This report is an output of the Tuvalu PACC Project. It was written by Louis Bouchet.
This Fifth Tuvalu National Report (5th Report) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) summarizes the nature, cultural importance, conservation status and threats changes to Tuvalu’s Biodiversity and actions taken or that need to be taken to promote the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity since the submission of the fourth national report in 2010.
Community consultations have taken place on four islands to collect relevant information on island biodiversity, so as to incorporate this into the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. The perceived threats are shown in this excel sheet.
The data presents the volume and value of estimates annual fisheries catches and aqua cultural harvest in Tuvalu in 2014.
Data extracted from the Fisheries in PIC's economies' report, 2016.
The apparent changes in production for the three years sometimes represents real change in production, but it can also reflect a change in the methodology for how the production is measured (hopefully an improvement). In table above, the production levels for coastal commercial, coastal subsistence, and freshwater change significantly between the years, but some of that change is due to the way in which the production was estimated. For example, for the 2014 estimate of coastal fisheries production, the results of
the 2010 HIES were available.
The .cvs version of the excel data
The development of this NCAP is important in determining the level of ODS consumption in the country. More specifically the NCAP:
The review attempts to identify gaps and then make recommendations for relevant legislation to improve and/or clarify existing ones and improve protection/management of marine turtles.
To help with the identification of legislation gaps, a team at SPREP constructed a matrix of legislation from existing legislation in the region dealing with turtles as well as creating new ones based on available information.
This report focuses only on Rio +20, Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and the Mauritius Strategy for Implementation (MSI) of the BarbadosProgramme of Action (BPOA). Tuvalu is a signatory and party to these international agreements and has been trying to realize the global dream for sustainable development
Besides the observation that poor households are more vulnerable to negative shocks because they lack the resources to respond, the study also find that they are also more likely to reside in areas highly exposed to disasters (closer to the coasts and at lower elevation) and have less ability to migrate (between and within the islands).
All contents described in the printed map are included in the digital data set which is constructed by Arc/GIS.
Tuvalu's shallow marine environments are dominantly fringing and patch reefs. Five of the islands are true coral atolls, with a continuous eroded reef platform surrounding a central lagoon, three islands are comprised of a single islet made up of sand and coral materials (McLean & Hosking, 1991).
Based on the findings of the study, a number of key lessons emerged. The lessons learned from the study of the FCA are consistent with lessons learned from evaluating past MPA projects from other countries. The most significant of the lessons learned from the Funafuti experience are as follows: