February 2026 - July 2026 | Client: Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) | Partnership with Australian Institute of Marine Science and University of the South Pacific to co-design and co-deliver a scientific writing retreat for Pacific Island researchers working on coral reef research and monitoring.
environmental economics, natural resource management, and conservation
We have undertaken the following projects in environmental economics, natural resource management, and conservation:
Building Coastal Resilience through Nature-Based and Integrated Solutions – Risk Financing and Insurance Solutions for Coastal Resilience
November 2024 - December 2025 | Client: Landell Mills and WWF | Led research and analysis for an ecosystem valuation study and cost benefit analysis for interventions post-disaster that might support coral reef recovery and resilience in the Denarau / Mamanuca Area. This research is part of a wider study assessing the feasibility of coral reef insurance in the Asia-Pacific region, supported by ADB.
Fiji Climate Finance Writeshop Training
December 2021 | Client: The Commonwealth Secretariat | Facilitation and technical input to the Fiji Climate Finance Writeshop Training with the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Climate Change Section.
Support to GGGI Planning Meeting
November 2021 | Client: GGGI | Develop sessions and facilitation tools for a hybrid in-person and virtual planning retreat; facilitate sessions and track outcomes from each session.
Fiji Marinas Sustainable Benchmarking
June 2021 to September 2021 | Client: BMT Commercial (IFC) | Assist the IFC to prepare a decision-making tool to evaluate whether potential marina proposals in Fiji are sustainable from an environmental, economic and social perspective to enable the bank to consider investment decisions.
Selecting Blue Carbon Project Sites in Fiji – report review and edit
August 2020 to September 2020 | Client: Conservation International |
Fiji – Institutional Support consultant for GCF Readiness
June 2020 to October 2021 | Client: Global Green Growth Institute |
Protected Areas in Fiji policy briefs
March-May 2020 | Consultancy support to the development of information materials on sustainable financing pathways and cost modelling for Fiji’s marine and terrestrial protected area networks | Client: Conservation International, Suva |
Pacific agribusiness research and development initiative
July 2017 to December 2021 | Included designing and leading research on the success factors and constraints to agribusiness development, an advisory facility for emerging agritourism operators and reviewing an update of an agriculture value-chain guide with Pacific examples. http://pardi.pacificfarmers.com/ | Client: Pacific Island Farmers Organisation Network, Nadi and University of the Sunshine Coast