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.
Meeting global conservation targets: Biodiversity efforts need gender lens
The Guardian Tanzania recently highlighted the inspiring story of Asha Juma Khamis and Asha Bakar Mtwana, our female rangers from Pemba Island, who protect vital marine biodiversity in the North Pemba Channel Conservation Area. Their daily patrols help sustain local ecosystems and community livelihoods, showcasing the power of women in conservation as the world gathers for COP16.
BNP Paribas and Blue Alliance launch coral reef loans
BNP Paribas and French non-profit Blue Alliance have launched a loan programme for coral reef conservation in the Global South.
Driving the Blue Economy: Blue Alliance and BNP Paribas launch Blue Finance, an impact debt facility to support the development of Marine Protected Areas in the Global South
Driving the Blue Economy: Blue Alliance and BNP Paribas launch Blue Finance, an impact debt facility to support the development of Marine Protected Areas in the Global South
BNP Paribas, French NGO launch impact loan vehiclefor coral reef conservation, target $35 mln
Blue Alliance has partnered with a business accelerator managed by BNP Paribas to launch animpact loan facility for scaling blended finance towards marine conservation efforts in the GlobalSouth, aiming to raise $35 million.
1.8 million hectares of coral reef to receive new Blue Finance funding
1.8 million hectares of coral reef to receive new Blue Finance funding. Initial funding from the Blue Finance programme will be channelled into the regeneration of the reef systems across 115 Marine Protected Areas throughout Indonesia, the Philippines, Tanzania, and Cabo Verde.
Global Fund for Coral Reefs approves more than US$25 million in additional funding for resilience action
New funding support was announced for the Blue Alliance-led initiatives in the Philippines and Pemba Island, Zanzibar.
UBS Optimus Foundation Annual Review 2023
Blue Alliance is featured as part of the Climate and Environment Portfolio in the UBS Optimus Foundation Annual Review 2023.
Exploring Indonesia responsibly with Nomad Archipelago cruises
Nomad Archipelago is a unique collaboration between Nomad Plastic and Blue Alliance Marine Protected Areas to drive regenerative and sustainable tourism in Indonesia.