The National Trust of Fiji has begun drawing up a charter for the Sigatoka Sand Dunes and the surrounding areas that fall under its responsibilities.
The project — ‘Building Coastal Resilience – Forest Restoration, Invasive Management Actions and the Heritage in Young Hands Program – of the Sigatoka Sand Dunes Ecosystem’ aims to sustainably manage, conserve and restore the unique Sigatoka sand dune ecosystem and the Sigatoka River estuary.
Kula Park manager Jason Tutani said a workshop was held last week where they has the much needed conversations on climate change within the Kulukulu and the broader Sigatoka community.
“It offers community members a chance to be informed and begin making sound choices about their current lifestyles, the environment we live and gives them the opportunity to participate in local initiatives and begin building community resilience.”
“The Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience project is not a solution, it’s an opportunity for the National Trust to begin engaging the local community into serious conversations about climate change, adaptation, and resilience.”
The workshop is part of a series of workshops that will run through 2023 to 2024 as part of the National Trust of Fiji’s Kiwa Initiative.
