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 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Today: Pacific island people reliant on natural resources 70-80% of the catch from inshore fisheries is used for subsistence purposes

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 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

CBD Aichi Target 11. At least 17 % of terrestrial and inland water, and 10 % of coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services,
are conserved through effectively and equitably managed, ecologically representative and well-connected systems of protected areas, and other effective area-based conservation measures, and integrated into the wider landscape and seascape.

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 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Stakeholder consultations were the most important aspect of achieving the marae moana legislation.

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 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Aichi biodiversity targets

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 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas is one of six Commissions of the leading conservation body in the world - the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

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 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Group exercise

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 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Data packs on USB sticks and printed maps

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 PLoS ONE

Earth’s most highly threatened terrestrial insular vertebrates (111 of 1,184 species). Of these, 107 islands were in 34 countries and territories and could have eradication projects initiated by 2020. Concentrating efforts to eradicate invasive mammals on these 107 islands would benefit 151 populations of 80 highly threatened vertebrates and make a major contribution towards achieving global conservation targets adopted by the world’s nations.

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Physical Description: 10 p.

 Research Communications

Protected areas (PAs) are a key tool in efforts to safeguard biodiversity against increasing anthropogenic threats. As signatories to the 2011–2020 Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, 196 nations pledged support for expansion in the extent of the global PA estate and the quality of PA management.

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Physical Description: 6 p

 International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN)

The Oceania region is very prone to natural disasters having experienced two Category 5 cyclones in as many years; Tropical Cyclone (TC)Pam struck Vanuatu on 13 March 2015 and TC Winston struck Fiji on 20 February 2016.

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Physical Description: 92 p

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

To formally launch the second phase of the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) programme, a regional inception workshop for the Pacific was held at the Tanoa Tusitala Hotel, Apia, Samoa from 11th to 15th June 2018. The aim of the inception workshop was to ensure that all 15 countries in the Pacific ACP Group of States were engaged for the second phase of BIOPAMA. The working title of the workshop was ‘Regional Workshop on Improving Information and Capacity for More Effective Protected Area Management and Governance in the Pacific’.