Mere Takoko

Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Hako, Tainui, Te Arawa

Victoria University - Te Herenga Waka,
PhD Student

Mere is Vice President of Conservation International and specialises in Māori development. She is undertaking PhD research on establishing a blue carbon plan to promote climate resilience and sustainable economic development for the Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Porou Exclusive Economic Zone.

The Hinemoana ki Tai project will bring together various traditional indigenous ocean knowledge systems to direct the development of a Hinemoana Blue Carbon Plan for Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Porou and an ocean governance legislative framework.