Project’s Director, WWF Global
Louise Heaps is WWF’s global lead on sustainable blue economy, focusing on influencing mainstream finance and policy enablers, as well as addressing the barriers to delivering an inclusive and equitable sustainable blue economy. Louise has worked in ocean conservation and natural resource management for over 25 years, leading ocean policy and field-based programmes in the global north and south, with 5 years as the Conservation Director of WWF’s South Pacific office. Louise subsequently led WWF-UK’s domestic and international ocean programme before becoming the Marine Chief Adviser. After completing an MBA at Exeter University in 2016, Louise led the process to develop the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles in partnership with the European Commission, European Investment Bank and the International Sustainability Unit. She is a member of the UNEP FI steering group for the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative and the Steering Council of the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance.
Louise is the Project Director for the ADB TA-6742 REG Building Coastal Resilience through Nature-Based and Integrated Solutions - Risk Financing and Insurance Solutions for Coastal Resilience (54212-001)
Project’s Blue Finance Specialist, Blue Seeds
Since 2023, Camille has been managing BlueMove, a fund initiated by BlueSeeds and WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative. BlueMove facilitates access to public and private funding for small-scale fishing communities in Europe, enabling them to develop sustainable fishing projects with the help of technical and financial support.
Within the Entrepreneurs du Monde network, she previously led the creation and development of a fund that now finances 20 organisations in 14 countries, supporting entrepreneurship and access to energy for vulnerable communities with a total portfolio of €11 million.
With a Master's degree from Kedge Business School in Bordeaux, France, specialising in audit, financial control and law, she started her career in the United States in investment banking in 2007.
Camille is driven by a deep sense of purpose to create lasting social and environmental impact
Project’s Legal and Governance Specialist in Solomon Island, Pacific Horizon
Dr Phillip Tagini is a Solomon Islands lawyer and policy specialist, and Executive Director of Pacific Horizons Consultancy Group (PHCG). He holds a PhD in Law and Policy (Monash University), with postgraduate qualifications in investment and legal practice from the University of the South Pacific. Dr Tagini brings extensive experience in legal, policy, and institutional analysis, stakeholder consultation, and governance design—working with agencies including ADB, USAID, MCC, DFAT, MFAT, the EU and UNDP. He has previously served as Special Secretary to the Prime Minister and has deep expertise in natural resource regulation, customary land governance, and enabling environments for resilient financing mechanisms in the Pacific. He continues to practise law at the Solomon Islands High Court.
Project’s in-country coordinator in Fiji, WWF Pacific
With over 20 years of experience in the environmental and community development sectors, he possesses expertise in forestry, climate change, and marine fisheries management, including project design, resource allocation, research, and advocacy. From 2017 to 2023, he initially served as the Regional Conservation Director, overseeing teams in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Fiji, before transitioning to the role of Fiji Conservation Director. Francis Areki serves as the Senior Technical Advisor to the Director of WWF Pacific. Currently, he coordinates WWF Pacific's collaboration with the Fiji Government and provides support for regional conservation programming and development.
Project’s Ecosystem Valuation Specialist, Sustain Value
James Spurgeon has over 30 years consulting experience specialising in natural capital, impact valuation and the blue economy. Since authoring a seminal paper on the Economic value of coral reefs in 1992 he has undertaken several hundred natural capital studies, including over 100 marine and coastal natural capital/ecosystem service valuation/NC accounts/TNFD and sustainable finance studies globally. Clients include multinational companies, development banks, family offices, insurance and law firms, governments, UN agencies, start-ups & NGOs. He is the founding director of consulting firm Sustain Value and sits on the Capitals Coalition Advisory Panel. He was a main author of the Natural Capital Protocol and the Capitals Protocol, and has authored numerous coral reef valuation papers. He has a degree in Zoology, an MSc in Tropical Coastal Management, an MBA and several financial accounting qualifications.
