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Enhanced ocean compliance and management capabilities
through integration of local villages in enhanced monitoring and protection efforts for Niue’s
ocean.
- Enhanced compliance and enforcement capability
- Village sustainable resource use management plan
- Dedicated sustainable tourism accreditation officer
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Sustainability, climate resilience and risk reduction for Niue’s blue economy to ensure conservation efforts are durable in the long-term through financing and supporting.
- Climate-resilience for local sustainable accredited businesses
- Sustainable eco-tourism
- Sustainable development projects
- Risk reduction financing
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Building local capacity for conservation and sustainable development including the institutionalization of NOW Trust activities.
- Blue economy career development
- Preservation of vagahau niue (Niuean language) associated with ocean ecosystem and practices
- Education and training for Niuean people and children in marine conservation
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Opportunity cost mitigation to alleviate economic impact of conservation efforts.
NOW Trust’s sustainable funding strategy
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NOW Trust, which includes a sinking fund and an endowment, forms the heart of Niue's sustainable funding mechanism.
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By leveraging OCCs and other contributions from bilateral, corporate, philanthropic and individual sponsors, the NOW trust provides sustainable funding to support enhanced enforcement and management capabilities; sustainability, climate resilience, and risk reduction; opportunity cost mitigation; and incremental capability building for conservation and sustainable development.
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NOW Trust aims to establish a NZD 32 million (USD $18M) endowment, which will directly fund annual investment in ongoing robust conservation, resilience and a sustainable blue economy.