Country Profiles
Country Profiles
Adaptation Learning Mechanism [climate change adaptation] country profiles
Tonga
Asian Development Bank Country Profiles and Strategies
Tonga
Biosafety Profiles [CBD Biosafety Clearinghouse Mechanism]
Tonga
Birdlife [Avifauna] Profiles
see also Species profiles [*For the Globally Threatened Birds (those evaluated as Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable), each factsheet contains a summary account, range map and an illustration, plus additional data tables. For Extinct, Extinct in the Wild, Near Threatened, Least Concern and Data Deficient species, each contains a concise summary paragraph and some additional data tables.] [Birdlife International]
Tonga
see also Endemic Bird Areas [EBAs] of the Pacific [incl. Tonga (secondary area) ] [Birdlife International]
see also Important bird areas of the Pacific [IBAs] (2010) [Birdlife Pacific]
IBA Profiles:
Tonga
IBA Reports:
Tonga
* order the complete CD-ROM 'Important bird areas in the Pacific: a compendium' from theSPREP IRC
see also Pacific regional overview [Birdlife International]
see also Globally Threatened Birds (those evaluated as Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable) of Oceania [Birdlife International]
see also State of the World's birds website and report [Birdlife International] - including Pacific country case studies
Country Climate Profile [UNDP]
* Sourced from the Adaptation Learning Mechanism, a knowledge sharing platform developed by UNDP in partnership with the Global Environment Facility, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the World Bank, and the United Nations Environment Programme.
Earthtrends Thematic Country Profiles [WRI]
Agriculture and food, Biodiversity and protected areas, Climate and atmosphere, Coastal and marine ecosystems, Economics, business and the environment, Energy and resources,Environmental governance and institutions, Forests, grasslands and drylands, Population, health and human well-being, Water resources and freshwater ecosystems.
Ecoregion Profiles [World Wildlife Fund]
Tropical Moist Forests
Tonga
Environment Statistics - Country Snapshots [UN; 2009]
Tonga
Environmental Vulnerability Index - Country Profiles [SOPAC / UNEP]
Tonga
EU Pacific Country Environment Profiles
see EU Country Partnership Profiles [incl. environment and EDF10 strategies]
Tonga
FAO Country Profiles and Mapping Information System
Tonga
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Country Profiles
Tonga
Fishbase Biodiversity Country Profiles (all fish)
Tonga
Fisheries Resources Profiles
Tonga (1994; 5mb)
Forestry Country Profiles
Forestry Department Country Profiles [FAO]
Tonga
see also FAO Forest Resource Assessment : Country Reports [2010]
Tonga (2010; 189kb)
see also FAO Forest Resources Assessments - Data collection for the Pacific region [2000]
Tonga
see also State of the World's Forests 2007: Asia and the Pacific [FAO] (2008; 1.77mb)
see also Tropical and subtropical forest profiles prepared by the World Wildlife Fund
see also Mongabay Rainforest profiles:
Tonga
Global Biodiversity Information Forum [GBIF] Country Profiles
Tonga
see also GBIF Google Earth Country Links
Tonga
Global Environment Facility (GEF) Country Profiles
Use the drop down menu to go to the individual profiles - includes GEF-4 Allocation and Utilization , Approved Projects and Projects Under Preparation
Integrated Water Resource Management Profiles [SOPAC]
Tonga
Invasive Species : Country Profiles [ISSG]
Tonga
see also PIER reports on invasive species in Pacific islands:
Tonga
Laws and legislation
Pacific islands Environmental Laws [Commonwealth Secretariat]
Tonga
SPREP National Laws and Legislation clearinghouse
Tonga
see also 'Legislative reviews' in Country Reports (below)
Mangrove and Wetlands Profiles [ *from Proceedings of the Pacific Regional Workshop on Mangrove Wetlands Protection and Sustainable Use . SPREP, 2002.]
