THERE ARE MILLIONS

OF ANDRIENES RAYHANS JEREMYS KOKOLYS

ALL OVER THE WORLD

THERE ARE
MILLIONS

OF ANDRIENES RAYHANS JEREMYS KOKOLYS

ALL OVER
THE WORLD

THE OCEAN EMERGENCY IS A
HUMAN EMERGENCY

Overfishing and climate breakdown are wreaking havoc on ocean chemistry, carbon, currents, and life. It’s code red for life in our oceans. And it’s code red for humanity too.
100+ MILLION
Small-scale fishers,
the ocean's largest employer
1+ BILLION
Rely on the ocean
for food and income
BILLIONS
Live on the frontlines
of our changing climate

ACT

LOCAL

To meet the ocean emergency head on, we need to engage and mobilise the coastal communities that live alongside − and depend upon − our oceans. It’s the fairest, cheapest and most scalable solution we have.
Boat close up
Fisher at sunset

FUNDING

FALLING SHORT

Community-based organisations are closest to those they serve and can have huge impact per dollar. But, they’re chronically underfunded and in urgent need of support.

INTRODUCING THE
FRONTLINE
COMMUNITY
FUND
Driving flexible multi-year funding to high-impact local organisations on the frontlines of the ocean emergency to restore ocean life, safeguard livelihoods and equitably transform lives.

3 CORE

PRINCIPLES

MINIMISED RISK

Supports community-based organisations directly without the usual logistical & financial hurdles. We take care of portfolio selection, due diligence, vetting & partner development.

CLASS-LEADING DATA

Benefits from open, accessible and class leading measures of impact. Participatory monitoring puts data in the hands of local orgs, enabling better decision making.
Octopus fishers

HUMAN-CENTRED

Tackles injustice by channelling funding to where it is needed most. Strengthens leading organisations to play an active role in civil society and accelerate their impact.

IMPACT

IN REAL TIME

Total visibility of the impact of funds, from site to seascape and across conservation, livelihood and carbon dimensions.

Myanmar fishing
Man on boat

COMPELLING

STORYTELLING

Powerful stories of hope and transformational change from frontline ocean defenders.

BUILDING

MOVEMENTS

Partners collectively advocate for reform and share tools and best practices to support fishers across the globe.
Net on beach
Woman fisher

REGIONAL

COUNCILS

Regional Advisory Councils facilitate inclusive, participatory, and informed decision-making on community-based fisheries management.

UNRIVALLED

FOUNDATION

COMMUNITIES FIRST

Backed by Blue Ventures, a world leader in community-centred approaches to conservation, fisheries management and blue carbon with a 20 year track record.

SECTOR-LEADING EXPERIENCE

Draws on existing portfolio of high-impact local organisations and BV team with decades of experience in identifying and supporting such organisations.

DUE DILIGENCE

Proven due diligence methods and capacity building frameworks developed in-house.

OUR VISION
FOR 2030
Flexible, multi-year funding flows directly to local organisations on the frontline of the ocean emergency. Climate resilience builds. Local livelihoods are transformed. Community fisheries become regenerative. Life recovers. Fishers thrive. Oceans thrive.

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Myanmar fisher