Waitabu Marine Park Blog

  The district of Kubulau is taking the lead in managing its marine resources, by putting together a management plan administered by a management committee selected by the communities and trained by NGO’s who are conducting work in the district. This was heard at the St Agnes Parish Community Hall in Samabula East on Friday evening as representatives from environmental NGO’s involved in projects in Kubulau presented to the people of Kubulau living in Suva an update of what was happening back home. The open–forum, which for the first time saw the chiefs from the district coming down to Suva as part of this contingent, proved to be an eye opener for many Kubulau natives living in the Central and Southern division of Viti Levu. The Namena Marine Protected Areas and other MPA’s around Kubulau is today been used as a model for other qoliqoli owners from other districts around Fiji. NGOs who are currently based and conducting projects in Kubulau now for a number of years includ...

Fiji Protected Marine Areas on the Web July 1, 2008 17:39 by derek.sampson The Coral Reef Alliance has worked very hard with many governments, including the Fijian, to enhance and support coral reef rehabilitation. Their efforts have led to the designation of many marine protected areas. They have worked on many projects to revitalize these protected areas, and bring a higher level of awareness to local and national governments about the importance or coral reef conservation. Their latest project has put two of Fiji’s marine protected areas on the web. Read on to find out more about the locations and the new websites. MAQO. org

Source: The Fiji Times Online | 07-10-2008 The Coral Reef Alliance  has launched two community-driven tourist websites for marine protected areas in Fiji. The dedicated websites are for Namena Marine Reserve situated at Kubulau in Bua and the Waitabu Marine Park on Taveuni in the biodiversity waters of Fiji. The websites: www.namena.org and www.waitabu.org was launched in America last Friday. It features details such as visitor information, local community profiles and facts about park operations, providing an essential resource for tourists, conservationists, members of the local government and communities, and non-government organisations. Source: The Fiji Times Online Websites opened for marine protected areas | X-Ray International Dive Magazine

Tuesday, July 01, 2008 THE only international organisation working exclusively mainly to protect coral reefs from the effects of global climate change has taken a bold step to promote local culture and richness.    The Coral Reef Alliance has launched two community-driven tourist websites for marine protected areas in Fiji. The dedicated websites are for Namena Marine Reserve situated at Kubulau in Bua and the Waitabu Marine Park on Taveuni in the biodiversity waters of Fiji. The websites: www.namena.org and www.waitabu.org was launched in America last Friday. It features details such as visitor information, local community profiles and facts about park operations, providing an essential resource for tourists, conservationists, members of the local government and communities, and non-government organisations. Made possible by the generous support of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation , the two websites were designed with extensive participation by local community ...