Marine & Coastal

Designing and executing a process for the establishment of a learning network to strengthen learning, collaboration and synergies among community of organizations working on sustainable fisheries in Indonesia.

Providing senior advisory support to the Packard Foundation Indonesian Marine Program, including supporting the Blue Swimming Crab, Snapper and Grouper fisheries management work streams, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning and engagement with the Packard Oceans team, Tuna, Markets and Science.

Undertaking a series of consultations and facilitating key stakeholders from communities, government agencies and associated NGO’s, to identify priority targets and activities to promote sustainable development and marine conservation in Atauro Island. Reviewing both primary and secondary information available, and producing a final management plan to be agreed by all stakeholders.

Providing senior advisory support to the Packard Foundation Indonesian Marine Program, including supporting the Blue Swimming Crab, Snapper and Grouper fisheries management work streams, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning and engagement with the Packard Oceans team, Tuna, Markets and Science.

Undertaking national-level analyses of seafood supply chains and assessing current demand for sustainable product to support MDPI’s sustainable domestic seafood sourcing project. Initiative aims to link responsible small-scale fishers with high-end domestic seafood buyers in a bid to improve sustainability and profitability. Assignment included developing design options for new sustainable domestic sourcing, and developing industry networks with stakeholders demonstrating clear commitments to sustainability.

Providing support to the USAID Sustainable Ecosystem Advanced (SEA) Project to ensure efficient and targeted report writing, and to fulfill the Project’s regular reporting contract requirements. Assignment involves assisting with writing, editing, and overseeing report production including the bi-annual newsletter “Talking SEA”.

Providing technical support to World Bank and Ministry of Fisheries Development, Kenya on project oversight and implementation; strategic & annual planning; monitoring & evaluation; quality control of documentation including consultant ToRs, technical reports, workplans etc. Participation in 6-monthly supervision missions to evaluate progress and recommend improvements. Technical areas include fisheries co-management; mariculture livelihoods; national governance framework & legislation; monitoring, control & surveillance; stock assessment and fisheries management planning. (US$ 40M program).

Developing program strategies and funding proposals to support the marine program of WCS-Indonesia. Developing fisheries and marine protected area (MPA) strategies and field activities; MEL approaches for, and direct engagement with donors to finalise funding applications. Assignment resulted in WCS’s program attracting new funding agreements from two philanthropic donors and one bilateral partner, totaling more than $2million USD.

Facilitating innovative permaculture trial operations that promote both climate resilience of coral reef systems and seaweed aquaculture opportunities for local communities.

Lead authoring and providing full suite production of The State of the Sea publication. Implemented by a seven-person SSIC team, roles included research, writing, editing, translation, all graphics production and map production, right through to design and layout for print-ready publication. The State of the Sea publication is in three volumes, and ‘tells the story’ of the current status of marine and coastal management in Indonesia: from the National to Local level. It is an output of the USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project that supports the Government of Indonesia (GOI) to improve the governance of fisheries and marine resources and to conserve biological diversity at local, district, provincial, and national levels. [Launch scheduled for end of October 2018 at the Our Ocean Conference. Link to e-books will be provided soon].

As part of a series of case studies related to WWF supported marine initiatives across the Coral Triangle region, this case study development involved a thorough review of support activities implemented to date, and assessment of challenges, achievements and lessons learned.

The Indonesia Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project is a five-year program that supports the Government of Indonesia to conserve biological diversity and improve the governance of marine resources at local, district, provincial and national levels. The communications plan will support this multi-partner initiative through the development of (i) an internal communications strategy (to ensure systematic coordination and communication processes within and between SEA project staff and primary sub-contractors); and (ii) an external communications framework to promote behavior change and adoption of sustainable management measures through the use of best practice approaches for identifying key target audiences, developing messaging utilizing baseline knowledge, skills, attitude and behavior assessments and strategic development of tailored communication techniques.

Providing research support, case study preparation and report production support assessing the benefits to households of sustainable fishery management, the roles of women, and opportunities for improving livelihoods.Program implemented by the Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods (RIEL), Charles Darwin University & Murdoch University, Australia.

