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
Cook Islands Turtle Project: Mauke Report 2012 Phil Bradshaw Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative (PICI) Page 1 Turtles and their habitats on Mauke, Southern Cook Islands. Phil Bradshaw B.Sc. M.Sc. and Nerissa Bradshaw
Rat Eradication on the Island of Suwarrow 2015. The threat to Suwarrow seabirds was discovered when a rat infestation was documented on Motu Tou during a seabird survey in 2008. If left unchecked the risk of these rats invading the other islets remains as such the potential for severely degrading the Suwarrow National Park. This report highlights the major elements of controlling rats on the island of Suwarrow, using cereal bait pellets containing brodifacoum that provide the most probable eradication success.
COOK ISLANDS TREDS REPORT FOR 2010. The purpose of this report is to provide the Cook Islands Environment Service, Ministry of Marine Resources and their partners with a summary of tagging and nesting information that have been submitted to SPREP for incorporation into the regional Turtle Research and Database System
(TREDS).
A Cook Islands Marine Park.. Vision: The worlds largest marine park, one million square km’s “Protecting what we own” 2013
Assessment of the coconut crab (Birgus latro) in Mauke, Cook Islands Prepared for Mauke Island Council and Community November 2015
Cook Islands Annual Report 2012-2013 Report by Phil Bradshaw
Monitoring the distribution, population structure and status of sea turtles in the Cook Islands Cook Islands Turtle Project: 2011 Annual Report By Dr Michael White
SPC Women in Fisheries Information Bulletin #22 – July 2012
Capacity and Future Needs Survey Conserve Rare Vairaku Plants 2004
Resources for the SPREP Inform workshop in Samoa
Redlist species of Samoa as of 09/04/2019
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.
This document was approved by the Cabinet of the Cook Islands Government on 6th March 2020 (CM (20) 060).