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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear Pacific Ocean Alliance Partners,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Sharing for your information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The </span><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ffa.int&c=E,1,gHt18Aaiwfu0ZwAsw6BMxEID8hFRoR5e2lad4oEioFTDGgQ799LR5jV73VvBgYONlBnBaHh0ON_kZeR7MjOrnlLXqj3G8yAHdbxRhM0EzgRCPwLQ7LQXPA,,&typo=1">Pacific
Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)</a><span style="color:black"> and the </span>
<a href="https://business.facebook.com/opocsuva/">Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner (OPOC)</a><span style="color:black"> - in partnership with
</span><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.conservation-strategy.org&c=E,1,ZWHuSvo_M4KkyoMTYw6Oeg8dxMrRCi3HVqvG5pMA5qVsEgE9W6GH83pSuTk2r9wi_FbmgA2lO2yOXvVw2jMF8vs9HvbUisTOfdiwYNahRWwEciANerRr0Fj3rw,,&typo=1">Conservation Strategy
Fund</a><span style="color:black">, the </span><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.conservationfinancealliance.org&c=E,1,DjQ8LVqbeQBKFzKlUanxuD8opg2j5_ZTS1SLWbx_VUoVAAzipi0hnu6ADTfH7vV9UAaHwJ3tx-UoVFkhbGIykydIEprcynGkz4tMgSWBvkg,&typo=1">Conservation
Finance Alliance</a><span style="color:black"> and the </span><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wcs.org&c=E,1,RqOyn3C-UoFXnbFnaW8XINkua74ntj6OmRxLAeEQqgKT94PCZUly0S4oO4silkvRh5gwfsr_l25zF-MAG7kFPHJ0INsEEZB7v9M9kkBkKfT5CZbjGqTL&typo=1">Wildlife
Conservation Society</a><span style="color:black"> - are pleased to invite applications for the
</span><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.pacificoceanfinance.org%2ffellowship&c=E,1,204mMR7SKp5bB1b_nO3A-cA7jNkhEcye8Qilij33JCuVHrJAjFzQigAcyYou7Y7xxnXInKzKrDLMWJWwNmCpoBQ3G-XsiAdwzQecykjd&typo=1"><b><span style="color:#1155CC">Pacific
Ocean Finance Fellowship</span></b></a><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.pacificoceanfinance.org%2ffellowship&c=E,1,z-aSGwCKLW-mTJCeowsC28E7byQit4r9-Z4SfIWLAN4VWHuwaEgK8HM8JPRxrT1G1Pzp9z3lN4lEI5sUJKMjnfinu0JGoSuxSR3-069w&typo=1"><span style="color:#1155CC">
</span></a><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.pacificoceanfinance.org%2ffellowship&c=E,1,-3KkQ_2RkG-ek805c9bFFMyvAL-t56bBf9V7AbX27TBBySai2ilot2hAPE5RvpsDr_uito1cFlKIDRJOlvhjX93-JecjvF-k9p71to_-qZrxhMf7EpZ_NbTTwwdu&typo=1"><b><span style="color:#1155CC">Program</span></b></a><b>.
</b>The goal of the fellowship program is to strengthen Pacific regional capacity in financing for improved ocean governance and health<b>.</b><span style="color:black">. The program will run from June 1, 2019 to March 1, 2020.
<b>The deadline to </b></span><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.conservation-strategy.org%2fen%2fwebform%2fpacific-ocean-finance-fellowship-program-2019-2020-application-form&c=E,1,TK5qTV2RNCbzA-6j3e87QloX-90EVFrdNzXs7fI3KX6dhgn1v8ORbvrKWlSANOwRwRh7CwDmgyi_tNhva4DmTB7uTkWZSCrL9-4YD_sId2jBZDxANu2xgs4,&typo=1"><b><span style="color:#1155CC">apply</span></b></a><b><span style="color:black">
is May </span>7th<span style="color:black">, 2019. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">We are seeking applicants from diverse backgrounds including private sector, government, academic and civil society professionals who are citi</span>zens or permanent
<span style="color:black">residents of</span> Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
<span style="color:black">If you have a passion for the ocean, leadership experience, and an interest in economics, finance, and/or business, then this fellowship is for you.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121;background:white;mso-highlight:white">The new 9-month Pacific Ocean Finance Fellowship will upskill 10 outstanding professionals from the Pacific Islands in financing for improved ocean governance, management,
and health. The program includes two in-depth week-long trainings (24-28 June - Solomon Islands & 4-8 November - Fiji), participation in the 2019 Pacific Ocean Finance Conference (11-15 November - Fiji), as well as an individual project on the fellow's home
island with guidance from an expert mentor (June 2019 - Feb 2020). The training and individual projects will focus on four ocean finance actions: 1) Generate public and private financial capital through traditional and innovative finance mechanisms to create
diversified portfolios, 2) Invest financial capital effectively, efficiently, and strategically within appropriate policy frameworks and multi-sector strategies, 3) Align public and private economic incentives with long-term ocean health, and 4) Account for
how financial capital is deployed against performance benchmarks, and account for values of marine ecosystem services through time.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.4pt"><span style="color:#212121;background:white;mso-highlight:white">Fellows will not receive a salary or compensation, and must provide evidence of employer or institutional support. Fellows will receive a small
grant to be used for their individual projects.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This fellowship program is part of the
</span><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.pacificoceanfinance.org&c=E,1,MAVlbkmCyEV77tkmUgYtQBX3KtamINnq1NqKLEfdC8HyjwfUnDkxXZygm_c6ejl_NRPWsk9oF6vjZBNfejx0a4bbny780f6CM9dmopKSLI6uI-qmj3XEZnM7w_WA&typo=1">Pacific Ocean Finance Program</a><span style="color:black">,
which is Component 3 of the Pacific Regional Oceanscape Program (PROP) - funded by World Bank and Global Environment Facility - and implemented through FFA and OPOC</span>.
<span style="color:black">The aim of the Pacific Ocean Finance Program is to improve the amount and efficacy of finance for Pacific Ocean governance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.4pt"><span style="color:black">Click </span>
<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.pacificoceanfinance.org%2ffellowship&c=E,1,-u6nELLEkZ6vFuKInIwb5jUQU_QEzjNYMt59_ViJJBLSWcgodo3DJYcjIIASoX_Ux2mY3LKYxe-NT7ONsdpwtoB_ip6YGtuTdHUUp7TTYtz0dFC654sdhA0,&typo=1"><span style="color:#1155CC">here</span></a><span style="color:black">
for more information and to apply. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.4pt"><span style="color:black">Questions? Contact
</span><a href="mailto:training@conservation-strategy.org">training@conservation-strategy.org</a><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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