Fiji
SPI: 7.48
Species Protection Index Average: 42
National Report Card: Fiji
Fiji is an island group in the South Pacific Ocean, with volcanic mountainous terrain and tropical forests. Of more than 330 islands, 110 are inhabited. Most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rainfed agriculture.
Fiji has high biodiversity rarity of terrestrial land vertebrates at a global scale. When analysed as single taxons, the rarity of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles is also high. The rarity of marine fish and mammals is also high. Challenges to biodiversity include air pollution caused by waste incineration and vehicle emissions; deforestation; and soil erosion.
6%
of land currently protected
75
total land vertebrate species
26
endemic land vertebrate species
Species of significant conservation interest
Flying Fox
0
amphibians / 0 endemic
61
birds / 21 endemic
8
mammals / 0 endemic
6
reptiles / 5 endemic
Information on this page was sourced from the CIA World Factbook and the Half-Earth Project Map.
