Marshall Islands Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. Country/Territory Marshall Islands Document type Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Forestry, Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Pollution control Recycling/reuse Waste management Access-to-information Access-to-justice Aquaculture Biodiversity Biosafety Biotechnology Capacity building Community management Education Fishery management and conservation Fishing gear/fishing method Fishing vessel Gender Genetic resources GMO Governance Local government Mariculture Policy/planning Protection of environment Rural youth Sustainable development Sustainable use Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Food quality control/food safety International trade Access and benefit-sharing Afforestation/reforestation Ecosystem preservation Forest management/forest conservation Ex-situ conservation Intellectual property rights/patents Research PIC-prior informed consent Management/conservation Protection of habitats Protection of species Geographical area Micronesia, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract The Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan is a national plan with a cross-sectoral approach. The aim of the NBSAP is to facilitate the biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of Marshall Islands’ biological resources. Full text English