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.
Promote and encourage the use of standard wetland inventory methodologies following the Ramsar Framework for Wetland Inventory (Resolution VIII.6), to undertake, update and disseminate national (or, where appropriate, provincial) scientific inventories of wetlands.
In this report, a set of recommendations is provided for each indicator to support the next best steps for management action that will advance progress towards the target outcome and support Pacific people and biodiversity.
**This pdf combines all 31 indicators in one document**
DEFINITION - % of national budget allocated to Environment Ministry or equivalent
PURPOSE - Determine trends in prioritisation of environmental funding within government
DESIRED OUTCOME - Stable or positive trend; sufficient and sustainable financing to implement environmental programmes
DEFINITION - % of MEA reporting requirements met on time
PURPOSE - Determine if MEAs are being reported on
DESIRED OUTCOME - 100% of MEA reporting requirements met on time or positive trend. PICTs successfully meet reporting obligations under MEAs in a timely manner, ideally using the State of Environment Reporting as the basis for responding to these reporting requirements
DEFINITION - Level of extractive terrestrial wildlife use by humans
PURPOSE- Increase the safety to species, ecosystems, and people from the sustainable use of terrestrial wildlife
DESIRED OUTCOME - Monitored and sustainable use of wildlife with stable populations; zero use of protected species
Niue Forest Land Restoration - design, methodologies, practice and recommendations.
Forest Conservation and Protected Area Management. Niue 2017 Activities and Fiji Biodiversity Teaching Kit. Final Report - 30th June 2017
Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010. Country Report of Niue.
Niue's Joint National Action Plan (JNAP) for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management provides a three year plan to action to address existing gaps relating to vulnerability to climate change impacts and disasters.
The Niue Strategic Energy Road Map 2015-2025 (NiSERM) builds on the 2005 Niue National Energy Policy and the Niue National Strategic Plan (NNSP) 2014-2019, and is aligned to current national, regional and international emerging issues relating to the energy sector.
A brochure produced by the EU-GIZ ACSE Programme that helps island countries adapt to climate change and to improve access to sustainable energy.
Report produced during the PacWaste Project in 2014 detailing the baseline for healthcare waste in Niue, used for the 2018 SOE Report
Shared by Department of Utilities
Document was created and modified in 2015 and 2017 respectively
Niue Second National Communication Under The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 2014