In the mid 1990s the idea arose that coastal communities should be given powers to regulate fisheries in their nearby marine areas. That concept gained momentum and in the early 2000s a change in Tonga’s fisheries legislation allowed for fisheries management by local communities, through Special Management Areas (SMAs). Since that time the Fisheries Division has worked with coastal communities to establish 11 SMAs.
MEA icons for : SDG and Aichi targets
Marine pollution in the Pacific. Regional data
Monitoring reports for Fanga'uta Lagoon, Tongatapu.
Draft word document of the Tonga SoE 2010 report
Dataset that provides a direct internet link to Tonga's climate change data portal.
Please find the final version of the Tonga State of the Environment 2018 Report developed by Water Technology and SPREP
Please find the final versions of the Tonga State of the Environment 2018 Report, National Environment Management Strategy 2018 - 2023 and Project Idea Notes. Also the SoE Data Sources.
The Tonga NEMS 2018 - 2023
Project Idea Notes based on the developed SoE and NEMS
Data sources. Not complete. Will get it done this weekend.
This dataset hosts all photos captured by the Department.
This EIA report had been prepared for the major development and upgrade of the inter-island domestic wharf located in Tongatapu Island.
MACBIO is a project that supports sustainable economies and livelihoods of Pacific Island Countries by strengthening institutional and individual capacity, to manage and conserve biodiversity in marine and coastal ecosystems. The project was commissioned by BMUB to GIZ as part of IKI, jointly implemented by SPREP, IUCN and GIZ from 2013 to 2018.
This dataset holds all MACBIO-related resources pertaining to Tonga as one of the participating countries.