
Restoring Streams, Strengthening Communities in Muri
This restoration initiative is guided by a long-term vision: healthy streams that improve community wellbeing, restore biodiversity, and enhance lagoon and reef health.
The Rarotonga Environment Act 1994/95 was repealed by the Environment Act 2003 formalising the establishment of the NES.
The role of the National Environment Services is based on 5 main areas and has four main departments.
There is a suite of policies, strategies and plans developed over the years to enable environmental protection, conservation and management.
Our cultural identify is deeply rooted in our environment and it is part of our heritage and legacy.
An Environment Consent is a permission granted to an applicant undertaking an activity that has some but not significant environment impact.
A permission required for the construction of a standard residential dwelling or non-construction purposes such as land clearance.
A management tool used to identify the environmental, social and economic impacts of a project prior to decision making.
Any person planning to take any wild animal or plant overseas must apply for a permit for trade movement of endangered species (CITES).
All importers of bulk HFC goods must register as an approved importer with NES.
Other permits issued by NES relates to the transboundary movement of waste, ozone depletion substances and wildlife.
Biodiversity plans are important documents to manage and determine the state of our natural environment.
Protecting species, habitats, ecosystem, and protecting biological diversity.
Activities to protect, maintain, or restore the quality of environmental media.
Historical milestone for conservation in the Cook Islands
The Environment Act 2003 is the primary legislation applied throughout the Cook Islands and the Outer Islands (Pa Enua) of Aitutaki, Atiu, Mauke and Mitiaro.
Several subsidiary legislations made under the Environment Act 2003 to apply provisions of the Act and to also include the Pa Enua.
Numerous national legislations interlinked with the environment but administered by other government entities.

This restoration initiative is guided by a long-term vision: healthy streams that improve community wellbeing, restore biodiversity, and enhance lagoon and reef health.

The mission aimed to start implementation of the War on Weeds (WOW) component of the RIR project on Mauke by mapping and initiating the eradication

Students at Enuamanu School, ranging in age from 5 to 17, learned about the importance of the ozone layer and the Montreal Protocol.

The COP meeting for the Noumea meeting also happened in conjunction with the meetings for the 1995 Waigani Convention, which is a regional agreement on

Brennan Panzarella was part of the three-person Cook Islands delegation, representing the Takitumu Conservation Area (TCA) at the IUCN Intra-Pacific Learning Exchange.

The Purpose & Objectives of the course focused on strengthening national and regional capabilities to detect, prevent, and intercept illicit transfers of toxic chemicals, in

Mitiaro School recently held a speech competition focused on invasive species and recycling, two key environmental issues that the island of Mitiaro faces.