The Waitt Institute | Community engagement & stakeholder management for ocean conservation


Question: How can we better engage with communities to secure desire for, and understanding of our work?

Answer: Stop behaving like an activist, combat preconceptions, and become a trusted diplomat by being more human and communicating with purpose.

Matt created and delivered high-level strategies to answer complex environmental, social and economic challenges through effective, inclusive, empathetic communications plans. This guided the organisation as a whole, improving the proactive operation and efficacy of eight international communications teams.

These frameworks helped to secure a stronger understanding of, and desire for, ocean protection amongst communities while navigating the complex political and cultural landscapes of big ocean states.

Impact: Through many trials and tribulations, five Memorandums of Understanding were signed which pledged to protect 30% of the territorial waters of Bermuda, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Samoa and Vanuatu.

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