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The Protected Areas Foundation
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The Protected Areas Foundation (The PAF) is a UK charity dedicated to sharing the capacity and skills of coastal communities, mobilising sustainable finance, and enabling co-governance to effectively manage marine protected areas (MPAs) #ProtectedAreas
‘In the ocean, we manage to make conservation very complicated…’

Meet the team! Co-founder Belinda Bramley believes that we need a community-led approach to manage MPAs.

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July 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
‘If we didn’t do it, who would?’

Meet the team! Here’s how co-founder @duncan-macrae.bsky.social’s long-lasting love of the ocean inspired him to help create the Protected Areas Foundation.

#MeetTheTeam #MPAs #30x30 #ProtectedAreas #Community30x30 #ProtectedAreasFoundation #MarineConservation
July 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We are a small but committed group of conservationists, community organisers, and strategic thinkers.

What brings us together is a shared belief that lasting ocean protection must be shaped by the people who depend on it.

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#MeetTheTeam #MPAs #30x30 #ProtectedAreas
July 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
‘You need absolute pure grit and tenacity.’

We at The PAF believe MPA management should be put in the hands of those that know it best - the local community.

This is the start of our mission to put the power into the people’s hands.

#MPAs #ProtectedAreas #30x30 #OceanOptimism #MarineLife
July 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Curious, welcoming, and bold, just like this inquisitive seal.

We’re The Protected Areas Foundation, supporting inclusive, community-led marine conservation that actually works.

Explore what we do: protectedareasfoundation.org

#MPAs #ProtectedAreas #30x30 #OceanOptimism #MarineLife
June 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
And we are live!

The PAF had its launch event at London Climate Event Week, in which our founders highlighted the need for community-led running of Marine Protected Areas.

Take a look at the highlights!

#MPAs #CommunityLed #OceanProtection #30x30 #ProtectedAreas
June 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM