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Mangoro Market Meri women from Papua New Guinea are exploring new sustainable
business opportunities. © Robyn James/TNC

Women and Conservation in Asia Pacific


WOMEN GUARDIANS OF THE MANGROVES

Women in Papua New Guinea are coming together to care for each other, their
families and lead change for their environment.





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Around the world, many cultural, structural and historical issues can limit a
woman’s opportunities to achieve their potential: to be educated and to be a
part of decision-making. In Papua New Guinea (PNG), women are working to
overcome this imbalance by forming groups, exploring business opportunities and
striving for a better future for their children and their families.

Surrounding many parts of PNG, coastal waters, land and sea connect in a tangle
of twisted mangrove forests. In these forests, women work extremely hard, for
example, chopping wood for cooking and gathering seafood to feed their families.
Women account for 60 to 80 percent of all food production in PNG. As such, they
directly rely on healthy and accessible resources on land and in the sea to
provide for their children and other family members who depend on them.


Watch TNC is supporting the women of Mangoro Market Meri in Papua New Guinea by
helping them develop and trial their business and conservation ideas, and then
link them to larger-scale economic benefits for conservation. (2:05 min)

Mangroves are invaluable: They are the breeding and feeding grounds for fish and
shellfish that many PNG communities rely upon. Mangroves also trap sediment from
land runoff, so that coral reefs and seagrass aren't smothered by silt, and they
buffer coastal communities against the impact of king tides and storm surges
caused by climate change. But mangroves are one of the most threatened
ecosystems on the planet. They are cleared for housing, logging and aquaculture
and are over-harvested for timber and firewood. This has a negative impact on
the environment and on people's lives.


See how the women first developed their business ideas at the Nature's Leading
Women Event that was hosted by TNC.

In response to these issues, women have created Mangoro Market Meri (meaning
Mangrove Market Women) to manage their mangroves sustainably and also to improve
the benefits they can derive from them. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is
supporting the women of Mangoro Market Meri (MMM) by helping them develop and
trial their business and conservation ideas, and then link them to larger-scale
economic benefits for conservation. Our focus is on supporting women to identify
their needs and then create opportunities for them to access leadership,
financial literacy and business and conservation management that generates
much-needed income and employment.


Papua New Guinea A woman carries firewood home to use for cooking the family
meal. © Ruth Konia/TNC

To create long-term solutions for mangroves and PNG women, MMM is linking local
efforts, ecotourism and blue carbon (the carbon that is captured by the world's
oceans and coastal ecosystems). By sustainably managing their mangroves and near
shore fisheries, MMM addresses two urgent problems: over-fishing and
over-harvesting. Using innovative approaches, the women are building local
markets for sustainably harvested mangrove products like mud crabs and clams.
They are also exploring “volun-tourism” initiatives and have successfully
partnered with a tour operator.


QUOTE: PIWEN LANGARUP

> For my people, our livelihood is totally dependent on the sea. But our marine
> resources have reduced in number and size at a very fast rate due to
> over-fishing, to meet the demand for food and money.

Piwen Langarup

Program Coordinator, Pihi Environment and Development Forum


TNC continues to support efforts at the provincial and national level to develop
sustainable mangrove policies, which MMM can both inform and reinforce. Women’s
leadership is expanding to other provinces in PNG with the goal of creating a
network for sharing and learning between women across the country.

MMM is showing how women’s involvement in conservation, economic development and
decision-making create more prosperous and healthy futures for themselves, their
communities and their environment.

Mangrove Roots Mature mangroves take root along the shoreline, offering coastal
protection and important habitat. © Ralph Pace


SUPPORT WOMEN IN CONSERVATION

across the Pacific Islands to create positive lives for themselves and their
families.

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A WOMAN SCIENTIST SAVES MANGROVES AND BATTLES CLIMATE CHANGE IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Mazzella Maniwavie, TNC’s first female mangrove scientist in our Pacific
program, is saving mangroves and supporting women.




PROMISE TO THE NEXT GENERATION

Women in the Pacific Islands are fighting climate change for their children's
future




INTERVIEW: ROBYN JAMES

The conservation director for TNC in Melanesia finds that what’s good for women
is good for the environment.

By Amy Crawford

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