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.
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.
Map of the protected areas for Vanuatu with country-level summary statistics on the amount of area under protection, count for each type of protected area (terrestrial or marine), and the count of their designation.
