Policy to protect Vanuatu and to safeguard the national wealth,
resources and environment in the interests of the present
generation and of future generations".
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Available online
Call Number: VF 1181 [EL]
Physical Description: [various paging]
The Western Samoan Government (WSG) has approved
and now awaits printing of the Fourth Five Year Plan 1980-84.
The Plan, for the first timer contains a chapter (14) specifically
on the environment, "Environmental Planning for Development", which
tends to be more descriptive of problems than prescriptive of
action to be taken on environmental issues. The WSG is possibly
the sole island signatory to the draft "Convention for the
Conservation of Nature in the South Pacific 1976" for which
A generalized policy of consideration of environmental
factors in resource development exists, but has not been
clearly expressed nor effectively enforced.
Kept in the Vertical File|Available online
Call Number: VF 1183 [EL]
Physical Description: 8 Pages
Tuvalu consists of nine coral islands, rarely reaching more than 4
metres in highest elevation, with a total land area of 2,511 hectares.
Funafuti, Nanumea, Nui, Nukufetau and Nukulaelae are atolls, generally with
narrow strips of land on the east and reef with scattered islets on the
west. Nanumanga, Niulakita and Niutao are reef islands consisting of
single islets with brackish internal lakes. Vaitupu is intermediate in
type, with a large but virtually land-locked central lagoon.
Kept in the Vertical File|Available online
The Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna adopted a "Long-term Economic and Social Development Plan".
Kept in the Vertical File
Call Number: VF 1185 [EL]
Physical Description: [various paging]
Turtles belong to the reptile family, the same family as lizards, geckoes and snakes. Like all reptiles, turtles have scaly, dry skin, but unlike their crocodile and snake relatives, turtles have no teeth. Turtles have a shell, called a carapace, that protects it from its enemies .
Copy no.2 : VF 1997|Available online
Call Number: VF 1204,VF 1997,[EL]
Physical Description: 26 p. ; 30 cm.
Take appropriate legal, administrative and other measures to ensure that within
the area under its jurisdiction, all trans boundary movements of hazardous wastes
generated within the Convention Area are carried out in accordance with the
provisions of this Convention;
Call Number: 344.04622 WAI
Physical Description: [various pagings]
"National Parks belong to the people. Every man, woman and child in the country
has, as a heritage, these areas which are set aside forever to give pleasure to
present and succeeding generations. Thus, those who use the parks have
responsibility to themselves and to others to treat this great heritage with
care and respect.
Kept in the Vertical File|Available online
Call Number: VF 1247 [EL]
Physical Description: 22 p. ; 29 cm.
This Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for
International Waters of the Pacific Islands Region was
initiated and developed by the thirteen Pacific
island states participating in the work of the Global
Environment Facility (GEF). It represents a
pioneering effort by our group of small island
developing states (SIDS) to integrate our national
and regional sustainable development priorities
with shared global environmental concerns for
protecting International Waters.
"Overall environmental policy" exists in French Polynesia for the time being, which strictly speaking, would imply the definition of priorities concering the protection of natural resources and their distribution in space, the enactment of comprehensive legislation, and the application of enforcement procedures by a Territorial department especially empowered for this purpose.
In English & French|Kept in the Vertical File
Call Number: VF 1268 [EL]
Physical Description: 11 p. ; 29 cm.
Neanmoins une protection existe pour un certain nombre de problems ponctuels et ce n'est qu'au fil des annees et des experiences dans ce domaine que l'ensemble des actions pourront etre integrees pour former le noyau dur de la politique generale de la protection de l'environment dans le Territoire.
Kept in the Vertical File|Available online
Call Number: VF 1269 [EL]
Physical Description: 15 p. ; 29 cm
The Niue Government is in receipt of its first National Development
Plan (NNDP 1980-1985) which contains chapters on social development
(4 1Macroplan') and social services (Chapters 19 to 23); comprehen-
sive physical or regional plans for land and coastal resource use
are hampered mainly due to the existing tenure system.
Kept in the Vertical File|See also French version VF 1295
Call Number: VF 1296 [EL],VF 1295
Physical Description: 7 p. ; 29 cm.
The Government of Papua New Guinea passed an environment and
conservation policy statement in September 1975, following the
adoption of an explicit reference to environmental matters in
the Five National Goals and Directive Principles of the
Constitution.
Kept in the Vertical File|See also French version VF 1298
Call Number: VF 1297 [EL],VF 1298
Physical Description: 31 p. 29 cm.
The last remaining Kingdom in the South Pacific, Tonga has a total land
area of 674 square kilometers spread over a sea area of approximately
259,360 square kilometers. There are 3 major island groups with a total of
171 islands, 37 of them occupied. Thre
Kept in the Vertical File|See also French version VF 1302
Call Number: VF 1301 [EL]
Physical Description: 13 p. ; 29 cm.
All islands in the TTPI have a tropical marine climate charac-
terized by uniform air pressure, temperature and humidity.
Average monthly temperatures range from 79° to 83°F. Usually
there is a greater range in daily temperatures (approximately
10°} than in seasonal average temperatures. Relative humidity
is usually above 75%, but ranges from 55 to 100%. Seasonal
changes in wind direction and strength and in precipitation
are the main variables in climate features. Most of the TT lies
The Regional Seas programme of UNEP commenced in 1974 and since that time
considerable advances have been made in the development of regional action plans and
conventions for the protection of the marine and coastal areas of some eleven regions world-
wide. Following these developments UNEP has encouraged inter-regional co-operation in
addressing various issues of environmental concern through the organisation of international
meetings and inter-regional symposia. This volume contains the record of one such symposium,
The ten countries participating in the Pacific Islands
Climate Change Assistance Programme (PICCAP)
Cook Islands. Federated States of Micronesia. Fiji.
Kiribati. Marshall Islands. Nauru. Samoa. Solomon
Islands. Tuvalu. Vanuatu recognise the importance of
greenhouse gas mitigation and are committed to meeting
their obligations under the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
3 copies|Also online
Call Number: 551.523 ELL (EL),CLI,363.738 7 GRE,PAC 551.523 ELL
"The impacts of the 1997-1998 El Nino are
fresh in our minds, and the latest reports from
the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) confirm tvhat all of you
already know changes in climate matter to
individuals, communities, businesses and
governments who call islands home. Your
valuable natural resources, traditional ways of
life, critical economic sectors, community support
infrastructure, atid, to a great extent, your
future, depend on developing an effective
Ecotourism demonstrates the potential for direct economic gain inherent in the non-extractive use
of the natural environment based on its aesthetic and educational value. It requires for the natural
environment to be intact and relatively pristine in state. Properly managed, ecotourism and nature
conservation will complement and reinforce each other. But there are challenges in translating the
ideal of ecotourism into an economically and ecologically viable venture for operators and owners
of local sites and resources.
Electronically available
The concept that waste is not a waste, as generally thought, but a resource that can be put
to several uses needs promotion. This requires a new and useful way of looking at waste.
The way to go about is to segregate waste into various types and show how each type can
be used to our benefit.
Also available online
Call Number: 363.728 SOU [EL]
Physical Description: 136 p. ; 29 cm