Title
Ecosystem-Based Management Plan: Nadi District, 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 the District of Nadi 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 scientific studies, as well as 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 Nadi District and the communities within.
This is also a guide for the Governing Body which will oversee the implementation, compliance and enforcement of the current plan. This management plan is the outcome of consultations with communities from the four different villages which make up the District of Nadi. The management plan reflects the outcomes of the workshops undertaken in 2013, with the final consultation held on the 8th – 9th of May, 2014 at Nasolo village.
The key components of this management plan are:
• a description of the management area, including district and customary fishing ground 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: Nadi District, Bua Province, Fiji. Suva, Fiji: Wildlife Conservation Society, Fiji, 1-82.
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