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- We are thrilled to see our own VP of Innovative Finance Kate Schweigart listed as one of Fin-Erth’s 101 Women Leading in Climate for 2025! www.fin-erth.com/2025awardees
- 🗣️ New commentary, “Financing the Frontlines: How inclusive capital builds climate resilience.” Rare’s Amber Bjerre and Caitlin Flannery discuss how building climate resilience means changing how finance flows…with examples from 🇧🇷🇵🇭🇮🇩 rare.org/opinions-ins...
- NEWS: We joined Willis, @orraanews.bsky.social, and the Government of the Philippines in launching a #ParametricInsurance product for small-scale fishers. The first-of-its-kind product could protect over 14K fishers across 24 municipalities in the Philippines 🇵🇭 🎣 🎥 youtu.be/JPom7n97WyQ
- Rare is getting ready for #COP30 in Brazil! 🇧🇷 We're focused on: 🗣️ Elevating frontline voices in #climateadaptation 🎬 Backing up commitments with action 🚧 Breaking down barriers to get capital to frontline communities Rare at COP30 ➡️ rare.org/rare-at-cop30/
- Ahead of #COP30 in Brazil 🇧🇷 we'll hear a lot about the importance of mangroves. But will global leaders back those convictions up with action? Rare Brazil VP Monique Galvão says empowering frontline communities is central to the solution. ➡️ for-the-ocean.org/belem-and-be...
- 📣 Our new case study, Expanding community-led conservation for fishers in Honduras, spotlights our work with local communities to place over 14K sq km of ocean under sustainable, community-led management. 🇭🇳 🌊 🪸 🐟 bit.ly/4nR7ofN
- Starting in 1 hour!! 📚✨ Join us for an engaging book discussion with Liz Carlisle, author of Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming! Register now! bit.ly/3IiC6PE #booksky
- 🚨NEW REPORT🚨 A new report from our #BECenter compiles the top 2⃣5⃣opportunities within conservation and climate where shifting individual and community behavior is not just helpful — it’s essential. Download for free ⬇️ bit.ly/3VRb7O9
- 📚✨ Join us for an engaging book discussion with Liz Carlisle, author of Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming! Register today! bit.ly/3IiC6PE #booksky
- 🌍 Communities on the frontlines of climate change face rising seas, extreme weather, and biodiversity loss. Rare works to ensure people in climate-vulnerable places can adapt, thrive, and build resilience in the places they call home. 🔗 bit.ly/46CEHNr
- Rare supports climate-resilient communities in countries around the globe. Our approach is rooted in: 💪 Capacity-building for local leadership 🐟 Ecosystem-based adaptation 💡 Applying best practices in behavioral science 💴 Expanding opportunities for equitable finance Learn more: bit.ly/429cmM7
- We loved reading this incredible piece on community resilience in fishing communities across the Philippines on @cnn.com (and seeing one of our Fish Forever Champions, Ka Dodoy, featured!). Give it a read below! www.cnn.com/interactive/...
- In his latest #RethinkingConservation Q&A, Rare President Caleb Mcclennen spoke to @audubon.org ’s Aurelio Ramos about an exciting new conservation model called Conservation Aves. Give it a read! 🐦 bit.ly/3J2Cl18
- Regenerative agriculture combats climate change and restores the soil, biodiversity, and water systems our food system depends on – all while centering the farmers who steward that change. Explore how Rare is helping shape regenerative agriculture into a new social norm. 👉https://bit.ly/4mrLm2n
- DYK 40% of the global fish catch is by small-scale fishers - fishers like Ta Alo in North Buton, Indonesia. And virtually all of it goes to feeding people. Healthy fisheries = healthy communities. Read stories of how our people-centered solutions boost food security. bit.ly/4kJIYTa #RareFood
- Reliable catch for small-scale fishers 🟰local food security Empowered communities like the Melekeok community in Palau are key to protecting the ocean as a food source. Read their story and others of people-powered change for the future of food ➡️ bit.ly/4kJIYTa
- For a cleaner city, Philadelphia tried to put in place new systems. But systems only work when people use them. In this @thephilacitizen.bsky.social story, Rare's Erik Thulin shares how a city clean-up campaign can successfully change behavior. ♻️🗑️🧠 thephiladelphiacitizen.org/its-not-the-...
