Jaluit atoll conservation area project, Republic of the Marshall Islands: draft project preparatory document

Abstract

The Jaluit Atoll Conservation Area Project started with a proposal from the RMI- Environmental Protection Agency in 1997 for consideration of the area under SPBC'P support. Consistent with SPBC'P selection practices, a team of specialists was assigned to investigate the areas' biodiversity and to assess its suitability with respect to the SPBCP criteria. That investigation led to the submission of a Concept Proposal to SPBC'P's Technical Management Advisory Group (TMAG) recommending the Jaluit Atoll for inclusion in SPBCP. Endorsement by TMAG of Jaluit's concept proposal in 1997 opened the way for detailed planning of the Conservation Area Project. This took the form of follow-up visits and consultations with the Jaluit community, its landowners, the Jaluit Local Government Council and government agencies in Majuro. Jaluit Atoll Development Association and the local fishermen's cooperative.