Finding help to get the ACMP registered as Solomon Islands first national park in May.
Call Number: [EL]
Physical Description: 11 p.
Despite islands contributing only 6.7% of land surface area, they harbor ~20% of the Earth's biodiversity, but unfortunately also ~50% of the threatened species and 75% of the known extinctions since the European expansions around the globe.
Call Number: [EL]
Physical Description: 19 p.
As the COVID-19
pandemic continues to affect societies across the world, the
ongoing economic and social disruptions are likely to present fundamental challenges
for current and future biodiversity conservation.
Call Number: [EL]
Physical Description: 24 p.
A protected area is a clearly defined geographical space recognised, dedicated and managed through legal of other effective means to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values.
Call Number: [EL]
Physical Description: 6 p.
Three mangrove restoration methods were tested at Nu'uuli, Tutuila island, American Samoa. Since cleaning 27 years ago converted the mangrove into a mudflat, the ecosystem showed no natural regrowth despite an ample supply of propagules.
Call Number: [EL]
Physical Description: 11 p.
Pacific Island biodiversity has a notorious record of decline and extinction which continues due to habitat loss and degradation, invasive species, over exploitation, pollution, disease and human-forced climate change
Call Number: [EL]
Physical Description: 15 p.
Debate about what proportion of the Earth to protect often overshadows the question of how nature should be conserved and by whom. We present a systematic review and narrative synthesis of 169 publications investigating how different forms of governance influence conservation outcomes, paying particular attention to the role played by Indigenous peoples and local communities. We find a stark contrast between the outcomes produced by externally controlled conservation, and those produced by locally controlled efforts.
Call Number: [EL]
Sharks and rays plays an important role in the cultures and traditions of the Pacific people, including Samoans. These species are featured in our songs, legends and myths, in our traditional tattoos, clothing designs and traditional practices. As many sharks are top predators, they maintain the balance in healthy marine ecosystems, supporting eco-tourism and livelihoods.
Available online|Holds 9 copies, 2 laminated copies
Call Number: [EL]
Physical Description: 1 p.
PACIFIC CONVERSATION WITH SPREP Showing global leadership, the EEZs of
The Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands and Samoa are legally declared as shark sanctuaries! This means a total estimated area of 17 million sq. km has been established as shark sanctuaries in our Pacific islands.
factsheet| available online
Call Number: [EL]
Physical Description: 1 p
In order to showcase knowledge and solutions related to nature conservation action in the Pacific Islands, the original face-to-face conference provided space in its programme for 61 parallel sessions, each with a duration of 1 hour and 30 minutes.
By going virtual a lot of that space in teh agenda was lost, but we still wanted to bring those stories! By creating a virtual galleries on the website and by the event feed on the conference platform, we were able to provide new and open spaces for lightning stories to be told and striking facts to be shared!
Le nouveau Cadre du Pacifique insulaire 2021-2025 pour la conservation de la nature et les aires protégées a été approuvé lors de la Conférence et, par la suite, lors de la 30e Conférence du PROE en 2021, par 26 États et territoires Membres. Il rend compte de l’urgence d’une action porteuse de transformations face à l’accélération de nombreuses menaces, aussi bien confirmées qu’émergentes, auxquelles sont confrontées la nature et les populations du Pacifique
Call Number: [EL]
Physical Description: 63 p. 29 cm
The context in which PICTs import, produce, use and manage energy in the 2020s and beyond will differ from 2010 when the previous 10 year framework began.
Systematic conservation planning identifies priority areas to cost-effectively
meet conservation targets. Yet, these tools rarely guide wholesale declaration
of reserve systems in a single time step due to financial and implementation
constraints. Rather, incremental scheduling of actions to progressively build
reserve networks is required. To ensure this incremental action is guided by
the original plan, and thus builds a reserve network that meets all conservation
targets, strategic scheduling, and iterative planning is needed
This Policy on Protected Areas (the Policy) has been developed by the Government of Papua New Guinea to support the development and management of a National Protected Area Network in Papua New Guinea (PNG). It will guide communities, organizations and agencies to harmonise their efforts in a structured and logical approach to the sustainability of existing and the development of new protected areas. The Policy offers a
blueprint based on international and national obligations and international best practice but tailored to the unique context of PNG
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Since Elton highlighted the problem of biological invasions, numerous studies have established their importance in the structural evolution of natural communities, in particular insular communities. Because of their isolation, islands are regarded as natural evolution laboratories which are characteristically very fragile once the boundary is disturbed. This fragility is illustrated by the high proportion of species extinctions observed in islands: since 1600, more than 75% of monitored disappearances have been registered in islands.
Population survey of coconut crab (Birgus latro) in the Huvalu Forest Conservation Area, Niue island, South Pacific
Unpublished report kept in vertical file collection|2 copies
Call Number: VF 2291 [EL]
Physical Description: unpaged : tables ; 29 cm
The extensive Pacific Islands region comprises around 30.000 islands scattered across the vast central Pacific Ocean. The island groups and sea areas are divided into 22 countries, with a total population of around 6 million people. The great majority of people live in relatively small and isolated coastal or rural village communities, and remain closely reliant on their local natural resources for subsistence and economic development.