Blue Economy Impact Investments to Boost Marine Conservation in Pemba, Zanzibar

Blue Alliance, a non-profit focused on managing large Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), announces its first impact investments in the North Pemba Channel Conservation Area (PECCA), Zanzibar. These investments support two sustainable enterprises—community-based aquaculture and ecotourism—designed to create livelihoods, restore marine biodiversity, and support PECCA’s management. This marks the first deployment of the Blue Finance impact loan facility, launched at COP16 in 2024 with BNP Paribas, providing financing to reef-positive businesses that contribute to conservation and the Blue Economy.