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Landowning communities to manage parks

February 18, 2025 9:48 am

[Source: Fiji Government]

A new approach to park management is being explored, with a Public-Private Community Partnership planned to put landowning communities in charge.

Minister for Fisheries and Forestry Hon. Alitia Bainivalu says discussions are already underway to establish a PPCP for the management of forest parks such as Colo-i-Suva and Nadarivatu Forest Park.

Bainivalu states that this will provide an additional source of benefits to the landowning communities, offering monetary returns that will further enhance their livelihoods.

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She adds that, currently, Fiji has two forest parks which include the Colo-i-Suva Forest Park and the Nadarivatu Forest Park.