Based in the Northern Mariana Islands, we are a small non-profit devoted to better understanding and improving coastal environments in the Pacific Region.
Our work draws on a wide-range of expertise and capacities, including environmental planning, marine debris, geospatial analysis & mapping, watershed restoration, and coastal hazard adaptation.
Whether we’re dabbling in geodesign or pulling a grounded vessel off a reef, we bring a collaborative, creative approach to our work. We also like to have some fun while we’re at it!
To learn more about what we do, simply email PCRP directly at info@pacificcrp.org.
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Current Projects
Coastal Resilience: Advancing Nature-Based Solutions from Conceptual design to permit-ready on saipan’s beach road shoreline and pathwaY (NFWF)
Watersheds: implementing Watershed restoration projects in laolao bay and achugao, SAIPAN (NOAA RESTORATION CENTER)
Ocean Observing: PacIOOS Liaison to the northern mariana islands (University of Hawaii)
Marine Debris: Survey and Removal of abandoned vessels in Palau and the Mariana Islands (NOAA Marine Debris Program)
Forestry: building community resilience through agroforestry and invasive species control in the Northern Mariana Islands (U.S. Forest Service)
Community use of coral reef environments: Implementation support for NOAA Coral rEEF cONSERVATION pROGRAM’S sOCIOECONOMIC sURVEYS OF THE nORTHERN mARIANA iSLANDS
…Prior Highlights
Delineation and Mapping of Tinian North Field National Historic Landmark (2022 - 2023)
Assessing the Geography of Boat-Based Fishing Effort in the Marianas EEZ (2022-2023)
Re-Districting Plan for the CNMI and Technical Assistance to the 22nd Commonwealth Legislature (2021 - 2022)
Shoreline Stabilization and Enhancement Plan for the Beach Road Pathway, Saipan, CNMI (2020 - 2022)
Community Development Block Grant - Hazard Mitigation Plan for CNMI (2021 - 2022)
Mapping forest stewardship priority areas for the Northern Mariana Islands (2022)
Removal of the Derelict Fishing Vessel F/V Lady Carolina from the Reef of the Saipan Lagoon (2016 - 2022)
Update of the CNMI 10-Year Forest Action Plan (2020-2021)
Outreach and Capacity Building for Terrestrial Conservation and Forest Management in CNMI (2021)
CNMI Recreational Mooring Buoy Program Enhancement and Maintenance (2017 - 2019)
Natural Resource Condition Assessment for American Memorial Park (2016 - 2017)
Mapping Coral Reef Fisheries in Guam and the CNMI (2016 - 2017)
Revision and Update of Marine Protected Area Monitoring & Evaluation Tool (2017)