Geography of Niue

Niue is a small, oval island in the South Pacific Ocean, to the east of Tonga.

Niue's climate is tropical, modified by south-east trade winds.

The terrain consists of steep coastal cliffs made from limestone and a central plateau.

Land use in 1993 was as in the following table: A current environmental issue is increasing attention to conservationist practices to counter loss of soil fertility from traditional slash-and-burn agriculture.

Niue is a party to the following international agreements regarding the environment: Biodiversity, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification.