Libansese
Conservation Area, Black Sands, South Malekula
The
Libansese Conservation Area is a community-based and managed
area at Black Sands, south Malekula. The conservation area
was established in 1998 to look after the water and fish
resources in the Libansese River and the inshore marine
resources along the coast.
The
river is interesting with mangroves and brackish water near
the coast changing to clear freshwater not far upstream.
There are many fish, eels, freshwater prawns, crabs and
shellfish in the river. The lower river can be explored
by canoe and snorkelling and it's a good walk along the
upper reaches. The riverine forest is good for bird watching.
There
are no tourists visiting Libansese and the Black Sands community
is very keen to attract visitors. A half day guided tour
of the area is available at Ronevie village for 1000 Vatu
per person including a tour of the river by canoe, a bush
walk, snorkelling in the river to view eels and fish and
a lunch of aelan kaekae.
For
accommodation by the Libansese river and contacts see our
Ronevie Village Guesthouse page. A good plan is to stay
a few days and more or less do your own thing.
Browse
higher resolution pictures on our Vanuatu
Protected Areas Showcase.
Last
updated: January 2005 by Stephen.
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