Project’s In-Country Coordinator in Indonesia, Konservasi Indonesia
Dias is Konservasi Indonesia’s Ocean Program Director. KI is a national foundation aims to support the sustainable development and protection of critical ecosystems in Indonesia. Dias is the In-country Coordinator for Risk financing solutions and transfer mechanisms to promote climate resilience for ecosystems (Output 4 of TA 6742-REG Building Coastal Resilience through Nature Based and Integrated Solutions in Asia and the Pacific).
She oversees implementation and managing Konservasi Indonesia’s ocean programs in protection and production model, megafauna, blue carbon, marine protected areas (including large scale-MPA), aquaculture, surf conservation and sustainable finance in oceans. She is part of Advisory Committee to the Oversight Committee for Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act (TFCCA) debt-for-nature swap program targeting Lesser Sunda-Banda Seascape and Bird’s Head Seascape in Indonesia.
She has over 25 years of experience in program design, advocacy, and research. She has an undergraduate degree in urban and regional planning from Bandung Institute of Technology, a Master of Arts in Development Studies, with specialization in Public Policy and Administration from the Institute of Social Studies in the Netherlands and a PhD in Coastal and Marine Resources Management from Bogor Agricultural University.
Project’s Disaster Insurance’s specialist, Swiss Re
Alison Drill leads Swiss Re’s P&C Structured Solutions business across Asia Pacific, where she focuses on non-traditional reinsurance structures, program optimisation, and M&A transactions. She has worked for Swiss Re since 2002 on a diverse range of global projects and clients, including government sector, corporate and insurance clients. Her work includes developing innovative risk transfer solutions, particularly in parametric insurance and climate resilience.
She has technical expertise in natural perils and climate-related re/insurance, having contributed to pioneering initiatives that integrate risk transfer mechanisms into nature-based solutions. She is actively involved in advancing nature-positive insurance innovation, including risk transfer mechanisms for vulnerable communities.
She is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and a Charter holder of the CFA Institute. Alison also serves as Deputy Chairperson of the Climate & Sustainability Practice Committee of the Actuaries Institute of Australia, helping shape industry perspectives on climate risk and sustainable finance.
Project’s Senior Coral Reef Ecologist
Dr. Selina Ward is a coral biologist who worked as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Queensland, Australia until 2023. She completed her PhD in 1997 and completed a postdoctoral Fellowship with the University of Sydney before starting at the University of Queensland in 2000. Dr. Ward has conducted important research into the responses of corals to environmental stress including elevated nutrients, mechanical damage and elements of climate change such as ocean acidification and temperature elevations. She has been particularly interested in the early life history stages of corals. 6 Dr. Ward has been an advisory editor at Coral Reefs and is an ex-president of the Australian Coral Reef Society, where she is an active council member coordinating many submissions on important reef issues for the Australian Government. She is regularly asked to provide advice to government, industry and non-governmental organisations. She does a great deal of Australian and international media work and speaks regularly at public fora and meetings. Dr. Ward coordinated the Stanford University in Australia program, along with other undergraduate and postgraduate courses at UQ, and supervises a number of postgraduate students. She created and ran an employee program for Rio Tinto Alcan over many years, which involved taking four groups a year to the reef for a field and lecture course on coral reefs. Dr. Ward was the Program and Partnerships manager for the International Riversymposium for eleven years and is a board member of the Australian Marine Conservation Society.
Project’s Legal and Governance Specialist in Philippines, Rare
Diane Figueroa is the Director for Innovative Finance, Asia-Pacific at Rare, where she leads the design and implementation of innovative financing mechanisms that enable large-scale conservation and climate resilience outcomes. Her work includes the recently launched weather index-based parametric insurance for small-scale fishers in the Philippines, ecosystem-based insurance for coral reefs and other marine and land ecosystems, and outcome-based financing, most notably the Small-Scale Fisheries Impact Bond in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Diane works closely with governments, multilateral institutions, insurers, investors, scientists, and local communities to translate scientific insights into policy-ready and financially viable conservation solutions across the Asia-Pacific region. She holds a Master of Sustainability from the University of Sydney, as well as graduate and undergraduate degrees in biology.
