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NOW trust will support 4 main areas of conservation, resilience and sustainable development actions in Niue<\/mark><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n \n\t\t\t
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Enhanced ocean compliance and management capabilities<\/strong>
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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Enhanced compliance and enforcement capability<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Village sustainable resource use management plan<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sustainability, climate resilience and risk reduction<\/strong><\/strong> for Niue\u2019s blue economy to ensure conservation efforts are durable in the long-term through financing and supporting.<\/mark><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Climate-resilience for local sustainable accredited businesses<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Sustainable eco-tourism<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Sustainable development projects<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Building local capacity for conservation and sustainable development <\/strong><\/strong>including the institutionalization of NOW Trust activities.<\/mark><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Blue economy career development<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Preservation of vagahau niue (Niuean language) associated with ocean ecosystem and practices<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Education and training for Niuean people and children in marine conservation<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Opportunity cost mitigation<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> to alleviate economic impact of conservation efforts.<\/mark><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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NOW Trust\u2019s sustainable funding
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NOW Trust, which includes a sinking fund and an endowment, forms the heart of Niue’s sustainable funding mechanism.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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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.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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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.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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