Category: Voices of African Marine Conservation Leaders

Conservation organisations face complex challenges, and dynamic, effective leadership is more important than ever. We’re working to transform the capabilities of national and regional organisations that work with coastal communities to rebuild fisheries, halt biodiversity loss and improve livelihoods.

The African Marine Conservation Leadership Programme, co-designed with conservation leadership specialists Maliasili,  is the first initiative of its kind, designed to bolster the skills, confidence and effectiveness of leaders of local and national marine conservation organisations in coastal east Africa and the Western Indian Ocean region.

In this series we share the stories and reflections of some of the inspirational leaders taking part in the first cohort of the programme.

The African Community Conservation Forum 2023: power, money, and partnerships

In a remarkable gathering of minds and voices organised by Blue Ventures and Maliasili, the first-ever African Community Conservation Forum brought together African Civil Society Organizations, international NGOs, and donors to harness the power of collective knowledge and experiences to...

/ Oct 11, 2023

Achieving conservation dreams by supporting teams

This post is the last series featuring some of the first marine conservation leaders taking part in the African Marine Conservation Leadership Programme that Blue Ventures and Maliasili started in 2020. They share their leadership journeys as part of the...

/ Sep 16, 2022

Banking on a brighter marine future

This post is the third series featuring some of the first marine conservation leaders taking part in the African Marine Conservation Leadership Programme that Blue Ventures and Maliasili started in 2020. They share their leadership journeys as part of the programme,...

/ Sep 6, 2022

Building connections to solve conservation issues

This post is the second series featuring some of the first marine conservation leaders taking part in the African Marine Conservation Leadership Programme that Blue Ventures and Maliasili started in 2020. They share their leadership journeys as part of the...

/ Aug 31, 2022

Nurturing leadership in African marine conservation

This is the first post in a series featuring some of the first marine conservation leaders participating in the African Marine Conservation Leadership Programme that Blue Ventures and Maliasili started in 2020. They share their leadership journeys as part of the...

/ Aug 25, 2022