This recovery plan has been accepted by the Fiji Government
to improve the status of Soga in the country and
manage its conservation and sustainable use by local
communities. This profile paper summarizes the recovery
plan, including the decision on whether to pursue a complete
ban or a sustainable harvesting approach, discusses its
bearing on the conservation of Soga in Fiji and the
importance of species recovery plans for biodiversity
conservation in the Pacific. In addition, we discuss the need
for extensive involvement of local landowning communities
in all stages of the recovery plan development process,
including community co-management, particularly in areas
where local communities are the landowners.