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Since 2003, Pacific Islands countries and territories have endorsed five-yearly iterations of the Pacific Islands Regional Marine Species Programme and Action Plans for whales and dolphins, marine turtles, seabirds, dugong and sharks and rays.

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For Biodiversity Day 2024, the Cook Islands celebrated Ngai Taporoporo o Takitumu / Takitumu Conservation Area (TCA) as an Other Effective area-based Conservation Measure (OECM). This is the first OECM for the Cook Islands and for the Pacific. Congratulations, TCA on leading the way for the Pacific!

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Mobile organisms like seabirds can provide important nutrient flows between ecosystems but this connectivity has been interrupted by the degradation of island ecosystems. Island restoration (via invasive species eradication and the restoration of native vegetation) can reestablish seabird populations and their nutrients transfer between their foraging areas, breeding colonies and adjacent nearshore habitats.

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Understanding perceived equity is key, equity subjective, context-dependent and has implications for legitimacy, cooperation and wellbeing. Since gender in combination with other social characteristics, influence how people benefit or participate in management, examining perceived fairness from an intersectional perspective is crucial.

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Learn how Pacific communities are protecting globally significant biodiversity areas from threats of invasive species through the GEF 6 Regional Invasive Project (RIP). Strengthening national and regional capacities to reduce the impact of Invasive Alien Species on globally significant biodiversity in the Pacific - GEF 6 RIP commenced in 2019.

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An environmental impact assessment (EIA) was conducted on Christmas Island as it was a prime site for establishment of the HOPE-X landing facility by the NASDA.

For submittal to Ministry of Information, Communication & Transport, Betio, Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati|For submittal to Ministry of Information, Communication & Transport, Betio, Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati|SLIC also hold a second copy at 338.9 DAM

Call Number: VF 2218,338.9 DAM

Physical Description: various pagings : ill. ; 29 cm

This file is the proceedings of the 4th South Pacific Conference of Nature Conservation and Protected Areas: Volume 2 - Papers, Keynotes, Themes and Case studies. Held in Port Vila Vanuatu September 1989

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Call Number: 333.720995 SOU Vol 2 [EL],333.716'0995 SOU,333.7 SOU,333.716 SOU,907 PRO,NAT-CO,333.9516 SPR

ISBN/ISSN: 982-04-0026-0

Physical Description: 155 p. ; 29 cm

The Sixth South Pacific Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas was hosted by the Federated States of Micronesia in the State of Pohnpei from 29 September – 3 October 1997.

Solomons holds vol.3|6 copies, 2 copies for each one|SLIC also hold copies of Vol. 2 & 3 - Conference Papers @ 333.720995 SOU|Also available online

Call Number: 333.72'0995 SOU [EL],SOU

ISBN/ISSN: 982-04-0222-0

Physical Description: viii, 84 p. ; 29 cm

The Sixth South Pacific Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas held in Palikir, Federated States of Micronesia, on 29 September – 3 October 1997, continued the series of nature conservation conferences held in New Zealand (1975), Australia (1979), Western Samoa (1985), Vanuatu (1989) and Tonga (1993).

SLIC also hold copies of Vol.1 & 2 @ 333.720995 SOU|Also available online

Call Number: 333.72'0995 SOU [EL]

ISBN/ISSN: 982-04-0222-0

Physical Description: viii, 84 p. ; 29 cm

Our political and economic relations with Australia, the United States, Canada, Japan and the countries of South-
East Asia are of particular importance. Almost half of our overseas trade is with Pacific countries, and this is growing
steadily. As part of our good neighbour policy, we have tried to help in the economic development of other island
states also, and to increase trade "between South Pacific countries. An important reason why New Zealand and its

In recognition of the need for National Parks and protected areas in the South Pacific, the New Zealand Government hosted the First South Pacific Conference on National Parks and Reserves in 1975, in association with the South Pacific

This is the Verbatim Transcript, Volume 2 proceeedings of the second South Pacific Conference on National Parks and Reserves held in April 1979 in Sydney Australia

Call Number: 333.78099 SOU vol.II [EL]

Physical Description: 128 p. ; 32 cm

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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The impacts of house mice (Mus musculus), one of four invasive rodent species in New Zealand, are only clearly revealed on islands and fenced sanctuaries without rats and other invasive predators which suppress mouse populations, influence their behaviour, and confound their impacts. When the sole invasive mammal on islands, mice can reach high densities and influence ecosystems in similar ways to rats.

Following the incursion of rats (Rattus rattus) on Taukihepa (Big South Cape Island; 93.9 km²) off southern New Zealand in 1963, and the subsequent extirpation of several endemic species, the New Zealand Wildlife Service realised that, contrary to general belief at the time, introduced predators do not reach a natural balance with native species and that a safe breeding habitat for an increasing number of ‘at risk’ species was urgently needed.

Rat eradication is a highly effective tool for conserving biodiversity, but one that requires considerable planning eff ort, a high level of precision during implementation and carries no guarantee of success. Overall, rates of success are generally high but lower for tropical islands where most biodiversity is at risk. We completed a qualitative comparative review on four successful and four unsuccessful tropical rat eradication projects to better understand the factors influencing the success of tropical rat eradications and shed light on how the risk of future failures can be minimised.

Invasive species, particularly animals, are being eradicated from islands at ever more ambitious scales. In order to protect island biodiversity and the essential ecosystem functions that it provides, however, plant invasions should be given more management attention. While many advances have been made, plant eradication is inherently more difficult than animal eradication due to persistent seed banks, and eradication may not be possible for more extensive populations.

The Baja California Pacifc Islands, Mexico, are globally important breeding sites for 22 seabird species and subspecies. In the past, several populations were extirpated or reduced due to invasive mammals, human disturbance, and contaminants. Over the past two decades, we have removed invasive predators and, for the last decade, we have been implementing a Seabird Restoration Programme on eight groups of islands: Coronado, Todos Santos, San Martín, San Jerónimo, San Benito, Natividad, San Roque, and Asunción.

Considerable bene?ts can be achieved for indigenous biodiversity when invasive vertebrates are removed from islands. In New Zealand, two logistically challenging eradications were undertaken, one to remove cats (Felis catus) and the other Paci?c rats (Rattus exulans) from Te Hauturu-o-Toi/Little Barrier Island (Hauturu). Here we document the short- and long-term impacts of these interventions on the biodiversity of Hauturu. We also assess the extent to which predicted outcomes were re?ected in the measured responses for a wide range of species.