for mineral Tourism - coastal Increasing in extent Trend of tourism Tourism Medium source forest reclamation for (mangrove areas, infrastructure expansion development infrastructure and Naisoso, Natadola) will continue (Maritime recreational activities islands, Lau) (Denarua, Yasawas, Mamanucas) Energy Production Vaturu/ Wainikasou Future plans for Vaturu/ Energy Small to Hydro Dams for Wainikasou dam for policy medium source Electricity, e.g. water and energy Monasavu dam, and Increasing demand for for Water supply, e.g. renewable energy (more Vaturu dam dams, biofuels- deforestation) Water dams for Waidina (Sovi basin) and Navua River Underlying driver: Population growth Forest conversion for Ongoing trend and Continue to increase in all Urban Medium source formal & informal continues to type of housing development settlements, increase, e.g. Waila development, (up class / (relocation of villages city development, housing, gated communities, new housing communities / illegal schemes along settlements, Maui beach squatters coasts and new resort, *tourism), James infrastructure Town development – mangrove area Underlying driver: Governance Poorly planned On-going increasing Infrastructure development Underlying driver: Lack of law enforcement Human-induced On-going continued Farmers, Medium source forest fires for arsonists for hunting hunting or accidental Underlying driver: Environmental circumstances, geographic location Natural Disasters, e.g. On-going continued Resistance Negligible cyclones, hurricanes and resilience and floods of ecosystems lower due to human management Drivers of Forest Degradation Commercial/ Ongoing More access roads Logging Small – – conventional logging increase logging companies / medium source
for mineral Tourism - coastal forest reclamation for infrastructure and recreational activities (Denarua, Yasawas, Mamanucas) Increasing in extent (mangrove areas, Naisoso, Natadola) Trend of tourism infrastructure expansion will continue (Maritime islands, Lau) Tourism development Medium source Energy Production Hydro Dams for Electricity, e.g. Monasavu dam, and for Water supply, e.g. Vaturu dam Vaturu/ Wainikasou Future plans for Vaturu/ Wainikasou dam for water and energy Increasing demand for renewable energy (more dams, biofuels- deforestation) Water dams for Waidina (Sovi basin) and Navua River Energy policy Small to medium source Underlying driver: Population growth Forest conversion for formal & informal settlements, (relocation of villages Ongoing trend and continues to increase, e.g. Waila city development, new housing schemes along coasts and new infrastructure Continue to increase in all type of housing development, (up class housing, gated communities / settlements, Maui beach resort, *tourism), James Town development – mangrove area Urban development / communities, illegal squatters Medium source Underlying driver: Governance Poorly planned Infrastructure development On-going increasing Underlying driver: Lack of law enforcement Human-induced forest fires for hunting On-going continued Farmers, arsonists for hunting or accidental Medium source Underlying driver: Environmental circumstances, geographic location Natural Disasters, e.g. cyclones, hurricanes and floods On-going continued Resistance and resilience of ecosystems lower due to human management Negligible Drivers of Forest Degradation Commercial/ conventional logging Ongoing More access roads – increase logging Logging companies / Small – medium source
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