Deputy Secretary Technical (DST), Ministry of Environment, Conservation, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM), Solomon Islands
More than 17 years in Government working within the Environment and Conservation Division. Work covers policy and technical support for national programs on biodiversity conservation, protected areas, community based resource management including leading work for coastal, marine and ocean program. ---Co-lead CTI-CFF implementation and coordination along with MFMR and partners in country from 2009-2023. SIncc member.
Siargao Galatea Tours, Member of Siargao Tourism Operators Association (STOA), Philippines
Bianca is the owner of Galatea Tours, a DOT-accredited tour operator company in General Luna, servicing tourist activities in and around Siargao Island since 2015. She has been an officer and active member of STOA since 2016. STOA’s mission is to synergize and support tourism business operators for the conservation and sustainable development of Siargao as a tourist destination and national asset. It aims to be a unified voice that will positively influence policy making on the island. As such, STOA has been participating in developmental programs by the local and provincial governments, as well as national agencies. Bianca has represented STOA in these meetings and programs.
Independent Consultant
Cherie Gray is an independent consultant, recognised for her strategic thinking, problem-solving and focus on action.
Cherie is currently consulting with the United Nations Development Program, supporting the implementation of coral reef insurance programs in Asia.
Cherie has a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Creative Arts, she is a qualified Executive Coach and graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Global Engagement & Ocean Policy, Blue Pangolin Consulting
Margaux Monfared is a marine biologist and ocean policy specialist working across global engagement, international advocacy and coral reef resilience. At Blue Pangolin Consulting, she supports governments, international initiatives and partners to align science, policy and inclusive engagement in support of effective ocean governance. She previously served as International Policy and Advocacy Director for the International Coral Reef Initiative, where she played a leading role in shaping high-level policy priorities for coral reefs, including the development of global policy asks, contributions to international biodiversity frameworks and support to countries in multilateral negotiations.
Margaux’s work is underpinned by a strong commitment to inclusive, science-based and community-responsive approaches to ocean governance and conservation. She serves on the Advisory Board of the Coral Restoration Consortium and is also a member of Leading Women for the Ocean.
Executive Director, Mesoamerican Reef Fund
María José, a wildlife biologist, is the executive director of the Mesoamerican Reef Fund –MAR Fund– since 2005. She was advisor to the National Council for Protected Areas of Guatemala, where she developed wildlife regulations and the first Red Lists for vertebrates. She led a Guatemalan NGO and coordinated a vertebrate ecology project in Tikal National Park with Wildlife Conservation Society. From 1996-2004, María José directed the first Guatemalan environmental fund. She participated in the design and establishment of the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds and has served three times on its Executive Committee. She currently sits on the board of the Coral Reef Alliance and Healthy Reefs for Healthy People.
Philippines Co-Lead, Global Innovation Lab
Norman A. Tilos is a sustainable finance professional with over 25 years of experience structuring innovative financial instruments for nature-positive investments across Asia and the Pacific. His expertise lies at the critical intersection of conservation finance and risk management, specifically designed to mobilize private capital for ecosystem resilience. Through Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance, Norman collaborated with a team to develop a USD 100M blended finance facility for Southeast Asia, structuring green bonds and debt instruments for forest and marine conservation.
With deep, on-the-ground experience in the Philippines, Norman has recently collaborated with local financial institutions to develop investible project pipelines for initiatives like the Mangrove Breakthrough and co-designed actionable roadmaps for integrating nature into bank portfolios. His work consistently involves forging strategic alliances with regulators (BSP, SEC), government agencies (DENR, DOF), and multilateral partners such as the ADB, IFC, and UNDP to strengthen enabling environments and unlock finance for conservation at scale.
Team Leader for Convention and Ocean Accounting, Directorate of Ecosystem Conservation, DG of Ocean, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), Indonesia
Ahmad is a marine and coastal ecosystem specialist with more than fifteen years of experience at the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia. His educational background is fisheries and environmental policy. He currently serves as the team leader for Convention and Ocean Accounting at the Directorate General of Ocean Management, supporting the integration of international commitments like BBNJ, CBD, CITES into national marine policy. His work focuses on the development and strengthening of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), contributing to Indonesia’s commitment to conserve 30% of its marine areas under the national Blue Economy Policy and in alignment with the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. He also involved with the national CITES Management Authority for aquatic species, working to ensure the sustainable use of Indonesia’s marine biodiversity while safeguarding the livelihoods of coastal communities. Ahmad serves as Indonesia focal point for Marine Protected Area Technical Working Group at The Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF).
