Slides as presented by NES (Session 1, 2 & 3) on day 2 of the Cook Islands GEF-8 National Dialogue, 20th April 2023
Tourism Accreditation Biodiversity Conservation Projects 06.10.2020
Tourism Accreditation Biodiversity Conservation Appendix 06.10.2020
Sustainable Financing Mechanism report 2020 for Cook Islands Ridge to Reef GEF-5 project
Unsigned PDF version of the Cook Islands GEF 7 Project Document
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.
This report takes a look at the CITES export permits issued in 2022 by the NES
National Environment Annual Report 2022.23
The report consists of:
This survey was created by the National Environment Service to gauge community awareness of single-use plastics and understand the needs of end-users to successfully transition to sustainable alternatives. The information collected will be used to inform the RESPONSE project aimed at reducing single-use plastics in the Cook Islands via the food and bevergae industry.
To learn more about the RESPONSE project, see our website:
On the 6th March 2024, the National Environment Service and Te Ipukarea Society held a multi-stakeholder consultation workshop at the Rarotongan Resort in Rarotonga. The workshop was intended to inform stakeholders from the tourism operators, retailers and wholesalers, government stakeholders and community organisations of the RESPONSE project and gain stakeholder perspective and insight for the project development.
A summary note of the RESPONSE project concept for a broad understanding of the project objective and outcomes
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
Reports baseline surveys used to monitor Rarotonga's Fringing Reef
Report prepared by Stephen Lyon for the Environment Service, Tu’anga Taporoporo, Cook Islands. Reports on fringing reef survey
Data presented in this survey provides a snap-shot of present conditions around Rarotonga, however time series data obtained from continuous monitoring of all fore reef and lagoon sites may enable us to identify changes at the community level that may be related to land based activities. Multi-Dimensional Scaling analyses of fore reef corals and fish (by trophic level) between windward and leeward exposures indicated differences between groups.
Impacts of 2015-2016 El Nino event in the Northern Cook Islands.