Fiji is committed to the sustainable use of its marine resources and conserving its marine biodiversity. This commitment has been ratified through Fiji’s international responsibilities and obligations under the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD). To help meet this commitment, the Government of Fiji during the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) conference in 2005, and later in 2014, further committed that by 2020: “at least 30% of Fiji’s inshore (i qoliqoli) and offshore marine areas will have come under a comprehensive, ecologically representative network of marine protected areas, which are effectively managed and financed”. This has been reflected within Fiji’s new Green Growth Framework and the draft 2015 National Biodiversity Strategy and
Action Plan (NBSAP).
