The present study examines the role of native landowners in the operation of
Fiji's parks and reserves. It is anticipated that the attitude and level of
involvement of native landowners will depend upon the level of economic
and/or tourism development that has occured in the particular park and reserve.
It is also anticipated that hostility and antagonism towards the park and reserve
system will occur in certain areas where the prevailing arrangements are not
perceived as delivering tangible benefits or where alternative forms of activity
are available to the native landowners.