Kiritimati Atoll Conservation Area Project (KACAP): Project Preparation Document (PPD)

Abstract

The Government of the Republic of Kiribati has selected two localities as Conservation Area Projects (CAPs) under the South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme (SPBCP) of the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). These CAP localities were initially designated as Naa CAP, the northernmost islet of Kiritimati Atoll in the Gilbert Group, and Cook Island CAP, an islet located in the mouth of the central lagoon of Kiritimati (Christmas Island) in the Line Islands In the preparation of this document, which refers only to the second of these localities, the designation Cook Island Conservation Area Project will be replaced by the more appropriate name. Kiritimati Atoll Conservation Area Project (KACAP). In accordance with SPBCP guidelines, this document - the Project Preparation Document (PPD) for the Kiritimati Atoll Conservation Area Project (KACAP) - constitutes Stage II of the SPBCP's CAP process.