… meat, but, in many areas, this important source of food and income is either already lost or is being rapidly … can only be tackled by looking at the wider economic and institutional context within which such hunting occurs, … collaboration at all scales, involving local people, resource extraction companies, governments and scientists. … …
… by the National Environment Service, Te Ipukarea Society and BirdLife International. The operation took place between the 22nd of April and 29th of May 2013. After the operation monitoring and management of the site became the responsibility of the …
… a mainstay of food security for Pacific island countries and territories (PICTs). Recent household income and expenditure surveys, and socio-economic surveys, demonstrate that subsistence …
… largest countries in the Western Central Pacific region and is now the third largest producer of bêche-de-mer in the … chloronotus, S. herrmanni, S. horrens, Thelenota ananas and T. anax. Other species that are occasionally taken … by free divers, or with spears and lead bombs in deeper water. Night fishing with torches and underwater breathing …
… which was carried out after the lifting of a seven-and-a-half year nationwide moratorium on sea cucumber fishing and the beche-de-mer trade (p. 3). Lee makes observations … movement rates and spawning of Holothuria scabra in Fiji. … pdf … 112473 …
… under developed countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia and Rwanda clearly have very basic health care needs. Primary and preventive strategies should be the priority. However, in … such as Papua New Guinea where food supplies are available and primary health care services and infrastructure are …
… Guinea (PNG) nationwide moratorium on sea cucumber fishing and the beche-de-mer trade was lifted seven-and-a-half years after it was introduced. The National … (NFA) had revised the National Bêche-de-mer Fishery Management Plan (the Plan) prior to the fishery opening and …
… (ie great whales, basking sharks [Cetorhinus maximus], and whale sharks [Rhincodon typus]). This framework aided in identifying where such “marine roads” and marine giants are likely to interact and the consequences … to incorporate knowledge of existing shipping impacts into management practices, thereby reducing the detrimental …
… the FSM, including emerging trends affecting biodiversity and the implications of these trends and changes on human well-being. Part II identifies the Map … of the National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan (BSAP) and each of the four State BSAPs, and analyzes progress …
… of foreign investment within the natural gas sector and high prices for PNG’s central exports many of which are … being at the centre of the PNG economy with exports and employment dominated by mining, natural gas, logging and agriculture. While this rapid growth has delivered …
… Communication (SNC) to the UNFCCC (submitted in 2015), and The Republic of Nauru Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Framework (RONAdapt). In addition, relevant data …
… change-related challenges, including: intensifying drought and heat waves; coastal erosion, ocean acidification; sea level rise; wind-driven waves and king tides. Currently all Nauruans live on the coast very … buildings, police headquarters, the power station, water desalination plant, the hospital, and the airport, as …
… of this policy is to provide a framework that will ensure and strengthen access to quality education for all persons with disabilities in all schools throughout Fiji. Quality education reflects the spirit of equity, inclusion, access, progress and achievement of educational outcomes that will guide and …
… The policy sets the medium to long-term direction and signals priority areas to focus resources (financial and human) to build sustainable food security for all Papua … a platform for joint planning to guide coherent programs and actions from all key stakeholders to strengthen food …
… fisheries statistics are still considered to be incomplete and underreported due to the omission of small-scale sector … reliance on PNG’s small-scale inshore fisheries and that steps should be taken to ensure the future sustainability of this crucial food security resource and associated income opportunities. … pdf … 112380 …
… Pacific Ocean, has been mined for phosphate since 1907 and over 80 million tonnes of phosphate have been exported to Australia, NZ, Britain and other overseas markets. Although superphosphate, prepared … phosphate deposits have a cadmium content between 100 and 1,000 times the average lithosphere concentration. …
… reef fish spawning aggregations in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea (PNG). It was intended that the data … would contribute towards the compilation of a detailed and comprehensive global database on the current status, … a strong foundation on which support for aggregation management and protection can be based” (Preliminary report …
… U-series dating methods resulted in high precision dates and could also be used to recognize diagenetically altered … ratios, at the time of coral growth, with present sea-water values. Additional tests included checks for systematic … stable isotopes, X-ray diffraction to detect calcification and petrographic examination. Sea-levels were corrected for …
… Producer (IPP) to generate 30 to 40 MW of power near Lae, and reflects the requirements of a 25-year Power Purchase … inability of the Ramu grid to provide reliable power, and the PNG Government's long-term objective of increasing … reliable baseload power to households, industries and resource projects on the Ramu grid, whichruns from Lae and …