The National Environment Service is working closely with family representatives of the Takitumu Conservation Area, to submit an assessment application that will give the TCA official international recognition as an Other Effective area-based Conservation Measure.
All documents relevant to the submission process will be stored here, including resources on the TCA, which are referred to in the assessment form.
biodiversity data for invertebrates, vertebrates, endemic and invasive species
Medicinal Use of Plants Cook Islands 2016 or older
Taunga on Mangaia and Mitiaro 2004
Cook Islands Protected Areas (PA) data from the World Database (WDPA). This dataset includes both tables and spatial data.
This dataset has information on coral reef cover and fish in Cook Islands from 1994 to 2013.
The Landuse layer of Rarotonga was produced in 2009/2010 under the Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Project. This project was co-implemented by NES and MOIP.
The layer was produced by digitizing from satellite imagery and carrying out random checks on the field.
Water temperatures collected from lagoons.
Number of permits and consents approved from Jan - Mar 2018
This is completely made up data.
Planning resource for integrated action planning for the management of the Cook Islands marine environment
wetland area in hectares, 2014 NES
Data on reef fish, sea urchin, sea urchin density and biomass
Data on reef fisheries including sea cucumber, parrot fish and others.
Data on Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) including Greenhouse Gases
Data on adaptation measures including access to rainwater tanks, food and live animals exported and imported and improved agriculture varieties. Also has information on monthly sea level rise in Rarotonga and other imported data which can help assess adaptation to Climate Change
FAO Statistics Import and Export Values 1961-2011 Cook Islands