Title
Ecosystem-Based Management Plan: Lekutu and Navakasiga Districts, Bua Province, Fiji
Author(s)
Wildlife Conservation Society, Fiji
Published
2016
Abstract
This management plan seeks to enhance the ecological value and resilience of terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine, coastal and marine ecosystems in Lekutu and Navakasiga Districts 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 followed Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Ecosystem-Based Management guidance for Fiji and 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 Lekutu and Navakasiga Resource Management Committee, based on community and stakeholder consultations undertaken between 2014 and 2015. In particular, the management plan largely reflects the outcomes of the Tikina o Lekutu and Navakasiga Ecosystem-Based Management Planning Workshop conducted within villages from both districts.
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; Fiji
Full Citation
Wildlife Conservation Society, Fiji (2016). Ecosystem-Based Management Plan: Lekutu and Navakasiga Districts, Bua Province, Fiji. Suva, Fiji: Wildlife Conservation Society, Fiji, 1-87.
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