Integrated Ecosystem Management Plan, Tenmaru, Malekula

Abstract

The objective of an Integrated Ecosystem Management Planning (IEMP) process is to generate a robust planning baseline to inform the identification of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) options for strengthening the socio-ecological resilience of communities to the impacts of climate change and other direct anthropogenic impacts. The purpose of this report is to provide a comprehensive overview of Phase 2a and 2b activities that contribute towards the and Integrated Ecosystem Management Plan (IEMP) for the ESRAM study for Tenmaru (on Malekula Island), with other reports providing similar overviews for the communities of Laone (Pentecost Island), South West Bay, and Wiawi (both Malekula Island) (see Figure 1).