A joint multidisciplinary project between the University of Auckland and the World Wide Fund for Nature-Solomon Islands.
Funding
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Roviana and Vonavona Lagoons Marine Resource Management Project
A joint multidisciplinary project between the University of Auckland and the World Wide Fund for Nature-Solomon Islands.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Dr. Shankar Aswani,
Senior Research Fellow,
Anthropology, the University of Auckland
Phone +64 9 373 7599, ext 8573
Fax: +64 9 373 7499
Email: s.aswani@auckland.ac.nz
Assistant Professor,
Department of Anthropology, University of California,
Santa Barbara, California 9316-3210, USA
Richard Hamilton,
Research Associate,
Department of Marine Science, University of Otago, Solomon Islands
Dr. Simon Foale
World Wide Fund for Nature,
Solomon Islands,
P.O. Box 21,
Gizo, Western Province,
Solomon Islands
Phone: 677-60191
Fax: 677-60294
Email: wwf@welkam.solomon.com.sb
Seri Hite
World Wide Fund for Nature,
Solomon Islands,
P.O. Box 21,
Gizo, Western Province,
Solomon Islands
Phone: 677-60191
Fax: 677-60294
Email: wwf@welkam.solomon.com.sb
The overarching aim of this project is to establish sustainably managed marine areas under customary sea tenure in the Roviana and Vonavona Lagoons, Western Province, Solomon Islands.
To this end, the joint project between the University of Auckland and The World Wide Fund for Nature, Solomon Islands intends to: