Practice guidance for protected and conserved area finance

Read a case study published in IUCN’s “Practice guidance for protected and conserved area finance” report, focusing on Blue Alliance’s blended finance facility.
Blue Alliance Marine Protected Areas Releases 2024 Annual Report Highlighting Milestones, Impact, and Vision for Scale

Blue Alliance Marine Protected Areas announced the release of its 2024 Annual Report, providing a comprehensive overview of its activities, achievements, and impact across three countries of operation: Indonesia, the Philippines, and Tanzania, all of which are ICRI member countries.
Blue Alliance MPA 2024 Annual Report

Discover our work, progress, impact, and innovative approach in the Blue Alliance 2024 Annual Report.
BNP Paribas 2024 Integrated Report

We are proud to be featured in BNP Paribas 2024 Integrated Report. Nicolas Pascal talks about how “by funding marine protected areas, we combine marine conservation with the economic development of local communities”.
The report includes many voices sharing the same ambition: accelerating current transitions.
Find Nicolas’s full interview on page 53 of the report.
The Ocean Opportunity: A Solution’s Guide for the Blue Economy

The Ocean Opportunity: A Solution’s Guide for the Blue Economy embodies SIF’s mission by showcasing practical solutions to marine challenges and mobilising stakeholders to act on climate and ocean health.
Blue Economy Impact Investments to Boost Marine Conservation in Pemba, Zanzibar

ICRI member Blue Alliance, a non-profit focused on managing large Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), announces its first impact investments in the North Pemba Channel Conservation Area (PECCA), Zanzibar.
Blue Economy Impact Investments to Boost Marine Conservation in Pemba, Zanzibar
Blue Alliance, a non-profit focused on managing large Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), announces its first impact investments in the North Pemba Channel Conservation Area (PECCA), Zanzibar. These investments support two sustainable enterprises—community-based aquaculture and ecotourism—designed to create livelihoods, restore marine biodiversity, and support PECCA’s management.
A new age of innovative blue finance to protect Southeast Asia’s ocean

Southeast Asia is rich in biodiversity, but its natural ecosystems are under threat. Innovative Finance is proving to be a key tool in addressing these challenges. As a result many innovative financing mechanisms are emerging in Southeast Asia.
Catalytic Climate Finance Facility awards USD 2 million to new cohort of blended finance vehicles

The Catalytic Climate Finance Facility (CC Facility), a partnership between Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) and Convergence, recently announced its second cohort of market-ready blended finance vehicles. The CC Facility will grant the selected five grantees USD 2 million to test, structure, launch, and expand solutions.
A Unique Travel Experience & Marine Conservation Partnership
The Manta, Pemba Island, in conjunction with Genberg Underwater Hotels and BlueWild EcoVentures, the tourism division of Blue Alliance Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have entered into a distinctive collaboration to launch the latest generation of Underwater Room.