A newsletter for Conservation Areas in the Pacific formerly known as CasoLink.
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Physical Description: 16 p.
The island of New Guinea harbours one of the world’s largest tracts of intact tropical forest, with 41% of its land
The report was commissioned at the end of May 2008 with delivery of the final product by end June 2008. As such, it has been
researched and written over a very compressed timeline. Considerable shortcomings and inconsistencies in data
needed to be tackled in this period, and so a rapid desk assessment approach was used with limited opportunity for peer review and feedback.
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Call Number: 333.72 PAC ,[EL]
Physical Description: 97 p.
SPREP presents these guidelines for undertaking rapid biodiversity assessments in its Pacific island member countries and territories: Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia. These assessments are referred to as BIORAPs. The guidelines are recommended to be used by SPREP members for the planning and implementation of terrestrial and marine BIORAP surveys, and subsequent monitoring of important sites.
3 copies|References on pages 46-50|Prepared by Wildlands for SPREP
Call Number: 574.526367 PAT ,[EL]
This report presents Volume 1 (of three volumes) prepared as part of the Solomon Islands Ecosystems and Socio-economic Resilience Analysis and Mapping (ESRAM) to assess and prioritise climate change-related ecosystem-based adapation options for selected locations in Solomon Islands. Volume 1 provides the generic project background and methodology relevant to all three volumes, together with the high level national scale assessment.
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ISBN/ISSN: 978-982-04-0757-2,978-982-04-0758-9
Pacific islands are hotspots of unique biodiversity. Our ancestral traditions are linked
to nature. However, these traditions, the natural environment, and biodiversity are
threatened by changing global and regional environmental pressures, ecological
degradation, growing human populations, changing demands of our societies, and the
impacts of climate change and sea level rise.
Call Number: [EL],333.720961 STA
ISBN/ISSN: 978-982-04-0905-7,978-982-04-0906-4
Physical Description: 156 p. 29 cm.
The Tuvalu State of Environment Report presents an overview across four thematic areas: Environmental Governance, Coastal and Marine, Atmosphere and Climate, and Built Environment. The report uses the 'Drivers, Pressure, State, Impact and Response' model to describe the environment, As far as possible the report is based on quantitative data relating to the state of the environment, supplemented by stakeholder input to describe casual relationships and environmental effects.
In terms of both population and land area. Niue is one of the smallest self-governing nations in the world. It is unique by its formation as an uplifted coral atoll.
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Call Number: 333.7209626 NIU,[EL]
ISBN/ISSN: 978-982-04-0971-2,978-982-04-0972-9
Physical Description: 184 p. 29 cm
The 2018 SOE is a new baseline for future reports and can help the Cook Islands with national regional and international reporting obligations including multi-lateral environmental agreements.
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Call Number: 333.7209623 COO, [EL]
ISBN/ISSN: 978-982-04-0666-7,978-982-04-0667-4
Physical Description: 200 p.
National SoE Reports give information about environmental and social conditions, trends and
pressures for the country, and the surrounding seas. The SoE reporting process forms the basis for
effective environmental and sustainable development planning by examining the current condition of
environmental indicators influenced by national, regional, and global pressures.
The report uses state and trend indicators to evaluate how these state conditions impact not only the
The natural environment has always been a part of Pacific island culture. It has shaped our way of leaving in our early lives. the kingdom of Tonga SOE report aims to give Tonga the best and clearest status of it environment by answering the following key questons:|What is the current condition of the Tongan environment?|What are the risk the Togan environment faces and what measures have been put forward to minimise them?
The Solomon Islands State of Environment (SoE) Report presents an overview across seven thematic areas: (culture and heritage, atmosphere and climate, coastal and marine, freshwater resources, land, biodiversity and built environment). This report is based on quantitative data relating to the state of environmental supplemented by stakeholders input to describe casual relationships and environmental effects.
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Call Number: 333.72099593 SOL, [EL]
The focus on biodieversity and conservation is recognition of protecting and conserving biodiversity and sustainably managing living natural resources are fundamental to sustainable development.
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By 2030, protected and restore water related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes. Freshwater ecosystems have enormous biological, environmental, social, educational and economic value and provide range of goods and services upon which people and all life depend on.
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ISBN/ISSN: 978-92-807-3879-7
Physical Description: 97 p.
We are in a period of unprecedented growth in conservation philanthropy. How will this influx of private funding affect conservation agendas? Inspired by a collaborative research co-design process this paper addresses question about how foundations influence conservation agendas in the paces they work.
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Protecting biodiversity is a global challenge and the next decade will be decisive. Nature cannot afford any half measures or lack of ambition as global efforts under the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity have largely been insufficient.
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Physical Description: 96 p.