Effective Management • Vanuatu Review of legislation, policies, strategies and plans relating to the use and management of Vanuatu’s oceans

The Government of Vanuatu has decided to develop an oceans policy, aligning with recommendations from the Commonwealth Secretariat. This report has been prepared to provide an analysis and assessment of legislation relevant to management and use of Vanuatu’s oceans, to contribute to the development of a national oceans policy. The review approach involved an analytical framework comprising three components: 1. Individual analysis of legislation, policies, strategies and plans; 2. Integration of individual analyses into an assessment table for comparative analysis and assessment; and 3. This report that provides an assessment narrative based on the individual analyses and the information from the assessment table.

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