Blue Alliance Philippines
Blue Alliance Philippines continued to scale its conservation and community impact across the Mindoro and Northeast Palawan MPA networks, covering more than 900,000 hectares of biodiverse marine ecosystems. Through co-management agreements with local governments, Blue Alliance strengthened collaborative governance and joint enforcement, conducting over 800 patrols in the first half of 2025 and intercepting more than 150 illegal activities. Science-based monitoring recorded encouraging signs of recovery in coral reefs and fish populations.
Community engagement remained central, with new education programmes, women-led patrol initiatives, and livelihood projects linking conservation with income. Blue Alliance Philippines’ reef-positive businesses are also maturing, with Coral Reef Safaris in Mindoro achieving Green Fins Silver Member status, while aquaculture ventures expand production of mangrove crabs and sea cucumbers. Altogether, these efforts are enhancing the livelihoods of 15,000+ coastal community members, advancing biodiversity protection, food security, and climate adaptation.
Blue Alliance Indonesia
Blue Alliance Indonesia renewed its five-year co-management agreement with the Provincial Government of Central Sulawesi, extending its mandate to protect over 810,000 hectares in the Banggai Conservation Area. This partnership is deepening collaboration on marine biodiversity conservation, sustainable fisheries, community welfare, ecotourism, and blue carbon. Enforcement remained a priority, with more than 1,000 patrols conducted in the first six months of 2025, tackling destructive practices such as blast and compressor fishing. Enforcement was further supported by new a community-built ranger post and partnerships with provincial and regency authorities.
Science and monitoring programmes expanded with new reef and fish biomass surveys and spawning aggregation studies. Turtle conservation advanced through innovative community engagement, including hiring former poachers as rangers to curb egg and adult turtle poaching. Community programmes combined education with action, from waste management initiatives to women-led trainings in value-added fish processing and sustainable fisheries. Meanwhile, the Blue Economy pipeline is developing, with pilot sea cucumber aquaculture and the continued operation of Nomad Archipelago adventure cruises, linking ecotourism to conservation financing. These efforts are safeguarding endangered species, supporting 5,000 coastal households, and building a foundation for a resilient Blue Economy in Central Sulawesi.
