Fiji
I was responsible for establishing new WCS country programs in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, while coordinating across our existing Fiji and Papua New Guinea country programs. I provided support for fundraising and technical expertise for community-based natural resource management, with a personal focus on coral reef fisheries.
I assisted communities and government to identify priority sites for conservation and management, as well as used biological and socioeconomic monitoring to assess the effectiveness of management measures.
I investigated links between changes in land activities within watersheds and impacts to coastal and nearshore marine ecosystems.
I instructed rural farmers how to build fishponds and integrate them with sustainable agriculture to improve livelihoods.