We are securing the future of the
Western Indian Ocean and Beyond, Together.
The Great Blue Wall (GBW) is a Global South-led movement to protect and restore one of the planet’s most vital ocean ecosystems while empowering the people who depend on it for their livelihood, resilience, and future. Endorsed by multiple African nations, the GBW connects mangroves, corals, seagrasses, coastal dunes, salt marshes, coastal forests, and their people into regenerative seascapes of hope and resilience. It strengthens regenerative coastal economies, applying Nature based Solutions, and inspires collective action. This is a shared responsibility, action, benefit, and power. The GBW is demonstrating that when people and planet thrive together, the ocean’s future is secure.
The Great Blue Wall (GBW) is a Global South-led movement to protect and restore one of the planet’s most vital ocean ecosystems while empowering the people who depend on it for their livelihood, resilience, and future. Endorsed by multiple African nations, the GBW connects mangroves, corals, seagrasses, coastal dunes, salt marshes, coastal forests, and their people into regenerative seascapes of hope and resilience. It strengthens regenerative coastal economies, applying Nature based Solutions, and inspires collective action. This is a shared responsibility, action, benefit, and power. The GBW is demonstrating that when people and planet thrive together, the ocean’s future is secure.
We are securing the future of the
Western Indian Ocean. Together.
The Great Blue Wall (GBW) is an African-led movement to protect and restore one of the planet’s most vital ocean regions while empowering the people who depend on it. Spanning ten nations, the GBW connects mangroves, coral reefs, and seagrasses into a living wall of hope and resilience. It strengthens coastal economies, restores nature, and inspires collective action. This is not charity, it is a shared responsibility, shared benefit, and shared power. Africa is showing the world that when people and planet thrive together, the ocean’s future is secure.