Pacific Conservation Database
Blue Carbon Pilot Project in Fiji: Adaptation and Mitigation Outcomes for Resilient Island Communities
PIRT Member organisations
Conservation International (CI), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Other partner organisations
Fiji Government
Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Fiji Locally Managed Marine Area Network (FLMMA)
Matanataki
Countries of implementation
Fiji
About
Together with the Government of Fiji, CI is developing a blue carbon pilot project in Fiji to strengthen mangrove management and restoration actions within three priority sites, identifying policy and financing pathways to protect Fiji’s mangroves in the long-term, and strengthen delivery of nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation, particularly of green-gray solutions.
Funded the Australian Government.
Phase 1: 2021-2024; Phase 2: 2024-2025.
Framework Action Tracks
01 – Our people at the centre of conservation action, 02 – Behaviour change for nature conservation through heritage and cultural expressions, 03 – Sustainable and resilient ocean economies, 05 – Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to sustain our social-ecological systems, 08 – Marine ecological integrity, 14 – Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change, pandemic and disaster response, 21 – Sustainable financing for nature conservation
Status
Ongoing