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Vanuatu’s National Ocean Policy 2016.

Country/Territory
Vanuatu
Document type
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Policy/planning Pollution control Protection of environment Research Resource/damage valuation Risk assessment/management Sustainable development Territorial sea Management/conservation Mariculture Maritime zone Governance Capacity building Climate change Environmental standards Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge
Geographical area
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

Vanuatu’s National Ocean Policy is a sectoral policy prepared with the purpose to achieve an ocean governance framework that supports traditional marine resource management practices and knowledge and manages all line agencies with responsibility for maritime and ocean affairs, and harmonizes national actions in relation to the marine resources of the Republic of Vanuatu.

Full text
English
Website
www.nab.vu