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Project Snapshot - Cook Islands
SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control
Available Online
2021
Items are imported into the Cook Islands is growing numbers, but there are currently limited viable options for their end-of-life management and/or export. As such, most items imported are disposed of at landfills or stockpiled on vacant land. The priority for the Cook Islands is to reduce waste to landfill, and its infrastructure Cook Islands seeks to focus their PacWastePlus investment to support the implementation of an effective Sustainable Financing system (known as the Advance Recovery Deposit and Fee) to enable long-term, self financing collection and recovery to recyclable items.
Te Ipukarea Society Newsletter / Aperira 2021
Environmental Governance, Biodiversity Conservation
Available Online
2021
A newsletter that is about caring for the environment of Cook Islands.
Assessment of Legislative Frameworks Governing Waste Management in the Cook Islands
SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control
Available Online
2021
This assessment has been prepared by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme’s (SPREP) EU-funded PacWastePlus programme (PacWaste Plus or ‘Programme’), drawing upon reporting developed by the University of Melbourne (UoM) on behalf of PacWastePlus for that programme’s Waste Legislative Review project. The UoM team reviewed legislation relevant to waste management in 14 Pacific region countries and Timor-Leste. Separate assessments are provided for each of the PacWastePlus participating countries.
Cook Islands Private Sector Climate Actions Report
Climate Change Resilience
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2020
Within the context of the Pacific, the private sector is under represented with regards to climate change action through GCF and other facilities. To develop a data base showing businesses the current and future activities in climate change mitigation and or adaptation.
Asian Development Bank Member Factsheet - Cook Islands
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2020
Consisting of 15 small islands scattered over 1.8 million of square kilometers, the Cook Islands has an economy driven largely by tourism and public infrastructure spending its nationals have open access to work and reside in Australia and New Zealand.
PacWastePlus country profile snapshot - Cook Islands
SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control
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2020
The Cook Islands is located in the Polynesia region of the South Pacific. It comprises of 13 inhabited islands and atolls that cover a land area of 237 square kilometer, its exclusive economic zone covers an oceanic area of approximately 1,340,00 square kilometer. The capital of Cook Islands is Avarua, located on the largest island Rarotonga.
Stocktake pf existing and pipeline waste and legislation - Cook Islands
SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control
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Prof. Peel, J... [et al]

2020
Waste governace in the Cook Islands is managed under general environmental and public health legislation, although the adoption of specific waste management legislation has been strongly recommended by past reviews. There are ongoing consultations about a solid and hazardous waste bill, discussed further under Pipeline activities.
PacWastePlus steering committee meeting, 10-12 February 2020, Apia, Samoa : Country presentation - Cook Islands
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2020
Presentation by Cook islands to the steering committee
To feed or not to feed? Coral reef fish responses to artificial feeding and stakeholder perceptions in theAitutaki lagoon, Cook islands
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Bejarano, S

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Ferse, S C A

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Lyon, S

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Prinz, N

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Story, R

2020
Feeding wild animals is a regular habit in ecotourism worldwide with poorly known consequences fir ecosystem functioning. This study investigates how effective bread feeding is at attracting coral reef fish in the South Pacific, which feeding groups of fish are most attracted, and how natural foraging rates of an omnivorous and a grazing detritivorous fish are affected.
Participatory 3-dimensional modelling: Vaka Puaikura, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
SPREP Publications, Biodiversity Conservation
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2019
Participatory three dimensional model (P3DM) is a community engagement tool which integrates spatial data with local "traditional knowledge". This tool is widely used for spatial planning, climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and many more.

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