ABC Radio Law Report interview about Freesoul Real Estate Development Ltd who had days to appeal a ground-breaking fine imposed by Fiji’s High Court after the resort developer carried out unauthorised works on a remote island. And environmental law in the Pacific.
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ABC Radio Law Report with Damien Carrick – May 2022 Read More »
In long-standing Fijian custom, each tribe has its own series of totems which usually include a fish, a bird, and a tree. “Nuqa”, the spinefoot rabbitfish are the traditional totemic fish of Yavusa Naisaqai, including Waitabu village.
…Traditional Nuqa harvest at Waitabu signifies a peaceful and harmonised Vanua!Read More »
Traditional Nuqa harvest at Waitabu signifies a peaceful and harmonised Vanua! Read More »
Vanua as Environment: Conservation, Farming, and Development in Waitabu, Fiji
by Hao-Li Lin, BA, Anthropology, National Taiwan University, 2004
Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Defended and approved on March 16th, 2015
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The Sixth Edition of the Sixth Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) Status of Coral Reefs of the World Report: 2020 was launched on October 5th 2021.
This flagship product of the GCRMN describes the status and trends of coral reefs worldwide.
This sixth edition is the first since 2008, and the first based on the quantitative analysis of a global dataset compiled from raw monitoring data contributed by more than 300 members of the network.
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This Mangrove Management Plan, written in 1985 by one of Fiji’s foremost terrestrial biologists, Dr Dick Watling, while not formulated into law in the Fiji Islands, remain the only comprehensive study of Fiji’s mangrove areas available.
…A Mangrove Management Plan for Fiji (Phase 2) – 1985Read More »
A Mangrove Management Plan for Fiji (Phase 2) – 1985 Read More »
Currently, Fiji has no national policy, plan or official guidelines for mangrove planting.
This review has been prepared by Dr Dick Watling, and is founded on nearly 40 years of observation and interest in Fiji’s mangrove, assistance as a member of the Mangrove Management Committee since its inception (when functioning) and consultant to the private and public sector on mangrove issues in Fiji.
He is the author of the Mangrove Management Plan for Fiji 1985-86 and its follow up in 2013.
…Best Practice Mangrove Planting For Fiji – A Discussion DocumentRead More »
Best Practice Mangrove Planting For Fiji – A Discussion Document Read More »
This Mangrove Management Plan, written in 1985 by one of Fiji’s foremost terrestrial biologists, Dr Dick Watling, while not formulated into law in the Fiji Islands, remain the only comprehensive study of Fiji’s mangrove areas available.
…A Mangrove Management Plan for Fiji (Phase 1) – February 1983Read More »
A Mangrove Management Plan for Fiji (Phase 1) – February 1983 Read More »
Research provided for this report by Helen Sykes in 2018 highlighted that Fiji is home to at least 30 coastal and oceanic shark species with a quarter of these listed on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)[2] .
…Helen Sykes supplies data for Dreketi River & Estuary Shark and Ray Report 2021Read More »
Helen Sykes supplies data for Dreketi River & Estuary Shark and Ray Report 2021 Read More »
A new study published today in the journal Science suggests that reducing the amount of algae growing on coral reefs could help them survive bleaching events caused by global warming.
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