Fiji launched its National Action Plan for Coral Reef Conservation during the Pre-COP climate meeting in Nadi. University of Queensland analysis used local ocean conditions such as currents to identify reefs with comparatively lower exposure to climate stress, helping set protection priorities. The whole-of-country plan covers research, education, communication, capacity building and sustainable finance while incorporating traditional ecological knowledge. A related Coral Reef Rescue Project is backed by US$7 million from the Global Environment Facility, operates across six countries, and focuses in Fiji on the Great Sea Reef, Vatu-i-Ra and Somosomo Strait. Launching a plan does not mean reefs are protected; the next evidence is deployed finance, fishing and pollution controls, community rights and long-term ecological monitoring.