This is a model forecast provided by BOM and is provided as is. PCCOS/SPC does not warrant or suggest that this data is fit for any particular purpose. Further, PCCOS/SPC do not guarantee availability, service updates or timely data delivery.
This is a model forecast provided by BOM and is provided as is. PCCOS/SPC does not warrant or suggest that this data is fit for any particular purpose. Further, PCCOS/SPC do not guarantee availability, service updates or timely data delivery.
This is a model forecast provided by BOM and is provided as is. PCCOS/SPC does not warrant or suggest that this data is fit for any particular purpose. Further, PCCOS/SPC do not guarantee availability, service updates or timely data delivery.
This is a model forecast provided by BOM and is provided as is. PCCOS/SPC does not warrant or suggest that this data is fit for any particular purpose. Further, PCCOS/SPC do not guarantee availability, service updates or timely data delivery.
The Palau Protected Areas Network sits under the Bureau of Environment within the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Environment. It's job is to coordinate activities and workflow for all PAN states within the Republic of Palau. It is funded by the Protected Areas Network Fund, a Non-Government Organization, that seeks funding to support the operations of all PAN states.
A five year strategic plan that entails the work of the Protected Areas Network covering a span of tasks from ridge to reef. The strategic plan is reflected in the work of each PAN state in the workplans produced by state PAN Coordinators or managers that oversee the operations within all PAN sites. Strategies regarding enforcement of marine protected areas and terrestrial PAN sites, state coordinator roles and responsibilities as well as the rangers duties and responsibilities are all incorporated into the plan.
International Waters is one of four focal areas of the Global
Environment Facility (GEF). The GEF was created in 1994
to fulfill a unique niche - that of providing financing for
programmes and projects to achieve global environment
benefits in four focal areas: biodiversity, climate change,
international waters, and ozone layer depletion and in
land degradation as it relates to these focal areas.
Kept in vertical file collection|E-copy of full text available from "FL" field
Call Number: VF 4259 (EL)
Vanuatus contribution to man-made global emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHG)
is minute by international standards. Most emissions come from the combustion of
fuels for transport and electricity generation, with carbon dioxide the predominant
GHG emitted. Given the small proportion of the population with ready access to
transport and electric supplies, the importance of expanding these services for
economic and social development, and the dependence of Vanuatu on imported
Nauru is a single raised coral island
with a total land area of 21 sq km.
Despite its small land area, Nauru has
an EEZ that extends over more than
320 000 sq km. Its maximum height
above sea level is approximately 70 m.
Kept in vertical file collection|Also available electronically
Call Number: VF 4339 [EL]
Physical Description: 11 p. ; 29 cm
The Cook Islands comprises 15 islands with a total
land area of 237 sq km and a
maximum height above sea-level of
652 m. The islands are scattered over
an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of
1.8 million sq km; one of the largest
EEZs in the South Pacific.
Kept in vertical file collection|also available electronically
Call Number: VF 4343 [EL]
Physical Description: 13 p. ; 29 cm
Management of hazardous materials, hazardous wastes and contaminated sites has become an increasingly important issue for Pacific Island Countries (PICs). In 1997, AusAID, in conjunction with SPREP, implemented the Persistent Organic Pollutants in Pacific Island Countries project (POPs in PICs) to address this issue. As part of the POPs in PICs project, training workshops will be held in thirteen PICs to create awareness and understanding on the effective management of hazardous materials, hazardous wastes and contaminated sites.
Also available online
Also available online
Call Number: 363.7287 EFF [EL],VF 4401
Physical Description: various pagings ; 29 cm
A series of information pages use cartoon strips and characters to describe the different types of common wastes and suggested methods of disposal. Focus is on minimising at source and the use of "Consumer Power" is advocated. It also presents an opportunity to employ differenct approaches to teaching about waste minimisation or reduction issues.
2 copies|Available online|This product was produced by SPREP's Pacific Regional Waste Awareness and Education Project with funding from the European Union|4 copies
Call Number: 363.728 SOU [EL],WAS,VFEEA073
The Secretariat has served the region well since SPREP became
The development of a 'standard' task list against which Members' current levels of knowledge and skills were assessed, was extremely useful not only in enabling data gathering and
comparison but also in serving as a training tool in and of itself, because it enlightened Member participants on the range of tasks involved in the different environmental fields. Most
importantly it highlighted that most jobs held a diverse array of knowledge and skills that current SPREP training does not adequately fulfil, particularly those of conservation
Biological diversity is the variety and variability of all species of plants, animals and microorganisms, as well as
the ecosystems they compose. It serves and sustains our lives in countless ways by providing food, fuel, shelter, and medicines. Conserving biodiversity is in our self-interest.
Kept in vertical file collection
Call Number: VF 5012
Physical Description: 19 p. ; 29 cm
Irrespective of which part of the world one lives in, the environment now figures highly on most national agendas, be they economic, political or social, and among the many environmental
issues, one dominates. Global climate change hangs over all of us like the sword of Damocles, alarming because of the enormous scale of the phenomenon, our inability to delineate its exact
configuration, and our apparent incapacity to check its course.
Cook Islands holds 551.6
Call Number: 551.699612 NUN [EL],551.6
ISBN/ISSN: 9820400295
The main purpose of the mission is to prepare, in close consultation with national counterparts, an in-depth study of the potential impact of expected climatic changes (primarily sea level and temperature rise) on the natural environment and the socio-economic structure and activities of the host country. This included the identification of response options which may be suitable and available to avoid or mitigate the expected
negative impact of climatic changes.
6 copies
Call Number: 551.69967 PRA [EL]
ISBN/ISSN: 9820401062
The Ok Tedi copper-gold mine, located at the eastern end of the central mountain range of New Guinea, discharges approximately 80.000 tons of ore processing residues daily, and a similar volume of waste rock and overburden into the headwaters of the Ok Tedi River.
2 copies|Available in e-copy
Call Number: 363.709549 HET [EL]
ISBN/ISSN: 9820401259
Physical Description: vi, 71 p. ; 29 cm
To date, few quantitative assessments of the marine resources of Palau have been conducted. For the off-shore tuna fishery, reasonable data time-series are available for the foreign access tuna fishery, but data for domestically based tuna operations are incomplete. For the near-shore fishery, reef resources are exploited by subsistence, commercial and recreational fishermen. Very few data are available that document trends in production for most reef-resident and reef-associated fisheries resources in Palau, except for the trochus fishery.