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Survey - Of the three plants identified by the Cook Islands Biodiversity database as medicinal and rare for Mangaia and Mitiaro (rau-ta'i, a'i and poro'iti) only the poro'iti has been confirmed, on the field, as being rare.

This State of the Environment Report provides a description of the environment covering elements of the Cook islands’ physical and biological features, and demographic and economic features, environmental issues prevailing: responses to those issues; and the effectiveness o[ those responses. The report also recommends some supporting measures to improve those responses.