19190 results
 University of the South Pacific (USP)

Low islands in the Pacific Ocean that are far from continets started as underwater vocanoes. The lava from the volcano rose above the ocean surface became an island with high hills or mountains.

Available online

Call Number: [EL]

ISBN/ISSN: 978-982-9123-89-3

Physical Description: 42 p.

 SPREP & Sweden

This factsheet was published by SPREP to provide small facts on its work in the reagion to provide technical support and advise to its members on the on-going works towards saving our Pacific Oceans etc.

Available online

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 4 p.

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

The SPREP Strategic Plan 2017–2026 builds on the successes and lessons learned in the implementation of the Strategic Plan 2011–2015. SPREP has used these lessons together with

 Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Many species of sharks are threatened with extinction, and there has been a longstanding debate in scientific and environmental circles over the most effective and appropriate strategy to conserve and protect them.

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 12 p.

 Oxford University Press (OUP)

People live in nature. However, substantial evidence confirms that, under the pressure of anthropogenic alteration, nature is being fragmented, imperiled and becoming less able to provide essential services. Biodiversity loss is the most significant signal of this depletion, and could profoundly impact the future of human beings and the rest of life on Earth.

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 5 p.

 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),  The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

The importance of measuring economic impacts of tourism in protected areas. The value of protected areas is often hidden from direct view. Once managers understand the number of behaviour of visitors they host, and the revenues and costs they generate, informed decisions on management plans and tourism strategies can be made.

Call Number: [EL]

ISBN/ISSN: 978-9231-004650

Physical Description: 113 p.

 Solomon Islands

Finding help to get the ACMP registered as Solomon Islands first national park in May.

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 11 p.

 BirdLife International

Seabirds of the Pacific Islands; 42 species of seabird known or suspected to breed throughout the tropical Pacific islands. 10 are considered endemic. 11 globally threatened (CR, EN, VU) and one near threatened species.

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 12 p.

 Manta project in Fiji

To see all species of manta rays and their relatives protected or effectively managed for sustainable/non consumptive use by the people closest to them, in a means that promotes wider ocean conservation.

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 11 p.

 New Zealand Department of Conservation

Threats to sharks and rays, major threat to sharks and rays globally in unregulated fishing (including legal as well as illegal fishing). Habitat loss and modification - impacts coastal and freshwater species (barriers to migration)

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 11 p.

 Elsevier BV

Despite islands contributing only 6.7% of land surface area, they harbor ~20% of the Earth's biodiversity, but unfortunately also ~50% of the threatened species and 75% of the known extinctions since the European expansions around the globe.

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 19 p.

 Wiley

As the COVID-19
pandemic continues to affect societies across the world, the
ongoing economic and social disruptions are likely to present fundamental challenges
for current and future biodiversity conservation.

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 24 p.

 The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN),  The European Union (EU)

A protected area is a clearly defined geographical space recognised, dedicated and managed through legal of other effective means to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values.

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 6 p.

 American Samoa

Three mangrove restoration methods were tested at Nu'uuli, Tutuila island, American Samoa. Since cleaning 27 years ago converted the mangrove into a mudflat, the ecosystem showed no natural regrowth despite an ample supply of propagules.

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 11 p.

 Wildlife Conservation in Society

Pacific Island biodiversity has a notorious record of decline and extinction which continues due to habitat loss and degradation, invasive species, over exploitation, pollution, disease and human-forced climate change

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 15 p.

 Resilience Alliance, Inc.

Debate about what proportion of the Earth to protect often overshadows the question of how nature should be conserved and by whom. We present a systematic review and narrative synthesis of 169 publications investigating how different forms of governance influence conservation outcomes, paying particular attention to the role played by Indigenous peoples and local communities. We find a stark contrast between the outcomes produced by externally controlled conservation, and those produced by locally controlled efforts.

Call Number: [EL]

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Sharks and rays plays an important role in the cultures and traditions of the Pacific people, including Samoans. These species are featured in our songs, legends and myths, in our traditional tattoos, clothing designs and traditional practices. As many sharks are top predators, they maintain the balance in healthy marine ecosystems, supporting eco-tourism and livelihoods.

Available online|Holds 9 copies, 2 laminated copies

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 1 p.

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

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.

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

This status review is a compilation of the most recent literature and statistics on the status of sea turtles in the Pacific Ocean region, providing a clearer understanding of the risks to sea turtles and their habitats. It presents a summary of the relevant (published) literature and knowledge about sea turtle reproductive biology, movements, and connectivity, and presents these alongside relevant threats that, in combination, are pertinent to understanding the status of sea turtle populations in the Pacific Ocean.

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

The purpose of this work was to consult with Pacific islands countries and territories to determine progress on implementation of the 2013-2017 action plans. Identify issues and challenges with implementing the plans. Obtain feedback about the plans in general. And the objective is to develop a series of Marine species action plans for 2022-2026

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 11 p.