Nicole Yamase Makes Grist’s Annual Climate Leaders List
We’re proud to share that Nicole Yamase, PhD, our Director of Impact, has been named to Grist’s annual list of leaders delivering real-world environmental solutions.
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Strengthening Palau’s Northern Reef Communities through the Northern Reef Catamaran Initiative
In partnership with Ngarchelong State, OneReef Micronesia, supported by Global Conservation and Nia Tero, has supported a new chapter of ocean stewardship with the
Cross-site Collaboration Builds Success
Cross-site sharing of conservation lessons is vital to maximizing outcomes. OneReef’s partner, the Conservation Society of Pohnpei (CSP) in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), annually brings together all the Pohnpei State communities that manage their Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) so they can share information and best practices. The discussions at this cross-site meeting help OneReef change our programs and better support our partner communities.
Community Steward Spotlight
We are deeply grateful for the community stewards who are pivotal to our work. One such person is Clifford “Poch” Osima; a Palauan Traditional Steward engaged in modern-day surveillance, enforcement, and reef health monitoring activities as a Ngarchelong State Ranger. He has been vital in helping us deploy cutting-edge technologies to reduce poaching and to monitor reef health. Read more!
Surveillance Gear Bought and Sent to Communities
Thank you for helping us raise $4,520 to date for 4 of our partner communities in Pohnpei (Federated States on Micronesia)! The communities are Palikir,
A 10 year partnership – conservation success at Helen Reef (Palau)
OneReef’s first Partnership agreement, 10 years ago, was with the Tobi community to support their efforts to protect and recover the marine ecosystem of Helen Reef, including its iconic turtle population. To honor World Oceans Day (June 8th), and World Sea Turtle Day (June 18th), we want to share the achievements of the Helen Reef Turtle monitoring and tagging program and celebrate this incredible community whose efforts have ensured that there have been no illegal poachers at Helen Reef since the last incident in 2014! Read on for the history of this program and its successful conservation efforts.
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“Solving the problems associated with coral reef loss in the Pacific Island region requires more than just throwing resources at the problem. We must partner with communities that have deep-rooted and culturally significant relationships with the ocean.”
Christopher LaFranchi
Founder and President – OneReef