Analyzing Indonesia’s enabling environment and management systems for fisheries and aquaculture set against reference to best practices identified by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Assessment conducted through desk-based research, partner interviews and online surveys with government agencies, universities and NGO technical partners throughout the region (Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste). Capacity assessment conducted under the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) in support of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) Regional Secretariat. Review tailored for the 12th Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) of the inter-governmental CTI-CFF. Largest capacity building assessment conducted to date in the region to support the implementation of the CTI-CFF Regional Plan of Action (RPoA), Goal #3, ‘Marine Protected Areas established and effectively managed’.

Providing support to the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) and CTI-CFF National Coordinating Committee (NCC) of the Government of Indonesia, Drafting, developing and gathering wide stakeholder input into the design of a six-nation Task Force to promote Sustainable Tourism in the Coral Triangle (Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste) as per the directive of the 11th Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) under the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI). Development of Task Force Terms of Reference, priority objectives and two-year roadmap for submission to the inter-governmental Senior Officials Meeting (SOM).

Project management and coordination support to the Ministry of Marine Affairs & Fisheries (MMAF) in Indonesia for the Blue Swimming Crab Sustainable Fishery Initiative (BSC-SFI); pilot site development. Under the Trust for Conservation Innovation (T4CI), Conservation, Community Investment Forum (CCIF) and Starling Resources.

Stakeholder engagement, collaborative strategic planning and production of a ten year management plan (2016-2026) for the Chumbe Island Marine Protected Area in Zanzibar, Tanzania.

Preparation of funding proposal for mobile handset-based monitoring of blast-fishing and facilitating community enforcement initiatives in 10 coastal communities in Tanzania. Assignment on behalf of the World Wildlife Fund, Tanzania

Preparation of a project proposal on behalf of Hotels Association of Tanzania (HAT) for submission to BEST AC for a private sector-led multi-stakeholder advocacy campaign with a goal of reducing the threat that dynamite fishing poses to the coastal tourism industry in mainland Tanzania. Involved desk research; consultations with donor and various stakeholders; proposal writing.

Led development and writing of marine report “Marine Conservation Priorities in the Coral Triangle,” to guide the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation (DEVCO)’s strategic approach to wildlife conservation in Asia.  Document review and consultations and formal interviews with a variety of experts. Supervised subcontractors.  Organized and facilitated consultation workshop,” for ~25 participants from government, academia, NGOs, etc.in CT 6 countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste), prior to the International Coral Reef Symposium (for WCS). Undertaken under Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)  on behalf of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation (DEVCO)

Coordinating communication strategy and product development, including infographic and website update, for the initiative “Solving the Mystery of Marine Protected Area Performance”.  Delivering key messages to decision-makers and key audiences at the World Conservation Congress, in support of implementing policies that promote the long-term sustainability of marine resources.  The initiative has several approaches, including 1) a global synthesis (SESYNC/LHI) and 2) the evaluation of social and ecological impacts of MPAs in Indonesia (a multi-NGO collaboration led by WWF-US).

Analysis of thematic messaging, learning objectives and exhibit design for Bali based marine conservation exhibition center under development: Coral Triangle Center (CTC).

Support to the design, development and production of a five year strategic plan for sustainable fisheries management in Indonesia. Plan focused on the target fisheries of snapper & grouper, sea cucumber, blue swimming crab and sharks & rays, across four provinces in Indonesia (West Nusa Tenggara, North Maluku, Central Java and Aceh). Assignment in support of the Wildlife Conservation Society, Indonesia.

Supporting a multi-NGO (World Wildlife Fund-US, Conservation International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and Rare) contract from MACargill Foundation, Collaborative Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Approaches to Community-Based Natural Resource Management. Provided advice and facilitation support for team calls and working group meetings. Contributed to development and writing of strategy and implementation plan, in particular researching organizational structures and collaboration mechanisms needed to support collaborative MEL (e.g., leadership structure, decision-making arrangements, participation criteria).  Evaluated the relative merits of each approach and developed scenarios and recommendations, in collaboration with key partners.

