Economic benefits to the communities of Liku and Hakupu from the Huvalu Conservation Area have been limited to date, with only a few individual operators deriving an income directly from the natural resources existing within the forest. Those who are utilizing the CA are generally only deriving a modest income ($1,500 - $2,000p.a.) The initial P.P.D. placed an expectation on forecast growth in the tourist sector to provide income
Internationally, the average budgets for protected areas in developing countries is estimated to be around 30 percent of what is considered to be the minimum amount required for conserving those areas. Internationally, donor assistance for biodiversity conservation has also declined, and many officially recognized parks are only paper parks , lacking sufficient funds to pay for staff salaries, fuel costs, surveys etc;
Prepared for SPREP SPBCP programme
Call Number: 333.95 PAR [EL]
Physical Description: 56 p. : appendices ; 29 cm