Planning resource for integrated action planning for the management of the Cook Islands marine environment
AquaMaps are computer-generated predictions of natural occurrence of marine species, based on the environmental tolerance of a given species with respect to depth, salinity, temperature, primary productivity, and its association with sea ice or coastal areas. These 'environmental envelopes' are matched against an authority file which contains respective information for the Oceans of the World. Independent knowledge such as distribution by FAO areas or bounding boxes are used to avoid mapping species in areas that contain suitable habitat, but are not occupied by the species.
This report contributes preliminary results for a study of the genomic diversity and population connectivity of paua (small giant clam, Tridacna maxima) in the Cook Islands.
Islands used in this study include Manihiki, Palmerston, Aitutaki, Manuae, Takutea, Atiu, Mitiaro, Mauke, Rarotonga and Mangaia.
This research was commissioned by the Ministry of Marine Resources.
This report looks at plant genetic resources for traditional food production and consumption in Cook Islands. It was published in September 2008 by the Food and Agriculture Organization.
pdf of the Cook Islands 4th National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity 2011
Executive Summary
This report is presented in 4 chapters.
Chapter 1 provides background on the process of developing the Cook Island
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP). The Cook Islands was one
of the first countries to commit to the CBD by signing it at the Earth Summit in 1992,
and the Cook Island National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) was
one of the first to be completed for the Pacific Region. This in itself was a positive
step towards implementation of the CBD. The NBSAP was prepared based on
Cook Islands National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Report on Invasive Plant Species in Cook Islands
Data on rats in Cook Islands
A Cook Islands Marine Park.. Vision: The worlds largest marine park, one million square km’s “Protecting what we own”
Traditional Fishing Methods Cook Islands 2012
This report was prepared by Teariki & Julia RongoIsland Friends Consultants for the Cook Islands NBSAP Add-On Project, National Environment Service.
Cook Islands 4th National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity 2011
Report to the Government of the Cook Islands on Invasive Plant Species of Environmental Concern James C. Space and Tim Flynn U.S.D.A. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry Honolulu, Hawai‘i, USA 8 November 2002
Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative Cook Islands Turtle Project Nesting Suitability Survey of Rarotonga, Cook Islands 24 March 2015 Tahia Ischer, Emily Weeks, Stephen Lyon
Assessment of the coconut crab (Birgus latro) in Mauke, Cook Islands