French Polynesia comprises approximately 130 islands,
including one hundred of which are atolls and thirty high islands
somewhat larger.
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Call Number: VF 1172 [EL],VF 1268
Physical Description: 12 p. ; 29 cm
The Government of Kiribati in th eNational Development Plan 1979-82 statedthat it would introduce measures "to protect the environment from pollution and irresponsible commercial depredation".
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Call Number: VF 1174 [EL]
Physical Description: 12 Pages
The Niue Government is in receipt of its first National Development
Plan (NNDP 1980-1985) which contains chapters on social development
(4 1Macroplan') and social services (Chapters 19 to 23); comprehen-
sive physical or regional plans for land and coastal resource use
are hampered mainly due to the existing tenure system.
The major resource utilisation activities are agriculture and
inshore fishing. There is no physical plan co-ordinating these
activities. Government priorities in the Development Plan are
The Government of Papua New Guinea passed an environment and
conservation policy statement in September 1975, following the
adoption of an explicit reference to environmental matters in
the Five National Goals and Directive Principles of the
Constitution.
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Call Number: VF 1177 [EL] VF 1297
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Tokelau has not commited itself to any international environmental convention or treaties as the New Zealand Government acts and safeguards the rights of Tokelau's political development, New Zealand declared Tokelau's Exclusive Economic Zone on April 1, 1980, which then, introduces Tokelau to international laws.
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Call Number: VF 1179 [EL]
Physical Description: 5 Pages
The last remaining Kingdom in the South Pacific, Tonga has a total land
area of 674 square kilometers spread over a sea area of approximately
259,360 square kilometers. There are 3 major island groups with a total of
171 islands, 37 of them occupied. Three of 37 carry the bulk of the kingdoms
population which is approximately 92,000. Tonga lies between latitudes 15°
and 23°30' degrees south and longitudes 173° and 177° decrees west.
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Call Number: VF 1180 [EL] VF 1301
Policy to protect Vanuatu and to safeguard the national wealth,
resources and environment in the interests of the present
generation and of future generations".
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Call Number: VF 1181 [EL]
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The Western Samoan Government (WSG) has approved
and now awaits printing of the Fourth Five Year Plan 1980-84.
The Plan, for the first timer contains a chapter (14) specifically
on the environment, "Environmental Planning for Development", which
tends to be more descriptive of problems than prescriptive of
action to be taken on environmental issues. The WSG is possibly
the sole island signatory to the draft "Convention for the
Conservation of Nature in the South Pacific 1976" for which
A generalized policy of consideration of environmental
factors in resource development exists, but has not been
clearly expressed nor effectively enforced.
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Call Number: VF 1183 [EL]
Physical Description: 8 Pages
Tuvalu consists of nine coral islands, rarely reaching more than 4
metres in highest elevation, with a total land area of 2,511 hectares.
Funafuti, Nanumea, Nui, Nukufetau and Nukulaelae are atolls, generally with
narrow strips of land on the east and reef with scattered islets on the
west. Nanumanga, Niulakita and Niutao are reef islands consisting of
single islets with brackish internal lakes. Vaitupu is intermediate in
type, with a large but virtually land-locked central lagoon.
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The Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna adopted a "Long-term Economic and Social Development Plan".
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Call Number: VF 1185 [EL]
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Turtles belong to the reptile family, the same family as lizards, geckoes and snakes. Like all reptiles, turtles have scaly, dry skin, but unlike their crocodile and snake relatives, turtles have no teeth. Turtles have a shell, called a carapace, that protects it from its enemies .
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Call Number: VF 1204,VF 1997,[EL]
Physical Description: 26 p. ; 30 cm.
Take appropriate legal, administrative and other measures to ensure that within
the area under its jurisdiction, all trans boundary movements of hazardous wastes
generated within the Convention Area are carried out in accordance with the
provisions of this Convention;
Call Number: 344.04622 WAI
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"National Parks belong to the people. Every man, woman and child in the country
has, as a heritage, these areas which are set aside forever to give pleasure to
present and succeeding generations. Thus, those who use the parks have
responsibility to themselves and to others to treat this great heritage with
care and respect.
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Call Number: VF 1247 [EL]
Physical Description: 22 p. ; 29 cm.
The Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) is a field operation which consists of collecting information in the households based on face to face interview.
The questions asked to the households are related to living standard conditions, expenditures, purchases, incomes.... It is the only survey conducted at a national level which deals with households habits in terms of expenditure and income. As the private and public sector, households represent an economic and social actor of the country which needed to be known.
Schools in all Pacific Island Countries and Territories have been included in their respective Education Management Information Systems in 2015 by the Statistics for Development Division of SPC. This data can be used for applications such as disaster mitigation and optimise emergency response and service delivery.
CEPA Environment Permit Application Form to Discharge Waste Schedule and Additional Information Schedule 2.
Papua New Guinea Final National Action Plan to the ten year (2008-2018) UNCCD Strategy.
Linkages of GEF Goals, PNG's Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Sustainable Development Goals which are within the administration of CEPA.
Agriculture s the foundation of and heart of the rural PNG economy with over 85% of its 7.5 million people depending on the sector for their livelihoods. This sector is faced with so many challenges including climate change, lack of access to markets and so on. The access to suitable and timely information and knowledge is also seen to be one of the key drawbacks of agriculture advancement in PNG.