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… This includes the waters of the Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The Solomon Islands Rainforest … is under threat from invasive species, loss of major land and marine habitats, over exploitation of natural resources and destructive harvesting techniques, climate change from …
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… Landscape conservation, and management of protected areas in particular, needs … practical skills, science, innovation, creativity and collaboration. Available online Call Number: [EL] …
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… the deep sea, exploitation of species found in deep waters and the unforeseen effects of wildfires across different … … coastal biodiversity … conservation … Coastal and Marine … Biodiversity …
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… Integrated waste management systems should possess elements of reduction, collection, recycling, and disposal. One of the significant challenges for waste managers is prioritising and apportioning their budget between these elements to get …
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… The isolated, small, low-lying resource-poor atolls of Tuvalu are clearly on the frontline … climate change, the escalating impacts natural disasters and declining food, health and energy security. Available online Call Number: [EL] …
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… Parties, especially in the less well represented regions and among states with significant and/or transboundary wetland resources (including shared …
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… Because of increasing service demand, government subsidies and foreign aids are not enough for PIF countries to cover its SWM service cost. Efficient and equitable user fee collection is essential for the … Many countries piggy-back user fee on electricity bill or water bill. Available online Call Number: [EL] Physical …
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… WITH UNRULY hair; a cheerful glint in his eye and a mischievous grin. Samoan-born Vili lese is passionate … of almost 12,000 a community who rely heavily on fishing and farming to survive. Available online Call Number: [EL] … Environment Information Network (PEIN) … Atmosphere and Climate …
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… The reefs of Guam have been spared from severe and widespread coral mortality associated with large-scale … reported that these events were not related to elevated water temperatures, but a recent examination of … measurements suggests that sustained, higher than average water temperatures may have played a role. Available online …
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… is to conserve biodiversity for the benefit of present and future gen- erations. Only local people own the land and its resources. Ecotourism will be the area's main … nature walk has been organized with landowner agreement and support. Available online Call Number: [EL] Physical …
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… Tuvalu is a nation of low-lying coral atolls and is presently listed by the LIN as one of the …
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… Tokelau wishes to move toward greater self-governance and is supported in this by the Government of New Zealand and the UN Special Committee on Decolonisation. The Modern … structure that better fits Tokelau's cultural context and increases Tokelau's capacity to manage it's own affairs …
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… In a unique move Tokelau requested all regional and international organizations that it is affiliated to … through regional international projects, to visit and consult Tokelau as a "body corporate" or all at once. The … itself could be much more effective in their delivery and avoid duplication. Available online Call Number: [EL] …
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… at all life stages, both on the beaches where they nest and hatch and in the water where they spend most of their life time. Sea turtle …
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… provide coastal populations with a number of goods and services. However, a variety of anthropogenic practices threatens reef health and therefore jeopardizes the benefits flowing from these … in the face of threats. Creating markets for sustainable resource use can highlight the value of these goods and …
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… of the fiscal crisis of the state in the 1990's. Questions and methods from both human and physical geography are brought to the empirical case. Corruption and financial management surrounding a hotel development on Rarotonga, Cook …
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… area (MPA) networks that address social, economic, and biological criteria are well established in the scientific literature. Climate change represents a new and serious threat to marine ecosystems, but, to date, few … the best available information on MPA network design and supplement it with specific recommendations for building …
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… Invasive alien plants and animals are known for their disruption of ecosystems and threat to biodiversity. This book highlights their major … induced in ecosystems by invasive species, such as more water hyacinth increasing mosquito levels and thereby the …
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… Western Samoa, the larger and more westerly portion of the Samoan Archipelago lies approximately centred on latitude, 13°45 ' south and longitude 1.72° West;. There are two main islands, namely … and Hawaii, 1,800 miles north east of New Zealand, with Fiji lying approximately 800 miles to the west. Eastern or …
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… after PPAC had considered it in August 2006 in Nadi,Fiji Islands. In this report, the project team proposes … that will facilitate further development, implementation and monitoring of the Pacific Plan. Forum Leaders agreed that …