- Many Emmy-contending TV shows are incorporating climate change into their plots - in a wide variety of ways and across genres. In @variety.com, @franklinavenue.bsky.social spoke to Rare’s Ellis Watamanuk about why. —> t.co/oixos7b5Xx
- NEWS: @latimes.com climate columnist @sammyroth.bsky.social shares insights from an ongoing Rare study of the impact an episode of Grey’s Anatomy connecting climate change and extreme heat has on audience perceptions of climate change. t.co/5kVpMJSDil
- It’s #WorldOceanMonth and we’re diving deep into ‘Ocean,’ the newest book by David Attenborough and Colin Butfield. Join #rarereads to follow along! #booksky rare.org/rare-reads/?...
- On #WorldOceanDay we celebrate the power of local. Rare partners with local champions to protect marine biodiversity, secure livelihoods, and build climate resilience—starting at the shoreline. 🌊 rare.org/oceans #RareOcean
- Who is headed to the UN Ocean Conference #UNOC3? Rare certainly is! Check out our UNOC page to see what we're up to. And if you want to connect, let us know! rare.org/unoc2025 #RareOcean #UNOceanConference #UNOC
- Great to see Evan Nesterak and @behscientist.bsky.social look at climate change through a social/behavioral lens. 👏 to @ahsfarmer.bsky.social for pointing out the value of women-led savings clubs in fishing communities helping to build climate resilience! behavioralscientist.org/burning-ques...
- June is #WorldOceanMonth and a chance to celebrate the people and communities who show us the possibilities and prosperity that can come from a sustainable relationship with the ocean. 🌊🪸🐟 rare.org/priority/oce...
- Ahead of UNOC, very pleased to have Rocky Sanchez Tirona of @rare.org writing for @dialogueearth.bsky.social on the importance of locally-led ocean conservation. dialogue.earth/en/ocean/the...
- Thanks for providing the space for Rocky's piece! We're looking forward to advancing this message at #UNOC3.
- As #biodiversity month comes to an end, help us celebrate the farmers in our #RegenerativeAgriculture program in Meta, Colombia. They took these photos on their farms to show how wildlife has returned since they switched to more sustainable practices.
- Image Descriptions 1. A harpy eagle photographed by Luis Arturo Giraldo Pérez. 2. Two burrowing owls perched on branches photographed by Diana Marcela. 3. Three night monkeys in a tree photographed by Viviana Tirado. 4. Two hummingbirds in a nest on a branch photographed by Leonor Andrade Pérez.
- Learn more about their work to restore biodiversity through regenerative farming practices: rare.org/program/land...
- In @dialogueearth.bsky.social, Rocky Sanchez Tirona explains how community-managed marine protected areas (MPAs): • Prevent #biodiversity loss • Provide incentives to fish sustainably • Help coastal ecosystems and communities thrive ➡️ dialogue.earth/en/ocean/the... 📷 @earthshotprize.bsky.social
- How would you rethink conservation? Our newest board members are challenging the status quo and reshaping what conservation can look like. Check out their Q&A with Rare President Caleb McClennen: bit.ly/4mwilDq
- We are proud to partner with Hollywood Climate Summit to support the entertainment industry in reflecting the realities of our changing world and the many solutions around us. Join us in shaping a greener future on June 2–4 in LA & online: hollywoodclimatesummit.com/tickets
- Ahead of the UN Ocean Conference #UNOC, members of the #Coastal500 — the largest global network of mayors and local government leaders committed to thriving coastal communities — are calling for greater investment in community-level action. Read more on Together for the Ocean: lnkd.in/emRU-8dk
- Kristi Marciano introduces our #biodiversity month book, The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth by zoeschlanger.bsky.social Learn to see plants communicate with and even understand the world around them with us: bit.ly/3H0u9gZ
- Last week, @oceanknigge.bsky.social of the @blueactionfund.org joined us for a conversation about the urgency of increasing marine conservation funding in the lead-up to the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (#UNOC). #30x30 Get the full recap here: bit.ly/45k81YK
- #Coastal500 leaders urge the international community to invest in local efforts to protect and restore #mangrove forests. Get the full story from @globalmangroves.bsky.social here: bit.ly/4jVUxad
- Indonesia's Coral Triangle is often called the Amazon of the seas because these waters: 🐠 Shelter 60% of all coral and 2K+ fish species 🐠 Provide food security and jobs to 21M Indonesians Find out what it takes to safeguard one square mile of this critical ecosystem: give.rare.org/campaign/684...
