not including mangroves. Fiji’s forest carbon stock will be by DoF in 2014. Capacity building Relevant Government staff GIZ, SPC and FAO in National and capacity Project Training and Project Output 2.2.4: for REDD+ for 50 staff in the have capacity to fully and collaboration with partners such built in REDD+ with training Progress Reports DoE and DoF, and 60 effectively implement Fiji’s as JICA and CIFOR have been provided to an additional community leaders in subject national REDD+ strategy running workshops, training 110 people, in Government, areas relevant for each group and policy programs, including field communities and NGOs (e.g. carbon inventory, surveys, surveys and building capacity MRV, risk management/ in DoF (including Senior staff, mitigation) research and technical staff DoF staff well trained in REDD+ and MRV, including carbon inventory surveys Need for development and training in free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) processes for REDD+ for Government staff (including Forestry, Environment and TLTB) Integrated catchment The soils, vegetation and land Land use planning and Published land use capability Land owners and developers will act in Outcome 3.1: Integrated management plans resulting use capability of most of Fiji, related decisions are maps and catchment perceived best commercial interests catchment management in improved land use, including Viti Levu and Vanua technically and management plans by Land and ignore technically sound advice integrating conservation of natural resource Levu, has been mapped and scientifically sound Use Planning and Catchment from Government and NGOs biodiversity, forests, land management and studied. However, only in a few (including by Government, management committees. concerning land use options, and/or fail and water formulated and conservation, better cases has this information been landowners, private sector). to properly consider the impacts of Ministry of Strategic Planning implemented in priority sites environmental and/or used to inform rational land use Approved developments their actions on those living policy publications and economic outcomes for planning and conservation increasingly based on land downstream. consultation process. people living in and actions, e.g. Tuva catchment use capability assessments; EIA process for major new dependent on the natural (Land Use Planning) and Ra taking into account developments in catchments will resources in the respective Province, Viti Levu (CRISP/ interconnectivity of
not including mangroves. Fiji’s forest carbon stock will be by DoF in 2014. Output 2.2.4: Capacity building for REDD+ for 50 staff in the DoE and DoF, and 60 community leaders in subject areas relevant for each group (e.g. carbon inventory, surveys, MRV, risk management/ mitigation) Relevant Government staff have capacity to fully and effectively implement Fiji’s national REDD+ strategy and policy GIZ, SPC and FAO in collaboration with partners such as JICA and CIFOR have been running workshops, training programs, including field surveys and building capacity in DoF (including Senior staff, research and technical staff DoF staff well trained in REDD+ and MRV, including carbon inventory surveys Need for development and training in free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) processes for REDD+ for Government staff (including Forestry, Environment and TLTB) National and capacity built in REDD+ with training provided to an additional 110 people, in Government, communities and NGOs Project Training and Project Progress Reports Outcome 3.1: Integrated catchment management integrating conservation of biodiversity, forests, land and water formulated and implemented in priority sites Integrated catchment management plans resulting in improved land use, natural resource management and conservation, better environmental and/or economic outcomes for people living in and dependent on the natural resources in the respective The soils, vegetation and land use capability of most of Fiji, including Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, has been mapped and studied. However, only in a few cases has this information been used to inform rational land use planning and conservation actions, e.g. Tuva catchment (Land Use Planning) and Ra Province, Viti Levu (CRISP/ Land use planning and related decisions are technically and scientifically sound (including by Government, landowners, private sector). Approved developments increasingly based on land use capability assessments; taking into account interconnectivity of Published land use capability maps and catchment management plans by Land Use Planning and Catchment management committees. Ministry of Strategic Planning policy publications and consultation process. Land owners and developers will act in perceived best commercial interests and ignore technically sound advice from Government and NGOs concerning land use options, and/or fail to properly consider the impacts of their actions on those living downstream. EIA process for major new developments in catchments will
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