Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Wan Smolbag
Publication Year:
2005
Publication Place
Vanuatu
Physical Description:
63 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
35191
Legacy PEIN ID:
75194
General Notes
Available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Marine resources - Management - Vanuatu
Protected areas
Protected areas - Oceania
Protected areas - Management
Marine resource
Marine resource management
Marine resources - Pacific - Oceania
Marine resources - Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Abstract
The Wan Smol Bag (WSB) Turtle Monitor (TM) Program that came about as about as part of the SPREP 'Year of the Turtle' and included the drama 'I am a Turtle' in 1995 has had a significant impact on efforts to sustainably manage turtle resources of Vanuatu. The program started with a small number of rural communities around the central island of Efate that chose TMs to work voluntarily within their communities to promote the sustainable management of declining turtles populations. Driven by community needs, the network has since expanded its role to include the wise use of all natural resources depended upon by ni-Vanuatu and the Program renamed the Vanua-tai Resource Monitors (VTRM).
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Wan Smolbag
Publication Year:
2005
Publication Place
Vanuatu
Physical Description:
63 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
35191
Legacy PEIN ID:
75194
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 02-Feb-2009
Record Modified: 16-Dec-2020