Niue official strategic framework for the year ending 2026
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 dataset holds regional and steering committee meeting minutes of the Inform project.
For Inform member countries to access
Pacific islands are hotspots of unique biodiversity. Our ancestral traditions are linked
to nature. However, these traditions, the natural environment, and biodiversity are
threatened by changing global and regional environmental pressures, ecological
degradation, growing human populations, changing demands of our societies, and the
impacts of climate change and sea level rise.
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ISBN/ISSN: 978-982-04-0905-7,978-982-04-0906-4
Physical Description: 156 p. 29 cm.
Marine protected areas (MPAs) have gained wide acceptance among coastal planners,
managers, researchers, and scientists as an effective tool that can be utilized to protect
threatened marine and coastal ecosystems. MPAs allow depleted breeding stocks of
important food fish and invertebrate species to regenerate and become re-established,
providing a foundation for sustainable fisheries. Typically, the MPA model comprises a core
no-take conservation area, within which harvest of fish and other consumable resources is
There are active drinking water or freshwater monitoring progra mmes in 11 of 14 Pacific countries and 6 of 7 territories. The primary challenge is the regularity and frequency of sampling, the capacity to process samples accurately in country, and the official response process to the findings. There is no regional data collation for this proposed indicator , to date. Escherichia coli occurs naturally in human and animal intestines and therefore can be used as a proxy for untreated sewage contamination or other pollution.
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A reference manual for understanding and managing the soil resources of Niue 2015
IRENA 2013 Renewable energy opportunities and challenges in the Pacific Island Region. Niue.
SOPAC IWRM DIAGNOSTIC REPORT Prepared by A Levi VakaiNiue Consultancy Services & Andre Siohane, Manager Water Division, Public Works 2007
Pacific Regional Solid Waste Management Strategy 2010 – 2015
Solid Waste Management in Pacific Island 2 Countries and Territories by Richards E Haynes D. 2013.
National Integrated Waste Management Strategy 2010-2015
Pacific Health Care Waste: A Regional Strategy and Action Plan 2013-2015
PacWaste Hazardous Waste Country Profile: Niue 2016 Brochure
Requirements for trade and movement of handicraft in the Pacific Islands region and beyond, by SPC for the Government of Niue through the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
2008 Policy on Sustainable Coastal Development, Niue