In accordance with the precautionary approach contained in Principle 15 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the objective of this Protocol is to contribute to ensuring an adequate level of protection in the field of the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, taking also into account risks to human health, and specifically focusing on transboundary movements.
The Conference of the Parties (COP) agreed on a provisional list of global headline indicators, to assess progress at the global level towards the 2010 target (decision VII/30), and to effectively communicate trends in biodiversity related to the three objectives of the Convention. In decision VII/30 the COP established a process for testing and developing the indicators, with inputs from SBSTTA, the ad hoc Working Groups on ABS and Article 8(j), and an AHTEG on indicators for assessing progress towards the 2010 biodiversity target.
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CBD Goals and objectives of the Strategic Plan and provisional indicators for assessing progress 2010
Goals and Targets of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas
Goals, targets and timeframes, and island-specific priority actions for the Parties 2009
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
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