environmental conservation

Targeted awareness programs and conservation efforts in Kunua District, North Bougainville, are part of Junior Novera’s plan for long-term biodiversity conservation and adaptation to climate change effects in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.

Junior is a conservation biologist and received an Allison Sudradjat prize. He is an Australia Awards alumni who studied for a PhD in Conservation Science, Applied Ecology, Pacific Indigenous Knowledge and Environmental Decisions.

Environment policy expert based in Japan, Anne McDonald, says working closely with resource owners and government agencies is vital in developing a management plan for PAs.

The Canadian environment policy scholar and Professor of Sophia University at Tokyo, in Japan, highlights the importance of involving landowners in decision-making for PA policies.

McDonald has conducted field research in Japanese agricultural and fishing communities for over two decades now.

She educates on how to balance economic development and environmental conservation of island nations.