Thirteen representatives from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu are returning home with new skills and deeper insights into seagrass mapping and monitoring after a week-long regional training in Suva, Fiji. Held at the Southern Cross Hotel, the training from 10-16 July, was a step forward in strengthening the Pacific’s capacity to protect one of its most valuable but often overlooked ecosystems: seagrass.
Chief Conservation Officer at Solomon Islands’ Environment and Conservation Division, Ms Agnetha Vave Karamui, said the training was both a refresher and a chance to sharpen practical skills. “I gained a lot from the workshop. The facilitators provided a refresher on how to identify the species present in Fiji using Fiji’s case study. We also had an update and revision on the number of species and how to identify species that are growing in Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea,” Ms Karamui shared.
