SIDS Forum OACPS

SIDS Forum OACPS Improving the management and sustainable use of marine and coastal resources of Small Island Developing States.

The OACPS SIDS Forum brings together 39 Small Island Developing States (SIDS), which are members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). The Forum is a subsidiary and consultative organ of OACPS, focusing on innovative approaches and advocacy for environmental stewardship and the sustainable development of Member States. Disclaimer : This social media channel is funde

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ยฉ Support Programme for ACP Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Coastal Countries, 2024 (FED/2018/041-205). Produced with technical assistance from the AESA Consortium

05/09/2025

๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ž๐™˜๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ: ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™š๐™™๐™ช๐™˜๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ข๐™š๐™š๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™˜๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ
One of the most successful awareness strategies of the BioScapes Programme has beenโ€ฆ comics!

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธBy combining local stories, humour and visual storytelling, community comics have sparked engagement on marine conservation like never before.
โžก๏ธThis was underlined by Carlo Iacovino at UNOC in

๐ŸŒดProtecting nature is a creative and engaging activity!
Explore Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme - SPREP website ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.sprep.org/bioscapes

26/08/2025

๐˜ฝ๐™ž๐™ค๐™Ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ฅ๐™š๐™จ ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ข๐™ข๐™š: ๐™ซ๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™˜๐™š๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ, ๐™—๐™ค๐™ก๐™™ ๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™–๐™จ

๐Ÿ๏ธWork on marine and coastal biodiversity conservation in the Pacific has grown to encompass 13 Small Island Developing States, covering huge tracts of the . โณIt is time to change the script, as Isaac Rounds said at the : ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ดโ—๏ธ

Key actions include:
๐ŸŒŠmarine spatial planning
๐ŸŒpublic awareness campaigns
๐ŸŸcommunity-based conservation activities

Innovation and tradition can protect the oceanโ—๏ธ

Discover more ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.sprep.org/bioscapes
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme - SPREP

19/08/2025

๐Ÿ๏ธThe Caribbean region is home to 12% of the worldโ€™s mangroves โ€” vital for biodiversity and carbon storage, now threatened by sargassum blooms, coastal degradation and climate impacts. ๐Ÿ The BioSpace Programme coordinated by Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States helps Small Island Developing States to Improve the management, use and conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity, while promoting sustainable development. โ–ถ๏ธEmmanuel Chamberlain, at side event, called for pulling together the capacity of its twelve SIDS to collectively leverage international financing resources. Learn more ๐Ÿ‘‰https://oecs.int/en/

14/08/2025

๐˜ฝ๐™ž๐™ค๐˜พ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ข๐™ข๐™š: ๐™›๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™จ๐™š๐™˜๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐™– ๐™จ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™›๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š
๐Ÿ๏ธThe BioClimate Programme is making tangible progress in African Small Island Developing States.
With โ‚ฌ1.6 million in grants from the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, key projects are underway in:
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles

These initiatives focus on restoring native habitats and improving ecosystem resilience to climate change.
๐Ÿ“ŒMarie-May Jeremie, interviewed during the recent ๐˜œ๐˜• ๐˜–๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, emphasized the ongoing role of in , noting its partnerships with various organizations and governments and its current efforts to expand its intervention to Tanzania, specifically targeting critical habitats in the Zanzibar region.
More info ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.cepf.net/

Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust

๐™Ž๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™—๐™ž๐™ค๐™™๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก ๐™จ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™—๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™Ž๐™„๐˜ฟ๐™Ž๐ŸŒดAt the 3๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜–๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ (๐˜•๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, ๐˜‘๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ 202...
14/07/2025

๐™Ž๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™—๐™ž๐™ค๐™™๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก ๐™จ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™—๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™Ž๐™„๐˜ฟ๐™Ž
๐ŸŒดAt the 3๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜–๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ (๐˜•๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, ๐˜‘๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ 2025), a new initiative was launched to mobilize innovative financial pathways for biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) across Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.

๐Ÿ” SIDS are not just stunning destinations โ€“ they provide essential ecosystem services: protecting coastlines, storing carbon, filtering freshwater, and supporting livelihoods. But climate change is placing these ecosystems under serious threat.

๐Ÿ’กThe initiative is backed by the EU-funded Support Programme for SIDS (SPS) and three regional partners:
๐ŸŒ ๐˜ฝ๐™ž๐™ค๐˜พ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ข๐™ข๐™š โ€“ Africa Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund: โ‚ฌ1.6 million awarded for ecosystem restoration in ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ, ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด, ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ถ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜บ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด
๐Ÿ๏ธ๐˜ฝ๐™ž๐™ค๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™–๐™˜๐™š ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ข๐™ข๐™š โ€“ Caribbean Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States: focused on leveraging financing to restore mangroves and coral reefs impacted by sargassum
๐ŸŒŠ๐˜ฝ๐™ž๐™ค๐™Ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ฅ๐™š๐™จ ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ข๐™ข๐™š โ€“ Pacific Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme - SPREP: supporting marine spatial planning and innovative awareness campaigns, including educational comics

๐Ÿ“ฃโ€œSIDS are among the most affected by climate change, but they are also powerful stewards of ocean spacesโ€ said Dieudonnรฉ Nsadisa Faka OACPS Secretariat - Secrรฉtariat OEACP, highlighting the need for timely and tailored financial instruments to empower their leadership.

Learn more ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://sidsforum.oacps.org/

Join us at   โ€“ Side event on innovative financing for   โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ“… Date: Wednesday, 11 June 2025๏ฟฝ๐Ÿ•“ Time: 16:45โ€“18:00 CEST๏ฟฝ๐Ÿ“ Ven...
10/06/2025

Join us at โ€“ Side event on innovative financing for โ—๏ธ

๐Ÿ“… Date: Wednesday, 11 June 2025๏ฟฝ๐Ÿ•“ Time: 16:45โ€“18:00 CEST๏ฟฝ๐Ÿ“ Venue: Ocean Sustainability: Trade and Food House, La Baleine, Green Zone โ€“ Palais des Expos, Nice๏ฟฝ๐Ÿ’ป Online: https://bit.ly/nice11june

๐Ÿ”น Hosted by the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States , in partnership with , , and supported by the , this side-event event will spotlight innovative approaches to finance the sustainable use and conservation of marine and coastal biodiversity in SIDS.

๐Ÿ”น Key outcomes of the EU-funded SPS Programme will be presented, including strategies for resource mobilisation, climate resilience, and the operationalisation of National Biodiversity Finance Plans.

๐ŸŽค Hear from regional actors across Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific, and explore new pathways for partnership and funding.

๐Ÿ’ก A must-attend for donors, development partners, and those driving nature-positive action in Small Island Developing States.

๐Ÿ”— Register now (onsite or online): https://bit.ly/3FHpboU๏ฟฝ๐Ÿ“ฉ Questions? Contact: [email protected]

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