WCS - Wildlife conservation society Fiji country program 2020

Abstract

The Vatu-i-Ra Seascape is an area of unique ecological value located between Fiji’s two main islands incorporating the four provinces of Bua, Ra, Lomaiviti, and Tailevu, and their associated traditional fishing grounds and offshore channels. The Wildlife Conservation Society Fiji Country Program (WCS Fiji) is working with a diversity of partners to preserve the functional integrity of Fiji’s Vatu-i-Ra Seascape to sustain biodiversity, fisheries, and intact linkages between adjacent systems from land to sea, thereby enhancing social-ecological resilience to disturbance, and improving quality and abundance of marine resources for Fiji’s people and economy. This report highlights WCS achievements from January to December 2020, under our three main themes of Science, Management and Communication. We also highlight our engagement with national and regional policy and planning, and the links to Fiji’s national priority strategies.