Fiji Times Tuesday 26 September 2017 Update: 12:40PM NATIVE tree planting and waste management training was introduced to the villagers of Matacawalevu in the district of Nacula, Yasawa yesterday.
The training will help the villagers in their efforts to mitigate the impacts of coastal erosion and waste disposal.
WWF-Pacific’s climate change officer Dr Rusila Savou said the planting initiative is one of many rehabilitation efforts that WWF-Pacific was carrying out with communities in the district of Nacula.
“Around 100 hundred native tree species such as Vesi (Instia bijuga), Sikeci (Aleurites moluccanus), Dilo (Calophyllum vitiensis) and Moli (Citrus) were planted, some of which were recommended and provided by Ministry of Forestry and others donated by the organization of the Sigatoka Sand Dunes. Read more…