Climate and Environment Finance Specialist, Asian Development Bank
Arun Abraham is a climate and environment finance specialist, specializing in design and implementation of programs and projects in biodiversity and ecosystems management, climate change, chemicals and wastes, land management and coastal, marine and oceans management. He is a graduate of the Normal Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
DG in Finance Sector Group, Asian Development Bank
Ms. Engstrom is the Director General of Sectors Department 3 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) effective 28 July 2025. She leads the Finance Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office and Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office.
Ms. Engstrom was previously the Senior Director of ADB’s Financial Sector Office (2023–2025) leading ADB’s sovereign operations to develop financial sectors across developing member countries. Prior to this, she was the Director of Private Sector Financial Institutions Division for approximately ten years managing a team supporting financial institutions through loans, equity, guarantees, and technical assistance.
Prior to ADB, Ms. Engstrom worked at Fannie Mae, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the International Finance Corporation in Washington, D.C. She has an MBA from Georgetown University and a master’s degree in international affairs from the University of Virginia.
Investment Division Head, Indonesia Environment Fund (IEF)
Hery Kuswanto currently serves as the Head of the Investment Division at the Indonesia Environment Fund (IEF). The IEF is a national trust fund and financing institution established to mobilize and manage resources for environmental protection and sustainable development in Indonesia. As a government-backed fund, IEF plays a pivotal role in supporting climate resilience, biodiversity conservation, and green growth by managing both endowment and trust funds dedicated to long-term environmental priorities.
In his current role, Hery oversees the management of the environmental endowment fund, ensuring that resources are allocated effectively to strengthen disaster resilience programs. This includes the development and implementation of disaster risk financing mechanisms such as catastrophe insurance. His work ensures that financial mechanisms are not only sustainable but also responsive to the urgent challenges posed by climate change and natural disasters.
With a strong background in environmental finance and program architecture, Hery brings expertise in designing investment strategies that integrate ecological priorities with financial sustainability. His work at IEF reflects a commitment to advancing Indonesia’s resilience agenda by aligning trust fund management and financial innovation with national and international environmental goals.
Senior Program Manager, Blue Pacific
Nicola Thomson - Bezos Earth Fund Nicola serves as the Senior Program Manager, Blue Pacific at the Bezos Earth Fund, where she develops strategies and builds partnerships to advance ambitious marine and climate resilience goals in the Pacific Islands Region. She engages with governments, grantees, and philanthropic partners to identify high-impact opportunities and helps manage the Fund’s growing ocean portfolio. Nicola brings over 20 years of experience in conservation, climate resilience, and sustainable development. A Fiji Islander and environmental scientist by training, she spent her first decade working across the Pacific region on conservation and sustainable development initiatives, before spending the next ten years working across sectors and regions around the world. She returned to her home region in 2023 to focus on building the resilience of the Pacific Islands Region. She has held senior roles in the public, private, and NGO sectors working on issues ranging from climate resilience to sustainable fisheries and protected area management. She is passionate about bridging global ambitions with local priorities, ensuring that nature protection delivers both ecological impact and benefits for communities on the frontline of climate change. Nicola holds a Master of Science from Monash University and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University.
Global Nature Lead and Deputy Director, Global Fund for Coral Reefs
Yabanex Batista is Global Nature Lead and Deputy Director of the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) at the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF). He is a Puerto Rican and Costa Rican national with an MA in International Resources and Environmental Management from Boston University in the United States.
Yabanex brings over 25 years of experience in sustainable finance for conservation and development, international financial institutions, government relations and multilateral environmental policy in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Latin America and the Caribbean, and Africa.
