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The North Pentecost Key Biodiversity Area was identified under the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund East Melanesian Islands Ecosystem Profile. The trigger species for the KBA comprised Vanuatu White-eye and New Hebrides Honeyeater. The survey, in 2022, indicated that, while Vanuatu White-eye occurs commonly throughout the KBA, the total area of the legacy site is less than 1% of the total range of the White-eye. Therefore, this species does not qualify as a trigger species under the KBA Standard (2016).

The objective of an Integrated Ecosystem Management Plan (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 Wiawi (on Malekula Island), with other reports providing similar overviews for the communities of Laone (Pentecost Island), Tenmaru, and South West Bay (both Malekula Island) (see Figure 1).

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).

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 South West Bay (on Malekula Island), with other reports providing similar overviews for the communities of Laone (Pentecost Island), Tenmaru, and Wiawi (both Malekula Island) (see Figure 1).

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 IEMP for North Pentecost (on Pentecost Island), with other reports providing similar overviews for the communities of Tenmaru, Wiawi, and South West Bay (on Malekula Island) (see Figure 1).

The objective of an Ecosystem and Socio-economic Resilience Analysis and Mapping (ESRAM) 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 Integrated Ecosystem Management Plan for Tenmaru (on Malekula Island), with other reports providing similar overviews for the communities of Laone (Pentecost Island) and Southwest Bay and Wiawi (on Malekula Island).

The objective of an Ecosystem and Socio-economic Resilience Analysis and Mapping (ESRAM) 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 Integrated Ecosystem Management Plan for North Pentecost (Laone village), with other reports providing similar overviews for the communities of Tenmaru, Wiawi, and South West Bay (on Malekula Island).

The objective of an Ecosystem and Socio-economic Resilience Analysis and Mapping (ESRAM) 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 Integrated Ecosystem Management Plan for South West Bay (on Malekula Island), with other reports providing similar overviews for the communities of Laone (Pentecost Island) and Tenmaru and Wiawi (on Malekula Island).

Wiawi is an important turtle-nesting site in Vanuatu known for hawksbill and green turtles. The significance of the area came to light after independence in the 1980s following forest conservation interests by the Forestry Department, which resulted in the setting up of the Wiawi Conservation Area. With the support of the Wan Smolbag (WSB) turtle monitoring programme in the 1990s, the community of Wiawi embarked on interventions towards strengthening sea turtle monitoring and conservation in Wiawi through the request from Chief Timothy and his brother Chief Konel Nihapi. These two community elders had worked very hard to establish the Wiawi Conservation Area and invested their time and energy to making Wiawi one of the leading community-based turtle conservation areas in the country.

Wiawi hemi wan impoten nesting saet blong totel long Vanuatu menly blong Hawksbill totel mo Green totel. Pipol oli kam save Impotens blong eria ia long saed blong totel afta long indipendens long ol yia 1990 tru long wok blong Dipatmen blong Forestry. Ol wok ia i lid i ko long setap blong Wiawi Konsevesen Eria. Afta long taem ia Wan Smol Bag (WSB) Totel Monitaring Prokram i stat mo trenem ol kominiti long fasin blong lukaotem totel. Kominiti blong Wiawi i statem wok wetem totel long taem ia blong setemap monitaring mo konsevesen blong totel tru long rikwes blong Jif Timothy mo brata blong hem Jif Konel Nihapi. Tufala olfala i wok had tumas blong sitemap Wiawi Konsevesen Eria mo investem taem mo eneji blong mekem se Wiawi hemi kam wan liding komiuniti-bes konsevesen eria blong totel long kaontri.