• Client/Partners: SWIOFish3 / Seychelles Government

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• Role: Human-centered design & planning lead

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• Focus: Create Seychelles’ first management plans for new sustainable-use MPAs under the national Marine Spatial Plan

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• Challenge: Rapidly strengthen global alignment around high-quality blue carbon principles and accelerate adoption

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• Approach:

  • Conducted design research with government teams & stakeholders

  • Led ideation, option testing, and synthesis

  • Produced visually engaging, user-centered management plans

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• Impact:

  •  Delivered foundational governance tools for MPA implementation

  • Strengthened local ownership and clarity of roles

  • Provided a replicable design approach for future marine planning

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