Africa is set to host the first Afro-Caribbean Blue Economy Finance Festival as part of the Earth3rybe Rhythm Festival in what organisers describe as the largest civic climate mobilisation in human history.
President General in Council, Afro-Caribbean Network Initiative, Ambassador Justin Duru, in a statement, described Earth3rybe as “a milestone for global climate unity which turns rhythm — one of humanity’s oldest shared languages — into a force for regeneration.”
He said the campaign, taking place on April 22, 2026, seeks to unite 2.5 billion people in 100 countries, turning music, culture and digital participation into measurable restoration outcomes.
At the centre of the movement is the World Free2Green Carnival — a global activation model through which citizens will plant trees, stream climate-impact music, earn digital eco-tokens and directly finance local climate projects.
“The goal is to shift Earth Day from symbolic remembrance into a functioning economic engine of regeneration. Earth3rybe is being positioned not merely as an event, but as a new model of climate-smart participation — where creativity, culture and financial technology converge to drive real impact,” Duru said.
Through the 3GR Impact Marketplace, tokenised biodiversity credits will power an initial $250 billion in green finance flows — supporting community-led reforestation, renewable energy access and blue-economy development across Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Organisers say this represents the largest decentralised climate-finance mobilisation ever attempted.
The movement is deliberately people-centred — with Free2Green Africa serving as the continental engine — powered by students, artists, farmers, youth entrepreneurs, indigenous custodians and digital citizens.
He added, “Free2Green shows what real climate justice looks like — a people-powered model where creativity, innovation and community route climate finance directly to the grassroots. This is the next frontier of sustainable development,” said Senator Ireti Heebah Kingibe, Deputy Chairperson, Senate Committee on Ecology and Climate Change, Nigeria.
“Earth3rybe’s premise is that climate action can be participatory — not charity, but value.”
According to Mr Victor Wilkinson Agih, CEO, Pledge2Green Africa, Earth3rybe proves that every song streamed and every digital pledge can generate measurable environmental value, adding that this isn’t charity — it’s shared prosperity between people and the planet.
“When art becomes action and music becomes mobilisation, we unlock cultural power at scale. Earth3rybe is where celebration becomes commitment — and where humanity rediscovers harmony with nature,” added Don Barber, Vice President, Crea82Green Africa Marketplace.
The Blue Economy component is especially significant because Africa and the Caribbean hold some of the world’s most vital mangrove, seagrass and coral ecosystems — yet remain underfunded in global climate finance flows.
By linking coastal communities through one shared cultural economy, the initiative positions oceans as assets, not afterthoughts. In this model, the festival becomes a market for ocean protection — and a new bridge between Africa and the Caribbean built not by policy memos, but by rhythm, regeneration and return.
