University of Queensland

The University of Queensland implements respected applied research and conservation programs in the Pacific. A consortium composed of The University of Queensland, Wildlife Conservation Society, and a local organization, Solomon Islands Community Conservation Partnership (SICCP), will implement this project. With past support, this consortium has worked to build SICCP’s technical capacity to implement coastal resource management, as well as their organizational capacity to serve Solomon Island community conservation efforts. This three-year renewal consolidates this work by strengthening SICCP’s ability to steward both technical and financial resources for site-based, locally-led conservation efforts.

The University of Queensland implements respected applied research and conservation programs in the Pacific. A consortium of The University of Queensland, Wildlife Conservation Society, American Museum of Natural History, and Solomon Islands Community Conservation Partnership will implement this project. The award supports the partnership to build the technical and organizational capacity of Solomon Island communities to implement coastal resource management. Site-based work will focus on the Tetepare-Hele-Morove Seascape in the Western Province. The University of Queensland and Wildlife Conservation Society provide technical and monitoring and evaluation support at sites. Under this one-year award the national partner, Solomon Islands Community Conservation Partnership, will host a national environmental symposium to begin identifying strategies to expand and improve local management approaches in the country.

The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and the University of Queensland (UQ) will work to strengthen community based resource management in the Tetepare-Hele-Marovo Seascape in the Solomon Islands. The outcomes of the grants will be 1.) stronger community organizations and leaders focused on resource management; 2.) improved enforcement of existing laws governing natural resources; and 3.) better management decisions about resource use, particularly fisheries and coral reef habitats.