Environmental policy and administrative management

The islands of Vanuatu are young steep volcanic islands with fertile soft ash soil that are vulnerable to tropical leaching and nutrient loss. The Ambae Island with a high population pressure result slopes and steep terrain are cultivated for susbsistence gardening. The slopes are subjects to high rainfall and valuable soil have reported to have lost by erosion that may affee ct the ability of the future generation to grow their own food reducig food security on Ambae. And poor planned raod construction in the high terrain are in poor conditions due to their surfaces of poorly compact volcanic ash soil. Poor roads limits people access to services and goods in particular the women who find it hard to access market areas to sell their goods. The project to conduct feasilbility study on the soil erosion problem on Ambae through field assessment of the affected areas and through consultation with the local community members to detailed the problems and impactson livelihood of the people. Information gathered will be collated for a full project to address the problems

Vanuatu