- Throughout May, we're inviting you on a #biodiversity journey to some of the world’s most breathtaking coastal ecosystems. Click on a location below to explore! ⬇️ Coral Triangle: bit.ly/4d41mE2 Amazon coast: bit.ly/3RTEduo
- #Ocean with #DavidAttenborough premieres today in London—showing there’s nowhere more vital, full of life & wonder, than the ocean. Revive Our Ocean, co-producer of the film, is a new model for coastal prosperity—helping communities scale coastal marine conservation effectively.
- Big news! We’re proud to join the ReviveOurOcean Collective, a growing network of organizations from around the world with proven ocean protection solutions. Together, we have a vision to restore the ocean with the local leaders who know their waters best! #ReviveOurOcean #MPAs #30x30
- STARTING IN 1 HR: Join us for a conversation with @oceanknigge.bsky.social of @blueactionfund.org and Rare's Rocky Sanchez Tirona on financing #OceanConservation and equitably implementing #30x30: rare.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- On May 5, @oceanknigge.bsky.social of @blueactionfund.org joins Rare’s Rocky Sanchez Tirona to discuss: • Financing marine, area-based conservation in the lead-up to UNOC • Ocean action finance • Equitably implementing the global #30x30 target Register now: rare.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- Big news! We’re proud to join the ReviveOurOcean Collective, a growing network of organizations from around the world with proven ocean protection solutions. Together, we have a vision to restore the ocean with the local leaders who know their waters best! #ReviveOurOcean #MPAs #30x30
- #OurOcean is a great time to revisit our conversation with Earl Swift about the rural, conservative community of Tangier Island. Here, he describes how Susan Emmerich, Ph.D. connected Tangiermen to environmental conservation through the language of their faith. Full recap here: bit.ly/4lRdMTD
- Thank you @blueactionfund.org! Read about the work they are supporting in Honduras, featuring a new marine protected area co-managed by local communities: bit.ly/4jtd7q5
- Santa Rosa de Aguán is the nation's fourth marine protected area co-managed by local communities. Small-scale fishers will have exclusive access to their coastal waters, 0-12 nm from shore. It completes a network of protected areas and is a milestone achievement for community co-management!
- Close out Earth Week by celebrating some of the climate-friendly moments we highlighted at an event with Hollywood Climate Summit and the Writers Guild of America West!
- From the foods we enjoy to the homes we find comfort in, sustainable habits can fit into any story and inspire real world change. What are some of your favorite moments of sustainability on screen?
- On May 5, @oceanknigge.bsky.social of @blueactionfund.org joins Rare’s Rocky Sanchez Tirona to discuss: • Financing marine, area-based conservation in the lead-up to UNOC • Ocean action finance • Equitably implementing the global #30x30 target Register now: rare.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- Join us TODAY for a conversation with @heathermcteertoney.bsky.social — the first woman, first African American, and youngest person to serve as mayor of Greenville, Mississippi — on building resilient communities and her perspective on #EnvironmentalJustice: rare.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- This #EarthDay, we're celebrating the mayors around the world who are helping build community resilience through conservation. Learn more about their work: bit.ly/4joqk3r
- We promote gender equity both because it's the right thing to do and because many women are devoted stewards of their natural resources, care for their families and communities, and contribute to local economies. Learn about the overlooked conservation contributions of rural women: bit.ly/3XOJHtK
- To Carolina Trujillo, women are more than just wives or daughters—they are guardians of their native lands, keepers of traditional knowledge, and entrepreneurs breaking boundaries. Learn more about her #RegenerativeAgriculture story: bit.ly/42M4AZf
