… DEFINITION - % cover of wetlands, mangroves, and seagrass PURPOSE - Wetlands, mangroves and seagrass provide ecosystem services not provided by other … important fish species, natural flood mitigation and water filter systems). They also support plants and animals …
… Ramsar Wetland Fact Sheet describing Namdrik Atoll and its ecosystem. Namdrik Atoll is an outstanding coral … inland mangrove depressions, some which have permanent water and others which become dry at low tide. Under the two islands there is a subterranean Ghyben-Herzberg water lens which is replenished through rainfall. … pdf … …
… The SciCOFish project, « Scientific support, for the management of coastal and oceanic fisheries in the Pacific Islands region », … Agreement between the Secretariat of the Pacific Community and European Union, is planned, after adoption of 2 …
Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment
… Pacific 1997 for Nauru Departments of: Island Development and Industry, Education and Health and Nauru Fisheries and Marine Resources of the Government of …
… resources (recent surveys indicate that between 50% and 70% of the country’s 46.4 million hectares remain covered with largely undisturbed lowland rainforest) and a relatively stable political climate, the country … 2010; UNDP, 2006). A heavy reliance on extractive mining and forestry projects has historically contributed most to …
Climate Change and Development Authority in PNG
… resources (recent surveys indicate that between 50% and 70% of the country’s 46.4 million hectares remain covered with largely undisturbed lowland rainforest) and a relatively stable political climate, the country … 2010; UNDP, 2006). A heavy reliance on extractive mining and forestry projects has historically contributed most to …
… part of Marine Spatial Planning as commissioned by Ocean12 and supported by MACBIO (Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Management in Pacific Island Countries) project. Marine …
… 14 : Marine Protected Areas Indicator 15 : Protected Area Management Effectiveness Indicator 16 : Key biodiversity areas protected Indicator 17 : Governance and equity of protected areas Indicator 18 : Integration of protected areas into wider land and seascapes … pdf … 6330 …
… for preparedness, monitoring for potential events and response at the national level to manage national level events and support state level events. It also outlines arrangements to guide state disaster response plans and their connection to the national level arrangements. It …
PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority
… of operating mines that dispose of mine tailings to marine and riverine waters and a review of what is known about the environmental impacts … the IMO Secretariat for the London Convention 1972 and the 1996 London Protocol, in collaboration with the …
… of operating mines that dispose of mine tailings to marine and riverine waters and a review of what is known about the environmental impacts … the IMO Secretariat for the London Convention 1972 and the 1996 London Protocol, in collaboration with the …
… Mean, maximum, minimum, monthly, and deity peak or lowest peak for water discharge by rivers and creeks in cubic metres per seconds (m3/s) in PNG between …
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
… first presents the general knowledge on shark exploitation and vulnerability. Then, the status of coastal shark … from the angle of the data available for this region and on the basis of information collected through a … of the Pacific countries. In the last part, prospects for management and regulation are discussed. … … Secretariat of …
… descriptions of fisheries, catch composition, catch rates and fisheries biology studies conducted on target stocks. The … most widely targeted coastal fish stocks are reef fishes and coastal pelagic fishes. Small pelagic species are important for subsistence and small-scale commercial fisheries. Previously, small …
Cook Islands National Environment Service
The National Environment Service is working closely with family representatives of the Takitumu Conservation Area, to submit an assessment application that will give the TCA official international recognition as an Other Effective area-based Conservation Measure.
All documents relevant to the submission process will be stored here, including resources on the TCA, which are referred to in the assessment form.
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… Reviewing and reporting the state of the environment of Samoa is an … government’s mandate for achieving environmentally sound and sustainable development. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) is entrusted with the responsibility …
… Considering the concerns of climate change and its impacts on coastal fisheries resources, SPC is implementing the ‘Monitoring the Vulnerability and Adaptation of Coastal Fisheries to Climate Change’ … that from the 2012 baseline survey to examine changes in resource status over time. … pdf … 113672 …
… livelihoods in the South Fly are accelerating in pace and magnitude. Population growth, climate change, sea level … ongoing environmental impacts of Ok Tedi mine, and the growing Asian market for illegally-harvested marine … sustainable human development. Current trends in natural resource use may be unsustainable, threatening future options …
… biodiversity in areas where the company operates and, in particular, the biodiversity values in the Upstream … Natural Gas (PNG LNG) Project. The Biodiversity Strategy and this Biodiversity Implementation and Monitoring Program outline how impacts on biodiversity …
… a challenging one for the National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority (NAQIA) and throughout the year we experienced some highs and lows. Most pleasing of all the Board and Management has strengthened the financial performance of the …