Over 80% of Fiji land is defined by customary ownership, meaning Indigenous communities manage the surrounding territories, often according to cultural believes that link people with land and sea. While this impedes formal, national protections, it opens new opportunities to work with local communities and ancient cultural values for the defense of nature.
Fiji’s terrestrial and marine biodiversity is legendary. Unfortunately, Fiji’s people and government are not the sole influence over its environment. Climate change and rising sea levels are an imminent threat to Fiji, while ocean pollution, carried thousands of miles across the sea, degrades its Fiji’s delicate coral reefs. Fiji’s government is working with private industry and local communities to reduce waste and preserve nature as much as possible. Yet, their success depends, in large part, on international cooperation and action.
Ecologically intact & protected landscapes comprise 50% or more of this country.
Intact landscapes lacking protected status comprise 50% or more of this country.
Between 20-40% of landscapes are still ecologically intact.
Less than 20% of the natural ecology of this area is intact.
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