Pacific programs
The Pacific is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions, covering more than 60 million square miles and characterized by its vast expanse, diverse marine life, and numerous islands along its rim.
Plasticwise Gizo, Solomon Islands
Plasticwise Gizo is a recycling program born from a community health crisis. For years, families in Gizo were struggling with health issues, particularly malaria, due to the pollution from burning […]
Tracking Marine Protected Areas in the Pacific
TierraMar looked at the current extent and status of MPAs in the Pacific Islands region using data from the Marine Protected Area Atlas.
Shark and Ray Tourism Best Practice
Responsible ecotourism can be a powerful, complementary conservation strategy…
CLiP 2018-2019: Ghost Net Removal, Vanuatu
In early 2019, TierraMar partnered with the Vanuatu Environmental Science Society, World Animal Protection and Big Blue Vanuatu…
Strengthening Climate Change Information Management in the Pacific
TierraMar is undertaking independent, objective “whole of project” monitoring and evaluation of the 3 year Pacific iCLIM (Supporting the Regional Management of Climate Change Information in the Pacific) project…
Driving Innovation and Strategic Improvement for Sustainable Seafood Markets across Asia Pacific
TierraMar developed a comprehensive and integrated approach in the development of an Asia Pacific Sustainable Seafood Markets Program for World Wildlife Fund (WWF)…
Promoting Natural Capital Risk Investment
TierraMar was lead author of the World Wildlife Fund and Asian Development Bank (WWF/ADB) the influential publication, “Ecological footprint and investment in natural capital in Asia and the Pacific.”…
A Special Edition on Ocean Protection – Blue Living Planet Report 2015
TierraMar worked with WWF to research and co-author a Special Edition on Ocean Protection – Blue Living Planet Report 2015. The report is a response to alarming statistics raised in WWF’s premiere publication on the state of the planet, The Living Planet Report 2014…
Building a Framework for Biodiversity Conservation in the Pacific
Under a project jointly commissioned by the Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environment (SPREP) and the Pacific Islands Roundtable for Nature Conservation in the Pacific Islands, TierraMar led an extensive regional process to develop the Pacific Framework…