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Vanuatu is a signatory of many major international conventions such as the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. In 1998, Vanuatu acceded to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The UNCCD aims to guarantee a long term commitment to the parties concerned through a legally-binding document. Its aim is to combat desertification and alleviate the effects of drought on seriously affected countries, those in Africa in particular, through measures that take effect at every level

If we the nation are to conserve and manage Vanuatu's biological diversity it will depend upon the development choices we make today at a local and national level. In Vanuatu we rely on biological resources in all aspects of our life: for the food we grow in our gardens through agriculture products and livestock we market: for building materials we use locally through to the timber we sell; for fish and shellfish that are gathered from our reefs., and in our custom and ceremonies.

Korel rif emi wan impotan ples we emi gat fulap difren kaen laef long hem. I gat fis, selfis, worn, mo animol blong solwota olsem kaofis ko kasem olgeta smosmol animol, we man i no save luk long ae, i liv long hem. Olgeta plan tu oli liv mo gro long hem. Korel rif emi olsem wan dak bus we fulap animol mo plans oli stap long hem.

The Vanuatu Environment Unit is undertaking a capacity building add-on to the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Planning Project. One priority within this work has been to assess capacity to conduct research, assessment and monitoring of biological resources and their ecosystems to which they are part of. An inventory of recent and current research, assessment and monitoring programmes have just recently been done by the project. A report is currently in preparation following this stock take.

How hemi helpem PSA: Hemi givim background informeson long vilij layout, serevis mo activiti we oli importan long ol pipol. Wanem blong Mekem: Drawem map blong vilij mo showem household, activiti mo serevis. Fulmap FORM 1 b we I showem ol serevis we oli usum oltaem be oli stap outside long vilij. Questinem olgeta long nem blong vilij, taem vilij I bon, nem blong jif mo nem blong ol man blong project inside long vilij

Natural resource management occurs within a social and economic setting and seeks to influence resource use and management. Consequently social and economic factors are important considerations within resource management planning. Socio-economic information refers to information that includes both social and economic dimensions. The focus of much socio-economic work are the relationships of authority and subordination within a society, and the access to, use of and control over social, economic and environmental resources. This report summarises readily available social and economic information on the Malekula communities targeted by Vanuatu’s IWP pilot project, identifies significant gaps in the information held and identifies opportunities for the IWP project.