Man-made sea walls are not the best form of coastal protection and local conservation organisations have asked that people use mangroves to protect their shoreline.Click on the link below to read the full story.
Fiji is set to lose $2.4 billion per annum from 2050 onwards as a result of our depleting marine ecosystem.Click on the link below to read the full story.
The global theme for Earth Hour is Biodiversity...WWF-Pacific is focusing on Mangroves for Earth Hour 2018. Mangroves are culturally and economically important to coastal communities in Fiji.Click on the link below to read the full story.
The Vatuvara Foundation's blog on their recent marine survey with the WCS is now live.
Villagers living on Vio Island off the coast of Lautoka have been reminded of the importance of sustainability and the conservation of marine resources.Click on the link below to read the full story.
This publication presents condensed "Lessons Learned" from five years implementation of a project across four countries in the South Pacific Island Region (Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and Niue) aimed at strengthening biodiversity conservation and reduction of forest and land deg
A total of six villages were involved in this programme, namely Navuniivi, Nabukadra, Nasau, Nayavuira, Naocobau and Namarai villages.The activities included mangrove and coastal trees planting as well as mapping existing on-ground work, as part of the coastal community-based protected areas, man
The "Marine Biological Survey of Coral Reefs in the northern Lau Group" report revealed that Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston affected half of the 33 reef sites surveyed.Click on the link below to read the full story.
The Wildlife Conservation Society will use a renowned fellowship to investigate how global fishery affects small-scale fishers in the western Pacific Ocean.Click on the link below to read the full story.
Fiji has designated its second Ramsar Site: Qoliqoli Cokovata (Ramsar Site no. 2331) covers over 134,000 hectares of fishing grounds on the north coast of Vanua Levu, Fiji"s second largest island. Click on the link below to read the full site description.