CAPA Initiative to boost gender-sensitive nature-based solutions for people and nature
Approximately 12,300 people will benefit from the Climate Adaption and Protected Areas (CAPA) Initiative that was launched this week at the Holiday Inn, Suva. This aims to implement nature-based solutions that respond to climate change and biodiversity impacts in Fiji.
The initiative's major objective is to restore landscapes, as well as encourage community conservation areas and sustainable fishing – all of which help to keep ecosystems healthy and support community well-being. The CAPA Initiative will work in twenty communities across the provinces of Ra, Lomaiviti, Tailevu and Bua.
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Fiji Program Landscape and Watersheds Manager Akanisi Caginitoba says the implementation of this project will be done in close collaboration with government and other partners. “The primary focus of the inception workshop is to highlight the importance of collaborating with national and local authorities to support the project's implementation. To that end, we have a range of government officials who will assist us in this endeavor, as well as local communities in the various areas we will be collaborating with."
WCS-Fiji is implementing this project in partnership with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), being funded through the generous support of La politique étrangère du Canada – Affaires mondiales Canada
For more information on the CAPA Initiative please visit the following link: https://www.iisd.org/capa/fiji