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 Parr & Associates Ltd,  Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP),  South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme (SPBCP)

Internationally, the average budgets for protected areas in developing countries is estimated to be around 30 percent of what is considered to be the minimum amount required for conserving those areas. Internationally, donor assistance for biodiversity conservation has also declined, and many officially recognized parks are only paper parks , lacking sufficient funds to pay for staff salaries, fuel costs, surveys etc;

Prepared for SPREP SPBCP programme

Call Number: 333.95 PAR [EL]

Physical Description: 56 p. : appendices ; 29 cm

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP),  South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme (SPBCP)

In 1981, the Isabel provincial government first recognized the importance of the Arnavon Islands as a nesting ground for Hawksbill turtles, and designated the islands as a Wildlife
Sanctuary. At that time, however, the government did not adequately recognize the local communities' rights and the project failed. In 1989, the South Pacific Regional Environment
Programme (SPREP) collaborated with the Solomon Islands government and the Ministry of Natural Resources (now the Ministry of Forestry, Environment and Conservation or MFEC) to