Contribution of Marine Conservation Agreements to Biodiversity Protection, Fisheries Management and Sustainable Financing in Fiji

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has just finished a report on the "Contribution of Marine Conservation Agreements to Biodiversity Protection, Fisheries Management and Sustainable Financing in Fiji."The report documents the degree and scale to which Marine Conservation Agreements (MCAs) are being used in coastal waters in Fiji. The study focuses on partnerships involving local communities and the tourism sector.

The 16 state governments received over %1.8 million out of the $15.4 collected from the Pristine Paradise Environmental Fee (PPEF) in the last 2 years, from January 2018 to September 2019...State governments also receive a portion of the PPEF fee from the Green Fee, s source if funds for the Prot