Cook Islands Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2002. Cook Islands Government’s support of this biodiversity strategy and action plan, and we will be forming appropriate committees to escalate biodiversity conservation in the Cook Islands.
Cook Islands 4th National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity 2011
CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION PLAN FOR RAROTONGA CLOUD FOREST ECOSYSTEMS, COOK ISLANDS Contract Report No. 3567 January 2016. Prepared for National Environment Service Cook Islands Government Avarua Rarotonga
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
Hazardous Waste Management Reports Pacific Health Care Waste 2013-2015
Contains census data reporting on the status of agriculture and fisheries in Cook Islands
2020 National Vision “To enjoy the highest quality of life consistent with the aspirations of our people, and in harmony with our culture and environment”
The 2018 State of Environment (SOE) Report for Cook Islands updates the 1993 SOE report, and uses the Drivers, Pressures, State, Impact and Response (DPSIR) model of reporting.
This publication ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment – Guidelines for Pacific Island Countries and
Territories’ has been prepared to provide guidance on the application of SEA as a tool to support
environmental planning, policy and informed decision making. It provides background on the use and
benefits of SEA as well as providing tips and guiding steps on the process, including case studies, toolkits
and checklists for conducting an SEA in the Appendices.
Baseline Study for the Pacific Hazardous Waste Management Project - Healthcare Waste Whole of Project – Summary Report 2014
REVIEW OF REGIONAL E-WASTE RECYCLING Including a Model Product Stewardship Approach for Pacific Island Nations July 2013
Cook Islands Census of Agriculture and Fisheries 2000
This document was approved by the Cabinet of the Cook Islands Government on 6th March 2020 (CM (20) 060).
To introduce this collection of studies, a logical first question to ask is why produce a “lessons learned” publication?
https://pacific-data.sprep.org/system/files/tropical-mammals-functionsal-diversity-anthropogenic.pdf
Avariety of factors can affect the biodiversity of tropicalmammal communities,
but their relative importance and directionality remain uncertain. Previous
global investigations of mammal functional diversity have relied on range
maps instead of observational data to determine community composition. We
test the effects of species pools, habitat heterogeneity, primary productivity
and human disturbance on the functional diversity (dispersion and richness)
of mammal communities using the largest standardized tropical forest camera
With increasing globalization of markets, rising environmental awareness, and attention from international conventions and agreements, the vast majority of countries are looking into managing their forests more sustainably. The main limitation appears to be lack of funding for improving forest management. Traditional sources include the government, targeted investments from the private sector, international donor support, and contributions in kind from rural communities. But these are grossly inadequate, and additional finances are required.