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Slides as presented by Andrew Hume from the GEF Secretariat at the Cook Islands National Dialogue on the 19th & 20th April 2023

Results of the group activity (Day 2, Session 3) to discuss national priorities and issues that can be addressed with GEF-8 resources, as presented by each table at the Cook Islands GEF-8 National Dialogue on the 19th and 20th April 2023. 

Concept note submitted on behalf of the Cook Islands for the national child project under the Circular Solutions to Plastic GEF-8 Integrated Programme, project titled: Reducing Single-use Plastic in Small-island Economies. 

Slides for Day 1, Session 1, Session 3 and Session 4, presented by NES at the Cook Islands National Dialogue on 19th April 2023

Slides as presented by NES (Session 1, 2 & 3) on day 2 of the Cook Islands GEF-8 National Dialogue, 20th April 2023

Report consolidating the discussions and presentations of the Cook Islands GEF-8 National Dialogue, hosted by the National Environment Service in partnership with the Global Environment Facility on the 19th & 20th of April 2023 at the Edgwater Resort in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

 Cook Islands National Environment Service

This is Assessment of Legislative Frameworks Governing Waste Management in the COOK ISLANDS

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is the most comprehensive global database of marine and terrestrial protected areas, updated on a monthly basis, and is one of the key global biodiversity data sets being widely used by scientists, businesses, governments, International secretariats and others to inform planning, policy decisions and management.

 Cook Islands National Environment Service

A team from Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research travelled to Rarotonga during July/August 2023 to carry out monitoring of biocontrols released in previous years. The team used drones to conduct monitoring surveillance for the invasive African Tulip tree species, using LiDAR and other imagery techniques.

This newsletter also provides an update on the control of the biocontrols.

Refer to pages 6-7 for Cook Islands story on biocontrol monitoring conducted in July/August 2023, "Weed Biocontrol in the Cook Islands Shows the Way for Others"