The South Pacific Regional Environment Programme has collected enough information through country reports and topic reviews to make a summary overview of the state of the environment in the South Pacific region. It is thus possible to examine the shared heritage of land, sea and living things that is common to all South Pacific peoples, as well as the environmental problems that are becoming widespread in the region. This overview can provide the basis for shared approaches to environmental
management and problem-solving.
In the last century, there have been three principal approaches to marine conservation. The first and oldest consisted of regulation and management of individual marine activities, such as commercial fishing, by specialist agencies, with varying degrees of co-ordination of regulation between different agencies. Usually there was little or no co-ordination with management of adjacent coastal lands.
Available online|Marine Conservation and Development Report
Call Number: 333.9516 KEL [EL],GUI,333.952 KEL
ISBN/ISSN: 2-8317-0105-8
The seaweeds at Paldo Deep occur in a variety of different habitats. These are shown on the map of the Reserve. The
greatest number of species occur along the margins of the deep and along the reef front, while the smallest number
occurs in the borrow pit.
4 copies
Call Number: VF 3480 [EL]
Physical Description: 18 p. ; 29 cm
In September 1991 the Government of the Marshall Islands requested assistance in compiling a bibliography of material relating to fisheries and marine resources of the Marshall Islands. After discussions between the staff of the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority and the Fisheries Programme of the South Pacific Commission, it was decided that a search for appropriate documents would take place in Majuro, Guam, Tokyo, Honolulu and Suva during September, October and November 1991.
Look in the SPC shelf under section I.
Call Number: 639.016 IZU
The Maori language of the Cook Islands is derived from those of Eastern Polynesia, except for Pukapuka which has a Samoa-related language. Despite the Eastern Polynesia origin of plant and
As populations grow in Pacific Island Countries, urbanisation and development expand and pressure on the coastal zone increases. Demands are made for land reclamation and coastal stabilisation. The coast is expected to provide more and more resources ranging from construction materials to food, to ab-
sorb growing amounts of domestic and industrial refuse, as well as to continue to retain its cultural importance.
Available online|One copy
Call Number: 333.917099 SHE [EL]
Physical Description: 40 p. : col. photos ; 20 cm
A report for the Government of Niue|1 copy and also available online
Call Number: 333.715 ONO [EL]
Physical Description: 19 p. : ill. ; 29 cm
Assessments of the general condition, stocking, composition, and growth of mangroves on the islands of Pohnpei and Yap and at one area on Kosrae were undertaken at the request of these states. Methods used included: reconnaissance on foot, by air and by boat; use of 1976 aerial photographs; remeasurement of forest inventory plots installed by the US Forest Service in 1983; and installation of new inventory plots, examination of public records, and reviews of published data (Pohnpei).
Environmental Impact Assessment is the assessment of the impact that a development project will have on the environment.
EIA is a management activity, like architecture, engineering design, economic assessment, and market, research. The goal of an EIA is to predict how a development project will effect the natural and human environment, and to minimize the effects.
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Call Number: 333.714 SOU [EL]
Physical Description: 38 p. : ill. ; 29 cm