Since 1987, I have assisted the Cook Islands Conservation/Environment Service and, more recently, the Takitumu Conservation Area Project and the Avifauna Conservation Programme of the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) to plan and implement a recovery programme for the kakerori, a critically endangered forest bird endemic to Rarotonga. In 1989, the kakerori was one of the 10 rarest birds in the world, and classified as 'critically endangered' (Collar et al. 1994) with a population of just 29 birds. I calculated
The freshwater resources of small island states can be classified as either "conventional" or "nonconventional." Conventional resources include rainwater collected from artificial or natural surfaces, groundwater, and surface water. Nonconventional resources include seawater or brackish groundwater desalination, water importation by barge or submarine pipeline, treated wastewater, and substitution (such as the use of coconuts during droughts) (Falkland 1999a).
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The technical report clearly explains how there is a positive nectar flow for this conservation area. Commercial viability is clarified by the market report noting the existence of a local honey market and a potential export market. Financially, there is also the opportunity to earn some form of income which could be as supplementary or main source. The impact of such a
project on the environment is seen as very positive, where the bees are beneficial to the conservation of natural resources.
The island of Pohnpei (formerly Ponape) located at 6°54' N latitude and 158°14' E longitude in the Caroline Islands group in the mid-Pacific Ocean, is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia. It is of volcanic origin, with some 60% of the land area characterized as steep and mountainous, surrounded by a barrier reef and a shallow lagoon. By virtue of its location, Pohnpei is one of the wettest spots in the world.
for assistance under the South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme : final draft|also hold online copy
Assisting the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme's (SPREP) island members to plan, prepare and respond to marine spills is one of the four activity areas of the Pacific Ocean Pollution Prevention Programme (PACPOL). PACPOL activities currently include a regional risk assessment regional and national contingency plans, formulation of a regional equipment strategy and facilitating regular workshop to discuss marine spill issues.
The Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are currently heavily dependent on fossil fuels. Renewable energy (RE),
mostly hydro, is estimated to contribute less than 10 percent of each PICs commercial energy use and the
region is characterized by scattered and fragmented efforts to promote RE technologies that are based on
unreliable and unsubstantiated data on RE resource potentials. The Pacific Islands Renewable Energy Project
(PIREP) will facilitate the promotion within the PICs of the widespread implementation and ultimately,
The dugong (Dugong dugon) is the only herbivorous mammal that is strictly marine, and is the only extant species in the Family Dugongidae. It is listed as vulnerable to extinction at a global scale by The World Conservation Union (IUCN). The dugong has a large range that spans some 37 countries and territories and includes tropical and subtropical coastal and island waters from East Africa to Vanuatu, between about 26° north and south of the Equator.
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Call Number: 599.55 MAR [EL]
ISBN/ISSN: 92-807-2130-5
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!
With financial assistance from the Government of Denmark, the South Pacific Regional Environment
Programme (SPREP) convened this meeting in order to provide a forum where government officials, scientists and other technical experts from the region could interact with individuals working at the international level in climate change research, assessments, negotiations and institutional and financial support.
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Call Number: 551.699
This report was commissioned by the South Pacific Regional Environment Programmme (SPREP) in early 2000, and forms part of SPREPs initiative to: identify the requirements of the National Meteorological Services (NMSs) of twenty Pacific island SPREP member countries and territories, package the requirements for aid consideration, and further, to coordinate and administer any consequential aid projects.
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Call Number: 551.5092099 NEE (EL),NEE
The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) several years ago
identified the mismanagement of hazardous chemicals in the Pacific Island Countries as a
serious environmental concern, and hence the Persistent Organic Pollutants in Pacific
Island Countries (POPs in PICs) project was developed as an AusAID funded initiative,
to be carried out by SPREP. POPs are a group of twelve particularly hazardous
chemicals that have been singled out by the recent Stockholm Convention for urgent
The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) several years ago
identified the mismanagement of hazardous chemicals in the Pacific Island Countries as a
serious environmental concern, and hence the Persistent Organic Pollutants in Pacific
Island Countries (POPs in PICs) project was developed as an AusAID funded initiative,
to be carried out by SPREP. POPs are a group of twelve particularly hazardous
chemicals that have been singled out by the recent Stockholm Convention for urgent
The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) several years ago
identified the mismanagement of hazardous chemicals in the Pacific Island Countries as a
serious environmental concern, and hence the Persistent Organic Pollutants in Pacific
Island Countries (POPs in PICs) project was developed as an AusAID funded initiative,
to be carried out by SPREP. POPs are a group of twelve particularly hazardous
chemicals that have been singled out by the recent Stockholm Convention for urgent
The Kingdom of Tonga is a nation of 171 islands located in the South Pacific. It has a
The Pacific islands have an extremely rich maritime heritage. The islands themselves were first populated by what are arguably the greatest mariners in human history. In pie-European times the Pacific islandersnavigated wooden canoes held together with coconut fibre across thousands of miles of open ocean, with
nothing but the stars and their intimate knowledge of the sea to aid navigation. Today, this seafaring tradition is continued, with several island countries, such as Kiribati and Tuvalu, being suppliers of seamento the regional and global shipping fleet.
Vision: The Federated States of Micronesia will have more extensive, diverse and higher quality of marine, terrestrial and freshwater
ecosystems, which meet human needs and aspirations fairly, preserve and utilize traditional knowledge and practices, and fulfill the
ecosystem functions necessary for all life on Earth.
Available online
Call Number: 333.9516 BLU [EL]
Physical Description: 101 p. ; 27 cm
The Information Resource Centre & Pacific Environmental Information Network PEIN, Project No.8, ACP.RPA.001 was approved by the Commission on 28 February 2000 and is a
three-year programme with total funding of 560,000. The project is being implemented by the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and will conclude 31 December 2003.
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Call Number: VF 6013
Physical Description: 88 p. ; 29 cm
The Federated States of Micronesia includes the most geographically and culturally diverse part of the greater Micronesian region. The nation is comprised of four states Yap, Chuuk,
Pohnpei, and Kosrae lying along the equator in geographic sequence from west to east. The nation has a total population of about 106,000. Each state has considerable autonomy
within the federation and has devised its own strategy for development. An overall, integrated development vision for the federation is provided by the national government.
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If nothing is done as a matter of urgency, Kiribati like other small island states and low lying coastal areas and other ecosystems will continue to suffer in silence the
ongoing and increasingly unbearable adverse impacts of climate change and sea level rise.
Environmental Impact Assessment is a process to determine the effects a development project will have on the natural and human environment.
Notes for a course given by the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme
Call Number: SOU [EL],333.714 GUI,GUI
Physical Description: 48 p. ; 29 cm