Director - Ecology & Management at Blue finance - Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Blue Finance is a social enterprise developing solutions for the management of MPAs. Projects enhance marine natural capital, improve food security and incomes for vulnerable coastal communities and increase climate change resilience across Southeast Asia and the Caribbean.Bf has implemented a solution for the sustainable use of 800,000ha of marine resources in the Dominican Republic and in the Philippines through the effective management of ones of the largest Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Caribbean and in SE Asia. Bf seeks to upscale the approach to other 5 MPAs by 2021 in developing countries (with a final aim to 20 MPAs by 2030). The 5 MPAs have relevant works already underway. Bf is a social enterprise that works under the institutional flagship of United Nations and has forged strong partnerships with Mirova-Althelia (impact investors) and the Paul Allen foundation.