Prior to joining UNCDF, he served as Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF), where he led the establishment and expansion of regional financing facilities to support biodiversity conservation, protected-area management, and ecosystem-based adaptation. Earlier in his career, he held positions with GIZ/GITEC in Mexico, The Nature Conservancy’s international government relations department and Europe offices, the World Bank–GEF Unit, the U.S. Geological Survey, and IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute) in Brazil.
Head, Sustainable Finance WG, Asian Development Bank
Jennifer Romero-Torres is Unit Head of Sustainable Finance within the Finance Sector Group at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). With over 15 years of experience, Jennifer has led and implemented projects that deliver innovative financing solutions to advance climate resilience, green growth, and sustainability across ADB’s developing member countries. She has spearheaded investment projects, policy-based lending operations, technical assistance, and knowledge initiatives focused on climate and nature finance, green finance, private sector and capital market development, PPPs, COVID-response programs, and financial inclusion—positioning ADB as a key partner in mobilizing capital for sustainable development.
Jennifer drives cross-cutting initiatives and thought leadership in finance sector operations, strengthening the enabling environment for sustainable finance through capacity building and market-based solutions. Prior to joining ADB, she worked in corporate and structured finance, institutional banking, and management consulting for leading global banks and advisory firms in Australia.
An Australian national, Jennifer holds postgraduate degrees, including a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Master of Applied Finance from the University of Melbourne.
Fund Manager, Asia-Pacific Climate Finance Fund (ACliFF)
Andreas Lunding is the Fund Manager for the Asia-Pacific Climate Finance Fund (ACliFF), based within the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), where he is concurrently a Senior Climate Change Specialist (Climate Finance). Andreas leads the project development and deployment of financial resources for ACliFF, a $35 million trust fund focused on supporting the design and implementation of innovative financial risk management products to help unlock capital for climate investments and improve resilience to climate impacts across ADB's Developing Member Countries (DMCs), with a particular emphasis on climate-sensitive sectors, such as natural capital, oceans, and sustainable agriculture.
Andreas brings close to 20 years of experience working in global climate and environmental finance at leading private sector and multilateral development institutions, with in-depth expertise in originating, structuring and delivering innovative blended finance-driven investments and funding initiatives across a range of sub-sectors and geographies, including financing for oceans.
Most recently, Andreas was Technical Advisor to UNDP as a core member of the UN Global Team for the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR), where he led the development and implementation of GFCR’s knowledge, partnership and finance accelerator platform (REEF+). Previously, Andreas held senior staff and advisor positions focused on climate and nature finance investment and mobilization across developing economies with the Green Climate Fund (as Head of Climate Markets), and the High-Level Climate Champions for COP26 and COP27 (as Lead for Emerging Markets/Developing Countries).
Prior to this, Andreas served with ADB, where he helped establish the $450m Asia Climate Partners public-private climate investment fund with funding from ADB and co-financing partners to support scaling up of climate finance investment within the Bank's DMCs. In the early phase of his career, Andreas worked at leading UK-based adviser and asset manager Climate Change Capital on a range of clean energy and carbon markets investments globally, as well as with Deutsche Bank and the Bank of England in roles focused on political risk analysis.
Andreas holds a joint MBA from Columbia Business School and London Business School, as well as MSc. (Management) and BSc. (International Relations) degrees from the London School of Economics. In addition, he has completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Economics from Birkbeck College with distinction and is a Certified Climate & Renewable Energy Finance Expert from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management/UNEP.
Coastal Risk and Resilience Strategy Lead, TNC
Fernando Secaira, Coastal Risk and Resilience Strategy Lead – Mr. Secaira joined the Conservancy in 2003 and currently leads TNC’s Coastal Risk and Resilience Strategy in Mexico and Northern Central America. He works with the hotel industry, coastal engineers, coastal ecologyst and federal and local governments to mainstream the use of natural systems for coastal protection, ensuring their conservation. From 2015 to 2019, the team collaborated with goverment, insurance industry, protected area managers and academia, set up a post storm response program for reef, which included the paramtric insurance for the reef, the first of its kind in the world.
