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Surveying the sea cucumbers of Kubulau
Recently I was part of a team of researchers that went to Kubulau to receive sea cucumber survey training, conducted by Mr Kalo of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. The team included nine...
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Environmental planning at provincial level in Macuata
Communities, government departments, NGOs and the private sector came together on 22-24 August in a significant step towards a natural resource management plan for Macuata province. Hosted by Macuata...
View ArticleGroupers spawning in Fiji’s paradise
The grouper monitoring program in Kadavu was started by Dr. Yvonne Sadovy and Rick Nemeth from the Society for the Conservation of Reef Fish Aggregations in 2008. Dr. Sadovy assembled an international...
View ArticleTraditional methods help preserve coral reefs in Fiji
WCS Fiji Director, Dr Stacy Jupiter, talks to Radio Australia’s Pacific Beat about how indigenous communities in Fiji are making huge leaps towards meeting the national target to protect 30% of marine...
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Fiji Symposium a hit in Darwin
Stacy presenting at SCB Oceania WCS Fiji recently ran a symposium entitled “Integrating Systematic Conservation Planning with Local Management Actions in Fiji” at the Society for Conservation Biology...
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Sea cucumber harvest provides church roof
Holothuria scabra collected in Natuvu village On the 24th September 2012 the communities of Natuvu village in Wailevu district started harvesting sea cucumbers (Holothuria scabra, or dairo in Fijian)...
View ArticleAdapting to climate change: learning from our neighbours in Vanuatu
Recently I was lucky enough to attend a training course in methods of community adaptation to climate change, run by the Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development (PACE-SD). My 2 week...
View ArticleNotes from the field: periodic harvests
I thought I’d be tweeting and blogging away from the field – but alas, since Digicel installed a tower in Kubulau, Vodafone signal is but a figment of my imagination. So I am cut off from all forms of...
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Coral reef resilience surveys in Western Bua
After only 2 weeks respite from our periodic harvest surveys in Kubulau, the Fiji marine team has again packed up our kit and by planes, boats and automobiles made our way to the remote regions of...
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Totoya times two
I’m having flashbacks. Two years ago on this very day, I was sitting on board a similar-sized yacht, anchored in the lagoon of Totoya Island in the Yasayasamoala Group of the Lau Islands. In June...
View ArticleGive coral reefs a chance
It was a pleasure conducting the reef resilience “Training of Trainers” workshop in Suva in February. As a part of the outcomes of the training, and […]
View ArticleMarine protected areas blessed in Wainunu district
The villagers of Wainunu District (Bua Province, Fiji) gathered yesterday at Daria village to watch a special ceremony – the blessing of their new protected area […]
View ArticleClimate change adaptation, Fiji-style
Here are the 3 parts of Fiji One’s ‘Close Up’ show, including an interview with WCS Fiji Director Dr Stacy Jupiter. The footage was shot earlier […]
View ArticleEcosystem-Based Management is taking shape in Nadi and Solevu
Two more districts in Vanua Levu are establishing Ecosystem-Based Management Plans to safeguard their natural resources. The districts of Nadi and Solevu, situated in the province […]
View ArticleFiji was a global attraction at the International Coral Reef Symposium
Fiji delegates shared conservation success stories and ongoing efforts at the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) in Cairns, Australia (9-13 July 2012). Fiji was represented […]
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