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The world’s more than 200 000 protected areas come in many forms, on land and at sea, and occur in every country (Bertzky et al. 2012). They are places that people establish to conserve natural and cultural heritage and to sustain their benefits for society. Among other values, protected areas allow people to connect with nature for their inspiration, education, well-being and recreation. While protecting ecosystems that are essential for life, they can support human livelihoods and aspirations and offer nature-based solutions for the complex challenges faced by the world today.

This dissertation examines the relationship between contemporary development projects and the Fijian idea vanua which is commonly translated as “land” but entails meanings of people, community, and custom. Often treated as a rigid cosmological entity with its own cultural order, in this dissertation I argue that when viewed as an environmental framework in which historical actors and ideas are constantly moving in and out, vanua is actually flexible, open-ended, and has the capacity to interact and collaborate with contemporary development projects such as environmental conservation and commercial farming. This capacity is built from the entanglement of diverse historical forces (e.g. indigenous politics, pre-colonial capitalism, colonial policies) which still resonate in the environment today, and is able to affect the realization of the universal values (e.g. environmentalism, development) intended to be introduced. Here I use a small coastal village called Waitabu located on Taveuni Island as the ethnographic setting to demonstrate how these processes are played out.

The Pacific Islands region is currently experiencing an intensification of interest in culture of an enabler, rather than an inhibitor of development.

Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC)

This guide helps the Fijian community leaders, community members and trainers mobilise community action to improve good governance and leadership in communities. The Governing communities guide explains what good governance is and how it can improve communities by encouraging respect, cooperation and accountability.

This guide helps Fiji community leaders, community members and trainers mobilise community action to improve good governance and leadership in communities. The Governing communities guide explains what good governance is and how it can prove communities by encouraging respect, cooperation and accountability.

Lab praticals for Marine biology

The Fiji's economy suffered severely as a result of the political crises of May, 2000, when civilians took command of the Parliament and held Government parliamentarians hostage for four months. The resultant deterioration in international and national confidence coupled with sharp increase in skilled workers migration led to productivity decline.

The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (RDTL) includes the eastern end of the island of Timor, the enclave of Oecusse and the islands of Atauro and Jaco. RDTL acceded to UNCCD on 20 August 2003 and the Convention entered into force for RDTL on 18 November 2003. The National Parliament of RDTL ratified the Convention in 11 April 2006.