The Bahamas, known for its vital marine ecosystems, including one-third of the Caribbean’s coral reefs, launched a Debt Conversion Project for Marine Conservation in November 2024. The project enables the government to reduce…
A new Nature Bonds project in The Bahamas will unlock USD 124 million of new cash funding (plus an additional estimated USD 8 million of endowment investment returns) for conservation over the next…
The Barbados Blue Bonds for Ocean Conservation project supports the nation’s commitment to ocean protection and a marine spatial plan, unlocking $50 million to support environmental and sustainable development projects over the next 15 years.
The Marine Plan Partnership (MaPP) has published the Zoning Framework in Marine Policy journal. The Zoning Framework was successfully used to zone 102,000 square km in the North Pacific Coast of British Columbia….
In September 2022, the Government of Barbados, TNC, and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the completion of a USD 150 million debt conversion that enabled the country to reduce its debt burden…
In November 2021, the Government of Belize (Belize) and TNC announced an innovative USD 364 million debt conversion that enabled the country to reduce its debt burden and generate an estimated USD 180…
Blue Bonds for Ocean Conservation presents an opportunity for island and coastal nations to reinvest in their natural resources.TNC works with a country to refinance a portion of their national debt in a…
On 26 March 2020, the President of the Republic of Seychelles, Danny Faure, announced the achievement of a milestone for Seychelles: the legal designation of one third of Seychelles’ ocean territory as a Marine…
This month we have updated our Florida page to include a variety of projects that encompass a variety of MSP activities taking place within the state. New projects include: Spatial Planning to Support…
In May 2019, thirty-five natural resource professionals representing ten countries and 30 agencies gathered in Rodney Bay, St. Lucia to attend an ecosystem services workshop organized by The Nature Conservancy’s Mapping Ocean Wealth…
On 16 April 2019, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced at TED in Vancouver, Canada a plan to drastically scale-up ocean conservation around the world. By delivering a project called “Blue Bonds for Ocean…
Jenn Burt joined Nature United as BC Marine Program Lead in January 2019. One of her key goals is to build partnerships to strengthen sustainable fisheries and support healthy ocean-based coastal economies. Part…
The Republic of Seychelles has launched the world’s first sovereign blue bond—a pioneering financial instrument designed to support sustainable marine and fisheries projects. The bond, which raised US$15 million from international investors, demonstrates the…
On Canada’s west coast, marine spatial plans were completed in 2015-2016. Strong marine plans now underpin co-management between First Nations and the Province of BC and tripartite relationships with First Nations, Province of…
The Nature Conservancy in the Caribbean, Carnegie Institution for Science and Planet launched a groundbreaking initiative to create the first-ever high-resolution map of the shallow waters of the entire Caribbean Basin. Groundbreaking photos…