The [Allen Coral Atlas](https://allencoralatlas.org/) combines high resolution satellite imagery, machine learning and field data to produce globally consistent benthic and geomorphic maps of the world's coral reefs. The Atlas is funded primarily by [Vulcan Inc.](https://www.vulcan.com) (founded by the late Paul G.
The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is part of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Resources for the SPREP Inform workshop in Samoa
Redlist species of Samoa as of 09/04/2019
A link to the Pacific Islands Protected Area Portal (PIPAP) which aims to facilitate the sharing of resources and expertise among the Pacific Islands Protected Area practitioners.
SPREP is leading the charge to make the Pacific Games in July in Samoa go plastic free in an awareness and outreach initiative aptly called Greening of the Games.
This dataset holds a draft report and a raw baseline data collected from a clean-up at Mulinu'u executed on the 11th May 2019 by the the Team Samoa Va'a, to contextualize solutions and interventions to address marine litter and plastic pollution.
Direct links to chart visualizations generated by the Inform portal based on data collection are also included.
The Bycatch Management Information System (BMIS) focuses on bycatch mitigation and management in oceanic tuna and billfish fisheries*. It is an open resource useful for fishery managers, fishers, scientists, observers, educators and anyone with an interest in fisheries management. As a reference and educational tool, the BMIS aims to support the adoption and implementation of science-based management measures so that bycatch is managed comprehensively and sustainably.
The amended Code of the Federated States of Micronesia states in section 104 that the exclusive economic zone is contiguous to the territorial sea. The inner boundary of the exclusive economic zone of each island or atoll is the seaward boundary of the territorial sea, and the outer boundary is a line, every point of which is two hundred nautical miles seaward of the nearest point on the baseline.
The Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 2011 repeals the Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 1983. It states that the territorial sea of Kiribati comprises those waters having, as their inner limits, the baseline of Kiribati and, as their outer limits, a line measured seaward from that baseline, every point of which is at a distance of twelve (12) nautical miles from the nearest point of the baseline.
The Database of Island Invasive Species Eradications (DIISE) attempts to compile all historical and current invasive vertebrate eradication projects on islands. The vast majority of the dataset is focused on invasive mammals. Data gathered from each project includes island location and characteristics, details about the eradication including focal species, methods and outcome, plus links and or contact details for learning more about the project.
A collection of Inform project training materials. You are free to download and use any of the training resources below. The PowerPoint presentations contain a complete set of slides, so please feel free to copy, delete or change slides, to fit the purpose of your country training.
The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is the most comprehensive global database of marine and terrestrial protected areas, updated on a monthly basis, and is one of the key global biodiversity data sets being widely used by scientists, businesses, governments, International secretariats and others to inform planning, policy decisions and management. The WDPA is a joint project between UN Environment and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation completed field research for one of the largest coral reef studies in history: the Global Reef Expedition. The Expedition travelled around the globe surveying some of the most remote reefs on the planet, conducting research to assess coral reef ecosystem health and resiliency.
The Global Reef Expedition visited many countries in the Pacific Ocean to assess the health and resiliency of their coral reef ecosystems. See links below for more information, reports and maps.
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has completed the World Reef Map, an online interactive coral reef atlas that allows users to explore all of the coral reefs and shallow water marine habitats mapped on the Global Reef Expedition. With over 65,000 square kilometers of shallow water marine ecosystems mapped, this is by far the largest collection of high-resolution coral reef maps ever made.
Map layers include Benthic Habitat Data, Bathymetry, Depth Contours and Habitat Videos.
Savina Nongebatu, a disability inclusion and gender equality advocate in Solomon Islands and member of the Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development advisory board, reflects on journey of the program. She shares what, in her view, have been the successes, challenges and work ahead to progress gender equality in the Pacific.
This interview was conducted as part of the production for the Pacific Women Legacy Video: https://youtu.be/NIXyH2L6BHA
Sokotia Kulene, Director of the Tuvalu Gender Affairs Department (GAD), reflects on the work of GAD and the role that the Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development has played in supporting such work. He shares what, in his view, have been the successes, challenges and work ahead to progress gender equality in Tuvalu.
This interview was conducted as part of the production for the Pacific Women Legacy Video: https://youtu.be/NIXyH2L6BHA
What makes an effective gender transformative approach, especially in Papua New Guinea? Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development shares learning from 10 years of programming as well as key elements of successful gender transformative change identified by partners in Papua New Guinea. This video is available both in English and Tok Pisin.
Anamalia Falemaka and Ursula Tai reflect on: what an empowered woman looks like; their role model for women’s empowerment; the barriers to empowerment they see; and their vision of empowerment The video was produced alongside ‘Working for Change’ for the Pacific Women Regional Learning Forum on Women's Economic Empowerment.
Asita Molotii started her professional life fixing transmitters and receivers. Today, she is ‘working where [her] interest lies’ as Director of the Gender Affairs Department of the Tuvalu Ministry of Health, Social Affairs and Gender.
Her hope for her country is to ensure that development reaches everyone.