Implementing a "Ridge to Reef" Approach to Preserve Ecosystem Services, Sequester Carbon, Improve Climate Resilience and Sustain Livelihoods in Fiji (Fiji R2R)

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations.

To provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

AtSOPAC Secretariat, SOPAC’s work focuses on providing assistance to itsmember countries in three key programme areas:Ocean and Islands Programme,Community Lifelines Programme andCommunity Risk Programme. Member countries areAustralia,Cook Islands,Federated States of Micronesia,Fiji Islands,Guam,Kiribati,Marshall Islands,Nauru,New Zealand,Niue,Palau,Papua New Guinea,Samoa,Solomon Islands,Tonga,Tuvalu andVanuatu.

The Pacific Ridge to Reef (R2R) is a Global Environment Facility (GEF) global test case and programmatic initiative involving multiple United Nations, Regional and National agencies, and Pacific Small Island Developing States (PacSIDS) to support and address national priorities and development needs while delivering global environmental benefits in line with GEF focal area strategies - Biodiversity, Land Degradation, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation, International Waters and Sustainable Forest Management.