The environment and economic health of marine and coastal waters are linked to individual people, community, regional, national and international levels. The interdependence of the island economy and their environment are very well known.
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The same macro-economic factors which stimulated the depopulation of remote rural towns in New Zealandor Nebraskaapply to Niue. Niueans, having received an academic education that is more focused on the kinds of work and life found in urban New Zealand than on those found in rural Niue, and having been encouraged to prefer desk work to physical work, are not adequately equipped for identifying, creating, and earning livelihoods in Niue.
The botany of four small, relatively undisturbed tuff cone islands off the east coast of Upolu, Western Samoa, is examined. During a series of visits to the islands, the vegetation was studied in nine sample plots, and a checklist of the 260 species comprising the flora was compiled. Six types of native vegetation are recognized, one of which (Diospyros coastal forest) appears to be unique to tuff cone islands. Casual observations were made on the avifauna and turtle
species, and the ecological significance of the islands is discussed.
Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) is accepted world-wide as a comprehensive, multi sectoral integrated approach to the planning and management of coastal areas. ICM is particularly suited to the island member countries of the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPR£P) because of then size, the
Given the unique socio-cultural and ecological conditions of the
Pacific Islands, it is essential that the baseline studies and
monitoring conducted as part of EXA should be undertaken by
specialists from the region itself. This will have the added
advantage of exposing local specialists from a variety of
disciplines to the techniques of EIA, thus building up a regional capability in EIA over the period of the programme.
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National Meteorological Services (NMS) play a fundamental role in the planning and implementation of many regional and international programs and activities. The success of these programs and activities is often critically dependent on the capacity and capabilities of the Services. It is thus
Latent sea-level rise is defined here as the sea-level rise ultimately likely to occur due to emissions of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere, i.e. if all anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases were to cease at a particular time, various global systems would continue to change in response to
the gases remaining in the atmosphere until equilibrium was reached. Those systems include the atmosphere: the cryosphere, comprising snowfields,tundra soils, glaciers and ice-caps: the biosphere,including both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems:
This report was financed by the European Communities from a
grant of the European Development Fund and is presented by the
consultant Sinclair Knight Merz Ltd for consideration of the
Vanuatu Government. It does not necessarily reflect either the
opinion of the latter or the European Commission.
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Honiara is the Solomon Islands largest municipal centre and has a population estimated at over 40,000 people. Urban migration is
increasing and the population of Honiara is growing at about 10%
per year. With the growing population pressures, there are
concerns about the water, sanitation and waste systems in the
capital.
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Call Number: 363.72859593 SOL [EL]
Physical Description: 67 p. ; 29 cm
This report was financed by the European Communities from a
grant by the European Development Fund and is represented by
Sinclair Knight Merz for consideration of the Government of Samoa (GOS). It does not necessarily reflect either the opinion of the latter or the European Commission.
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This report was financed by the European Communities from a
grant of the European Development Fund and is presented by
Sinclair Knight Merz for consideration of the Government of Papua New Guinea. It does not necessarily reflect either the opinion of the latter or the European Commission
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There is a high level of uncertainty with the specific estimation of pollutant loads. A large body of work has
been completed that provided qualitative and quantitative data; however, the noting of data gaps and inherent uncertainties of the methods used have qualified much of the quantitative data. Much of the data are based on rapid assessment methods that utilise generic loading rates, assumed waste flow composition, typical production methods, local production rates. Unfortunately, production rate data are inconsistently available and are difficult to verify.
The objective of this assignment was to assess the ecotourism potential of the Na'a Tarawa Conservation Area, and to identify needs for planning of tourism development in Na'a Tarawa.
Na'a (North) Tarawa is well positioned to provide tourism products for visitors arriving in South Tarawa. There is a good range of tourism resources, and North Tarawa is relatively traditional and pristine compared to South Tarawa. North Tarawa is also close to South Tarawa.
The Pacific Islands Climate Change Assistance Programme (PICCAP) is a three-year climate change enabling activity involving 10 Pacific Island Countries (PICs): Cook Islands, Federated States
of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. PICCAP is designed to assist PICs in meeting their reporting requirements under
Articles 4 and 12 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The project is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), implemented by the United Nations
Climate change may be the single most important challenge to human societies in the 21st century. Changes to the environmental factors that govern the eartM biological systems have flow-on effects for almost ever)' aspect of human societies. Coral reef ecosystems are especially susceptible to climate change and recent predictions have suggested that coral reefs will be seriously degraded by the changing conditions of the worlds tropical oceans.
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Call Number: 574.91 GUL [EL]
ISBN/ISSN: 1-876-221-10-0
Recognising the problems of information management and the use of data as a resource many countries of the SPC region have expressed the desire for some form of integrated network to handle information and data relating to the resources and
environment of the Region. Accordingly SPREP commissioned this review of the current situaiton with regard to handling, storage and evaluation of such data in the countries of the region.
Call Number: 333.7 [EL]
This publication, which contains the texts of selected marine pollution conventions, agreements and protocols of relevance
to countries in the Pacific islands region is the second in the SPREP/UNEP Series on Environmental Law and Policy. The
publication, along with the first in the Series which contains the texts of major global and regional environmental
conventions, agreements and protocols, is aimed at serving an important aspect of the information needs of countries in the
The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of the material, do not imply
the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN concerning the legal status of any country,
territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
A contribution to the global invasive species programme
Call Number: 628.16 CLA [EL],SPE
ISBN/ISSN: 2-8317-0548-7
Physical Description: xvi, 138 p. ; 29 cm
The Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention (hereinafter referred to as the Operational Guidelines) aim to facilitate the implementation of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (hereinafter referred to as "the World Heritage Convention" or "the Convention)
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Call Number: VF 3825 (EL)
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The Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention (hereinafter referred to as the Operational Guidelines) aim to facilitate the implementation of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (hereinafter referred to as "the World Heritage Convention" or "the Convention)
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Call Number: 363.73809 BUR (EL)
ISBN/ISSN: 982-04-0215-8
Physical Description: 71 p. + annexes : tables ; 29 cm