Community Initiated Seagrass Monitoring The Tetepare Descendants’ Association

Tetepare Descendants Association (TDA), Solomon Islands

Tetepare Island

Resource monitoring Trochus surveys Reef check surveys Seagrass & Giant clamshell monitoring Coconut crab monitoring

Green Turtle Tagging + DNA Sampling Turtle monitoring Green Turtle Tagging + DNA Sampling

Leatherback Turtle nest Monitoring

Policing and collecting resource harvest data

Main Networking Partners and Donors National Government Ministries: (Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Fisheries and Ministry of Forest SICCP SIRA Donors: SICCP – Core Operations USFWS – Marine Turtle monitoring MbZ (Seagong Project) – Seagrass monitoring USP – Seagrass monitoring

Integrated Eco-tourism Venture

See dugongs and saltwater crocodiles

Challenges Scare funding for core operations and turtle conservation Lack of Communication Weak governance

Awards

Conclusion TDA yet to apply and register its PA 2 Thoughts: If any communities or Resource Owners wish to establish their MPAs, they should start, Organise themselves and register as a charitable organisation first. The survival of most species today depends on Human beings. Gone are the days when Mother Nature use to nurturing them.

The End Thank you