This list of indicators was developed through the Inform project at SPREP for use by Pacific Islands countries (PICs) to meet their national and international reporting obligations. The indicators are typically adopted by PICs for their State of Environment reports and are intended to be re-used for a range of MEA and SDG reporting targets. The indicators have been designed to be measurable and repeatable so that countries can track key aspect of environmental health over time.
The objective of this regional meeting is to build the capacity of the 14 project target countries, with an aim to build an open data community amongst the users of the national data portals and inform outputs. This is intended to improve south-south collaboration, enhance the opportunity for sustainability and increase the feeling of ownership and belonging amongst the project countries.
This will be delivered by real world application of Inform developed processes and tools, focused on a common area to all countries; protected areas.
The number of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and institutions has grown steadily over the last few decades. The work taking place under these agreements and within these institutions is increasing in volume and specificity, and it is having an increasingly substantive impact, particularly as there is an increasing focus on practical implementation.
This edition of the Multilateral Environmental Agreement Negotiator’s Handbook principally to respond to the need for a practical reference tool to assist in addressing the many complex challenges in such negotiations.
This policy applies to SPREP’s own data as well as data held by SPREP on behalf of government agencies and partners within the Pacific.
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.
Forum Leaders embrace Pacific regionalism as:
*The expression of a common sense of identity and purpose, leading progressively to the sharing of institutions, resources, and markets, with the purpose of complementing national efforts, overcoming common constraints, and enhancing sustainable and inclusive development within Pacific countries and territories and for the Pacific region as a whole*
Principal objectives are;
History in Prehistory The Oral Traditions of the Rarotongan Land Court Records MATTHEW CAMPBELL 2002
History in Prehistory The Oral Traditions of the Rarotongan Land Court Records MATTHEW CAMPBELL 2002
Pacific Island Migration and Loss of Traditional Knowledge (Te Pa Mataiapo) 2004
The body size of adult Cook Islanders on Rarotonga for the years 1952, 1966 and 1996 has been increasing. The rate of increase in stature of women aged 20–39 years was 0.5 cm per decade across the period 1952–1966, and 0.8 cm per decade for the period 1966–1996. The rate of increase of weight in the 20–29 years age group was 0.6 kg per decade in period 1, and 7.3 kg per decade in period 2. In the age group 30–39 years, the rates were 3.2 kg per decade and 5.1 kg per decade respectively.
SPC Women in Fisheries Information Bulletin #22 – July 2012
Our Land Our Languages Language Learning in Indigenous Communities House of Representatives
Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs 2012
Campbell - 2003 - Productivity, Production and Settlement in Precontact Rarotonga, Cook Islands
One way to understand how a landscape captures memories is to study places where documents
have also preserved them. The author does this to remarkable effect in the island of Rarotonga,
showing how the great roadAra Metua and its monuments and land boundaries were structured
and restructured through time to reflect what was to be remembered. Students of the pre- and
proto-histories of all continents willfnd much inspiration in the pages that follow.
Tracing Language Use and Policy in Cook Islands 1827-2003 published in 2016
Capacity and Future Needs Survey Conserve Rare Vairaku Plants 2004
This paper examines the impact that a faster growth rate in visitor arrivals will have on three areas of
environmental concern on Rarotonga: solid waste, liquid waste and water. Sustainable solutions to prevent
effects on the environment are suggested and a timeline for achieving these estimated to show how
improvements to our infrastructure cannot happen overnight. The paper will then demonstrate why a growth
rate of 4% (the typical growth rate in tourist arrivals over the last 30 years) is more economically and
This document was approved by the Cabinet of the Cook Islands Government on 6th March 2020 (CM (20) 060).