Most of my work in the Coral Triangle has focused on the Philippines, Indonesia, and Timor Leste. I had not comprehensively delved into the challenges of conservation in the Melanesian countries, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. At the CI conference, I had the great fortune to meet some conservation champions from Papua New Guinea […]
Thirty-five conservation professionals from across the Coral Triangle states (Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timore Leste) and a representative from Madagascar attended the Innovation Lab workshop in Bali. Participants discussed community based natural resource management success in the Coral Triangle and opportunities to scale up at low cost. Some of the […]
The weeks have passed quickly in Hawaii. Between sunsets and conference calls July turned to August. Adventure and work have co-mingled in an internship that has expanded my conservation knowledge to the practicalities of internal operations and external partnerships. I don’t have to tell you how beautiful Hawaii is, but it takes a while to […]
The fiery archipelago of Hawaii is one of the most fascinating places I have visited. The islands’ stunning landscapes contain high levels of endemism. Walking around the sprawling metropolis of Honolulu, bright, fragrant flowers attract colorful birds with rounded narrow beaks. Diversity in nature intersects diversity in culture as Polynesian traditions blend with Filipino and Japanese […]
Imagine absolute darkness. The lightless, shockingly empty void is a velvety thick colorless black. That is what the ocean can be like, at night. It …
Ongoing monitoring of the coral nurseries in Tanagan have revealed that my dive team in Tanagan are mermen! I have never seen anyone so capable, …
Over the course of three days phase one of the coral gardening project was completed. Sitio Bataha is distant from the main road that runs …
I have been communicating with the faculty of the Philippine Women’s University ever since September. My good friend Angel put me in touch with the …
I recently had the good fortune to participate in a unique project with DENR to restock Giant Clams, locally called Taklobo, in the marine protected …
Thanks again to everyone who has donated to the project! I met with the beneficiaries yesterday for the project in Tanagan! It was a productive …
