Program 7 researchers lead a range of projects across the Coral Triangle region and the Western Indian Ocean. Click on the link for a summary of the project and related publications. Please contact the principal investigator for further information.
Social and interdisciplinary science network
Social, political and cultural aspects of marine resource use and management
An assessment of social-ecological resilience in the context of marine resource management in Melanesia (2009-2012) - Simon Foale, Martha Macintyre
Seafood consumption in contemporary China (2012 ongoing) - Mike Fabinyi
Stateless stakeholders: Facilitating participatory governance in the Coral Triangle - Julian Clifton and Gregory Acciaioli (UWA), Wolfram Dressler (UQ), Mike Fabinyi
The contribution of locally managed marine areas to food security of Solomon Islands (2009-2012) - Pip Cohen, Simon Foale
Institutions and governance
Applying an ecosystem approach to management of small-scale tropical fisheries (2012-2014) - Louisa Evans, Rose Mwaipopo and Yunus Mgaya (UDSM), Timothy Daw (UEA), Katrina Brown (ESI)
Coastal governance reform in the Solomon Islands at national and provincial level (2011 ongoing) - Louisa Evans
Leaders in Conservation and Development (2012-2013) - Louisa Evans, Pip Cohen, Christina Hicks, Murray Prideaux and Peter Case (JCU)
Limits to climate change adaptation in the Great Barrier Reef region, Australia (2010-2011) - Louisa Evans, Christina Hicks, Renae Tobin (JCU), Pedro Fidelman (USC)
Enhancing District Delivery and Management of Agriculture Extension in Lao PDR (Forthcoming) – Peter Case (JCU), Simon Foale
Sustainable livelihoods and food security
Livelihoods, cross-border trade and the live reef fish for food trade in the Philippine-Malaysia borderzone (2011 ongoing) - Mike Fabinyi, Mike Pido
Impacts of improving postharvest processing of sea cucumbers in the Western Pacific (In development) – Steven Purcell (Southern Cross University), Simon Foale
