Environmental Education in Fiji: Issues of Curriculum and Consumption

Title
Environmental Education in Fiji: Issues of Curriculum and Consumption
Publication Date
2009
Author(s)
Taylor, Neil
( editor )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8438-319X
Email: ntaylor6@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:ntaylor6
Taloga, Kelera
Tagivakatini, Sereana
Editor
Editor(s): Neil Taylor, Michael Littledyke, Chris Eames, Richard K Coll
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Sense Publishers
Place of publication
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Edition
1
UNE publication id
une:6291
Abstract
Fiji is a Pacific Island nation comprising 332 islands (of which approximately 110 are inhabited) and a population of approximately 932,000. Of this number, 54.8% are Indigenous, 37.4% are ethnic Indians (descendants of people brought to the country by the British in the 1800s as indentured laborers to service the sugar industry), and 7.9% comprise other Pacific Islanders, Chinese, and individuals of mixed race (Central Intelligence Agency, 2008). Historically, the economy of Fiji relied on sugar, but in recent times this industry has declined and tourism is now the biggest sector of the country's economy. Fiji is thus heavily reliant on the tourism industry for employment and foreign exchange earnings, and the country markets itself through its culture and environment, particularly its marine environment.
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Citation
Environmental Education in Context: An International Perspective on the Development of Environmental Education, p. 29-36
ISBN
9789087909611
9087909616
9789087909628
9087909624
Start page
29
End page
36

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