Title
Ecosystem-Based Management Plan: Wainunu District, Vanua Levu, Fiji
Author(s)
Wildlife Conservation Society, Fiji
Published
2012
Abstract
This management plan seeks to enhance the ecological value and resilience of terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine, coastal and marine ecosystems in Wainunu district and adjacent coastal waters. Local communities are central to the sustainable management of these ecosystems and the plan aims to help them to address forthcoming challenges, including those related to climate change impacts. The planning process has been informed by extensive scientific assessments, as well as incorporation of local and traditional ecological knowledge. It is anticipated that the plan will be reviewed and amended periodically to reflect monitoring results and evolving management priorities.
The management plan has been prepared on
behalf of the Wainunu Resource Management Committee (WRMC), based on community and stakeholder consultations undertaken between November 2010 and February 2012. In particular, the management plan largely reflects the outcomes of the Wainunu Ecosystem‐Based Management Planning Workshop (Daria village, 24‐26 November 2011), the Wainunu Management Support Workshop (Nakawakawa village, 28‐29 February 2012) and community consultations in between (3‐ 5 February 2012).
The key components of this management plan are:
a description of the management area, including district and qoliqoli boundaries, demographics, habitat descriptions, resource tenure, resource use and protected area boundaries;
discussion on habitat management issues for terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine, coastal and marine ecosystems, including habitat descriptions covering flora and fauna, endemic and endangered species and species of cultural and economic significance;
a management implementation plan, including:
a discussion of key threats and underlying causes of those threats for each habitat;
management rules for each habitat, including national laws and community rules;
proposed management activities for each habitat; and
best practice management recommendations for each habitat.
a description of key management institutions and external stakeholders;
an explanation of management roles and processes, including preparation, implementation, amendment and review of the management plan; and
an overview of compliance and enforcement issues.
Keywords
management plan; conservation park; Fiji
Full Citation
Wildlife Conservation Society, Fiji (2012). Ecosystem-Based Management Plan: Wainunu District, Vanua Levu, Fiji. Suva, Fiji: Wildlife Conservation Society, Fiji, 1-94.
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