CBD Goals and objectives of the Strategic Plan and provisional indicators for assessing progress 2010
Suggestions are made in this report for restoring particular islands; searches should be made to identify those islands where it appears feasible to restore and maintain indigenous vegetation and wildlife.
Most atoll ecosystems and a wide range of terrestrial and marine organisms, and genetic or cultivars varieties of
traditional food and other multi-purpose plants are declining in abundance and under threat of either “economic extinction” or extirpation and in need of some form of protection. The severity of the situation is greatest on those more urbanized atolls where both the biodiversity and the local knowledge of biodiversity are threatened.
*see R Thanman pdf report for more information*
CVS version of the data in excel
Terrestrial and marine plants and animals that are rare, endangered or in short supply,
and in need of protection in the atolls of the Pacific Islands.
This research was carried out at NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory with support from the NOAA Climate Program Office, at the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) under NOAA Cooperative Agreement
It has been reported that during the two hour event, 2,714 pieces of rubbish were counted and analysed.
The data sheets used for the collection process were an adaptation of data sheets created for the International Coastal Cleanup Day by the Ocean Conservancy.
Polystyrene constitutes the largest waste category which supports the governments plans to ban polystyrene food packaging, cups and plates in 2020.
**data extracted from the excel sheet**
Of the plastic counted, over 77% of the plastic can be categorised as single use plastics. Single use plastics are products that are designed to be used once and then disposed of. This includes shopping bags, food wrappers, take-away containers, water bottles and disposable nappies.
Analysis and Chart visualization of waste items collected by percentage (%).
Goals and Targets of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas
Chart visualization of the data collected related to waste category.
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The overall generation rates of 2,904 kg/day is higher than found in the 2017 Tuvalu waste survey (Sagapolutele & Binney, 2017), which provided an estimate of 2,478 kg/day.
visualization developed by Inform team
Refer to page 59 of the Audit Report
By volume from DWM data, 38% of incoming waste is from households and 62% from other sources, including green waste. Landfill sample, gained over 6 days featured much less construction waste than DWM data, given the shorter timeframe and put the ratio at 53% household and 47% other sources.
Refer to page 60 of Waste Audit Report
Goals, targets and timeframes, and island-specific priority actions for the Parties 2009
IUCN 2010 is almost here – now what? Consultation: Options for a new vision for Biodiversity August 2009
CBD Proposals for the design and implementation of Incentive Measures 2004.