This guide provides essential information to better understand
the role of marine protected area networks to achieve marine
The report was commissioned at the end of May 2008 with delivery of the final product by end June 2008. As such, it has been
researched and written over a very compressed timeline. Considerable shortcomings and inconsistencies in data
needed to be tackled in this period, and so a rapid desk assessment approach was used with limited opportunity for peer review and feedback.
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This process of assessing the individual, systemic and institutional levels to capture the gaps and constraints that exist within the different sectors, organisations and institutions in the country' especially those that have direct influence over the environmental sector in the country' was carried out over the 2005-2008 period. With the assessments as baseline, this Action Plan Document, the 'National Environmental & Capacity Development Action Plan' [NECDAP] of Solomon Islands was drawn up.
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This research identifies ship-generated marine pollution in ports of nine Pacific Islands Countries and Territories (PICTs) and related risks while a ship is visiting a port and the
measures that could be put into place to prevent marine pollution from occurring. The ports are: Apia of Guam, Apia of Samoa, Honiara of the Solomon Islands. Majuro of the
This atlas demonstrates the potential value of spatial
analyses as a tool to assist countries in maximising
biodiversity benefits whilst reducing carbon emissions from
land use change.
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The Ninth Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region and Related Protocols (Noumea Convention), was held from 4-5 September 2008 in Palikir, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia.
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The fourth Conference of the Parties to the Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement and the Management of Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific Region (Waigani Convention) was held on 5 September 2008 in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia.
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ISBN/ISSN: 978-982-04-0387-1
Physical Description: 52 p. ; 29 cm
In World Resources 2005 we have argued that environmental income is the wealth of the poor, with the potential to provide not just subsistence but a path out of poverty if the right gover-
nance conditions prevail. In many communities, this argument is borne out every day, in on-the-ground, village-level experience.
Available online|Village by Village: Recovering Fiji's coastal fisheries|Restoring coastal resources by linking traditional conservation practices with modern techniques to create locally managed marine areas. p.144
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Most of the marine protected areas (MPAs) around the world, estimated to number about 5000, have been established both on an ad hoc basis and through systematic planning processes. The
Whale-watching has recently developed into an important industry within the South Pacific islands region (Economists @ Large & Associates. 2008a). In particular, the presence of humpback whales at high latitudes during the winter months has become of great interest over the last 10 years (Schaffar and Garrigue. 2007). In the Kingdom of Tonga, whale-watching activities began in 1994 and focus on a small population of humpback whales utilising the waters around Vava'u as their
The plastic demijohn
Origin: streets, streams, beaches and boats.
Behaviour: can cause serious, even fatal intestinal
blockages in marine animals if swallowed.
Average lifespan: 400 to 600 years.
The present document reviews the population status, fishery and trade of sea cucumbers worldwide through the collation and analysis of the available information from five regions, covering known sea cucumber fishing grounds: temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere; Latin America and the Caribbean; Africa and Indian Ocean; Asia; and Western Central Pacific. In each region a case study of a "hotspot" country or fishery was conducted to highlight critical problems and opportunities for the sustainable management of sea cucumber fisheries.
STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PRIORITIES IN MICRONESIA: Identify the top strategic conservation priorities in Micronesia through locally appropriate and participatory in-country and regional assessments of biodiversity, threats, opportunities and local and regional capacity. Monitor and regularly update these assessments to enable us to adapt our implementation strategies.
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The development of a National Energy Policy Framework for Vanuatu is of high priority. Given the high dependence of Vanuatu on imported petroleum fuels and their associated escalating prices, it is imperative for the Government to put in place a national energy policy framework that not only address the adverse impacts of such high prices on the economy and the people but also provides a long term development plan for the energy sector. The ultimate goal is the provision of reliable
and affordable energy services to all people in Vanuatu.
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Eighteen Species of beche-de-mer were recored in a survey of eef flats and seagrass areas in Vanuatu.Composition and diversity was variable in different habitats, and denstities were genereally low.It is unlikely that present stocks could support recommended harvesting quotas.
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This report presents the result of the marine stock assessment survey conducted in Vanuatu from the period between 1998- 2000 on the status, abundance, distribution and diversity of beche-de-mer, giant clam, rock lobster and Coconut crab (Birgus latro) resources in the Vanuatu archipelago.
In common with other Pacific Island countries, the Government of Vanuatu has pursued a policy of developing small scale artisanal fisheries to improve the supply of fresh fish and to provide
Coral reef is a rich but fragile ecosystem. It is very important to the marine biodiversity as well as to the global economy. Coral reefs rival that of the great communities such as the tropical rain forest in terms of richness, beauty, complexity and diversity. It provides habitats, feeding and breeding grounds of many marine lives including some important commercial species. Coral reefs contribute to the rural and national economy, nutrition, shoreline protection and more importantly the self- reliance of the people, particularly the coastal communities.
Community fisheries management (CFM) has been introduced in fisheries management in Vanuatu almost over a decade ago. Today, most of Vanuatu's coastal zone fisheries are managed under CFM system. However, it appears that the current CFM is inefficient, weak and unsustainable. In this study, the actual form of CFM in Vanuatu is described and compared to the Amason design principles for an efficient CFM. According to Arnason approach, CFM is a form of property rights regime. It was found that Arnason design principles existed to some certain degree in CFM in Vanuatu.
Vanuatu's involvement in trochus research commenced in the early 1990s and its in involvement in the Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR) trochus funded project spanned over 10 years. This encompassed 3 phases of the
ACIAR trochus funded research project, with phase 1 of the project involving nutritional aspect of trochus, phase 2 concentrated on hatchery seed production and reef reseeding and the final phase concentrated on broodstock enhancement using a
community-based management approach.
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