Protected Areas (PAs) that are active and proposed on the Pohnpei main island
Census of Kosrae 2000. Need to be updated to the recent census.
This dataset contains the gap analysis & spatial prioritization reports for the 4 States of the FSM, which includes:
1) Pohnpei State's Protected Area Network,
2) Chuuk State's Protected Area Network,
3) Yap State's Protected Area Network, and
4) Kosrae State's Protected Area Network.
The reports also include spatial prioritization analyses to identify priority areas to expand the existing network to fill representation gaps for each of the states.
Documentation on getting started with the Inform Data Portal
Nauru, in the central Pacific Ocean, is a raised atoll capping a volcanic seamount arising from an ocean floor depth of 4300m. The land area is 22km, and the island rises to 70m above sea level. Drilling has proved dolomitised limestone of upper Miocene or younger age to a depth of 55m below sea level. Gravity and magnetic surveys indicate that the limestone probably overlies volcanic bedrock at a depth of about 500m. Reverse-circulation drilling and geoelectrical probes indicate that there is a discontinuous freshwater layer averaging 5m thick beneath Nauru.
The problem of seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers and oceanic islands is not a new one and a great deal of research has been undertaken since the late 19th century. The first model was developed in 1888 and is known as the Ghyben-Herzberg. It is a simple model based on the hydrostatic balance between fresh and saline water. With the advent of large computing capacity over the past few decades, more sophisticated models have been developed for the simulation of seawater intrusion and upconing of saline water beneath a pumping well.
The findings of this BIORAP survey have identified or re-confirmed the critical importance of the biodiversity and ecosystems of Nauru's terrestrial and marine environments and the urgent need for follow-up activities to manage and mitigate threats for their conservation.
This report, supported by UNDP and the Adaptation Fund, looks at the resilience of the Cook Islands and its communities to climate change. It was published in August 2013.
This draft report looks at the catchment management and restoration plan for Rarotonga in Cook Islands. It was published in November 2015.
PDF Copy of the Wetlands of the Pacific Island Region by Joanna C. Ellison (2009)
pdf of the Cook Islands 4th National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity 2011
pdf of the Cook Islands Wetlands Situations
Data on reef fish, sea urchin, sea urchin density and biomass
Reports lagoon water quality includes on physio-chemical data
LLMA
CEPA Environment Permit Application; Additional Information Schedule 2.
Information Bulletin; SCHEDULE 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR SCHEDULE 1 ENVIRONMENT PERMIT APPLICATION FORM.