Expression of Interest

Following participation in a regional workshop in Nadi in February 2009 to assess progress against PoWPA for Pacific Island countries, information on important marine and estuarine species and habitats was collated during a national planning workshop in June 2009 to develop marine and estuarine conservation targets for the national-scale ecological gap analysis.

Collate existing freshwater and marine information into a centralized, spatially referenced database, Collect new biodiversity and biogeographic information from data deficient taxa and habitats and Raise the technical capacity of members of the national Protected Area Committee (PAC) in conservation planning skills to improve the quality of products resulting from the ecological gap analysis. Timeframe: 3 years.