Proposed conservation area : Nauru - Anabare bay - Ijuw - Anabare Conservation area hereinafter called East Coast Escarpment Conservation area project or the 'ECECA' project

Abstract

The proposal to have the East Coast Escarpment designated as one of Nauru's five conservation areas to date stemmed from the government's desire to promote sustainable use of the country's terrestrial and marine biodiversity as a foundation for sustainable development. The other Conservation areas as shown in Map 1 have been recommended as an addition to the East Coast Escarpment Conservation Area. This desire of government is well supported by the local communities who have shown almost universal support for the need to promote sustainable development and conservation of Nauru's biological diversity. This was further well documented in the Nauru Australia Cooperation Rehabilitation and Development Feasibility Study ( Overview Report 1994 ).The East Coast Escarpment has also been identified in the Nauru National Environment Management Strategy (in press) as perhaps having the highest priority for the sustainable use and conservation of the nation's biological resources.