Marine Biological Survey Report of the Fiji Great and North Astrolabe Reef, Ono Kadavu – WWF South Pacific – 2001
Marine Biological Survey Report of the Fiji Great and North Astrolabe Reef, Ono Kadavu – WWF South Pacific – 2001
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FLMMA Marine Monitoring Training Videos
This training video is based on the community-based biological monitoring training guide developed by the Institute of Applied Science (IAS) of the University of the South Pacific (USP) this training video is primarily for use by locally managed marine area network partners that is NGO partners and communities throughout Fiji and Asia Pacific region.
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Marine Conservation Agreements Guidance for the Tourism Industry in Fiji
WCS funded a piece of work to look at the extent to which marine conservation agreements were being used as a tool by the tourism sector to partner with the local communities.
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What is this Environment and Climate Adaptation Levy (ECAL)
About once a month we have a client or colleague ask us “So, what exactly is this Environment and Climate Adaptation Levy (ECAL), and what does the Government do with it?”
So in the spirit of answering questions and putting this online so it’s easy to Google, here is the official Fiji Government presentation and talk about what the Environment and Climate Adaptation Levy (ECAL) is all about.
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Designing Practical Sustainability in South Pacific Island States
I was asked to give a Presentation to TS309 – Tourism Business Entrepreneurship at the University of the South Pacific – School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Semester 1 – 2020, April 2020.
This is part of the Bachelor of Commerce in Tourism & Hospitality Management.
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Aquarium products in the Pacific Islands: a review of the fisheries, management and trade
Aquarium products in the Pacific Islands: a review of the fisheries, management and trade – Robert Gillett, Mike A. McCoy, Ian Bertram, Jeff Kinch, Aymeric Desurmont and Andrew Halford
March 2020
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Champions of the Marine World – Fiji Shores and Marinas 2019
Communities and tourism working together to save marine life
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Mantas in Fiji – Mobula alfredi & Mobula birostris
Just in December last year (2018) we have scientifically confirmed that we have both types of mantas in Fiji waters, both Reef Manta Ray ( Mobula alfredi) and Oceanic Manta Ray (Mobula birostris).
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Snapshot of the 2019 coral bleaching in Fiji
Impact of coral bleaching
Found in tropical oceans, corals are important reef builders that secrete calcium carbonate to form coral reefs. Corals live in a mutualistic relationship with symbiotic algae, which use sunlight to produce food for corals and get shelter in return. Under stress, such as elevated seawater temperatures for prolonged periods, corals can start to bleach.
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Mangrove Management Plan for Fiji 2013 (MMP2013)
This report, the Mangrove Management Plan 2013 (MMP2013), has been prepared by Dr Dick Watling, Environment Consultants Fiji (ECF) for the Department of the Environment (DoEnv) as the focal point for the Mangrove Eco Systems for Climate Change Adaptation and Livelihood project Project (MESCAL).
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