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Talanoa Consulting @talanoaconsulting.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Vinaka to Kimberly Samson for representing @talanoaconsulting.bsky.social at the Pacific Islands Ocean Conference in Honiara, 🇸🇧! She joined a panel highlighting how we’re weaving Gender Equality, Disability & Social Inclusion (GEDSI) & Nature-based Solutions into our ocean work across the region.

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Talanoa Consulting @talanoaconsulting.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Gender-based violence in Pacific fisheries is a human rights as well as a livelihoods issue. This review by our colleagues @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social and Gina Houng Lee affirms calls for vital research and action:

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Talanoa Consulting @talanoaconsulting.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

In consulting, the focus is often on landing clients. For us at Talanoa Consulting, it’s about finding partners who share our values. Here are 10 lessons we’ve learned so far about investing in genuine, equitable collaboration. www.talanoa-consulting-fiji.com/blog/listeni...

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Listening and Learning: Equitable Partnerships in Consulting – Talanoa Consulting

In the world of consulting, the emphasis can often be on attracting clients and meeting their standards. At Talanoa Consulting, we have learned that finding values-aligned partners and being a good pa...

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Our new paper provides 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗷𝗶. Inclusion is the key! @talanoaconsulting.bsky.social @morenamills.bsky.social conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Insights on the roles of women in effective and procedurally just environmental governance from coastal fisheries management in Fiji

Women are widely viewed as the backbone of their villages, yet their participation in fisheries management is limited by restrictive gender roles. Men and women alike agree that women have valuable k...

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

SPC funded and published report on gender-based violence in fisheries and research priorities in the Pacific is now available. Grateful for the opportunity for @talanoaconsulting.bsky.social to lead this critical piece of work, and those who we interviewed. www.spc.int/DigitalLibra...

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Talanoa Consulting @talanoaconsulting.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

We are so lucky to have worked with Talanoa Intern, Ratu Rabeka Drauna earlier this year! He has since jetted off on a two-year adventure to complete his Master's in Zoology at Otago University. Here are his reflections on his time with us. Vakanuinui vinaka, Ratu Rabeka! bit.ly/4mgGGwk

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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Resilient Reefs Pasifika: Building the resilience of Pacific reefs and the communities that depend on them. @talanoaconsulting.bsky.social #ResilientReefsPasifika #PacificIslands #ClimateAction www.barrierreef.org/what-we-do/p...

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Resilient Reefs Pasifika

Building the resilience of Pacific reefs and the communities that depend on them

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Talanoa Consulting @talanoaconsulting.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Partnering in a values-aligned way isn't always easy. We have learned hard lessons about what equitable partnerships look like. Sharing ‘10 Steps for Screening Potential Consultancy Work,’ part of our process for values-aligned partnering. www.talanoa-consulting-fiji.com/wp-content/u...

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Talanoa Consulting @talanoaconsulting.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

This was a powerful convo moderated by our colleague @mnailatikau.bsky.social, featuring ‘Ofa Guttenbeil-Likiliki, Virisila Buadromo, Niketa Kulkarni & Nikki Bartlett on the Pacific Women Lead Situational Analysis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIyd...

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WEBINAR: Reimagining Pacific research into gender equality

YouTube video by Pacific Women Lead

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Talanoa Consulting @talanoaconsulting.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Cheering on our colleagues @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social & Marita Manley who co-authored this paper on Cyclone Winston’s impact on Fiji's fisheries-dependent communities, with Alyssa S. Thomas, Katherine Chaston Radway, Margaret Fox, Stacy D. Jupiter, Watisoni Lalavanua, and Alisi Rabukawaqa!

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Talanoa Consulting @talanoaconsulting.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Congrats to our colleague @mereoni.bsky.social, co-author of this thought-provoking article with Romitesh Kant and Vehia Wheeler! Their work explores the complexities of peace in our region, colonial legacies, militarisation, and ensuring Pacific-led solutions. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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The Pacific Ocean of peace: a promise or a paradox?

Using Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka’s articulation of the region as an ‘Ocean of Peace’ as an entry point, this article examines the competing visions of peace and sovereignty in the Pacifi...

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Talanoa Consulting @talanoaconsulting.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Inclusiveness, Quality, Openness, and Sustainability are at the heart of everything we do as a Fiji-based and Pacific-focussed team. During 2023 and 2024, we drafted our roadmap for inspiring change. Take a look at our strategic plan: www.talanoa-consulting-fiji.com/wp-content/u...

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