Monthly Archives: August 2007

Beyond awareness: advancing the adaptation agenda

August 25, 2007 – 5:16 pm

Workshops, organized by international organizations, NGOs, or governments, come with the tides here in the South Pacific. It seems like there are workshops on every imaginable topic, from traditional knowledge management to capacity building for conservation. Disaster preparedness and related issues do not escape the workshop fever.
But, what do these workshop deliver? Everyone seems to [...]

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Fiji: early steps on coastal management

August 5, 2007 – 5:06 pm

Although most people relate Fiji to pristine, exotic, and striking beaches, reefs, and mountains, biodiversity conservation and management is a fresh concept in the mind of Fijians. Most of Fiji is owned by the Fijians, not by the government. Fiji’s land is managed by Native Land Trust Board, which manages land development. During the early [...]

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