Conservation in Fiji

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Conservation in Fiji

Fiji signed and ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in June, 1992. Fiji also signed and ratified the Convention on Endangered Species (CITES) in 2000 and the Endangered Species Act was enacted in 2002.

National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBSAP) was developed in response to CBD and correlates with much of FIME Conservation Plan (see below). The NBSAP makes a thorough assessment of Fiji’s natural environment, denoting it within it as a component the significance of Fiji’s marine environment, its biodiversity, state of existing knowledge, valuation of benefits derived from it, trends in current biodiversity utlisation and the need for marine biodiversity management and protection. [http://www.spc.int/piocean/forum/Info papers/10 Ecoregion Planning and Conservation - Kesaia Tabunakawai