{"id":5635,"date":"2019-04-02T12:11:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T02:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=5635"},"modified":"2023-03-10T14:00:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T04:00:42","slug":"perspectivesasia-mangoro-market-meri-women-guardians-of-the-mangroves-in-png","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/perspectivesasia-mangoro-market-meri-women-guardians-of-the-mangroves-in-png\/","title":{"rendered":"Perspectives:Asia | Mangoro market meri: Women guardians of the mangroves in PNG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite a historical and cultural predominance of men in roles of leadership, women are playing a key role in the fight against the large-scale land and coastal clearing that threatens their local ecosystems and livelihoods. One particular concern is still largely intact mangrove forests that protect the shorelines of Papua New Guinea\u2019s island and coastal provinces.<\/p>\n<p>The Nature Conservancy is an international NGO working with women across PNG to address mangrove loss and women&#8217;s empowerment through the Mangoro Market Meri (MMM) project. Using MMM as a case study, Barbara Masike-Liri and Robyn James engaged with the current status of mangroves in PNG and how women and communities currently utilised mangrove livelihood and techniques to develop a scheme to link them to \u200blarger scale economic benefits for conservation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barbara Masike-Liri<\/strong> is a strong Bougainvillean woman who began her career as a journalist covering issues in Bougainville. She has been with The Nature Conservancy for over fifteen years supporting community conservation in Papua New Guinea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robyn James<\/strong> has been with the Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Melanesia since 2010 and leads conservation work as well as addressing issues with mining and extractives. She also leads women\u2019s empowerment work across the organisation.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the #PerspectivesAsia seminar\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JrOxAaYunvk&amp;t=1319s\">online.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Perspectives:Asia is presented by the Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University and the Australian Centre of Asia-Pacific Art (ACAPA) at QAGOMA. Previous Perspectives:Asia seminars are also available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/asia-institute\/partnerships-collaborations\/perspectivesasia\">online<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Images: Natasha Harth<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5635 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/perspectivesasia-mangoro-market-meri-women-guardians-of-the-mangroves-in-png\/20190328_nharth_perspectivesasia_thenatureconservancy_025\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/20190328_nharth_PerspectivesAsia_TheNatureConservancy_025-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5641\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5641'>\n\t\t\t\tZara Stanhope, Curatorial Manager, Asian and Pacific Art, QAGOMA, Robyn James, Director Conservation, Melanesia, The Nature Conservancy, Barbara Masike-Liri, Papua New Guinea Country Director, The Nature Conservancy, Ruth McDougall, Curator of Pacific Art, QAGOMA and Professor Caitlin Byrne, Director, Griffith Asia Institute.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/perspectivesasia-mangoro-market-meri-women-guardians-of-the-mangroves-in-png\/20190328_nharth_perspectivesasia_thenatureconservancy_061\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/20190328_nharth_PerspectivesAsia_TheNatureConservancy_061-e1554170457913-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" 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Women Guardians on the Mangroves in PNG presented by Barbara Masike-Liri, Papua New Guinea Country Director, The Nature Conservancy and Robyn James, Director Conservation, Melanesia, The Nature Conservancy.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/perspectivesasia-mangoro-market-meri-women-guardians-of-the-mangroves-in-png\/20190328_nharth_perspectivesasia_thenatureconservancy_080\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/20190328_nharth_PerspectivesAsia_TheNatureConservancy_080-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5645\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5645'>\n\t\t\t\tRobyn James, Director Conservation, Melanesia, The Nature Conservancy, Professor Caitlin Byrne, Director, Griffith Asia Institute and Barbara Masike-Liri, Papua New Guinea Country Director, The Nature Conservancy.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/perspectivesasia-mangoro-market-meri-women-guardians-of-the-mangroves-in-png\/socials-20190328_nharth_perspectivesasia_thenatureconservancy_031\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/socials-20190328_nharth_PerspectivesAsia_TheNatureConservancy_031-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5650\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5650'>\n\t\t\t\tPerspectives: Asia Women Guardians on the Mangroves in PNG welcome reception.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/perspectivesasia-mangoro-market-meri-women-guardians-of-the-mangroves-in-png\/socials-20190328_nharth_perspectivesasia_thenatureconservancy_044\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/socials-20190328_nharth_PerspectivesAsia_TheNatureConservancy_044-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5652\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5652'>\n\t\t\t\tPerspectives: Asia Women Guardians on the Mangroves in PNG audience\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon 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historical and cultural predominance of men in roles of leadership, women are playing a key role in the fight against the large-scale land and coastal clearing that threatens their local ecosystems and livelihoods. 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