The Magiagi leaders, Pulega a Ali’i ma faipule wish to dedicate a part of their land to establish a Rainforest Conservation Area (RCA). Their vision is for the protection and preservation of their natural and cultural resources to benefit current and future generations. The Management Plan (MP), identifies key values of the Conservation Area (CA) and a set of objectives and strategies are developed to restore, protect and safeguard those values.
With the steady increase of population dependence on natural resources and the threats of climate change, conservation of critical habitats and the unique native ecology of Magiagi is an urgent responsibility that can no longer be delayed. The CA management plan includes three broad concepts: (1) Protection and preservation of key important values in natural and cultural resources; (2) Management of threats and drivers of threats to those key values; (3) The empowerment of the local community residents through awareness raising and capacity building programmes, employment opportunities, alternative income generation, inclusion in decision making and conservation activities are the desired long term benefit strategies of the conservation area.
