Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
Ahead of World Oceans Day and the UN Ocean Conference, this episode of Nature Breaking explores how local communities are leading the charge in ocean conservation. Join host Seth Larson and WWF’s Shauna Mahajan as they dive into the challenges and opportunities facing the Western Indian Ocean seascape—from climate change and overfishing to innovative community-led solutions.
Shauna shares inspiring stories of how coastal communities in places like Tanzania and Madagascar are using tools like microfinance and co-management to protect marine ecosystems, support sustainable development, and build climate resilience. Learn how the open-source tool Elinor is helping track and improve conservation governance, and why community-led conservation is key to achieving global goals like the 30x30 target.
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Links for More Info:
Shauna Mahajan: worldwildlife.org/experts/shauna-mahajan
Southwest Indian Ocean Seascape: worldwildlife.org/places/southwest-indian-ocean
Elinor monitoring tool: elinordata.org
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Preview
0:24 Intro
1:56 Shauna’s background
3:51 Western Indian Ocean seascape
6:46 Ingredients for successful community-led ocean initiatives
14:44 Elinor monitoring tool
20:47 The need for sustainable finance
26:30 UN Ocean Conference
28:09 Closing thoughts
29:47 Outro
#OceanConservation #CommunityLed #MarineLife #ClimateAction #BlueEconomy #WWF #NatureBreaking #SustainableDevelopment #CoastalCommunities #30x30 #ProtectOurOceans #ElinorTool #WomenInConservation #UNOceanConference
Ahead of World Oceans Day and the UN Ocean Conference, this episode of Nature Breaking explores how local communities are leading the charge in ocean conservation. Join host Seth Larson and WWF’s Shauna Mahajan as they dive into the challenges and opportunities facing the Western Indian Ocean seascape—from climate change and overfishing to innovative community-led solutions.
Shauna shares inspiring stories of how coastal communities in places like Tanzania and Madagascar are using tools like microfinance and co-management to protect marine ecosystems, support sustainable development, and build climate resilience. Learn how the open-source tool Elinor is helping track and improve conservation governance, and why community-led conservation is key to achieving global goals like the 30x30 target.
📌 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share to support ocean conservation!
Links for More Info:
Shauna Mahajan: worldwildlife.org/experts/shauna-mahajan
Southwest Indian Ocean Seascape: worldwildlife.org/places/southwest-indian-ocean
Elinor monitoring tool: elinordata.org
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Preview
0:24 Intro
1:56 Shauna’s background
3:51 Western Indian Ocean seascape
6:46 Ingredients for successful community-led ocean initiatives
14:44 Elinor monitoring tool
20:47 The need for sustainable finance
26:30 UN Ocean Conference
28:09 Closing thoughts
29:47 Outro
#OceanConservation #CommunityLed #MarineLife #ClimateAction #BlueEconomy #WWF #NatureBreaking #SustainableDevelopment #CoastalCommunities #30x30 #ProtectOurOceans #ElinorTool #WomenInConservation #UNOceanConference
