Overview of Plastics Integrated Program, engagement opportunities and timeline as presented by sabelle Vanderbeck from the UNEP at the Cook Islands GEF-8 National Dialogue on the 19th & 20th April 2023.
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.
Participants sign in sheet as filled in by attendees of the GEF-8 National Dialogue on 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.
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.
The Palmerston rat eradication program ran from August-September 2023. NZ Department of Conservation's Emmanuel Oyston, field team leader of the eradication, sent weekly updates on their progress - their updates are available here.
First update from the Palmerston rat eradication field team
Second update from the field team on the Palmerston rat eradication
Third update from the field team of the Palmerston rat eradication
Fourth update from the field team on the Palmerston rat eradication
This is the fifth and final update from the Palmerston rat eradication field team.
The National Environment Service issues permits for the export of CITES species out of the Cook Islands. CITES stands for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
This report provides information on permits issued by the NES in 2022.
This report takes a look at the CITES export permits issued in 2022 by the NES