Pacific Data Hub
… (MBES) data. Bathymetric map of Nauru showing the island and approximate position of the exclusive economic zone. The … and environmental studies, as well as marine and coastal resource management.Coastline - Nauru rises from a sandy beach with a …
Pacific Data Hub
… the relationship between women’s economic empowerment and violence against women through in-depth qualitative … women in the urban context of Arawa (Kieta District) and rural women involved in informal marketing and alluvial mining (Panguna District) and in informal …
Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment
… to provide a comprehensive assessment of the status and trends of our island’s biodiversity and threats to its survival and viability, and it also provides an account of actions …
… Producer (IPP) to generate 30 to 40 MW of power near Lae, and reflects the requirements of a 25-year Power Purchase … inability of the Ramu grid to provide reliable power, and the PNG Government's long-term objective of increasing … reliable baseload power to households, industries and resource projects on the Ramu grid, whichruns from Lae and …
IUCN & UNEP
… area But scientific assessments indicate that biodiversity and ecosystem integrity are continuing to decline at an … areas are being recognized as essential for nature and biodiversity conservation in order to maintain the basic ecosystem services and functions that sustain human life as we know it. They …
Elsevier, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
… agreed Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). China and India, together accounting for nearly 40 percent of the world's population and ranking among the fastest-growing countries, account for … of this progress, along with the "tiger" economies of East and South-East Asia. Due to the tyranny of averages, the …
Smithsonian Institution
… This paper attempts to provide a comprehensive listing and analysis of Kiribati plant names, along with the corresponding Latin, English, and selected Pacific-island vernacular names for plant … islands of Kiribati: Banaba (Ocean Island) to the west and the Line and Phoenix Islands to the east. A brief …
PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority
… to the natural history, societies, conservation and sustainable development of the New Guinea region prepared … Earth history has given these islands immense biological and mineral riches; •why the plants and animals are of … will require (1)the best scientifically-based landscape management plans for both conservation and production, and …
… to the natural history, societies, conservation and sustainable development of the New Guinea region prepared … Earth history has given these islands immense biological and mineral riches; •why the plants and animals are of … will require (1)the best scientifically-based landscape management plans for both conservation and production, and …
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… (comprising the twelve Ministries relevant to ocean management and use) with the mandate to progress Integrated Ocean … Ocean Governance including marine spatial planning and the development of an ocean policy. One of their tasks …
Pacific Data Hub
… on Efficient Lighting in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories was prepared by George Wilkenfeld and Associates, Energy Policy and Planning consultants, Australia for the Pacific Efficient …
Pacific Data Hub
… Numerous studies show obvious links between alcohol abuse and violence in Melanesia. In Papua New Guinea, alcohol is incorporated into sociality involving gift exchange and distribution practices associated with the ‘big man’ … arguing that alcohol contributes significant tax revenue, and that liquor bans are not successful and would ‘force the …
Pacific Data Hub
… that the program is on track to achieve its objectives, and that the program uses evidence to inform policy and practice. Other highlights include: - Since July 2017, … accessed support services, including counselling, case management, health or justice services and emergency …
… (2015 - 2030), underpinned by social, economic, ecological and cultural principles and sustainable development pillars, is organized around 13 … and Climate Variability, Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management. Within the thematic areas, the Policy contains a …
Pacific Data Hub
… Satisfaction Survey 2014 collected information to obtain and establish a baseline for customer's satisfaction on the EPC services and to identify the areas of the corporation's services that … satisfied with the service given by the EPC. - Section B: management of complaints lodged with the corporation and …
… MDG1 - Eradication Poverty and Hunger : Progress on this goal is uncertain. Nauru lacks … is likely to achieve this. MDG3 - Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women : Nauru is likely to meet the indicator for … neo-natal health and improving the supply chain and management of essential vaccines. Infant and child mortality …
… sweet potato, cassava, Xanthosoma taro, Solanum potato and maize; adoption of more productive cultivars, especially of banana and sweet potato; shortening the fallow period; extending the … especially using casuarina, a legume/root crop rotation, and soil erosion control); and some other intensification …
… hundreds or thousands at fixed sites during specific lunar and seasonal periods for the purpose of spawning (Domeier and Colin, 1997). Not surprisingly, fishers have often taken … There is now a growing awareness among marine biologists and coastal managers of the need to understand the biological …
UNDP/Government of Solomon Islands/GEF
… with a very weak economy, a rapidly growing population and a government system struggling to cope with the delivery … people are custodians to globally significant terrestrial and marine biodiversity that is at risk of being … In recognition of the importance of environmental management and conservation the country ratified the United …
UNDESA
… is prepared in response to the need to contribute to and facilitate implementation of national support to the … an initiative of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) that serves as a prenatal to the … conferences on the subject, literature on environmental management and sustainable development from international …