WWF the global conservation organisation

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WWF the global conservation organisation

• Ms. Penina Solomona Mr. Sanivalati Navuku

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Contents

• Who we are
• What we do
• Where we work
• Fiji specifics
• Challenges we face
• Summation

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WHO

• WWF was officially formed on September 11, 1961.
• WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the
  planet's natural environment and to build a
  future in which humans live in harmony with
  nature, by
• conserving the world's biological diversity
• ensuring that the use of renewable natural
  resources is sustainable
• promoting the reduction of pollution wasteful
  consumption

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WHAT

• Oceans Coasts (Marine Protected Areas - MPA)
• Sustainable Fisheries (Tuna)
• Climate Change (Adaptation Policy)
• Species of Special Concern (Turtles Cetaceans)
• Sustainable Forests

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WHERE
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Fiji Specifics
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Qoliqoli Cokovata

• High endemism of coral species
• 75 of known coral reef fishes
• gt 80 of communities dependant on marine
  resources
• 45 of total Fiji domestic fisheries

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Kabara

• Indigenous vesi (Intsia bijuga) forests
• Traditional tanoa carvers community livelihoods
• CC adaptation water tanks, coastal
  reforestation,
• Climate Witness international fora

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Tikina Wai

• Mangrove resource management
• Traditional salt makers
• Climate Change vulnerability study

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Iconic Species
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Challenges

• International environment commitments
• Gaps in legislation
• Exemptions
• Capacity (human, financial, technical, legal) to
  enforce existing regulations
• Economics of non-enforcement
• Lack of prosecution of environmental crimes
• Defined processes for gazetting protected areas
• Forests Marine Whale Sanctuary

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Summation

• Enhanced legal capacity for environmental issues
• Strengthen existing legislation / regulations
• Dissemination translation of laws to communities