The South Pacific Regional Environment Programme has collected enough information through country reports and topic reviews to make a summary overview of the state of the environment in the South Pacific region. It is thus possible to examine the shared heritage of land, sea and living things that is common to all South Pacific peoples, as well as the environmental problems that are becoming widespread in the region. This overview can provide the basis for shared approaches to environmental
management and problem-solving.
This is a model forecast provided by the HYCOM Consortium and is provided as is. HYCOM Consortium and PCCOS/SPC does not warrant or suggest that this data is fit for any particular purpose. Further, PCCOS/SPC do not guarantee availability, service updates or timely data delivery.
This is a model forecast provided by the HYCOM Consortium and is provided as is. HYCOM Consortium and PCCOS/SPC does not warrant or suggest that this data is fit for any particular purpose. Further, PCCOS/SPC do not guarantee availability, service updates or timely data delivery.
This is a model forecast provided by the HYCOM Consortium and is provided as is. HYCOM Consortium and PCCOS/SPC does not warrant or suggest that this data is fit for any particular purpose. Further, PCCOS/SPC do not guarantee availability, service updates or timely data delivery.
This is a model forecast provided by the HYCOM Consortium and is provided as is. HYCOM Consortium and PCCOS/SPC does not warrant or suggest that this data is fit for any particular purpose. Further, PCCOS/SPC do not guarantee availability, service updates or timely data delivery.
This is a model forecast provided by the HYCOM Consortium and is provided as is. HYCOM Consortium and PCCOS/SPC does not warrant or suggest that this data is fit for any particular purpose. Further, PCCOS/SPC do not guarantee availability, service updates or timely data delivery.
This is a model forecast provided by the HYCOM Consortium and is provided as is. HYCOM Consortium and PCCOS/SPC does not warrant or suggest that this data is fit for any particular purpose. Further, PCCOS/SPC do not guarantee availability, service updates or timely data delivery.
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
This is a model forecast provided by the HYCOM Consortium and is provided as is. HYCOM Consortium and PCCOS/SPC does not warrant or suggest that this data is fit for any particular purpose. Further, PCCOS/SPC do not guarantee availability, service updates or timely data delivery.
This is a model forecast provided by the HYCOM Consortium and is provided as is. HYCOM Consortium and PCCOS/SPC does not warrant or suggest that this data is fit for any particular purpose. Further, PCCOS/SPC do not guarantee availability, service updates or timely data delivery.
This is a model forecast provided by the HYCOM Consortium and is provided as is. HYCOM Consortium and PCCOS/SPC does not warrant or suggest that this data is fit for any particular purpose. Further, PCCOS/SPC do not guarantee availability, service updates or timely data delivery.
"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
The sustainability of conservation area projects presently supported by the South Pacific
Biodiversity Conservation Programme is a major concern as the programme winds down
to its termination in December 2001. The development and implementation of transition
strategies is currently preoccupying the Programme. This initiative seeks to ensure a
smooth transition for each project to the post-SPBCP era. The challenge is to determine
the most effective ways of using remaining SPBCP resources to ensure viable and
sustainable conservation area projects.
The tropical seas are liberally sprinkled with coral islands.
Many of them are associated with continents and large continental islands, in relatively shallow water, rising from continental shelves. Many, also, are in deep water - atolls, barrier reef islets round high islands, almost atolls', tops of drowned karsts, and a few moderately elevated atolls. These last are among the most fascinating of all, scientifically.
An article taken from the Atoll Research Bulletin No.272|Kept at Greg's collection|Available online
Call Number: VF 1564 [EL}