Design, development and collation of visitor exhibits, interactive learning tools and information materials for the Coral Triangle Regional learning hub – Coral Triangle Center (CTC) – for marine & coastal management

Evaluation of the Coral Triangle Centers (CTC) strategic plan to date (2011-2014) through partner & stakeholder consultation. Facilitation and development of new Five year Strategy (2015-2019): For Indonesia, Malaysia, Timor-Leste, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (CTC)

Assessing the marine-life culture (seaweed, mud crab and sea cucumber farming) practices and other feasible marine related commodities to be developed under this project in Rotendao. Preparing a strategy and action plan for implementing the most feasible commodity market approaches, and provide recommendations for other sustainable uses of marine resources in Rotendao. Assignment in support of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Indonesia

Designing and implementing field research under the Trust for Conservation Innovation (T4CI) to determine strategies to improve profit and sustainability of aquarium fishing through use of grow-out cages, underwater and floating mariculture techniques.

Facilitating the development of a five-year strategic plan in association with six programmatic teams from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Tanzania Country Office. Included: country situation analysis; preparation of strategic objectives, conceptual models, theories of change and implementation strategies for six programs; preparation of detailed monitoring & evaluation plan; partnership strategy and business plan.

Created and compiled spatial database from various sources and using a range of collection methods for the Papua New Guinea National Fisheries Authority. Performed spatial accounting exercise on habitat for specific species.

Strategic assessment of existing curricula, design of new training curricula and associated course prospectus production for MPA training program; Coral Triangle Center (CTC), in Indonesia

Provided marine representation for the Second Asian Judges Symposium on Environment (Natural Capital, the Rule of Law, and Environmental Justice), Manila, Philippines. Focused at Supreme Court Judges from across Asia, this initiative provided training and guidance for legal consideration for incorporating considerations of natural capital loss and the externalities of ecosystem services when undertaking legal rule processes with regards to exploitative and extractive industries.

Assessment of MPA design, development and implementation stages (2008-2014) and production of a ‘Lessons Learned’ document on behalf of the Coral Triangle Center (CTC). Nusa Penida is one of the highest ranked MPAs in the country for effective management.Assessment involved extensive interviews and communications with MPA management and associated stakeholders, and the report was designed for dissemination amongst wider district managed MPAs across the country experiencing similar challenges. Included clear and practicable solutions-based experiential testimonies.

Impact assessment covered the period of 2001 – 2014 and reviewed all coastal resource management projects supported by Lutheran World Relief (Philippines) in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur implemented through this period. The assessment included a household survey and qualitative data gathering to document achievements and lessons learned in the areas of: women empowerment, enterprise development, coastal resource management, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and to a lesser extent emergency responses.

Undertook research into existing legal and social mechanisms that both support and challenge privileged access / user rights in fisheries in Indonesia. Assignment in support of Rare.

Developing the framework for an action plan for development of the seaweed sector in the region, and delivering value chain assessment training to key stakeholders in Nusa Tenggara Timur. Assignment on behalf of the UN-International Labour Organization (ILO).

Delivering government focused training on a range of issues surrounding Marine Protected Area management, and maintaining effective learning networks for continued distance learning. Assignment in support of the Coral Triangle Center (CTC).

Desk-based review to update Tanzania marine protected area information in the UNEP-WCMC database and preparation of two governance case studies contrasting private sector MPA management with central government model. Assignment in support of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Designing and implementing education training packages for Indonesian university students within the framework of a manta ray conservation science internship program. Intern management and mentoring in data collection and collation and science communications. Documentation of training processes, report preparation. Assignment in support of MantaWatch.

Assessing and documenting the lesson learned in building the management systems of Laut Sawu Marine National Park (largest park in Indonesia), on behalf of The Nature Conservancy (TNC).

Drafting and implementing guidelines for assessing the social and economic indicators in marine conservation areas in Indonesia on behalf of Conservation International (CI).

Supporting the development of a regional strategic action plan and national action plans for Indonesia and Timor Leste for marine coastal livelihoods in ATSEA area. Developing a demonstration project for livelihood initiatives, and developing the project scheme and associated monitoring and evaluation mechanisms. Assignment under the ATSEA (Arafura-Timor Seas) project.

Designing and conducting social research to determine the perceptions, attitudes and causal factors of resistance of fishers groups in Karangasem towards the development of the MPA network. Assignment in support of Conservation International (CI).

Providing technical support for the design of a network of marine protected areas. Supporting GIS Analyst and Conservation Planner in developing the network of marine protected areas using MARXAN Systematic Portfolio Assembly tool. Assignment under The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Indonesia Marine Program

Designing and conducting an ecological assessment on the impact of Bintan Resort operations to the adjacent coral reef ecosystem.