Tonga (2002; 1.82mb)
see also: A Directory of Wetlands in Oceania [1993]
see also: Wetlands of the Pacific Island Region (2008; 882kb)
see also: IWMI Global Wetlands - Interactive Web Map Server - includes countries of Oceania
Marine Resource Profiles
see:
State of Coral Reef Systems
Tonga (2002; 1.45mb)
see also:
State of the marine environment in the South Pacific Region (1990; 3.48mb)
see also:
Reefbase Country Profiles (coral reefs, reef fish, biodiversity)
Tonga
see also GIS data for corals in the Pacific from Reefbase - browse by country and reef profile
see also GIS data for marine protected areas in the Pacific from Reefbase - browse by country and ecosystem
see also:
Status of Coral Reef Systems of the World: 2008 (2008; 20mb)
Chapter 13 - Status of Coral Reefs in Polynesia Mana Node Countries: Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Niue, Kiribati, Tonga, Tokelau and Wallis and Futuna (2008; 1.85mb)
MPA Global Profiles (marine protected areas database)
Tonga
see also Millennium Coral Reef Mapping - South Pacific products
IMARS Geomorphological classification is publicly available on the University of South Florida web site from http://www.imars.usf.edu/MC/output_south_pacific.html . Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Tonga, Samoa, New Caledonia, Cook Is, French Polynesia and East Solomon are there (PNG will hopefully be coming shortly). Files are distributed as Shapefiles (ArcGIS) and can be opened in MapInfo.
Mapservers containing country level data on land utilisation, forestry, minerals etc.
Tonga
National Communications Support Programme [Climate] Profiles [UNDP]
Tonga
Pacific Biodiversity Information Forum Country Data:
Tonga
Pacific Regional information System - PRISM [SPC]
Environmental and Climate Statistics
Tonga
Protected Areas
~Pacific Protected Areas database (PBIF)
Tonga
~World Database on Protected Areas - Pacific site profiles
Tonga
see also Protected Area profiles on www.protectedplanet.net
Tonga
see also GIS data for marine protected areas in the Pacific - browse by country and ecosystem
see also MPA Global Profiles (marine protected areas database) above
see also SPC Joint Country Strategies
SPREP Country Profiles: Exchange of Information by Members at SPREP Annual Meetings:
- Exchamge of information by Members on National Developments related to Natural Resource Management Priority of the Action Plan [2007]
see Agenda Item 6.1: Country Profiles of the Report and record of the 18th SPREP Meeting of Officials in Apia, Samoa on 11th to 14th September 2007
- Exchange of information by Members on national developments related to Pollution Prevention priority of the SPREP Action Plan [2008]
see Agenda Item 8.6: Country Profiles of the Report and record of the19th SPREP Annual Meeting of Officials in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia on 8–12 September 2008
- Exchange of Information by Members on National Developments Related to the Climate Change Focus Area of the SPREP Action Plan [2009]
see Agenda Item 11.2: Country Profiles of the Report and record of the 20th SPREP Annual Meeting of Officials in Apia, Samoa on 17 - 20 November 2009
- Exchange of Information by Members on Year of Biodiversity [2010]
see Agenda Item 11.3: Country Profiles of the Report and record of the 21st SPREP Meeting of Officials in Madang, Papua New Guinea on 6-10 September 2010
see also individual profiles for: Wallis and Futuna
Sustainable Development Profiles (UN Agenda 21)
Tonga
Threatened species: Summary of species on the 2008 IUCN Red List
Tonga
UNEP Country Profiles [* poorly maintained and little information available]
Tonga
Water Resource Profiles [SOPAC - Pacific water - http://www.pacificwater.org/]
Tonga
WHO Environmental Health Profiles
Tonga
World Bank Country Profiles [country summary / statistics]
Tonga / Tonga
World Bank Environment indicators
Tonga
World Factbook Country Profiles [CIA]
Tonga
World Ocean Database 2005 [NOAA]
Geographically sorted data for the Pacific Ocean [datasets]
see also Environmental indicators: South Pacific (UNEP: 2004; 6.23mb)
see also Polynesia / Micronesia Biodiversity Hotspot Ecosystem Profile (2007; 1.16mb)
