OceansWatch Projects
2017
Locally managed marine area-Reef Islands,Solomon Islands
Increasing population and modern fishing methods are affecting communities' abilities to catch sufficient fish. These communities suffer annual food shortages and the young children suffer from malnutrition. They have requested assistance from OceansWatch in managing their marine resources for their future sustainability.
Climate change
OceansWatch works with communities to carry out Coastal and Marine Resource Vulnerability Assessments.
These give climate change projections and offer support for the local people to generate projects that will mitigate any negative effects projected.
Endangered Species
OceansWatch trains local Conservation committees to identify endangered species and to recognise the importance of biodiversity. In participation with communities we protect habitats and threatened species using eco-system based management. This will ensure that future generations are able to benefit from their customary lands.
Vanuatu Marine
OceansWatch has been working in Vanuatu since 2008. We have visited many communities working in partnership with them to monitor the health of the coral reefs and enabling them to care for their marine resources. We work closely with the Vanuatu Environment and Fisheries Department to help them access their many remote islands.
Read the latest reports
Coconut Oil
We are building the capacity of the women to produce organic, virgin cold-pressed coconut oil for the New Zealand market. Demand for this oil is growing as the benefits of using it are more widely accepted. This year we are providing a few extraction presses to make the process more efficient. Read our project plan.
Refurbishing clinics
In 2015 we refurbished two clinics and provided medical assistance in the Reef Islands, Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands.
Read the 2015 Medical Aide and Clinic Refurbishment on Fenualoa Report
Carbon Trading
A new program is being launched around the World and in the Solomon Islands. It’s called Carbon Trading and is of special interest to local land owners with intact forests. It is a Forest Carbon Trading program called REDD+ that provides ongoing payments if you keep your forest.