Substainable Coastal Resources Management for Fiji
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SUSTAINABLE COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT FOR FIJI
A Background Paper prepared for the Fiji National Workshop on Integrated Coastal Management: April 9-11, 2002 Suva, Fiji
SUSTAINABLE COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT FOR FIJI
A Background Paper prepared for the Fiji National Workshop on Integrated Coastal Management: April 9-11, 2002, Suva, Fiji
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I.
INTRODUCTION
There are a number of important initiatives to address the sustainable development and conservation of coastal resources throughout the island countries and provinces of the Western Pacific, including the South Pacific, the Philippines and Indonesia. Coastal managers based in these sites unfortunately do not have the opportunity to share their lessons learned with each other, nor with government agencies at different levels. Yet such interaction is essential for the communication of ideas and lessons that can lead to the success of integrated coastal management projects. A practitioner learning network is emerging in the region, primarily incorporating managers of conservation sites. This network of site managers recognizes that for their ambitious effort to be sustainable, lessons must be effectively communicated and integrated into the mainstream of government activities and programs. The Institute of Applied Science (IAS) at the University of the South Pacific (USP) is working in partnership with the University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center and the Government of Fiji to hold a workshop at the national level that will provide a valuable opportunity for exchanging information on lessons learned about successful site management to date. The meeting will also examine the potential for government and citizen support for a sustainable and replicable coastal program, and whether such an initiative is appropriate at this time for Fiji. The overall project, funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, incorporates an examination of experiences in two provinces in the central...
A Background Paper prepared for the Fiji National Workshop on Integrated Coastal Management: April 9-11, 2002 Suva, Fiji
SUSTAINABLE COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT FOR FIJI
A Background Paper prepared for the Fiji National Workshop on Integrated Coastal Management: April 9-11, 2002, Suva, Fiji
1
I.
INTRODUCTION
There are a number of important initiatives to address the sustainable development and conservation of coastal resources throughout the island countries and provinces of the Western Pacific, including the South Pacific, the Philippines and Indonesia. Coastal managers based in these sites unfortunately do not have the opportunity to share their lessons learned with each other, nor with government agencies at different levels. Yet such interaction is essential for the communication of ideas and lessons that can lead to the success of integrated coastal management projects. A practitioner learning network is emerging in the region, primarily incorporating managers of conservation sites. This network of site managers recognizes that for their ambitious effort to be sustainable, lessons must be effectively communicated and integrated into the mainstream of government activities and programs. The Institute of Applied Science (IAS) at the University of the South Pacific (USP) is working in partnership with the University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center and the Government of Fiji to hold a workshop at the national level that will provide a valuable opportunity for exchanging information on lessons learned about successful site management to date. The meeting will also examine the potential for government and citizen support for a sustainable and replicable coastal program, and whether such an initiative is appropriate at this time for Fiji. The overall project, funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, incorporates an examination of experiences in two provinces in the central...