A facility supporting rights and tenure of coastal and shoreline communities
Turning Tides is an international, value-led, facility dedicated to supporting the tenure and rights of local communities, small-scale fishers and fish workers, and Indigenous Peoples.
When tenure is secure and resource rights are recognized, communities thrive, environments are protected, and economies are inclusive and strong.
So why are we Turning Tides? Because collective rights are still being eroded by weak commitments, powerful interests, narrow views of tenure, and tokenistic efforts toward participation.
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Rights
Environmental stewardship
Community-led
Leadership and agency
Fair laws and policies
Our values
Center power with partners.
Ensure that the power to make decisions about strategic direction and resource distribution rests with partners and communities who are closer to the issues that need to be addressed.
Uphold lived experiences and traditional knowledge.
Base work on trust, responsiveness, and service.
Prioritize transparency & accountability.
Foster solidarity and protect civic spaces.
Prioritize and plan for self-determination and independence.
Acknowledge that two-way independence is necessary for true empowerment. We commit to preventing the undue influence of external priorities and ideologies on partners.
Commit to humility and reflexivity.
Recognize the collective wisdom and expertise needed to address challenges, fostering humility and reflexivity as keys to continuous growth and positive change.
Our values
Center Power with Partners.
Ensure that the power to make decisions about strategic direction and resource distribution rests with partners and communities who are closer to the issues that need to be addressed.
Our values
Uphold Lived Experiences and Traditional Knowledge.
Our values
Base Work on Trust, Responsiveness, and Service.
Our values
Prioritize Transparency & Accountability.
Our values
Foster Solidarity and Protect Civic Spaces.
Our values
Prioritize and Plan for Self-Determination and Independence.
Acknowledge that two-way independence is necessary for true empowerment. We commit to preventing the undue influence of external priorities and ideologies on partners.
Our values
Commit to Humility and Reflexivity.
Recognize the collective wisdom and expertise needed to address challenges, fostering humility and reflexivity as keys to continuous growth and positive change.
Community Echoes: Stories from our partners
Support given by TT
[…] Turning Tides’ support makes it possible to safeguard the community’s rights to manage their own territory”
Indonesian Marine Conservation Foundation