1. Sara Martin QEDHS – December 11 th

3.  Marine area including waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, and Solomon Islands.  Named because greatest amount of corals in this area (600 different coral species in some places)  Called ‘the Nursery of the Seas’ because of incredibly high marine biodiversity (highest in the world)

4.  Rich and diverse coral reefs  2000 species of reef fish  6 of 7 marine turtle species  Whales, sharks, rays, dugongs, dolphins  Mangrove, seaweed, seagrass  120 million people  Highly productive tuna fishery (fuels a multi-billion dollar global tuna industry)  Nature–based tourism industry valued at over US$12 billion annually

5.  Economic development and population growth 1) Unsustainable harvest (overharvest) of marine resources 2) Destructive fishing practices 3) Problematic land-based activities 4) Coastal development 5) Destruction of reef and mangrove habitat  Climate Change 1) Deterioration of reef health 2) Sea level rise 3) Shift in species distribution and abundance

6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH0ma3 wNYy4

8.  The Coral Triangle = WWF Priority Place  WWF working with people to help maintain food security and livelihoods through marine conservation:  Building sustainable fisheries  Preparing for climate change  Creating protected areas  Alternate livelihoods  Protecting marine turtles  Reducing bycatch

9.  There are WWF offices in all 6 coral triangle countries  WWF Solomon Islands - Field office in Gizo (5 local staff) - Admin office in Honiara (1 local staff)

10. SI = 1000+ islands Pop. = approx. 600 000

11. Red circle = Ghizo Island, Western Province

12.  Ghizo Island = current integration site (focus area) for WWF projects  Marine conservation, sustainable livelihoods, capacity building (communities and gov’t)  Mangrove, fish, coral reef, turtles, protected areas, alternate livelihoods  Overall goal = Maintaining food security and livelihoods of Solomon Islanders

14. Growing corals

17. Inshore Fish Aggregating Device (IFAD)

19. Kogulavata Bay office...

21. http://www.coraltriangleinitiative.org/ http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/coraltriangle/ http://worldwildlife.org/places/coral-triangle http://www.conservation.org/global/marine/initiatives/oceanscapes/cti/ pages/overview.aspx http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/asiaandthepacific/coraltria ngle/overview/coral-triangle-initiative.xml Websites for more information:

22. Gizo market = fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, crab, shells, seaweed, nuts, flowers, traditional foods, baked goods.

51. Thank You for your attention. Tangio Tumas!