Amelia Faotusia

Amelia Faotusia is a development aid coordination economist in the Government of Tonga’s Ministry of Finance where she helps to coordinate and manage the World Bank’s development portfolio which addresses areas such as disaster resilience and sustainable oceans. As a former fellow in the prestigious Tonga Fellowship on the Environment and Oceans in 2018, Amelia was also part of a team that undertook and published policy-oriented research focused on the ongoing Marine Spatial Planning process in Tonga.

Pacific Ocean Finance Fellowship Program: developing finance solutions for improved ocean governance and health

The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and the Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner (OPOC), in partnership with Conservation Strategy Fund, the Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), launched the Pacific Ocean Finance Fellowship Program earlier this year.

Building bridges between economics and the environment at our international Economic Tools for Conservation course

Fifteen professionals from 12 different countries in Africa, Asia, and South, Central, and North America gathered in northern California for two weeks of new inspiration, strategies, networks, and tools to confront the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Below are some participant reflections on the powerful experience and insights they received.

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