ENDORSED UN OCEAN DECADE PROJECT | IOC-UNESCO
ENDORSED UN OCEAN DECADE PROJECT | IOC-UNESCO
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From Narratives to Action:
Connecting People, Oceans, and Change
We work at the intersection of ocean governance, blue economy, storytelling, and community development. Based in Lima, working globally. Because the ocean connects us all.
We work at the intersection of ocean governance, blue economy, storytelling, and community development. Based in Lima, working globally. Because the ocean connects us all.
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Countries with active initiatives
OUR INITIATIVES
OUR INITIATIVES
Global South Voices
Global South Voices
India | Zambia | Kenya | Peru | Lebanon
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Global networks
Blue Ventures & Livelihoods
Blue Ventures & Livelihoods
Peru | Colombia
2025
2025
UN Ocean Decade endorsed
Ocean Governance
Ocean Governance
Peru | Caribbean region
WHO WE WORK FOR
WHO WE WORK FOR
For the ocean and aquatic ecosystems
For the ocean and aquatic ecosystems
We treat the ocean, rivers, and water bodies not only as natural resources bu as living subjects of ethical care. We are committed to marine biodiversity, protecting both the water and the life within it.
WHO WE WORK FOR
WHO WE WORK FOR
For the people connected to the water
For the people connected to the water
Coastal, river, and mangrove communities; children, youth, and educators; sustainable entrepreneurs; and global allies such as networks, funders, and conscious collaborators.
WHERE WE WORK
WHERE WE WORK
Global Oceans
Global Oceans
Educational content, stories, and visual materials accessible across cultures and languages.
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Marine pollution, coastal livelihoods, artisanal fishing, and civic participation, rooted in Peru.
Amazon River Basin
Amazon River Basin
River-based livelihoods, freshwater biodiversity, and ancestral knowledge.
WHO WE ARE
WHO WE ARE
Bluence was founded in 2025 with a simple but powerful conviction: the ocean connects us all. Not as a boundary, but as a shared space that unites communities, cultures, and futures across every border. If we looked at the world not as landmasses divided by water, but as an ocean that holds us together, we might act with greater collective purpose.
We are a hybrid social enterprise and nonprofit working at the intersection of ocean governance, blue economy, storytelling, and community development. Based in Lima with representation in Washington D.C., our active initiatives reach Peru, Colombia, India, Kenya, Zambia, the Caribbean, and beyond.
Our work brings together development practice and ocean passion. For over a decade, our team has supported women's economic empowerment, civic participation, and community-led change across Latin America and beyond. Bluence is where that experience found its focus.
OUR NETWORKS
OUR NETWORKS
Across 11 global networks, Bluence is building an active presence in ocean conservation, blue entrepreneurship, and inclusive development.
Across 11 global networks, Bluence is building an active presence in ocean conservation, blue entrepreneurship, and inclusive development.
BlueInvest Community | OceanExpert | Ocean Culture Life | Women in Ocean Science | Women’s Aquatic Network | Whale Guardians | Caribbean Cetacean Society | U.S. Early Career Ocean Professionals | Catalyst Now | Global Entrepreneurship Network | International Public Policy Association
BlueInvest Community | OceanExpert | Ocean Culture Life | Women in Ocean Science | Women’s Aquatic Network | Whale Guardians | Caribbean Cetacean Society | U.S. Early Career Ocean Professionals | Catalyst Now | Global Entrepreneurship Network | International Public Policy Association
OUR PARTNERS
OUR PARTNERS
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