How to Directly Fund Indigenously-led Ocean Conservation — The Moonjelly Building Block Approach

The ocean is our planet’s lifeblood. It regulates our climate, supplies half of our oxygen, and provides sustenance to billions. Yet, our ocean is under serious threat — from overfishing, pollution, habitat loss, and much more — diminishing its health, resilience and productivity. Historically, those with the deepest knowledge of ocean care — local and Indigenous communities — have been sidelined. Their millennia-old, time-tested traditional practices of environmental management have been suppressed. At the same time, 80% of the world’s biodiversity is found in territories protected, owned, or occupied by Indigenous Peoples (1), encompassing vast coastal and oceanic expanses. <a href="https://medium.com/@wearemoonjelly/how-to-directly-fund-indigenously-led-ocean-conservation-the-moonjelly-building-block-approach-8996f70a0cab">Read More</a>