepares to gather in Brazil for COP30, the world is watching closely - eagerly awaiting updates and, dare I say it, progress, against pivotal decisions that have the p...

#CoastalCommunities are architects of #climate action: restoring ecosystems, building resilience & showing that people & nature rise together 🌊

In this blog post, @mariahonig.bsky.social explores the impact of locally-led #NbS & calls for action in support of them at #COP30 👇👇 tinyurl.com/5ctymx7n

Heading to #IUCNcongress?

With #COP30 fast approaching, we’re highlighting our top pick of events exploring avenues for advancing #CoastalCommunity resilience & conservation action through locally-led adaptation 👀👇👇

Explore the full agenda here 🌊 iucncongress2025.org/programme

At the Otranto Journalism Festival, @wwfmediterranean.bsky.social spotlighted the need to drive for #climate dialogues that listens to the voices of and supports underrepresented groups, exploring the intersection between climate justice and sustainable #fisheries. 🌊🐟🌍 shorturl.at/0Cw3U

Coastal communities in the #Mediterranean face challenges but hold the keys to #resilience. In #Salento, #WWFMediterranean links marine protection, sustainable fishing & inclusion. 🌊💙

Read more: www.mondoemediterraneo.eu/with-wwf-med...

Sovereignty in Action Melanesian Ocean Reserve: The First Indigenous-led, Multi-National Ocean Reserve on Earth.

@wwf-australia.bsky.social #WWFPacific

Find out more 👉 www.melanesianoceanreserve.org/sovereignty-...

A major milestone in #Indigenous-led conservation: the Melanesian Ocean Reserve, the world’s largest multinational marine reserve, was announced at the #Pacific Islands Forum last week🌊

It protects the ancestral waters of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands & PNG, led by communities who call them home. 🌺🌏

Have you connected with us on #LinkedIn?

Follow our efforts to accelerate and scale the implementation of effective, community-led #conservation approaches worldwide.

Together, we can pave the way for empowered and resilient #CoastalCommunities🤝

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In a major signal of hope for communities across the world who are most vulnerable to #ClimateChange - including #CoastalCommunities - the International Court of Justice has clarified the duties of countries to protect the earth's #climate system, protecting both people and nature 🤝

Coastal Communities Initiative x Climate Acceptance Studios YouTube video by WWF Coastal Communities Initiative

Hear from our Initiative Lead @mariahonig.bsky.social talking about #WWF's approach to working with #CoastalCommunities, the impact that the dedicated teams who contribute to the Coastal Communities Initiative have on the ground, and the optimism we have for the future 🙏

Joint Media Release - Transboundary Learning Strengthens Coastal Community Resilience Participants in turtle hatchery at Sipadan Island Park © Justice Khor / WWF-Malaysia 25 February 2025, Semporna: Sabah Parks in partnership with WWF-Malaysia, supported by the Semporna District Offi

A 3 day learning exchange supported by WWF-Malaysia & WWF-Coral Triangle saw 50+ participants from #CoastalCommunities, local authorities & conservation orgs in the Sulu #Sulawesi Seascape come together to share knowledge on restoring & conserving #marine ecosystems via Nature-based Solutions! 🌊 🌱

🌊 Coastal Communities Initiative Newsletter | Edition 4 The WWF CCI worked alongside Global Ocean Lead Scientist Nathan Bennett to spotlight the need to protect the fundamental human right to a healthy ocean at UNOC. Through a dedicated “Human Rights and…

Dive into our latest newsletter for news and updates from across the CCI Network, including 👇

📚Transboundary learning in Sulu Sulawesi seascape
🌱Reviving ecosystems in Southern Apulia Landscape
💪Scaling deep in support of women & girls
📢Spotlighting the right to a healthy ocean at #UNOC3

Reporting from #UNOC3: Ocean Defenders 🌊 | SeaVoice Reporting from #UNOC3: Ocean Defenders 🌊 Human rights and ocean health are interconnected. We speak with Divon Mwamba about his work as the Program Lead Officer at the South West Indian Ocean Tuna Fo...

“We're talking about an #ocean that supports the food security, supports the livelihoods, supports the cultural identity of coastal communities, so when this ocean is degraded [...] this directly affects the rights of #SSFs” Divon Mwamba of #SWIOTUNA speaking at #UNOC3 👏👏

The Northern Mozambique Channel Region is recognised as a @UNEP World Restoration Flagship🏆

Supported by @WWF SWIO, improved #fisheries management, and #mangrove & #reef restoration are working to revive 4.85m hectares & uplift #community wellbeing 🎉 tinyurl.com/25664fdc

Trailer: RESTORE the Indian Ocean’s Seedbed YouTube video by UN Environment Programme

🌱 WWF's work in SWIO region is a UNEP World Restoration Flagship!
"Biodiversity protection, climate action, and economic development are deeply connected. To deliver our restoration goals, our ambition must be as big as the ocean we must protect.” #GenerationRestoration
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From new MPAs to progress on the #HighSeasTreaty, #UNOC3 delivered vital momentum for ocean conservation. But unless we tackle the #climatecrisis, marine ecosystems will continue to unravel. The ocean is sending distress signals—we must act before they are irreversible.
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The Northern Mozambique Channel Region is recognised as a
#UN World Restoration Flagship 🏆

Supported by WWF SWIO, the region is being restored via improved #fisheries management, and #mangrove & #reef restoration, reviving 4.85 mil hectares & uplifting #community wellbeing 🎉 tinyurl.com/25664fdc

#UNOC3 has put the wind in the sails that ocean action needs, says WWF, hailing progress on ratifying the High Seas Treaty, WTO Fisheries Subsidies Deal, support for a deep-sea mining moratorium, more marine protected areas and a Plastics Treaty. Read more now: wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/pre...

Catch @mariahonig.bsky.social exploring the pressing challenges & pressures involved in coastal management, sharing insight on ways to support local leadership to drive lasting #CoastalCommunity resilience at the State of the Coastal Systems event today! 🌊👇 tinyurl.com/zn5huw6m

#UNOC3

Reporting from #UNOC3: Ocean Defenders 🌊 | SeaVoice Reporting from #UNOC3: Ocean Defenders 🌊 Collective action is needed to protect the human right to a healthy ocean. We speak with Matai Zamuël about his work as a WWF-Guianas Youth Ambassador and Oce...

“Economic development does not negate #HumanRights”
Matai Zamuël, #WWF Guianas Youth Ambassador & #OceanDefender 🌊

Collaborative, strategic action is needed to support #CoastalCommunities & uphold their right to a clean, healthy & sustainable ocean in the face of a growing #ocean economy 📣

#UNOC3

Mapuche community female rep sharing about the challenges for women in Chilean fishing community and that they will defend the laws of Indigenous people and their maritime territories which is currently under attack. "Our CTA is for women ocean rights to not be rolled back". #UNOC3