Vol 3 Land Resource Inventory Report - Department of Environment ...

FRA 2010 – Country Report, Fiji
3.5 Comments to Table T3
Variable / Comments related to data, Comments on the reported trend
category
definitions, etc.
Production The increase in the plantation areas is due to the
expansion in the planting programme in mahogany and
pine during the period 1990 to 2005.
Protection of soil
and water
Conservation of
biodiversity
The reduction in the area classified as protection forest is
due to the change in definition. During the 2008 NFI,
protection forests only includes forest areas of 30 degrees
and above, however, in 1991 it also includes other factors
as rainfall, soil erosivity, and rainfall intensity, so the
area covered was much larger.
In 2005 another 20,000 ha was added to the area of
conservation forest, but in 2010 the total area of protected
area in Fiji will dramatically increase due to current boost
in conservation activities in the country.
Social services
Multiple use The increase is due to the re-classification of forest area
in 2007 in which only slope classes was used to classify
Protection Forest Areas whereas in 1991 NFI slope was
used with other factors such as rainfall and soil
erodibility which increases the area.
Other
No / unknown
designation
Area of permanent
forest estate
Forest area within
protected areas
Forest area under
sustainable forest
management
Forest area with
management plan
Fiji does not have a
Permanent Forest Estate
Around 6,300 hectares from
the forest area under
multiple use is under SFM.
This is a SFM project model
site.
The same area of 6,300
hectares above also has a
forest management plan
since 2005. This is a SFM
project model site.
Other general comments to the table
Certain Forest Reserve areas were de-reserved in the last 3 years this does not change its status of protection on
a National Scale. It is only reverted from State to Native for which lease will be paid to the landowners.
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