Story | 23 កញ្ញា, 2016

Financial sustainability of MPAs

IUCN is providing support to WCS and WWF in work with the Fiji Protected Area Committee to estimate costs of running a national MPA network. 

The project will also identify options to establish sustainable financing mechanisms. The study sites are Kubulau, Macuata and Lau. A cost model is being developed to determine site specific costs and to estimate the costs of a national network of MPAs.

Potential ideas for sustainable funding mechanisms that are being explored include:

(i) opportunities to access the Environment Trust Fund in the Ministry of Local Government, Housing and Environment,

(ii) establishing an Endowment Trust Fund (within or outside of Fiji), or

(iii) using the existing trust fund established for Sovi Basin.