Tiaki Moana Summit | Tahiti, French Polynesia
Tiaki Moana Summit | Tahiti, French Polynesia
Service: Bespoke
Sector: Not-for-Profit
Industry: Marine Conservation & Environmental Governance
Location: Tahiti - Moorea
Overview
The Tiaki Moana Workshop was our first international facilitation kaupapa, held over three days in Mo‘orea. The conference brought together Pacific youth, community leaders, researchers, and policy experts. Building on the Tiaki Moana Summit, participants co-designed community-led, culturally grounded approaches to marine protection, contributing to recommendations that support equitable and future-focused OECMs across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa.
Building on the momentum of the Tiaki Moana Summit, the workshop explored five core themes that shape our shared future:
1️⃣ Defining and implementing marine OECMs
2️⃣ Indigenous and local knowledge
3️⃣ Existing marine management tools
4️⃣ Innovative and sustainable approaches
5️⃣ Governance and future generations
Our role was to work alongside a team of facilitators to weave together diverse voices — grounding every conversation in shared values of connection, care, and culture. Through participatory dialogue and hands-on sessions, participants co-created practical, community-led pathways for protecting our oceans — guided by mātauranga, science, and intergenerational wisdom.
The outcome of the workshop was a detailed report of recommendations on Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) — outlining ways to build understanding, capability, and collective action to support marine protection that is equitable, culturally grounded, and community-led.
This engagement was led by Blue Cradle, a marine education and conservation organisation dedicated to ocean literacy across the Pacific. We feel deeply honoured to have been part of this kaupapa and to contribute to a movement that celebrates Indigenous knowledge, collaboration, and guardianship of our shared ocean.