Previously, Fernando led the Conservancy’s coastal and marine work in the Mesoamerican Reef promoting climate change adaptation and fisheries management. From 2003 to 2009, he was the lead environmental planner for marine, terrestrial and freshwater plans, working with goverment and academia encompassing 9 countries, from Mexico to Colombia.
From 2000 to 2001, he was the Marine Policy Advisor for PROARCA-USAID, in Central America. From 1999 to 2000, he worked for the Ministry of Environment in Guatemala and led the development of the National Biodiversity Strategy.
Mr. Secaira holds a degree in Architecture from Francisco Marroquín University in Guatemala and a Master in International Agriculture and Rural Development from Cornell University, and a Fulbright Scholar.
Sangguniang Bayan of General Luna
A Humanitarian Worker in Government who handles 5 Committees in the Sangguniang Bayan of General Luna, a Second Termer SB Member:
- CHAIRPERSON - Committee on Tourism and Culture
- CHAIRPERSON - Committee on Environment & Natural Resources
- CHAIRPERSON - Committee on Budget, Finance & Appropriation
- CHAIRPERSON - Committee on Rules, Laws, Ordinances, Priveleges, Ethics and Legal Matters
- CHAIRPERSON - Committee on Housing, Land Utilization and Urban Development
- Chapter President - Philippine Councilors League - General Luna
- Board of Director - Philippine Councilors League - Surigao del Norte
Principal Finance Specialist (Disaster Insurance), Sector Group Finance
Thomas has more than 25 years of experience in the private reinsurance market having actively managed risks, developed (re)insurance markets and implemented innovative insurance solutions for the private and public sector to close the protection gap in the area of natural hazard, credit, political, property and casualty, agriculture and life & health risks. Since 2018 at the Asian Development Bank and in his current role in the Sector Group Finance, he is supporting the development of sustainable and climate finance solutions, amongst else leveraging the value proposition of the insurance industry, and to unlock private sector capital and investments into resilient infrastructure, blue and green SME, energy efficiency, nature solutions, bamboo value chain, and disaster risk financing.
Director Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
Ms. Senivasa Waqairamasi is a dedicated professional in the field of environmental management and climate change, currently serving as a Director of Climate Change in the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change in Fiji. She has been a key participant representing Fiji to the international COP meetings and negotiations, advocating for effective and equitable solutions to climate-related issues. Ms. Waqairamasi is a former Principal Environment Officer of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change with over 18 years of extensive experience in conservation of biodiversity and natural resource management.
Ms. Waqairamasi’ s blend of technical expertise, strategic leadership, and passion for building Fiji’s climate resilience and environmental conservation and stewardship makes her an integral contributor to both national and international environmental efforts.
She has played a key role in contributing to the development and implementation of environmental and climate change policies and strategies that address the unique challenges faced by small island developing states. Her work extends to significant projects such as the Nadi Basin Integrated Water Resources Management Demonstration project; and the National Capacity Self-Assessment (NCSA) Project for Fiji that assesses Fiji’s capacity to meet its three Rio Convention obligation including the UNFCCC, CBD and UNCCD, showcasing her ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
CEO and Executive Director
Benedikt Signer is CEO and Executive Director of the Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF) Insurance Company. A MAS regulated insurer in Singapore, SEADRIF was established under an ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ mandate to expand insurance protection for vulnerable populations in ASEAN against disasters and climate risks. Previously, he spent over a decade at the World Bank growing the disaster risk finance agenda, leading both country programs and high-level policy initiatives.
Chairman, Arnavon Community Marine Park
Derald D Pitakaka is currently the chairman of the Arnavon community marine park. He has been with the board of management for more than 10 years. Conservation has been a passion and he has assisted with registering an MPA in his community, the Tagu eco lodge and marine protected area. Now he is working with TNC and the Barora Fa landowners to protect Barora for carbon project in Isabel province.
Communications and Public Relations, Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association
Glen Vavaitamana is a communications and public relations professional with the Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, where he leads stakeholder engagement, industry advocacy and strategic communications across Fiji’s tourism sector. His work centres on shaping public narratives around sustainability, policy reform, sector resilience and commercial growth.