The iTaukei Land Trust Board (TLTB) has announced the issuance of 14 conservation leases on iTaukei land. During the Forest Landscape Restoration Situation Analysis Workshop in Nadi, Fiji, TLTB’s environment officer Josua Waqanivalu revealed that these leases include nature reserve leases, forest reserves leases, and Redd++ leases.
Among these, eight leases have been given by the government and are associated with forestry, natural reserves and conservation leases, added Waqanivalu. Only one lease on iTaukei land was granted to landowners, while the remaining five were to non-governmental organisations.
Waqanivalu also noted that these leases spanned across a total area of 56,946.26 hectares of land and would produce an annual rent of $244,855.20.