Position: Assistant Professor – Environmental Science
School: School of Applied Science
Email: salanieta.tuisuva@fnu.ac.fj
Campus: Suva Campus
Phone: (679) 940 2250

Biography:

Dr. Salanieta Tuisuva is an Environmental Science Assistant Professor and Senior Registered EIA Consultant at Fiji National University (FNU) with over 18 years of experience in academia, environmental impact assessment, and applied ecological research. She specialises in mangrove ecosystems, terrestrial and marine ecology, and environmental policy.

Qualification:

• Ph.D. Global Environmental Studies — Sophia University, Tokyo (2021–2025)
• MA Global Environmental Studies — Sophia University, Tokyo (2017–2019)
• PG Diploma in Environmental Science — USP, Fiji (2008)
• Diploma in Tertiary Teaching — FNU, Fiji (2009)
• BAppSc Environmental Studies — AUT, New Zealand (2000–2002)

Area of Expertise:

• Mangrove Ecosystem Management & Restoration
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
• Terrestrial & Marine Ecology
• Biodiversity & Conservation
• Climate Change Policy & REDD+
• HCVF Assessment & FSC Certification
• Coastal & Natural Resource Management

Journals:

• Tuisuva, S. (2023). Exploring sustainable mangrove management policy, challenges and structure: A case study of Nadi and Momi districts, Fiji Island. Journal of Forest Research, 28(5), 313–323. https://doi.org/10.1080/13416979.2023.2220189
• Tuisuva, S. (2020). Exploring Sustainable Mangrove Management Policy for Community Well-being: Case Study of Nadroga and Nadi, Fiji Islands. Journal of Global Environmental Studies, Issue No. 14, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan.

Conference:

• Shashtri, S.N., Matai, S., Singh, C.K., & Mukherjee, S. (2021). Groundwater Exploration and Geochemical Analysis of its Sediments: A GIS Approach to Combat Climate Change for Sustainable Water Resource Management. 9th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Houston, USA (June 25–29, 2021).
• Tuisuva, S. (2021). Panelist. “Transformative Change” for Building a Sustainable Society and Forests. Sophia University UN Weeks Zoom Webinar, October 15, 2021, Tokyo, Japan.

Teaching interest:

• Terrestrial & Marine Ecology
• Biodiversity & Conservation
• Coastal Management
• Integrated Mangrove Management
• Ecology (Undergraduate)
• Environmental Management
• Natural Resource Management

Research interest:

• Manage ecosystem sustainability & community-based restoration
• Climate change policy for Pacific SIDS
• EIA methodologies & regulatory frameworks
• REDD+, MRV systems & Forest Reference Levels
• HCVF assessments & FSC certification
• Biodiversity monitoring (terrestrial & marine)
• Visitor Giving Scheme (VGS) – Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES)