Policy paper

Blue Planet Fund

The UK’s £500 million Blue Planet Fund supports developing countries to protect the marine environment and reduce poverty.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
12 June 2021
Last updated
5 December 2023 — See all updates

Documents

Blue Planet Fund

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Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP)

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Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature (OCEAN) Grants Programme

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Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature Expert Committee members recruitment pack

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The Blue Planet Fund helps developing countries:

  • reduce poverty
  • protect and sustainably manage their marine resources
  • deal with human-generated threats across 4 key themes: biodiversity, climate change, marine pollution and sustainable seafood
Published 12 June 2021
Last updated 5 December 2023 + show all updates

  1. Updated 'Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature (OCEAN) Grants Programme' document as applications to join the OCEAN Expert Committee have closed.

  2. Updated the content under the 'Our bilateral programmes' heading to add the 'Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST)' programme.

  3. Added information about the Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature (OCEAN) Grants Programme.

  4. Added information on the Blue Planet Fund outcomes and our newly approved programmes, COAST and SBE. Updated and expanded on the details of existing programmes.

  5. Updated the text under the 'Funding and country partnerships' heading.

  6. Updated the 'Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP)' page to add smaller-scale projects the programme is funding.

  7. Added information about the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP).

  8. We've updated the 'Our programmes' section with information about PROBLUE and the Fiji Blue Bond.

  9. Updated the 'Our programmes' section with information about Friends of Ocean Action.

  10. Added information about the Blue Planet Fund programmes.

  11. First published.

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