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 SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)

In 2010, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020, and its 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets, to catalyze national and international conservation efforts and reverse negative biodiversity trends

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Physical Description: 4 p

 SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)

Larval dispersal is the key process by which populations of most marine fishes and invertebrates are connected and replenished.

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Physical Description: 16 p

 SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)

With marine biodiversity declining globally at accelerating rates, maximising the effectiveness of conservation has become a key goal for local, national and international regulators

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Physical Description: 10 p

 SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)

Fisheries - effects of marine protected areas on local fisheries: evidence from empirical studies.

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Physical Description: 27 p

 SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)

n 2010 Parties to the United Nations (UN) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) agreed to reduce the rate ofbiodiversity loss within a decade by achieving 20 objectives that are commonly known as the Aichi Targets.

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Physical Description: 12 p

 SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)

Recruit new Contracting Parties, especially in the less well represented regions and among states with significant and/or transboundary wetland resources (including shared species), [CPs, SC regional representatives, Bureau, Partners]

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Physical Description: 22 p.

 SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)

Traditional way of life in the pacific islands in the expression of each and everybody's identity. The link between people and their natural habitat, living and unliving things is key to someone's social status, relationship to other member of its community and existence in the world. The session shall look at the importance of traditional knowledge and its relation to the environment as a way to protect existing biodiversity and thus ensuring that the cultural heritage of Pacific Island population i preserved.

 SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)

Oceania’s humpback whales are of global conservation concern having recently been re‐
classified from “Threatened” to “Endangered” by the International Union for the Conservation
of Nature (IUCN). Although humpback whales in many parts of the world are showing
encouraging signs of recovery from past exploitation, the small breeding populations in the
South Pacific Islands region remain vulnerable to extinction.

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 SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)

Researchers have listed fifteen areas of concern, emphasizing the need to tackle these issues. Examples include the mining of lithium form the deep sea, exploitation of species found in deep waters and the unforeseen effects of wildfires across different ecosystems.

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Physical Description: 4 p.

 SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)

This paper attempts to present a "quick snapshot" of the current status of biodiversity in the Pacific Islands and the prospects and challenges for the mainstreaming of its conservation and sustainable use by Pacific Island peoples during the 21st century. It is hoped that it will form the basis for useful discussion dining the conference. Particular emphasis is placed on providing an understanding of the status of biodiversity, not only from a scientific perspective, but also from the view of the Pacific Island peoples who have owned and used it for millennia!

 SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)

This is a short video on the Key Biodiversity Areas around the world and also in the Pacific.

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Physical Description: 2 minutes and 5 seconds