The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is the most comprehensive global database of marine and terrestrial protected areas, updated on a monthly basis, and is one of the key global biodiversity data sets being widely used by scientists, businesses, governments, International secretariats and others to inform planning, policy decisions and management. The WDPA is a joint project between UN Environment and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Monitoring reports for Fanga'uta Lagoon, Tongatapu.
Maps and associated data from the Turtle Research and Monitoring Database System (TREDS). A summary of the database can be found below.
The Turtle Research and Monitoring Database System (TREDS) provides invaluable information for Pacific island countries and territories to manage their turtle resources. TREDS can be used to collate data from strandings, tagging, nesting, emergence and beach surveys as well as other biological data on turtles.
Stone, K. et.al. Rapid coastal assessment of (RapCA) in the Hihifo District, Tongatapu. Suva, Fiji: SPC. 46 p.
Sobey, Milika. et.al. Rapid coastal assessment of Tagabe River catchment report, Port Vila, Vanuatu. Suva, Fiji: SPC. 48 p.
Saulei, Simon. et al. Rapid coastal assessment of the Marine Environment of Tuna Bay, Bootless Inlet, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Suva, Fiji: SPC. 72 p.
Anon. 2021. Palau Ridge to Reef Island Diagnostic Analysis Technical Report. Suva: Pacific Community. 72 p.
biodiversity data for invertebrates, vertebrates, endemic and invasive species
This dataset hosts FSM's national reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
This Feasibility Study was undertaken by the Pacific Invasives Initiative (PII). The study was undertaken to determine the feasibility of managing invasive plant species suspected of threatening an area of lowland native forest on Kosrae island, Federated States of Micronesia. A proposed protection area within the forest has high biodiversity, water supply and cultural values.
Protecting Kosrae upland forest by Conservation International
Planning resource for integrated action planning for the management of the Cook Islands marine environment
The definition of Biodiversity for the purpose of the Nauru Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan is: The variety of life forms, the different plants, animals and micro-organisms, the genes they contain, and the ecosystems they form. It is usually considered at three levels; genetic diversity, species diversity, and ecosystem diversity. It thus includes all the species that make up the natural world of Nauru, those which naturally occur on the island, and those brought here by people.
This report fulfills Nauru's 5th reporting requirement to the Convention on Biological Diversity which is also Nauru's first national report to be submitted to the convention. In this regard, the report attempts to provide a comprehensive assessment of the status and trends of our island’s biodiversity and threats to its survival and viability, and it also provides an account of actions that have been implemented to protect and conserve Nauru's biodiversity.
Article on the tradition of catching frigate birds in Nauru.
BOC Bulletin. Scientific article
Updating the Nauru's Sustainable Development Strategy 2005-2025.