These Guidelines provide a practical framework for integrating Nature-based Solutions (NbS) into agriculture and forestry planning, management and investment in Tonga. Developed under the Promoting Pacific Island Nature-based Solutions (PPIN) project, the document translates NbS principles into practical actions that can be applied by government agencies, extension officers, communities, farmers, landowners, civil society organisations and development partners.
The Guidelines respond to growing climate change impacts affecting Tonga's agriculture and forestry sectors, including cyclones, droughts, land degradation, soil erosion and declining ecosystem resilience. Building on Tonga's existing policy frameworks, traditional ecological knowledge and community-based resource management practices, the document provides practical guidance for designing and implementing Nature-based Solutions that strengthen food security, livelihoods, biodiversity conservation and climate resilience.
