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Mangroves and Seagrass: Legal Reviews aimed to promote good decision making in Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and PNG

Nov 28, 2025 / by James Sloan posted in Fiji mangroves, Environmental Management Act 2005, Traditional fishing rights, The Environment Management Act, Fiji Environmental law, Pacific Blue Economy, Blue Economy, Climate Change Act, Fiji blue carbon, Environmental Rule Of Law, Fiji Climate Change Act, Fiji seagrass, Blue carbon

We are pleased to share information about what we hope is a useful new publication: “Towards Resilient Blue Carbon Ecosystems: A Legislative Review for the Republic of Fiji.”

This review is a key part of a four-country (Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, PNG) study coordinated by our firm, which assesses each country's current legal and institutional frameworks governing our vital mangrove and seagrass ecosystems. We set out below why we think these reports will be helpful to everyone involved in coastal management.

You can access the full Fiji report by clicking here

You can also find all the legal reviews, and summarised factsheets from Fiji, Vanuatu, and Solomon Islands by clicking here

Sep 29, 2021 / by James Sloan posted in International Law, climate change, Fiji Oceans, Environmental decision making, Fiji law, Fiji commercial law, Fiji lawyers, Blue Economy, Oceans Governance, Fiji Climate Change law, United Nations, Fiji Blue Economy, Coral Reefs, Climate Change Act

The Climate Change Act 2021 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) is the Fiji government’s groundbreaking and proposed legislative approach to the threat of climate change caused by human activity.

Over 93 pages, divided into 17 Sections with 112 sections, the Act provides Fiji’s intended response to the enormous challenges that face all 195 nations and their peoples.

In this bulletin we provide a detailed (and we hope) explanatory analysis of the Act. Please note that the Act has been passed by Fiji's Parliament (on 23 September 2021), and it will be brought into force in due course by the relevant Minister by notice published in the Gazette.

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