Pitching at #BlueInvest Africa!
@WaterKiosks 🇰🇪 is specialised in renewable energy solutions for water treatment facilities - it installs, operates, and maintains solar-powered ☀️ water desalination systems for off-grid communities in Africa 💧.
To avoid #porpoises 🐬 & diving ducks 🦆 #bycatch in the Eckernförde bay 🇩🇪, this #EMFF funded project developed special tools to alert animals of the presence of fishing nets. Fishers in the region voluntarily joined the programme & help protect Nature.
#SustainableFishing #CFP
Fishers are of great support in the fight against #marinelitter.
With help from #EMFF 🇪🇺, @BordIascMhara 🇮🇪 implemented #FishingForLitter, a collective action helping retrieve marine litter ashore. Since 2015 fishers collected 330 tons of waste at sea!
Europe & Africa as #SustainableDevelopment allies. #BlueInvest Africa an opportunity to showcase innovative joint efforts to boost blue economy.
Why 🇸🇨Seychelles? With new maritime policy, the country bets on #BlueEconomy to boost its development.
More👇
https://blueinvest-africa-2022.b2match.io/page-4211
5 days till #BlueInvest Africa & we have another success story!
Thanks to #EUfunded E€OFISH programme, C3 🇲🇬Madagascar works to assess artisanal fisheries in key areas. For a sustainable future, C3 has involved youth to increase good fishing practices.👇
https://blueinvest-africa-2022.b2match.io/page-4211
RT @cinea_EU: 🆕study analyses the suitability of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive to address current and future challenges for:
🌿#EUGreen Deal
🌊sustainable development of the #BlueEconomy
🪸protection and preservation of the marine environment
RT @EuropeAtlasSeas: With the #MapOfTheWeek, learn about the Network of European Blue Schools, #EUBlueSchools, #OceanLiteracy resources & interesting upcoming events!
🧑🏫🎒🌊🤿🐟🐬🪸▶️https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/maritimeforum/en/node/7377
Happy #EuropeanYearofYouth & happy #EUBeachCleanup month!
Want to start off the new academic year by making an impact in your community & helping protect our ocean? Join in & organize your very own #EUBeachCleanup event!
Help us turn this campaign, into a wave of change.
@Fil_et_Fab
are true #CircularEconomy champions! This project from Brittany 🇫🇷 gives a second life to used fishnets by turning them into new raw material. For the benefit of the #ocean & the local economy.
With a little help from the EU 🇪🇺 #EMFF
#DYK that EU #aquaculture accounts for about 20% of seafood production? It's renowned for its high quality, sustainability & consumer protection standards. Find out more about EU aquaculture: http://europa.eu/!hG94Pt
@SEAentia delivers chemical-free, antibiotic-free & fully traceable fish products thanks to its highly sustainable recirculating aquaculture system.
#BlueInvest helped them secure investment through assistance with market readiness & bankability.
Be the next one. Apply now.
RT @EFCA_EU: Our new publication is OUT!🐟
In 2021 #AYearInReview you'll find:
✅ Summaries about last year activities & results
✅Infographics about the main data
✅Maps of the agency’s control & inspection activities
…and much more. Enjoy! 👉🏼 https://www.efca.europa.eu/sites/default/files/EFCA%20AYIR2021_Digital.pdf
Pitching at #BlueInvest Africa!
Value Villages 🇰🇪 is a fish, feeds & fish leather processing company based in the desert of Turkana, which put circular economy at the heart of its business.
All byproduct is used & transformed into new products, from fish leather to fishmeal.
Water hyacinth has become a major invasive species in Lake Victoria, causing massive biodiversity loss
Takawiri Entreprises 🇰🇪 turned the problem into a business opportunity: the company produces eco-paper from hyacinth collected from the lake.
#BlueInvest Africa
RT @EuropeAtlasSeas: With the #MapOfTheWeek, learn about #marinelitter, the #EUBeachCleanup campaign & other initiatives towards a #healthyocean!
🌊🏖️https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/maritimeforum/en/node/7372
📣#EURegionsWeek registration is now open!
Join in on the 11th October for a riveting session on the regional dimension of the EU Mission ‘restore our #ocean and waters’!
The coast of Andalusia is home to a local species of sea anemone, Anemonia sulcata, which plays an important role in the coastal ecosystem.
#EMFF Ortimar project works to restore the anemones' declining populations thanks to innovative blue farming techniques.
RT @EU_Commission: The EU aims to produce 60 GW of energy from offshore wind by 2030. And the Baltic Sea region can provide a third of it.
When offshore turbines are linked to more countries, we save costs, and the energy produced is never wasted.
President @vonderleyen at the Baltic Sea Summit
Meet the pitchers of #BlueInvest!
Sentosa Marines grows, processes & sells dried sea cucumbers to consumers worldwide using a low-tech, environmentally-sound model.
The company works with low-income fishers, providing them with better income.
RT @FAO: Take a minute to think about our oceans...
🌊Oceans act as the largest carbon sink in the 🌍
🌊Oceans host 80% of life on the 🌍
🌊Oceans provide half of the 🌍’s oxygen
The health of our oceans affects us all.
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