MEAL Framework 2026–2030
Our impact, measured
Results from Action For Ocean's monitoring system along Tanzania's coast, published by our MEAL team each reporting period.
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Where we work
Four seascapes
Each seascape is managed and reported on its own. Figures below come from community savings groups and catch monitoring.
Strategic goals
Progress by goal
How the published indicators under each goal compare with what we planned to reach by the end of the reporting period.
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Every published indicator
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The mark on each bar shows where we planned to be by the end of the reporting period.
How we measure
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Our theory of change
If we tackle the root causes of marine degradation with an approach that is community-led, grounded in science and economically viable, covering ecological restoration, sustainable livelihoods, inclusive financing, and governance and training, then coastal communities will be empowered as stewards, marine ecosystems will recover and become resilient, and the conditions for lasting impact will be in place.
Action For Ocean Theory of Change, 2026–2030
Rules, rights and agreements
Collaborative fisheries management areas, replenishment zones, bylaws and co-management plans. Measured under Goal 2.
Care, enforcement and restoration
Coral, mangrove and seagrass restoration, community rangers and monitoring. Measured under Goal 1.
Income, equity and resilience
The CLEAR model, savings groups, blue finance, eco-tourism and carbon credits. Measured under Goal 3.
The three pillars reinforce each other: agreed rules make restoration hold, healthier ecosystems support income, and income gives communities a reason to keep the rules.
Where the data comes from
Field teams record activities and results in AFO's programme database: restoration and monitoring visits, community savings group meetings, catch landings and training records. Our MEAL team checks each figure before it is published here.
How often it changes
We report three times a year (January–March, April–June, July–December). This page changes only when the MEAL team publishes a new set of results; the date at the top shows which period you are looking at.
How to read progress
Each bar compares the result so far with the full-year target. The mark shows the target planned for the periods reported so far, so a mid-year result is judged against a mid-year plan.
Counting each person once
Every participant gets a unique ID, so someone who joins a savings group and a training course is counted once, not twice. Results about people are broken down by sex, age group and seascape.
Checking the numbers
Each figure is verified at two points before it counts, and one in ten household surveys is re-checked independently. Restored sites only count once planted areas pass a survival check six months later.
Communities own their data
Communities can see the data collected about them and can refuse its publication. No personal information appears on this page, and group figures covering fewer than ten people are hidden.