Vatthe (Loru)
One of the first community conservation areas in Melanesia, run entirely by local villages with no direct state involvement
Area
25 km²
Declared in
1994
Region
Melanesia (Vanuatu)
Climate
Tropical
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One of the first community conservation areas in Melanesia, run entirely by local villages with no direct state involvement
Established in the 1990s through a direct agreement between the local villages of Espiritu Santo island, with no state parks agency involved, it is one of the first examples of a community-managed conservation area in Melanesia. It protects one of the last significant fragments of lowland rainforest in Vanuatu, with guiding and birdwatching programmes led directly by the inhabitants of the surrounding villages, who receive the ecotourism income as an economic alternative to logging the area.
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5 species documented in Vatthe (Loru)
At conservation risk:Dugongo,Tortuga verde,Cangrejo ladrón
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Vanuatu, where Vatthe (Loru) lies.
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Nearby dive sites
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SS President Coolidge
33 km away
Pentecost Island
120 km away
Similar parks
Which other parks are like this one?
Takitumu Conservation Area
Cook Islands
Rarotonga monarch (endemic · saved from imminent extinction)
View parkMismo tipo de espacio: Community Conservation Area
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