🌊🐠🌍In this new episode of the Blue Builders Podcast, I sit down with Markus Knigge, who shares his insights from years of working in conservation funding and project implementation across multiple continents.

This conversation explores the delicate balance between challenges and hope in environmental conservation work - from witnessing climate change impacts firsthand to seeing the transformative power of well-directed funding and strong partnerships.

We notably discussed:

✅ How global ocean commitments translate to real action on the ground

✅ Why funding only works with the right local partners to drive change

✅ What actually makes Marine Protected Areas effective, not just lines on a map

✅ Key expectations for the upcoming UN Ocean Conference in France

✅ Honest assessment of which local conservation successes can truly scale

Markus's perspective on viewing conservation like a chess board - where every organization is just one piece in a larger strategy - offers a compelling framework for

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