Necessary and sufficient conditions for Sustaining Community-Based Conservation Area Projects : experiences from the South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme (SPBCP) / paper presented at 19th Annual Pacific islands Conference, June 20-23, 2000 American Samoa

Abstract

The sustainability of conservation area projects presently supported by the South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme is a major concern as the programme winds down to its termination in December 2001. The development and implementation of transition strategies is currently preoccupying the Programme. This initiative seeks to ensure a smooth transition for each project to the post-SPBCP era. The challenge is to determine the most effective ways of using remaining SPBCP resources to ensure viable and sustainable conservation area projects.