This review was in preparation for Tonga's 4th national report to the CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity)
The Integrated Water and Coastal Management Plan for Vava'u acrhipelago in the Kingdom of Tonga has involved consultations with multi-level and multi-discipline stakeholder including local, provincial and national institutions, civil societies, private institutions and communities.
The Integrated Water and Coastal Management (IWCM) project was initiated in 2013 as a continuation of the very successful Integrated Water Resource Management Project in Vava'u from 2010-2012.
The deliverable focuses on a categorized listing of key issues and available information plus a concise description of the major characteristics of the Tongatapu coast (see Appendix B). The evidence to support the recommendations presented in this report has been gathered from a literature review, interviews with key stakeholders of Tongan government agencies and consideration of existing institutional practices of coastal management planning from the international arena (see Deliverable 2).
Rising oceans, changing lives: Final report is the overview report in a series of technical reports that have been
written for the project on Lifuka Island. Accordingly the section titles in the final report correspond with the
names of the respective technical reports.
This was an integrated effort by all concerned with the coastline in Tonga.
Integrated Coastal management applied conscious management process that acknowledge the interrelationships among most coastal and ocean uses and the environment that potentially affected.
The study was a remarkably productive and enriching experience for all who were involved. It became a forum for critical reflections and analysis. It also built a knowledge and understanding amongst different communities, villages and the survey team.
Water Resources Report 1992, Appendices A-H
Water Resources Report 1992, Appendices I-K
Water Resources Report 1992 : Appendices L-O
Water Resources Report 1992, Figs 5.17-5.53
This report, one of a series of reports from the Tonga Water Supply Master Plan Study, presents the findings of a recent water resources study of the islands in the Kingdom of Tonga. It summarises previous work, documents recent and current investigations and recommends further investigations to gain a better understanding of the water resources. It also outlines details of a proposed national monitoring and protection programme and makes recommendations about legislation for water resource management and protection.
The following study by Mr Furness is his summation of these labours of three years. It is a valuable document for future water management in Tonga and testimony to his professional dedication and his commitment to the Tongan people.
This project focusses on the Key Biodiversity Areas within each of Guadalcanal, Malaita, Renbel and Temotu Provinces, collates recent biodiversity survey data for each of the KBAs and assess whether the KBAs represent biodiversity-rich sites and whether, within the KBAs there are particularly rich areas that may be targetted for future protected area assessment.
The island of New Guinea harbours one of the world’s largest tracts of intact tropical forest, with 41% of its land
area in Indonesian Papua (Papua and Papua Barat Provinces). Within Papua, the advent of a 4000-km ‘development
corridor’ reflects a national agenda promoting primary-resource extraction and economic integration. Papua, a resource frontier containing vast forest and mineral resources, increasingly exhibits new conservation and development dynamics suggestive of the earlier frontier development phases of other Indonesian regions.
PNG is endowed with rich natural resources and culture and is known as one of the cultural and mega biodiversity hotspots globally. Located on the eastern part of the island of New Guinea, PNG contains roughly 1 percent of the global landmass, with four major islands and over 600 islands and atolls. PNG also has one of the diverse reef system in the world and has a total of 3.12 square kilometers of economic exclusive zone (EEZ) of marine territory. Over 840 spoken languages exist and spoken by over 1000 different tribes.