July 28, 2021 6:14 am
The Ministry of Environment has secured funding from Bezos Fund to protect and restore mangroves in Fiji.
Minister, Doctor Mahendra Reddy announced the partnership with WWF-Pacific on the Bezos Mangrove Initiative yesterday.
Doctor Reddy says under this new trilateral partnership a combined investment of $600,000 has been secured.
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The money will be used to protect and restore mangroves, which sequester carbon and protect coastal communities from the ravages of climate-accelerated weather events.
Doctor Reddy says a Mangrove Management regulation under the Environment Management Act 2005 and a national guideline will be developed to restore degraded mangrove ecosystems as part of the initiative.