Sustainable resource and Environmental Management in Tonga: current situation, community perceptions and a proposed new policy framework

The success of Tonga’s current and future development depends on sustainable management
of its natural resources. However, with increasing population, changing socio-economic
aspirations and activities, the quality and quantity of the biophysical environment are
declining. This is likely to be exacerbated if the major environmental issues are not addressed
immediately. Unsustainable practices in agriculture and fishing, and population related
pressures such as waste generated and increasing demand for natural recourses coupled with a
specific system of management have been identified as the major causes of environmental
degradation. The Government has not been committed to sustainable management of natural
resources and to the management of the outputs of resource use. Thus, most of the previous
legislation and policies have lacked provisions for environmental consideration in socioeconomic
developments.

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Physical Description: 489 p.