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 SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)

Vulnerable ecosystems-• Sea?level rise
• Increasing temperatures
• Changes in rainfall
• Ocean acidification
• Coral reefs
• Increased storm activity
Overall in Melanesia the central mountains of New
Guinea and the coral reefs and ocean life in the
outer islands of Papua New Guinea most impacted.
In the wider Pacific inundation is a major threat.

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Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 22 p.

 SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)

Climate change is expected to cause extinctions when native plants and animals are prevented from migrating out of their hotter or drier habitats to more suitable climates. But for many species a more