The second phase of the 30×30 Marine Protected Area awareness and consultation for the province of Lau is now underway at Naroi Village in Moala Island...The 30×30 initiative will cover oceans outside of the archipelagic waters but within Fiji’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
The Government of Vanuatu, through the Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation, and the SHEFA Provincial Government Council (SPGC) yesterday joined Efate’s Vaturisu Council of Chiefs’ Task Force to sign the Work Plan for the Efate Land Management Area (ELMA).
The Vanuatu Government is working with the chiefs and communities on Efate to ensure that the Efate Land Management Area (ELMA), a proposed conservation area within central Efate, is legally protected by end of this year.
Nawi Island’s Mangrove Rehabilitation Program launched in November last year is aimed at helping to enrich qoliqoli areas and have rooted benefits within the communities and the environment.
The role of Indigenous peoples and local communities in effective and equitable conservation
Debate about what proportion of the Earth to protect often overshadows the question of how nature should be conserved and by whom. We present a systematic review and narrative synthesis of 169 publications investigating how different forms of governance influence conservation outcomes, paying particular attention to the role played by Indigenous peoples and local communities.
Nature-based solutions valuation report - June 2021
As climate change, disrupts local economies, ecosystems and biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean, implementing effective solutions is paramount. Over the last decade, UNDP has worked with countries to deploy Nature-based solutions (NbS) as an approach to meeting these multiple interconnected challenges while enhancing jobs and livelihoods and providing other socio-economic and ecosystem service benefits. Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 72 p.
A new app, developed in-house, has made documenting biodiversity easier and more efficient for the staff of the Tenkile Conservation Alliance in Papua New Guinea.
The University of Newcastle has signed an agreement with a Samoan village to enable its students to study and research a mangrove ecosystem.
Villagers are pushing back against logging operations they say are encroaching on designated conservation areas.
The Foirobo Tribe Biodiversity Conservation Association (FTBCA) in the Baegu region of North East Malaita launched its conservation project supported by the GEF Small Grants Programme.