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 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

A direct internet link to and resources pertaining the Blue Habitat website which has been established as a portal for information on the global distribution of marine ‘blue’ habitats. Knowledge on the distribution of blue habitats is an important input into ocean management, marine spatial planning and biodiversity conservation.

 SPREP Island and Ocean Ecosystems (IOE)

Maps and associated data from the Turtle Research and Monitoring Database System (TREDS). A summary of the database can be found below.

The Turtle Research and Monitoring Database System (TREDS) provides invaluable information for Pacific island countries and territories to manage their turtle resources. TREDS can be used to collate data from strandings, tagging, nesting, emergence and beach surveys as well as other biological data on turtles.

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

The dataset contains a range of different Pacific regional maps developed by the SPREP GIS team and is available for use by members and partners.

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 Cook Islands National Environment Service

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.

 Cook Islands National Environment Service

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.

 Cook Islands National Environment Service

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 Environment Service

Cook Islands National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

 Cook Islands National Environment Service

Report on Invasive Plant Species in Cook Islands

 Cook Islands National Environment Service

Surveys and Reports on Cook Island Turtles

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 Cook Islands National Environment Service

Assessment Reports on Crabs in Cook Islands

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 Cook Islands National Environment Service

Data on rats in Cook Islands

 Cook Islands National Environment Service

A Cook Islands Marine Park.. Vision: The worlds largest marine park, one million square km’s “Protecting what we own”

 Cook Islands National Environment Service

Traditional Fishing Methods Cook Islands 2012

 Cook Islands National Environment Service

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